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Onstage with Sonic Youth, 2003 (From L-R: Kim Gordon, Jim O'Rourke, Thurston Moore and Steve Shelley)
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Legendary alt-rock drummer picks his finest
Brett Callwood (Rhythm Magazine), Mon 15 Feb 2010, 1:11 pm GMT
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Onstage with Sonic Youth, 2003 (From L-R: Kim Gordon, Jim O'Rourke, Thurston Moore and Steve Shelley)
Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelley has been with the alt-rock legends since 1985, formed punk ‘semi-legends’ The Crucifucks in 1981 and taken the throne for a host of high-profile projects.
Here the ‘drummer’s drummer’ chooses the six records which have most defined his career, telling Rhythm Magazine why they mattered so much along the way.