we need the source of that info please :)

The source http://s58.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3...A0UKGF5IW04DLQ

yeh, the source is thurston himself. he seemed pretty serious to me, id be very surprised if it was byron coleyesque joke. most people who listen to the show will have a good idea who pavement and sonic youth are...

holy hell that's pretty damn cool

I thought you would be totally distraught by the news.

Word, I love pavement. Ugh I REALLY hope they come to Canada sometime this summer and get the tour dates out soon, because I'd have to save a good $300.00 for transpo/ merch/ tickets.

thank you veeeeeery much

Kim is rocking the bass on RECORD. she has stated that thaat heavy ass bass is fucking up her hands and wrists. her arthritis is getting to where rocking the bass every night in concert is painful, so fuck that. she can siing and rock forth on guitar, which is much easier on the hands.

KIM I LOVE YOU
don;t listen to these bastards naysayers

they have pussies for ears!

robstagator

wow, did kim really say it's fucking her up? that would be the first time i've heard any of them say something along the lines of getting to old...

this is supposed to be mildly humorous. i hope they go on until the die. that is, very old. i don't want them to die.

Great news, I think

interesting, free kitten almost back together. mark i9s one cool guy, met him years ago and he is totally funny. not suprised their hectic schedule is beginning to take its toll on the wrists and joints i mean, id be fucked if i had to do their amount of work...and im only 31!!!!

great news, and you can kinda tell thurst isnt taking the piss.....

Really? Cool.....now Free Kitten just needs to get back together:D

For the Pavement haters, don't get all worked up. He's just going to play what he's told. He's not going to be the new member on the next album like Jim.

wouldn't it be awesome if sy played summer babe on tour?

of course it's not going to happen

i didn't know sy NEEDED a touring bassist; that's a big difference from WANTING a fifth member

I was looking to something...

Does it mean from now on Sonic Youth will need a new bassist for every show they do?

I wouldn't describe myself as a Pavement fan, particularly, but it's an okay choice, I reckon. And who knows - it might be the start of either regular appearances, another fifth member or maybe changing guest performers, all of which could be interesting and not neccessarily bad.

He'll probably play a little guitar too (maybe). I can't really see Kim playing NO bass.

I got the impression that he would only be playing bass on songs like "Drunken Butterfly" and "PCH" where Kim is singing and doing other stuff so she doesn't have to worry about it.

id guess hed play bass on songs where kim has quite a prominent guitar part, such as new hampshire, and mariah carey...

Mark sang once I believe on the last Pavement tour, a rendition of Carrot Rope. Pavement was one salty band if you ask me. Pure soul and sarcastic wit. Lots of good guitar and Bob Nastanovich? What the fuck one of the coolest drummers in Rock history.