Imagine Kim Gordon is your grandma and listens to hardcore punk with you

The best part about Kim is that she's beyond cool without even trying and it's 100% authentic. As good as it gets.

Kim Gordon has lived in my mind rent free for about 30 years or so. Always loved this woman's singing, playing, and style.

Kim just hasn't stopped being cool

I like how she propped the records up in a row like she said she did when she was little. I love Kim

Not surprised about Kim's appreciation for 1990's Rap/Hip Hop groups. Sonic Youth collaborated with Public Enemy on "Kool Thing" (Sonic Youth's Goo album 1990) & Cypress Hill on "I love You Mary Jane" (Judgment Night soundtrack 1993)

The only person I wish had an ASMR channel where she talks about music and life

Kim Deal, Kim Gordon, and Kim Schifino need to start a band called “The Kims.”

Amoeba y'all snapped with this one

I’ll always love Kim, she makes me feel braver.

Kim is the best. I’d kill for a Robert Smith episode

Buy her book , “Girl In A Band “. You won’t put it down !

I love Kim Gordon. I love Sonic Youth and she is most definitely one of my bass influences. Her picks were great.

Meet her in the 90's when Sonic Youth opened up for Neil Young and she signed my Goo poster. ..after she changed her band aid on her toe..I felt we had a moment..very cool

"Thanks for inviting me to the store" - Most Kim Gordon quote of January 2020

She’s always been the coolest person in the room. Legend.

Unknown Pleasures: essential album. Love you, Kim!

Didn’t know Kim Gordon was chill like that

Bless her. She's lovely. That way she has of huddling her shoulders in, hunching over and nodding emphatically when she has found something she really approves of reminds me of a friend who took her own life. She was a gentle, delicate soul, with a completely unjustified downer on herself.

Weird. I just bought her newest record an hour ago and was listening to Spacemen 3 on the drive to the store.

You messed up, Thurston Moore. This is an amazing woman right here.

Every time she smiles, she makes my heart melt....

Kim listening to Vince and Nas is ACTUAL life !!

Only complaint: I wish this was much longer!

Ever since I was 13-14 I was so so In love with Kim Gordon. Her voice is one of my favorites in music period. God I miss Sonic Youth

She's still so cool and has great taste in music, even years later

Love Kim, love Sonic Youth. She's one of my music idols. I'd never seen her smile so much, by the way..... So great to find her here!!! Thanks Amoeba!!!

excellent choices. Nice to see Spacemen 3, a f**ing key band

The moment she pulled out Vince Staples' vinyl I know she's the coolest.

Love the film clip of Archie Shepp playing tenor saxophone while the soundtrack is him on soprano saxophone. I’m going to write my dissertation on this.

I feel validated by Kim for loving Spacemen 3. They don't get talked about much like Spiritualized when they're equally just as great. I used to listen to Sound of Confusion over and over and I very much prefer it to The Perfect Prescription. Their signature drone-y sound is so hypnotic that putting down the record isn't nearly an option.

Kim seems happier here than in other interviews I've seen. Her and Avey Tare's episodes are two of my favorites to date.

I love these 'What's In My Bag?' series. I find that every artist that I enjoy, their tastes are right up my alley as well and I am often introduced to music I would not have known before!

OMG... She is 67 now... What a rock grandma... She is a legend among all female rock bands in the 80's and 90's

I met Kim a few times when I lived in Northampton. Once I was a pretty bold fan boy and after crossing paths with her at a coffee shop I came up to her car where she was about to leave and told her I’d heard she was moving to Los Angeles and just wanted to wish her well before she left. She smiled that very Kim smirk and replied “I’m not moving yet.” Wasn’t until later I realized she was flirting with me. I wasn’t really interested in something romantic, she probably wasn’t either, but I definitely feel a kindred connection to her and still wonder what might have happened had I been a bit less shy and star struck. A reminder that rock stars are human too I guess

one word to describe Kim is Legend!

kim gordon listens to vince staples legenddddd

Kim picking up 2 classics ! From Manchester 🇬🇧 Joy Division " Unknown Pleasures " One of the best debuts ever. Also going heavy with Led Zeppelin IV ! & " When The Levee Breaks " She's Kool.

“90’s hip hop is minimal” I totally agree with her on that. I love rap from that time, but I couldn’t put my finger, nor articulate, on why I still like it. Come to think about it, I think it’s why I dig punk rock, also.

What a joy to see Kim on an episode of WIMB! Love that she picked Spacemen 3 and Joy Division. Peace.

I think this is the first solo interview I’ve seen of Kim. I’ve seen plenty of Sonic Youth interviews but this was really nice. She is really sweet and down to earth.

I didn’t think I could’ve been more in love with her

You could spend a solid week watching every video in the “what’s in my bag” series and learn nearly everything worth knowing about the history of recorded music. You could then spend the next few years listening to everything you learned about and emerge as an incredible music expert and be utterly enriched by the experience. Nothing better on KZfaq.

Easily one of the coolest people on earth. I wish I could be friends with her. Really.

«Girl in a Band» such a great memoir. thank You, Kim! thank You so, so, so, so, so, so much

Her new record crushes! And of course she has incredible taste. Anyone with Spacemen 3 and Nas selections is A-OK.

