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Music News 

And the new drummer for the Foo Fighters is…

March 18, 2023March 19, 2023 Alan Cross 45 Comments Atom Willard, Drummer, Foo Fighters, Matt Cameron, Replacement, Rufus Taylor, Taylor Hawkins

The Foo Fighters have a string of festival dates set for this summer, starting with a gig in Gilford, New

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Cool! Music History 

Matt Cameron tested positive for COVID so a fan was drafted to play drums for Pearl Jam.

May 16, 2022May 16, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Josh Arroyo, Josh Klinghoffer, Kai Neukermans, Matt Cameron, Pearl Jam, Scot Halpin

Ever been in the crowd and wished you could be on stage performing for the crowd? Bands like U2, the

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Recommended Music 

3rd Secret is a Seattle supergroup featuring members of Nirvana and Soundgarden. They just released an album out of the blue.

April 12, 2022April 12, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Kim Thayil, Krist Novoselic, Matt Cameron, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Supergroup

You may have heard rumours back in February that Nirvana bass player Krist Novoselic was working on new music. Turns

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Music News 

More than 100 drummers join Ringo Starr for a “Come Together”

October 7, 2021October 7, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Drum Together, Matt Cameron, Max Weinberg, Nandi Bushell, Ringo Starr, Steve Gadd, WhyHunger

That’s some lineup of drummers: Ringo Starr, Matt Cameron, Stewart Copeland, Steve Gadd, Jim Keltner, Max Weinberg, Carmine Appice, Nicko

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Remembering Tina Bell (and why you should)

March 29, 2021March 26, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bam Bam, Matt Cameron, Tina Bell

There are all sorts of sad examples of important people being left out of music history. For example, there’s Tina

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Music News 

A new double drummer project from Matt Cameron and Taylor Hawkins

December 12, 2020December 11, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Foo Fighters, Matt Cameron, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Taylor Hawkins

Drummers Matt Cameron (Soundgarden, Pearl Jam) and Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters) found some time on their hands lately (hey, who

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Music News 

The black days of Vicky Cornell’s lawsuit against Soundgarden. The band responds.

February 5, 2020February 4, 2020 Amber Healy 2 Comments Ben Shepherd, Chris Cornell, Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron, Soundgarden, VIcky Cornell

Well this is a sad state of affairs.  It’s been almost two years since Chris Cornell’s sudden and unexpected death,

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Music News 

UPDATE: Who will we hear at tonight’s Chris Cornell tribute?

January 16, 2019January 16, 2019 Gilles LeBlanc 4 Comments Chris Cornell, I Am the Highway, Matt Cameron, Soundgarden, The Day I Tried to Live, Tribute

Tonight’s the night for I Am the Highway – A Tribute to Chris Cornell, and some details are starting to

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Music News Recommended Music 

Is Pearl Jam’s/Soundgarden’s Matt Cameron the Next Dave Grohl? He’s Releasing Some Solo Material.

September 8, 2017September 7, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment Matt Cameron, Pearl Jam, Solo, Soundgarden

Drummers often don’t get the respect they deserve. When Kurt died, everyone assumed that if either of the two guys

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Music News 

Our Long (Inter)national Nightmare Continues: Which Pearl Jam Drummers Will Be at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction?

March 26, 2017March 25, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dave Abbruzzese, Dave Krusen, Jack Irons, Matt Cameron, Matt Chamberlain, Pearl Jam, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Up until Matt Cameron was permanently installed as Pearl Jam’s drummer in 1998, the band had issues with the guy

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Music News 

A View from the Back: Matt Cameron’s Perspective When Pearl Jam Plays Live

October 17, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Drums, Matt Cameron, Pearl Jam, Vic Firth

It’s rare that we get a performer’s view of the audience during a gig. And as a drummer myself, I

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