Movies
- 1995
The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special
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Comedy troupe The State hosts a Halloween special on CBS.
- 1986
Death Valley '69
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Death Valley '69 was the first music video by Sonic Youth. The video features the majority of the band in various states of bloody dismemberment...
- 1991
Notebook
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Early Lee Ranaldo short film with spoken word narration. Utilizes some of the same Sonic Youth tour footage as the ‘TeenAge Riot’ video.
- 2004
Kill Your Idols
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A 2004 documentary on thirty years of alternative rock 'n roll in NYC.Documenting the history from the genuine authenticity of No Wave to the current...
- 2003
Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003)
Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003)02003HD
Filmed April 12, 2003 at a benefit concert held at and for The Anthology Film Archives, the international center for the preservation, study, and...
- 2019
We Still Have the Deep Black Night
We Still Have the Deep Black Night5.12019HD
Karen sings and plays the trumpet in a vigorous rock band in Brasilia, but no one there is interested in it. At 27, she has lost hope in the city her...
- 2014
Sound and Chaos: The Story of BC Studio
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For over 30 years, Martin Bisi has been recording music from his studio in Gowanus, Brooklyn. He has worked with many influential musicians,...
- 1995
Blood on the Beach
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Sonic Youth's Blood on the Beach is comprised of two shows and interview clips recorded in November 1985 in Brighton, UK.
- 2000
Record Player: Christian Marclay
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Christian demonstrates some techniques and preparations and meditates on the turntable, improvisation, and the difference between the sonic and the...
- 1988
Put More Blood Into the Music
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PBS produced documentary in two parts: the first is dedicated to saxophonist and composer John Zorn; the second is about Sonic Youth at the height of...
- 2018
Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground
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The 29-minute experimental film Christmas on Earth caused a sensation when it first screened in New York City in 1964. Its orgy scenes, double...
- 2005
DRIFT
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DRIFT is a collaboration started in 1991 between visual artist Leah Singer and musician and poet Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth. DRIFT is an immersive...
- 2019
SY NYC 12/12/01: The Demonlover Sessions
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A fly-on-the-wall documentary about the recording of the music score by Sonic Youth.
- 2005
Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennes
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Sonic Youth's 2005 performance at Les Eurockéennes de Belfort festival, one of France's largest rock music festivals.
- 2019
Sonic Youth: NYC and Beyond
Sonic Youth: NYC and Beyond02019HD
As a fixture of the New York music scene for 30 years, Sonic Youth performed in New York City innumerable times, and served as ersatz cultural...
- 2004
(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale
(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale02004HD
While planning the eventual DVD release for "1991: The Year Punk Broke", Dave Markey cut a 40-minute film out of unused footage to create a companion...
- 1970
Vinyl: An Unlikely History
Vinyl: An Unlikely History01970HD
A documentary about the recent resurgence in sales of vinyl records and its impact on the industry.
- 2019
Daydream Nation
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A concert film of Sonic Youth performing their Daydream Nation album in full at the ABC in Glasgow in 2007.
- 2020
Sonic Youth: From The Basement
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Enjoy Sonic Youth’s full From The Basement set! Track listing: 01:26 - The Sprawl 10:45 - Incinerate 16:15 - Hey Joni 20:42 - Jams Run...
- 1996
Sonic Youth: Rocknacht - Live In Dusseldorf 1996
Sonic Youth: Rocknacht - Live In Dusseldorf 199601996HD
Live at Rocknacht, Germany 1996. Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock band from NewYork City, formed in 1981. In their early career, Sonic...