Thurston Moore & Bob Mould Played Jimmy Fallon + Bonus Thurston Moore Videos from La Blogotheque

As you can tell by our recent posts, we're pretty big Thurston Moore fans here at Fucking Nostalgic. And as we mentioned last night on our Facebook page, Thurston stopped by Late Night With Jimmy Fallon last night to perform a live version of "Circulation" off of his excellent new album Demolished Thoughts. Check out the performance above, as well as a web-only exclusive cut of another standout song from the album, "Blood Never Lies," below.

Just Gimme Indie Rock! documentary needs your help

When I spoke to Lou Barlow last month, I asked him what he thought the connection was between the current indie scene and the underground indie movement he was a part of in the '80s. His response: "I just think it’s like one continuous thing. You know, we were what they are, which were young people synthesizing our influences and making music."

Oddly enough, the day I posted that interview was the same day documentary filmmaker Brad Katz launched his Kickstarter campaign to raise enough funds to bring Just Gimme Indie Rock! The Story of an Underground Uprising to the big screen. The film, which hopes to "be the first to connect the dots between these divergent eras of indie, revealing the single greatest rock and roll story never told," will feature artists over the past three decades, including Sonic Youth, Husker Du, Sebadoh, Dinosaur Jr., Pavement, Elliott Smith... well, basically every artist we cover at Fucking Nostalgic will be covered in the film. So far, the project has raised close to $8,000 of its $75,000 goal, and currently has 63 days left to meet that goal. They need your help to bring this ambitious and guaranteed-to-be-amazing movie to life.

As of right now, the $75,000 goal is just "Phase 1 Financing" as a way to ramp up production, in which afterwards they hope to hit up traditional investors to complete the project. As an incentive to those who contribute, there are gifts one will receive depending on the amount they pledge. For example, a $10 pledge will get your name added to the website's list of contributors while a $10,000 contribution will give you producer-like access to shoots, interviews, festivals and premiers. No matter what you contribute, your help is clearly needed and appreciated.

Head over to the official Just Gimme Indie Rock! blog and read more about what the project is all about, and then check out the offiical Kickstarter campaign page to see exactly what you can contribute. Personally, I think the documentary is a story that needs to be told, and I'm really hoping they raise enough funds to make it happen. Fucking Nostalgic will be covering this project along the way, and we even hope to be a part of it on a grander scale.

Below, check out some footage that has already been shot for the documentary, including interviews with Lou Barlow, Stephin Merritt and the Submarines.

Bob Mould releasing autobiography, embarking on tour

I've said it before an I'll say it again: Bob Mould is awesome. When I saw him play at the Rock Shop in Brooklyn back in November he did make mention that he was finishing up his autobiography, now titled “See A Little Light: The Trail of Rage and Melody,” co-written by Michael Azerrad--who made an appearance at the Our Band Could Be Your Life tribute show this past Sunday. Now that the book is finally coming out on June 15th, the former Hüsker Dü and Sugar frontman will be embarking on a tour to support it. Some shows include a reading and solo acoustic performance, others are just the reading, and a couple shows he will be opening for Foo Fighters. The NYC date of the tour will be on June 23rd @ 92Y Tribeca Mainstage and will include both a reading and solo acoustic performance, with tickets currently on sale.

Also worth mentioning – Sugar’s debut Copper Blue will be reissued on 180-gram vinyl by Rykodisc on June 21st. Be sure to pickup a copy of that when it hits stores. Tour dates via Slicing Up Eyeballs below…

Our Band Could Be Your Life tickets released

The extremely coveted, extremely important, and extremely fascinating book Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991 celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. In tribute, Tiger Mountain Presents will be putting on a tribute show to the Michael Azerrad-penned book this Sunday, May 22nd at the Bowery Ballroom. Tickets were previously sold out but it appears as though some more have been released, so grab one while you still can. Below is the list of performers and the band they will be paying tribute to. It will be exciting to see these more contemporary acts take on some of my favorite bands ever. Special guests are to be expected…

Nat Baldwin, David Longstreth and Brian McOmber performing Black Flag
Delicate Steve performing the Minutemen
Citay performing Mission of Burma
Ted Leo performing Minor Threat
Grooms performing Husker Du
Titus Andronicus performing the Replacements
callers performing Sonic Youth
Dan Deacon performing the Butthole Surfers
St. Vincent performing Big Black
Wye Oak performing Dinosaur Jr
Buke & Gass performing Fugazi
White Hills performing Mudhoney
Yellow Ostrich performing Beat Happening

Very Special Guests Janeane Garofalo and Eugene Mirman will host the event.

Fucking Nostalgic Record Store Day Highlights

Record Store Day, now in its fourth year of existence, is a celebration of those wonderful little stores that actually still sell physical music (shocking, I know). Merchants around the country (some 700 participants) take part in selling exclusive Record Store Day releases, and many of them hold in store events. This year, RSD takes place this Saturday, April 16th. If you're a collector, and in New York City, it's a great day to stock up and spend some cash. Here are some highlights Fucking Nostalgic have deemed awesome.