Thurston Moore

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Thurston Joseph Moore (born July 25, 1958) is an American musician best known as a singer, songwriter and guitarist of Sonic Youth. He has also participated in many solo and group collaborations outside of Sonic Youth, as well as running the Ecstatic Peace! record label. Moore was ranked 34th in Rolling Stone's 2004 edition of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time." In May 2012, Spin published a staff-selected top 100 ranking Moore and his Sonic Youth bandmate Lee Ranaldo together on number 1.

Most Popular Thurston Moore Trailers

Total trailers found: 98

Black Lodge Trailer (2022)

01 October 2022

Set in a nightmarish Bardo, a place between death and rebirth, a tormented writer faces down demons of his own making.

Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt Trailer (2025)

08 March 2025

Follows the story of the groundbreaking Texas-based art-punk band founded by frontman Gibby Haynes and guitarist Paul Leary.

The Devil and Daniel Johnston Trailer (2006)

31 March 2006

This 2005 documentary film chronicles the life of Daniel Johnston, a manic-depressive genius singer/songwriter/artist, from childhood up to the present, with an emphasis on his mental illness and how it manifested itself in demonic self-obsession.

1991: The Year Punk Broke Trailer (1992)

19 November 1992

David Markey's documentary of life on the road with Sonic Youth and Nirvana during their tour of Europe in late 1991.

Things Behind the Sun Trailer (2001)

12 October 2001

A young music journalist's dark memories are awakened when he goes to interview a female rock singer, and both are forced to confront troubling secrets from their pasts.

Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child Trailer (2010)

25 January 2010

A thoughtful portrait of a renowned artist, this documentary shines the spotlight on New York City painter Jean-Michel Basquiat.

Punk: Attitude Trailer (2005)

04 July 2005

A documentary on the music, performers, attitude and distinctive look that made up punk rock.

Kill Your Idols Trailer (2004)

08 April 2004

A 2004 documentary on thirty years of alternative rock 'n roll in NYC.Documenting the history from ty

New York Rock at the BBC Trailer (2008)

24 June 2008

Celebrating the cream of the New York rock scene, including classic performances from the Ramones, New York Dolls, Television, Blondie, Lou Reed and more.

Blank City Trailer (2011)

06 April 2011

In the years before Ronald Reagan took office, Manhattan was in ruins. But true art has never come from comfort, and it was precisely those dire circumstances that inspired artists like Jim Jarmusch, Lizzy Borden, and Amos Poe to produce some of their best works.

We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen Trailer (2005)

25 February 2005

A feature-length documentary chronicling early '80s punk rock band the Minutemen, from their beginnings in San Pedro, California, to their demise after the death of singer D.

Heavy Trailer (1995)

29 December 1995

Victor is a cook who works in a greasy roadside restaurant owned by his mother, Dolly. It's just the two of them, a waitress named Delores, and a heavy drinking regular, Leo.

The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special Trailer (1995)

27 October 1995

Comedy troupe The State hosts a Halloween special on CBS.

William S. Burroughs: A Man Within Trailer (2010)

05 November 2010

A riveting and emotional journey into the world of writer William S. Burroughs, a man considered as cold as an iceberg on a winter night.

Lou Believers Trailer (1988)

01 January 1988

Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, and Lou Reed roam the streets of Los Angeles searching for James Woods.

Clean Trailer (2011)

01 January 2011

Clean is an experimental short film by NY filmmaker Richard Kern.

Pavement: Slow Century Trailer (2002)

22 October 2002

Documentary tracing the existence of noted rock band Pavement from 1989 to their final performance in late 1999.

The Public Image Is Rotten Trailer (2017)

21 April 2017

British rock icon John Lydon and fellow bandmates recall the years they spent performing as Public Image Ltd.

Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape Trailer (2016)

27 June 2016

Cassette inventor Lou Ottens digs through his past to figure out why the audiotape won't die. Rock veterans join a legion of young bands releasing music on tape to push Lou along on his journey to remember.

Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché Trailer (2021)

27 February 2021

The death of punk icon and X-Ray Spex front-woman Poly Styrene sends her daughter on a journey through her mother's archives in this intimate documentary.

Noise Trailer (2006)

15 June 2006

Footage from 2005’s Festival Art Rock in Saint-Brieuc, France, featuring Metric, Sonic Youth, Jeanne Balibar, and other acts.

Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over Trailer (2019)

15 August 2019

The first career-spanning documentary retrospective of Lydia Lunch's confrontational, acerbic and always electric artistry.

Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB Trailer (2009)

24 April 2009

An East Village performance space fought against the Bowery homeless shelter who threatened to shut them down.

I Need That Record! Trailer (2008)

03 May 2008

Guerilla filmmaker Brendan Toller unleashes I NEED THAT RECORD! THE DEATH (OR POSSIBLE SURVIVAL) OF THE INDEPENDENT RECORD STORE, "an elegy for a vanishing subculture.

Pavements Trailer (2025)

02 May 2025

Documentary about the American indie band Pavement, which combines scripts with documentary images of the band and a musical mise-en-scene composed of songs from their discography.

I'm Now: The Story of Mudhoney Trailer (2013)

20 October 2013

This documentary tells the story of Mudhoney from their very beginnings, to following them on their recent world tour and everything in between.

Submit to Me Now Trailer (1987)

01 January 1987

Oddballs dancing, leering at camera, guy shaving a nontraditional part of his body and man ripping his own throat out, woman stabbing herself to death.

Submit to Me Trailer (1986)

01 January 1986

Cinema of Transgression pioneers and participants (Lydia Lunch, Lung Leg, Nick Zedd, etc.) perform a series of acts as they submit to director Richard Kern's camera.

25 Years of Punk Trailer (2001)

19 April 2001

Lou Reed narrates this Television special that takes a look back at the beginnings of the punk rock movements in New York & England, the underground punk scenes in the 70's & 80's, and the punk resurgence in the 90's.

No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York Trailer (2009)

03 July 2009

the connections and energy flow between the various artists populating the 1980s sub-cultures of New York and Berlin.

Sonic Youth: NYC and Beyond Trailer (2019)

17 August 2019

As a fixture of the New York music scene for 30 years, Sonic Youth performed in New York City innumerable times, and served as ersatz cultural ambassadors for the city when traveling.

It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline Trailer (2014)

15 October 2014

Dandelion Records and DVD's present Probably the nearest you will ever get to an official documentary on Mark E Smith and The Fall.

Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost Trailer (2004)

08 June 2004

A compilation of 24 music videos by Sonic Youth ranging from 1990 to 2002. Collaborators include Harmony Korine, Spike Jonze, Todd Haynes, Mark Romanek, Richard Kern, and more.

Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis Trailer (2007)

11 April 2007

In this entrancing documentary on performance artist, photographer and underground filmmaker Jack Smith, photographs and rare clips of Smith's performances and films punctuate interviews with artists, critics, friends and foes to create an engaging portrait of the artist.

Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos Trailer (1994)

16 August 1994

Documentary that gives a voice to the percentage of youth that were outcasts/non-conformists in the 90's.

Grunge Pedal Trailer (1993)

19 March 1993

Starring Vehicle for Free Kitten. Kim Gordon, Julie Cafritz, & Mark Ibold lounge on suburban lawns, jamming a guitar effects box & Japanese beat boxes.

Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90) Trailer (2015)

11 April 2015

"Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)" examines the early DIY punk scene in the Nation's Capital.

From The Basement Trailer (2009)

08 March 2009

First DVD release from this refreshingly basic UK music programme puts the music in the foreground with an impressive role call of acts.

Llik Your Idols Trailer (2007)

30 July 2007

Discover the New York underground scene during the 80s and throw yourself into an exciting, anarchic and repulsive world that you won't forget.

