Tag: chris cornell

Vicky Cornell Says No One Sings Like You Anymore ‘Volume Two’ Is in the Works

Last month, Chris Cornell’s estate surprise-released a covers album called No One Sings Like You Anymore, and it looks like that’s not the only collection we can expect posthumously. During a recent chat with 105.7 The Point’s Rizzuto Show in the St. Louis area, Vicky Cornell confirmed that a sequel is coming. “There is a volume two,” Cornell’s […]

January 30, 2021
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Watch Chris Cornell’s Video for John Lennon Cover ‘Watching the Wheels’

Chris Cornell’s cover of the John Lennon classic “Watching the Wheels” received the lyric video treatment, and early viewers were able to join the Cornell family in the YouTube Chatroom to watch the clip with wife Vicky and their kids Toni and Christopher Cornell. The song is from Cornell’s first full posthumous album, No One […]

December 22, 2020
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The Pretty Reckless Cover Soundgarden’s ‘Loud Love’

The Pretty Reckless have been pretty open about their appreciation for Soundgarden. And earlier this fall, they showed their love for one of Seattle’s greatest with a cover of “Loud Love,” off the band’s 1989 sophomore record, Louder Than Love. Lead singer Taylor Momsen initially performed the song live with the surviving members of Soundgarden […]

November 9, 2020
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Alice in Chains, Anthrax, Mastodon Members Honor Chris Cornell With ‘Rusty Cage’ Cover

A collection of revered rockers — singer William DuVall of fellow Seattle rockers Alice in Chains, Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante, guitarist Bill Kelliher  of Mastodon and bassist Mark Menghi — collaborated for a version of the classic Soundgarden cut “Rusty Cage.” At the start of the video, Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil even offers his endorsement of the […]

October 30, 2020
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Toni Cornell Launches Education Initiative, Shares Letter About Addiction

Toni Cornell knows how it feels to lose someone to addiction. And she wants to make sure its never a reality for others. On Friday morning, Cornell — the daughter of legendary Soundgarden leader Chris Cornell — and her brother Christopher launched “Stop the Stigma: Tackling the Stigma of Addiction through Education,” a national education […]

October 9, 2020
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Chris Cornell’s Estate Shares Previously Unreleased Version of ‘Only These Words’

In honor of Toni Cornell’s 16th birthday, Chris Cornell’s estate has released the original version of “Only These Words” — a track from 2015’s “Higher Truth.” The clip, which was posted on Chris Cornell’s official Instagram account, shows family images of the two together. “Your dad would be so proud of the smart, strong, beautiful, and […]

September 18, 2020
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South of Eden Cover Audioslave’s ‘Show Me How to Live’ for Quarantine Era

Ehab Omran of Columbus’ South of Eden has long admired Soundgarden and Rage Against the Machine. However, the Jordan-born, Ohio-raised singer only learned about “this crazy band called Audioslave” in 2012. He recalls hearing the group’s song “Show Me How to Live” for the first time while in high school and being flabbergasted by their […]

September 14, 2020
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Kim Thayil Reflects on Soundgarden’s Early Days, ‘Teary-Eyed’ Chris Cornell Benefit Show

Following Chris Cornell’s 2017 death, Soundgarden founding guitarist Kim Thayil has been the group’s most visible and voluble member, the key player in both interviews and live performance tributes. Thayil recently spoke to Kerrang! about the band’s early days, nothing that at first, Soundgarden was known as “the Asian band.” “What people don’t recall is that for the […]

September 7, 2020
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