Who has Sonic Youth influenced?

10 acts influenced by Sonic Youth

  • Beck.
  • Sigur Rós.
  • Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
  • The Cribs.
  • My Bloody Valentine.
  • Dinosaur Jr.
  • Blood Red Shoes.
  • Cat Power.

Who is the lead singer of Sonic Youth?

Thurston Moore
Founding members Thurston Moore (guitar, vocals), Kim Gordon (bass, vocals, guitar) and Lee Ranaldo (guitar, vocals) remained together for the entire history of the band, while Steve Shelley (drums) followed a series of short-term drummers in 1985, rounding out the core line-up….

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Who has Bjork influenced?

Musicians like Texan artist, Rabin, Katie Gately, Sadaf and fellow Icelandic singers, Jofriður Akadottir make it onto her list of inspirations. Another musician who Björk commends is R&B star, Jeremih, noting: “He has that purity and joy in his voice that Michael Jackson had when he was at his best.

How old is Thurston Moore?

63 years (July 25, 1958)
Thurston Moore/Age

Did Sonic Youth break up?

And while Sonic Youth members Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore aren’t the only musicians guilty of inner-band romance (we’re looking at you, Fleetwood Mac), the alt-rock legends took it a step further by having the band completely break up due to a messy divorce.

Who is the art director of Sonic Mania?

Kick It Jam! Before Sonic Mania was the name of a 2017 return-to-form, it was an idea that Sonic Team art director Kazuyuki Hoshino presented for a 1997 Sega Saturn port compilation of Sonic’s Genesis titles.

Who was the artist who designed Sonic the Hedgehog?

Around this time, Yuji Naka came across Okano’s Sonic Jam art. With the impending need for a modern Sonic design, Naka was inspired by Okano’s work to hold an internal contest — artists within SEGA would submit their designs for Sonic’s new, modern look.

How did Yuji Uekawa change the look of Sonic?

Perhaps most important of all, Sonic Adventure marked the debut of Sonic’s modern look designed by Yuji Uekawa, evolving him from his child-like “Classic” design to a taller, cooler teen-esque appearance now known as “Modern Sonic” that visually rebranded his attitude-driven thesis statement for a new era.