Pitchfork: Sonic Youth to Release Complete Videography on DVD

Sonic Youth to Release Complete Videography on DVD
Footage of Kim Gordon birthing Coco actually kind of gratuitous

Sonic Youth have been releasing music for 23 years. To give some perspective on that number, they predate Sting's solo career. Naturally, it wouldn't be unreasonable to approach any other band still performing at this point with tremendous reserve, but miraculously, you don't gotta worry about it with the 'Youth. Aught-two's Murray Street landed at #9 on our end-of-the-year round-up, and our esteemed Editor-in-Chief Ryan Schreiber (just talkin' myself up -Ed.) recently awarded "Unmade Bed"-- a track pulled from the band's forthcoming Sonic Nurse LP-- a five-star rating. Not that their track record is entirely unstained (I don't think I need to go there right now), but this band continues to eviscerate, a point that isn't often contended. Except by Chris Ott, who just likes to argue.

But let me tell you something you (probably) don't know: The band has just announced they'll be releasing their first-ever DVD on June 8th-- the same date Sonic Nurse is slated to hit the streets. Entitled Corporate Ghost, the disc is set to contain 23 music videos from their tenure on Geffen-- including the visual entirety of 1990's Goo-- complete with commentary from the band and their collaborators, who include Spike Jonze, Tamra Davis, Kathleen Hanna, Jason Lee, and Vincent Gallo, who was tapped to direct the "Unmade Bed" video. Additionally, Corporate Ghost will contain a copious scoop of interviews, live performances, and other miscellaneous goodies that expertly assembled musical DVDs are wont to contain.

Corporate Ghost is assembled and produced by a mister Lance Bangs, who was also responsible for Pavement's Slow Century and the David Cross DVD Let America Laugh. Video list looks a little something like this:

01 Dirty Boots
02 Tunic (Song for Karen)
03 Mary-Christ
04 Kool Thing
05 Mote
06 My Friend Goo
07 Disappearer
08 Mildred Pierce
09 Cinderella's Big Score
10 Scooter & Jinx
11 Titanium Expose
12 100%
13 Sugar Kane
14 Youth Against Fascism
15 Drunken Butterfly
16 Bull in the Heather
17 Superstar
18 Little Trouble Girl
19 Diamond Sea
20 Sunday
21 Hoarfrost
22 Nevermind (What Was It Anyway)
23 The Empty Page
24 Disconnection Notice
25 Unmade Bed

Plus, the official tracklist for Sonic Nurse:

01 Pattern Recognition
02 Unmade Bed
03 Dripping Dream
04 Kim Gordon and the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream
05 Stones
06 Dude Ranch Nurse
07 New Hampshire
08 Paper Cup Exit
09 I Love You Golden Blue
10 Peace Attack

And finally, the band's current tour itinerary, including the first two dates of Lollapalooza for which Sonic Youth have been confirmed. Asterisk'd dates indicate ex-Dinosaur Jr frontman will be opening with a solo set. See:

04-30 Northampton, MA - Smith College
05-15 Louisville, KY - NON-COMMvention (w/Patti Smith, Paul Westerberg, Polyphonic Spree)
06-06 Asbury Park, NJ - Stone Pony
06-15 Canberra, Australia - A.N.U. *
06-17 Sydney, Australia - Enmore Theatre *
06-18 Sydney, Australia - Enmore Theatre *
06-19 Brisbane, Australia - Brisbane Arena *
06-21 Freemantle, Australia - Metropolis *
06-23 Melbourne, Australia - The Forum *
06-24 Melbourne, Australia - The Forum *
06-26 Auckland, New Zealand - St. James *