Thurston Moore
Thurston Joseph Moore (born July 25, 1958) is an American musician best known as a singer, songwriter and guitarist of Sonic Youth. He has also participated in many solo and group collaborations outside of Sonic Youth, as well as running the Ecstatic Peace! record label. Moore was ranked 34th in Rolling Stone's 2004 edition of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time." In May 2012, Spin published a staff-selected top 100 ranking Moore and his Sonic Youth bandmate Lee Ranaldo together on number 1.
The Sparks Brothers
as SelfTake a musical odyssey through five weird and wonderful decades with brothers Ron & Russell...
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Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
as SelfFollows the story of the groundbreaking Texas-based art-punk band founded by frontman Gibby...
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The Devil and Daniel Johnston
as SelfThis 2005 documentary film chronicles the life of Daniel Johnston, a manic-depressive genius...
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Pavements
as uncreditedDocumentary about the American indie band Pavement, which combines scripts with documentary...
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Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
as SelfAn East Village performance space fought against the Bowery homeless shelter who threatened to...
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1991: The Year Punk Broke
as SelfDavid Markey's documentary of life on the road with Sonic Youth and Nirvana during their tour of...
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Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
as SelfA thoughtful portrait of a renowned artist, this documentary shines the spotlight on New York...
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I'm Now: The Story of Mudhoney
as uncreditedThis documentary tells the story of Mudhoney from their very beginnings, to following them on...
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Cecil Taylor: All The Notes
as HimselfCecil Taylor was the grand master of free jazz piano. "All the Notes" captures in breezy fashion...
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Punk: Attitude
as HimselfA documentary on the music, performers, attitude and distinctive look that made up punk rock.
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Scala!!!
as SelfThis feature-length big screen documentary tells the riotous inside story of the infamous sex,...
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Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
as SelfThe death of punk icon and X-Ray Spex front-woman Poly Styrene sends her daughter on a journey...
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Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
as Self - Sonic YouthExplores the seminal music magazine from its 1969 launch in Detroit to the untimely death of its...
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Blank City
as SelfIn the years before Ronald Reagan took office, Manhattan was in ruins. But true art has never...
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Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)
as Self"Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)" examines the early DIY punk scene in...
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We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen
as HimselfA feature-length documentary chronicling early '80s punk rock band the Minutemen, from their...
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Kill Your Idols
as HimselfA 2004 documentary on thirty years of alternative rock 'n roll in NYC.Documenting the history...
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Submit to Me
as uncreditedCinema of Transgression pioneers and participants (Lydia Lunch, Lung Leg, Nick Zedd, etc.)...
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Swans: Where Does a Body End?
as SelfFrom their roots as a brutal, confrontational industrial band, through breakups and chaos, to...
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Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard
as SelfFrom myth to legend Rowland Howard appeared on the early Melbourne punk scene like a phantom out...
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Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape
as HimselfCassette inventor Lou Ottens digs through his past to figure out why the audiotape won't die....
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I Need That Record!
as HimselfGuerilla filmmaker Brendan Toller unleashes I NEED THAT RECORD! THE DEATH (OR POSSIBLE SURVIVAL)...
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Desolation Center
as uncreditedThe untold story of a series of Reagan-era guerrilla punk and industrial desert happenings in...
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Louder Than You Think
as Self (archive footage)Gary Young, drummer for indie-rock icons Pavement, injected a wild-card unpredictability into...
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The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special
as SelfComedy troupe The State hosts a Halloween special on CBS.
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Goo
as SelfIn 1991, a long-form music video version of Goo was released on VHS and LaserDisc. A music video...
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From The Basement
as Self - Sonic YouthFirst DVD release from this refreshingly basic UK music programme puts the music in the...
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Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos
as SelfDocumentary that gives a voice to the percentage of youth that were outcasts/non-conformists in...
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365 Day Project
as uncreditedThis exhibition focuses on Jonas Mekas’ 365 Day Project, a succession of films and videos in...
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25 Years of Punk
as SelfLou Reed narrates this Television special that takes a look back at the beginnings of the punk...
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New York Rock at the BBC
as Self - Sonic YouthCelebrating the cream of the New York rock scene, including classic performances from the...
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Pavement: Slow Century
as SelfDocumentary tracing the existence of noted rock band Pavement from 1989 to their final...
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Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over
as SelfThe first career-spanning documentary retrospective of Lydia Lunch's confrontational, acerbic...
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Put More Blood Into the Music
as HimselfPBS produced documentary in two parts: the first is dedicated to saxophonist and composer John...
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Noise
as SelfFootage from 2005’s Festival Art Rock in Saint-Brieuc, France, featuring Metric, Sonic Youth,...
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Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
as SelfI Just Wasn't Made for These Times is a documentary about the life of Brian Wilson, the musical...
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Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr.
as himselfThe American indie rock band “Dinosaur Jr.” is a radical group with an unmistakeable sound. The...
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Ben Lee: Catch My Disease
as SelfCharming, intelligent and iconoclastic, Ben Lee is an Australian singer-songwriter whose...
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Sublapse Video Mag 1
as uncreditedVideo Fanzine featuring: Half Japanese, Redd Kross with Sky Saxon as Purple Electricity, R Kern,...
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The Road to Ruane
as SelfBilly Ruane, storied impresario of the 90s Boston indie music scene. Billy promoted shows and...
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Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003)
as uncreditedFilmed April 12, 2003 at a benefit concert held at and for The Anthology Film Archives, the...
