Steve Shelley Movie Trailers

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.

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.

Notebook Trailer (1991)

01 January 1991

Early Lee Ranaldo short film with spoken word narration. Utilizes some of the same Sonic Youth tour footage as the ‘TeenAge Riot’ video.

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

27 October 1995

Comedy troupe The State hosts a Halloween special on CBS.

Silver Rockets Kool Things - 20 Years of Sonic Youth Trailer (2000)

01 January 2000

This portrait of the New York band Sonic Youth marking the band’s 20th anniversary covers its history from the beginnings to today.

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.

Hello Hello Hello: Lee Ranaldo, Electric Trim Trailer (2017)

05 May 2017

Filmed during dozens of recording sessions, Hello Hello Hello is a story of the creative process - Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth) collaborating with producer Raül Refree, across a year and 3,842 miles with a little help from their friends.

Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation Trailer (2019)

23 February 2019

A concert film of Sonic Youth performing their Daydream Nation album in full with a bonus encore of Rather Ripped songs at the ABC in Glasgow in 2007.

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.

Sonic Youth: Blood on the Beach Trailer (1995)

01 April 1995

Sonic Youth's Blood on the Beach is comprised of two shows and interview clips recorded in November 1985 in Brighton, UK.

Sonic Youth: Rocknacht - Live In Dusseldorf 1996 Trailer (1996)

04 July 1996

Live at Rocknacht, Germany 1996. Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock band from NewYork City, formed in 1981.

Sonic Youth: Live in São Paulo 2000 Trailer (2000)

19 October 2000

The band performs at the Free Jazz Festival

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.

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.

Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennes Trailer (2005)

03 July 2005

Sonic Youth's 2005 performance at Les Eurockéennes de Belfort festival, one of France's largest rock music festivals.

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.

(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale Trailer (2004)

12 September 2004

While planning the eventual DVD release for "1991: The Year Punk Broke", Dave Markey cut a 40-minute film out of unused footage to create a companion piece to include.

SubUrbia Trailer (1997)

07 February 1997

A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults.

Made in U.S.A. Trailer (1987)

15 October 1987

Two men from Pennsylvania give up hope in their small run down coal mining town, and head off in search of the beaches of California.

Tibetan Freedom Concert Trailer (1996)

15 June 1996

Documentary surrounding the festival.

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.

Be Here to Love Me Trailer (2004)

13 September 2004

Chronicles the fascinating and often turbulent life of Townes Van Zandt.

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.

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.

Sonic Youth: Live at SWU Festival 2011 Trailer (2011)

14 November 2011

The final Sonic Youth concert

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.

Sonic Youth: Live at Campo Pequeno Lisboa Trailer (1993)

13 July 1993

Sonic Youth's first concert in Portugal. Recorded Live at Campo Pequeno Lisbon, Portugal July 14, 13

Sonic Youth: Maquinaria Festival Trailer (2011)

13 November 2011

The second last show on Sonic Youth's sad final stanza, a festival tour of South America that eventually took them to Chile for the Maquinaria Festival.

SY NYC 12/12/01: The Demonlover Sessions Trailer (2019)

27 May 2019

A fly-on-the-wall documentary about the recording of the music score by Sonic Youth.

Sonic Youth: Mississippi Nights, St. Louis Trailer (1986)

08 November 1986

Rare proshot from 1986

Sonic Youth: Live in 1991 Trailer (2025)

23 August 2025

Sonic Youth in 1991 on Neil Young's Smell the Horse tour, captured by Crazy Horse Guitar/Bass Tech Mondo aka Armando Garcia.

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.

Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost (The Videos: 1990-2002) Trailer (2004)