Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready has written a grunge opera
Rewind 35 years ago when grunge was still a new thing in Seattle and unknown by almost anyone outside the Pacific Northwest. Would any of the members that scene have ever guessed that
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Chris Cornell
The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 987: 10 things about Chris Cornell
It’s always a shock when we hear that a rock star has died. But when the news of Chris Cornell came out on May 18, 2017, it was extra-jarring. The overall impression was
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Soundgarden and Chris Cornell’s estate settle all the lawsuits, final songs cleared for release
After Chris Cornell died in 2017, there began a series of legal actions between Chris’ widow Vicky and the surviving members of the band. At the centre of most of these issues were
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The legal fight between Soundgarden and Chris Cornell’s widow is still dragging on
When Chris Cornell died in 2017, all his legal affairs transferred to his wife, Vicky. Almost immediately, there was a fight over who controlled the vocal recordings Chris left behind and what could
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Random music news for Thursday, October 27, 2022
The “world’s dirtiest man” has died at age 94. He refused to bathe because he thought it would make him sick. Maybe he had a point? On to music news for October 27,
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Random music news for Monday, September 19, 2022
Funeral day with more than 4.1 billion people watching the coverage. Did you get the day off? Me, neither. I had to write music news for September 19, 2022. Chris Cornell’s widow has
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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 944: Infamous hotels and hotel rooms
In the days before COVID, I was always on the road. If it wasn’t a music conference in Singapore, it was an interview in London, the Junos in…wherever, a TV shoot in Nashville,
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Metallica releases a special vinyl tribute to Chris Cornell
The Metallica/Soundgarden Venn diagram has come to life with this special vinyl-only tribute released through Metallica’s record club. It features their versions of “All Your Lies” and “Head Injury,” both recorded at an
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Ongoing History Daily: Chris Cornell facts
How well do you know Chris Cornell? Add these facts to your arsenal. (1) His birth name was Christopher John Boyle. When his parents divorced, he went to live with his psychic mom
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Ongoing History Daily: Audioslave difficulties
When Zack De La Rocha decided he’d had enough of being in Rage Against the Machine, the other three guys decided to stay together but with a different singer. The connection with Chris
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There’s been a breakthrough in the war between Soundgarden and Vicky Cornell
The three surviving members of Soundgarden and Vicky Cornell, widow of Chris, have not been getting along at all. At issue is not just the vocal demos Chris left behind–raw material for one
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