John Lennon's widow will also perform with the Plastic Ono Band, while other acts include Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon, Boy George and comedian Reggie Watts.

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In 2005, O'Rourke left the band and Sonic Youth continued with its mostly original lineup, featuring Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, and Lee Ranaldo with drummer Steve Shelley.

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The band, made up of Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, and Steve Shelley, embraced that concept creating a sound with strangely tuned guitars and found instruments such as a power drill plugged into an amplifier.

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When guitarists Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo formed Sonic Youth with bassist Kim Gordon and drummer Richard Edson in 1981, they could never have imagined the band would go on to inspire and influence a generation of other artists.

NPR: Sonic Youth's B-Sides Are Worthwhile and Strong

"There's not a single moment I can point to where Kim Jong Il succeeded in making life better for North Korean people, " said Gordon Flake, executive director of the Mansfield Foundation, a Washington-based independent organization focused on Asian and U.S. issues.

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Colonel Gordon Cucullu , Amnesty cannot be bothered with the testimony of those escaping from Kim Jong-Il's prison state.

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