Guide to the Sonic Death Zines, 1980s-1993 SPEC.RARE.MMS.0364 Finding aid prepared by Lindsay Resnick Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
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2023 March This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2023-03-14T10:48-0400 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Sonic Death Zines SPEC.RARE.MMS.0364 Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections MMS 17 0.02 Cubic feet 1980s-1993 Sonic Youth was an alternative rock band that formed in New York City in 1981. Sonic Death Zines, dated 1980s-1993, contains the first four issues of the official Sonic Youth fan club zine Sonic Death. (1) letter file folder English Sonic Youth (Musical group) Acquisitions Information

Accession No. RARE.2023.0017: Purchase, 2022 August

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 Historical Note

Sonic Youth was an alternative rock band that formed in New York City in 1981. The founding members of the band were Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, and Lee Ranaldo. Sonic Youth was known for its experimental take on rock music, often using unorthodox guitar tunings and altering instruments to make them produce unique sounds. The band is considered one of the earliest and most prominent noise rock bands and an influence on the indie rock movement. Sonic Youth split up in 2011.

The Sonic Youth official fan club published seven issues of its fanzine, Sonic Death, from approximately 1991 until 1995. The zine featured fan mail, articles and reviews written by band members, art, and advertisements for merchandise relating to the band.

 Scope and Contents

Sonic Death Zines, dated 1980s-1993, contains the first four issues of the official Sonic Youth fan club zine Sonic Death. Each issue contains news, interviews, advertisements for band merchandise, album reviews, fan mail, and other content related to Sonic Youth and alternative rock music and culture.

 Sonic Youth (Musical group) Alternative rock music--United States--20th century Alternative rock musicians--United States--20th century Fan clubs--20th century Fanzines