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The Public Image Is Rotten
as HimselfBritish rock icon John Lydon and fellow bandmates recall the years they spent performing as...
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Grunge Pedal
as uncreditedStarring Vehicle for Free Kitten. Kim Gordon, Julie Cafritz, & Mark Ibold lounge on suburban...
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You're Gonna Miss Me: A Film About Roky Erickson
as SelfDocumentary about rock pioneer Roky Erickson, detailing his rise as a psychedelic hero, his...
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(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale
as SelfWhile planning the eventual DVD release for "1991: The Year Punk Broke", Dave Markey cut a...
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Rap Damage
as uncreditedThurston on a bender. Shot one day during a break on the Ragged Glory Tour. Hip Hopped-up NYC...
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Changing Fashions
as uncreditedAnthony Kiedis and Sofia Coppola try to escape the fashion influence of Debbie Harry.
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Death Valley '69
as uncreditedDeath Valley '69 was the first music video by Sonic Youth. The video features the majority of...
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Lou Believers
as HimselfThurston Moore, Kim Gordon, and Lou Reed roam the streets of Los Angeles searching for James Woods.
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Day Trip Maryanne
as uncreditedDay Trip Maryanne captures the collaboration between legendary sound sculptor Maryanne Amacher...
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Blood on the Beach
as SelfSonic Youth's Blood on the Beach is comprised of two shows and interview clips recorded in...
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It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline
as HimselfDandelion Records and DVD's present Probably the nearest you will ever get to an official...
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Llik Your Idols
as HimselfDiscover the New York underground scene during the 80s and throw yourself into an exciting,...
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Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story
as uncreditedFormed in 1978 by brothers Jeff and Steve McDonald, and still actively playing and recording...
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Sonic Youth: Live at Soundstage
as PerformerQuintessential alternative rockers, Sonic Youth, celebrate free-form experimentalism while...
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Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost
as uncreditedA compilation of 24 music videos by Sonic Youth ranging from 1990 to 2002. Collaborators...
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Cut Shorts
as uncreditedA collection of short films and music videos from independent filmmaker David Markey, from 1974...
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Dinosaur Jr: Live in the Middle East
as HimselfFilmed during their 2005 reunion tour, this release captures the sonic guitar assaults of...
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Thick Air
as HimselfAn experimental music ensemble is recording an album. They want a very specific sound: the sound...
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Teenage Superstars
as HimselfGrant McPhee's sequel to Big Gold Dream picks up where the previous film left off, and continues...
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Weatherman '69
as Jeff JonesFeaturing a cast that includes Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore, Mike Watt of the...
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SY NYC 12/12/01: The Demonlover Sessions
as SelfA fly-on-the-wall documentary about the recording of the music score by Sonic Youth.
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Welcome to My Castle!
as SelfOver 5 hours of full-length interviews with Nirvana, Tommy Chong, Sonic Youth, Pierre Elliot...
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Silver Rockets/Kool Things: 20 Years of Sonic Youth
as uncreditedThis portrait of the New York band Sonic Youth marking the band’s 20th anniversary covers its...
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Turn of the Century
as HimselfFilmmaker, illustrator and musician Dame Darcy's weekly television collaboration with Blessed...
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Notebook
as uncreditedEarly Lee Ranaldo short film with spoken word narration. Utilizes some of the same Sonic Youth...
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Sonic Youth: Live in Rio 2000
as uncreditedThe band performs at the Free Jazz Festival
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Daydream Nation
as uncreditedA concert film of Sonic Youth performing their Daydream Nation album in full at the ABC in...
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Sonic Youth: Rocknacht - Live In Dusseldorf 1996
as uncreditedLive at Rocknacht, Germany 1996. Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock band from NewYork...
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Sonic Youth: From The Basement
as selfEnjoy Sonic Youth’s full From The Basement set! Track listing: 01:26 - The Sprawl 10:45 -...
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Sonic Youth: Live at SWU Festival 2011
as uncreditedThe final Sonic Youth concert
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Record Player: Christian Marclay
as HimselfChristian demonstrates some techniques and preparations and meditates on the turntable,...
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David S. Ware
as HimselfA documentary about saxophonist David S. Ware.
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Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennes
as uncreditedSonic Youth's 2005 performance at Les Eurockéennes de Belfort festival, one of France's largest...
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Skeeno H.C. Rules
as uncreditedSonic Youth play hockey arena w/ Neil Young in Reno, Nevada. Ten years earlier 7 Seconds...
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Free Tibet
as Self - Sonic YouthA film about the Tibetan Freedom Concert in San Francisco in 1996.
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The Hardcore Collection
as uncreditedThis DVD features 13 provocative short films by Richard Kern. Color & B&W film shorts with Lydia...
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Gilmore Girls
as Cool Dad TroubadourSet in the charming town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut, the series follows the captivating lives...
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Space Ghost Coast to Coast
as Fred CracklinA cartoon superhero interacts with live guests via his television set in this parody talk show...
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Classic Albums
as SelfA documentary series about pop and rock albums that are considered the best or most distinctive...
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Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson
as SelfOscar and Grammy Award-winning producer and artist Mark Ronson explores the intersection of...
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Punk
as SelfFeaturing original interviews with America’s punk pioneers and the U.K.’s most notorious bands,...
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Hi Octane
as Self (Host)Short-lived 4-episode Comedy Central TV show created by and starring Sofia Coppola, co-starring...
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