Sonic Youth's "Kool Thing"

What happens when Kim Gordon and L.L. Cool meet for an interview 1989? You get this week’s song, Sonic Youth’s 1990 major label debut single “Kool Thing.” Join Diallo and LUXXURY as they unpack where the interview went awry, debate the song’s subtle (or not so subtle) L.L. references, and untangle the layers and layers of Sonic Youth’s trademark guitar noise.

One Song Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/40SIOpVROmrxTjOtH7Q1yw?si=fe485f0104594825

Songs Discussed:

"Kool Thing" - Sonic Youth

"BYE BYE" - Kim Gordon

"Bull in the Heather" - Sonic Youth

"Cheree" - Suicide

"You Got Me" - Theoretical Girls

"Indeterminate Activity of Resultant Masses" - Glenn Branca

"Teenage Riot" - Sonic Youth

"Rock the Bells" L.L. Cool J

"I Can't Live Without My Radio" - L.L. Cool J

"Into the Groovey" - Ciccone Youth

"Going Back to Cali" - L.L. Cool J

"I Against I" - Bad Brains

"In the Air Tonight" - Phil Collins

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