Sonic Youth: Live at Soundstage Trailer (2003)

18 September 2003

Quintessential alternative rockers, Sonic Youth, celebrate free-form experimentalism while reinforcing their performance-art driven tradition in this Soundstage performance, recorded on May 7, 2003 at WTTW Grainger Studio in Chicago.

Ecstatic Peace Archives Trailer (2010)

09 April 2010

Lance Bangs interviews Thurston Moore about the Ecstatic Peace Archives.

Changing Fashions Trailer (1993)

15 July 1993

Anthony Kiedis and Sofia Coppola try to escape the fashion influence of Debbie Harry.

365 Day Project Trailer (2007)

31 December 2007

This exhibition focuses on Jonas Mekas’ 365 Day Project, a succession of films and videos in calendar form.

Rap Damage Trailer (1991)

12 April 1991

Thurston on a bender. Shot one day during a break on the Ragged Glory Tour. Hip Hopped-up NYC roadie Maurice Menares plays the psychotic sidekick/bunny.

Goo Trailer (1991)

11 June 1991

In 1991, a long-form music video version of Goo was released on VHS and LaserDisc. A music video for each song from the album was included; the track listing was identical to that of the original album.

Daydream Nation Trailer (2019)

23 February 2019

A concert film of Sonic Youth performing their Daydream Nation album in full at the ABC in Glasgow in 2007.

Demonlover Trailer (2002)

06 November 2002

A French corporation goes head-to-head with an American web media company for the rights to a 3-D manga pornography studio, resulting in a power struggle that culminates in violence and espionage.

Record Player: Christian Marclay Trailer (2000)

09 September 2000

Christian demonstrates some techniques and preparations and meditates on the turntable, improvisation, and the difference between the sonic and the visual arts.

Cut Shorts Trailer (2006)

06 September 2006

A collection of short films and music videos from independent filmmaker David Markey, from 1974 to 2004.

Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003) Trailer (2003)

12 April 2003

Filmed April 12, 2003 at a benefit concert held at and for The Anthology Film Archives, the international center for the preservation, study, and exhibition of avant-garde and independent cinema.

Fire Music Trailer (2021)

10 September 2021

Although the free jazz movement of the 1960s and '70s was much maligned in some jazz circles, its pioneers - brilliant talents like Ornette Coleman, Cecil Taylor, Sun Ra, Albert Ayler, and John Coltrane - are today acknowledged as central to the evolution of jazz as America's most innovative art form.

Weatherman '69 Trailer (1989)

17 November 1989

Featuring a cast that includes Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore, Mike Watt of the legendary hardcore band Minutemen, and Pettibon himself, this deadpan narrative pays dubious homage to the 1960's radical underground.

2020 Trailer (2021)

01 December 2021

A film for 2020, a year to remember. 2020 different colors create a flicker film.

Put More Blood Into the Music Trailer (1988)

06 August 1988

PBS produced documentary in two parts: the first is dedicated to saxophonist and composer John Zorn; the second is about Sonic Youth at the height of their powers in 1988.

Don't Bring A Dog Trailer (1997)

01 January 1997

Don't Bring A Dog shows a part of the New York underground music scene - rooted in the early eighties - existing apart from MTV and billboard charts.

Rock My Religion Trailer (1984)

01 January 1984

Rock My Religion is a provocative thesis on the relation between religion and rock music in contemporary culture.

Sonic Youth - Goo Trailer (1991)

21 August 1991

Promotional music video collection

Welcome to My Castle! Trailer (2007)

04 December 2007

Over 5 hours of full-length interviews with Nirvana, Tommy Chong, Sonic Youth, Pierre Elliot Trudeau, Ron Jeremy, and many more.

Desolation Center Trailer (2018)

16 March 2018

The untold story of a series of Reagan-era guerrilla punk and industrial desert happenings in Southern California that are now recognized as the inspiration for Burning Man, Lollapalooza, and Coachella.

The Sparks Brothers Trailer (2021)

18 June 2021

Take a musical odyssey through five weird and wonderful decades with brothers Ron & Russell Mael, celebrating the inspiring legacy of Sparks: your favorite band’s favorite band.