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Soundgarden is FINALLY going to release an album with vocals left behind by Chris Cornell

May 9, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

Before Chris Cornell died in 2017–the eighth anniversary of his death is coming up on May 18–he laid down some vocals for what was supposed to be the next Soundgarden album. But since

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Ongoing History Daily: The day Chris Cornell almost drowned in an underwater pipe

September 27, 2024 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

While on a trip to Australia, Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell decided to go swimming in a bay in the middle of the night. As he was swimming about eight feet below the surface, he

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Chris Cornell’s widow is teasing another posthumous album

July 23, 2024 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

Back in 2020, there was a posthumous Chris Cornell album called Nobody Sings Like You Anymore Vol. 1. That screams a volume 2, doesn’t it? This past Saturday (July 20) would have been

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Random music news for Tuesday, July 23, 2024

July 23, 2024 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2 min read

After reading this, I may never have certain fast foods again. You’re welcome. Music news for July, 2024, 2024, is completely healthy. More music news? Go here. BONUS: Apparently, God is back. His

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Ongoing History Daily: The Soundgarden hit inspired by an error

July 8, 2024 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

You know how sometimes you mishear some song lyrics and get the words completely wrong? An example would be Jimi Hendrix in “Purple Haze” where some people hear “Scuse me while I kiss

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Just when you thought that the Soundgarden dispute was over…

November 29, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

Ever since Chris Cornell died, the surviving members of Soundgarden have been battling with Chris’ widow Vicky over money and the vocal demos Chris left behind. “Wait,” you say, “Wasn’t this resolved back

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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 995: The Last Moments Of…, part 2

October 27, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments 3 min read

When someone dies, our first reaction is disbelief. We’re stunned. That’s immediately followed by a need to know what happened. How? Where? It’s only natural. We need information to help us process the

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Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready has written a grunge opera

September 14, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments 3 min read

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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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 987: 10 things about Chris Cornell

May 19, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments 3 min read

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

April 18, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments 5 min read

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

March 8, 2023 Alan Cross 1 Comment 1 min read

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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