And while the successes of both gaming's premier hedgehog and glam metal have been mercurial throughout their lives in popular culture, one thing's for sure – once upon a time, Sonic rocked.
This band of distinct individuals rocks with a intensely cohesive sonic voicing rock 'n' roll as religion.
So Sonic Youth rocked harder over time because when they first started they were a shitty Lydia Lunch-style poetry screaming no wave art band, and they ended up rocking more than that simply because they continued to exist and still play guitars.
Even in the topsy-turvy world of alternative rock, Sonic Youth has always been an anomaly.
Tonight at 9, with Prohibition, Calla and the Sonic Youth-style rock band Blonde Redhead opening.
Listen to a few piquant licks from her 1938 Decca recordings, and the sonic vernacular of rock 'n' roll is sharply apparent.
Because the movement's very instrumentation pedal steel guitars, fiddles, mandolins, Dobro guitars, unobtrusive percussion promoted milder, generally acoustic sonic auras, country rock's overall effect seemed drastically different.
Above all, the key to the Menagerie's draw is the way it backs promoters of every sonic inclination, from rock'n'roll throwdown Sunglasses After Dark to monthly queer disco Ponyhawke.
In a movement called tropicália, Mr. Veloso, Mr. Gil, Tom Zé and others tossed together Brazilian styles with psychedelic rock, sonic experiments and fractured, allusive poetry, in a pioneering attempt to capture the modern Brazilian and urban spirit.
Mr Cunningham continues to roll dice and flip coins to make certain choreography decisions, explaining that this helps him avoid cliché.For this new work, the choreography was set against an edgy soundscape of grinding guitars and industrial noise, composed and performed by John Paul Jones (formerly of Led Zeppelin), Takehisa Kosugi and Sonic Youth, a rock band.
