Sonic Youth for 'Gossip Girl' cameo?

Sonic Youth have reportedly been confirmed to appear on an episode of Gossip Girl's forthcoming third season.

Executive producer of the US drama Stephanie Savage revealed that the band have agreed to perform on episode five of the show's new season - where they are expected to play an acoustic version of track 'Starpower'.

"Sonic Youth [are] one of my favourite bands," Savage told Entertainment Weekly. "And last year I was doing my regular Gossip Girl Google search, it came up in some blog about a Sonic Youth show that Thurston [Moore] was playing 'Psychic Hearts' and Gossip Girl was playing on a screen in the background. And I was like, 'Whaaaat? (sic) Oh my God'.

"I hope they're not making fun of us! I hope it was a cool, edgy homage! And it turned out that it was - tongue in cheek for sure, but definitely with love, and that they were fans of the show."

However, Savage was not prepared to divulge any details about what the upcoming instalment will involve. She said: "We have a very special event coming in episode five that we're filming right now, and they seemed the ideal musical guest for it. It's a big event that involves Rufus and Lily. Just draw your own conclusions."

Sonic Youth bassist Thurston Moore and former Be Your Own Pet singer Jemina Pearl covered the Ramones' 'Sheena Is a Punk Rocker' on Gossip Girl last season.