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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Chris Cornell
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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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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Chris Cornell’s family settles malpractice suit with his last doctor
When the toxicology report came back after Chris Cornell’s suicide in May 2017, it revealed that he had a cocktail of prescription drugs in his system at the time of his death: Butalbital,
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A judge sides with Soundgarden in lawsuit fight with Chris Cornell’s widow
In the long legal fight between the three surviving members of Soundgarden and Vicky Cornell, Chris’ widow, the latest round has gone to the band. If you’ve been following along, you’ll know that
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There’s been another shot in the war between Soundgarden and Chris Cornell’s widow
The battle over the future Soundgarden between the three surviving members of the band and Chris Cornell’s widow Vicky has been raging in the courts since 2019. Vicky claims that as the heir
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Whoa! New Chris Cornell covers album is out!
This is a welcome surprise. Before he died, Chris Cornell recorded a series of covers that have now been assembled into a collection entitled No One Sings Like You Anymore. All instruments were
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