Love her. Spacemen 3!! Loved how she described them.

Kim picking out one of the greatest hiphop albums of all time, Illmatic, just reinforces how goddamn cool she js

This is already one of my all-time fav vids here on the Amoeba channel -- been a Sonic Youth, and Kim Gordon, fan for almost four decades now; so, this one is long overdue in my book!

Kim Gordon is the only person that carries the youth's spirit despite being almost 70

Finally someone who is actually buying records they don't already own rather than using this segment to wax lyrical about their favourite albums, which quite frankly anybody can do.

I love these vids. I always find out about something cool AF that I didn’t know about! She’s so rad!

She seems a lot happier now since the divorce.

Kim really does exude cool. Sonic Youth had some brilliant moments and she was the best part.

Most Kim's I've met are cool, me at 71 years still skaking to the reggae tunes, cooling it up to jazz, feeling the blues etc etc etc etc.

Kim Gordon is one of the most prolific artists, be it her work on Sonic Youth or her individual work, her creative output has remained absolutely extraordinary in content as well as form, covering themes from a vast array of human experiences which are timelessly relatable. Sonic Youth's impact on alternative music scene and pop culture in general is phenomenal, and Kim has stood out as one of the few icons who continue to invite keen interest and awe. While many artists have explored difficult subjects, her work has always been rooted in a certain raw sincerity, crafting music that despite being hard hitting as was needed, never veered away from being compassionate. Her persona having become a style and cultural icon is reflective of her appeal as an artist committed to embodying all that they stand for.

From Vince Staples to Zeppelin to Nas; sounds like my gym playlist.

nice collection ... (spacemen 3 "playing with fire" is my favourite !!)

pretty great picks, only a couple i haven’t heard of yet might check those out then.

I'm surprised she didn't get any carpenter stuff but then again she probably has them all ☺️

The one dislike is from some nerd named Thurston.

Ver en directo a Sonic Youth es lo más cerca que un ateo cómo yo podría estar de la espiritualidad, lo que hacían en un concierto iba más allá de la música, era arte puro, era otro nivel. Kim era, es, y será siempre una diosa.

IT WOULD BE A BLAST TO HAVE KIM IN OUR BAND

OMG! From Vince Staples to Spacemen 3 to Archie Shepp!!! I love her even more now!

Look son, a legend.

She's so cool! What a legend and great taste.

Watching this, actually makes totall sense why her new record sounds like that🔥

I really like when artists listen to differents styles, even the ones they dont play. Great selection!

Just when I think Kim couldn’t get any cooler...she pulls two Spacemen 3 albums out of the bag! Made my day.

Kim Gordon is the coolest member of her former band

Kim's taste is same as mine. So diverse and I also like Nas, Led Zeppelin and Joni Mitchell, also Sonic Youth. I love her.

No matter the passing of time, Kim's smile remains so youthful.

Still got it!

She’s so sweet. I love Kim!

I was so surprised and excited by the Vince Staples pick. I love both Kim and Vince but they felt really separate in time and genre and subject matter... Wild to see her not only be aware but actively like VInce Staples. Thanks Amoeba, very cool.

Of course she has such a great taste!! Love Kim!

what a great selection

Her new album sounds like if you smashed all of these albums together into one, killer!

You are def loved Kim Gordon... Been buying your records since 1988...YEAH MAD LOVE!

Luv spacemen 3, cool grab kim!

She has aged incredibly well. Kim's the coolest.

The most amazing woman in this world

Kim gave me her autograph on my sonic youth Goo cd 30 years ago at Kawasaki. I still have it.

I always appreciate that the OGs on this series tend to never have pretension in their selections

Came here early because I knew this shit would be eclectic through the roof.

I would love to see Kevin Shields do one of these!

One of the sickest collection of musical variety of this series to date still. NO CAP

I was in love with Kim when I was about 12 from a picture in experimental jet... inlet and her voice. That was something like 94. Now its rocket season again here

What a goddess, she is so amazing, still in love with her! I'm so happy I got to see Sonic Youth on The Eternal tour in 2009!

Such a legend, a badass, the coolest! I love her so much, she seems to be a such a down to earth person.

Brave Men Run got me into SY and influenced me very much. Thank you Kim. Brilliant! 🙌

Thank you Kim for the one of greatest albums this year. Have a good new one! Cheers from Finland, Petri

She's SO cool! Like her a lot.

meudeus, amo essa mulher, só música muito boa recomendada!

every time i see anyone talk about spacemen 3 i feel so validated, especially when it’s someone i love

Spacemen 3: one of my favourite bands.'Taking Drugs to Make Music to Take Drugs To' kind of sums them up. If you haven't heard them, 'The Perfect Prescription' is a great place to start. Thanks Kim.

Wow, you got her onto your show! Awesome stuff!

I love her new album. Kim is a legend and an inspiration. A true artist. 🎸

Not only did I loan Kim the first VU album when it came out, i sold her her first bass for $ 10

Sonic Youth is a great band. My favorite song is Bull In The Heather. The young couple reminds me of me and my childhood friend Shannon. Kim Gordon looks great for her age. She's sweet as a dove and she's real true beauty.