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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.
NPR: Sonic Youth's B-Sides Are Worthwhile and Strong
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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.
NPR: Sonic Youth: Story of a 'Kool Thing'
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Ranaldo Rivera, 20, from Tempe, Arizona, surrendered to authorities in Phoenix six days after a federal grand jury in Los Angeles returned an indictment charging him with conspiracy and unauthorized impairment of a protected computer, according to Reuters.
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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