Tag: Soundgarden

Peter Buck and Kim Thayil Joined the Black Crowes to Cover R.E.M. and Velvet Underground

R.E.M.‘s Peter Buck and Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil joined the reunited The Black Crowes at their show in suburban Seattle at Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery Amphitheatre on Tuesday. Buck joined the band for a cover of “The One I Love,” and was joined by Thayil for a cover of The Velvet Underground‘s “Rock & Roll.” The show was […]

July 21, 2022
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Artist x Artist: The Pretty Reckless’ Taylor Momsen x Kim Thayil and Matt Cameron of Soundgarden

When the most recent Pretty Reckless album was released in 2021, we went deep with singer/bandleader Taylor Momsen. In the interview, she told us influential Soundgarden was on her and how being on tour with the band in 2017 and opening for them the night of Chris Cornell deeply impacted her. In fact, Soundgarden guitarist […]

June 23, 2022
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Melvins Release ‘Spoonman’ Cover Featuring Soundgarden’s Matt Cameron

Melvins performed a cover of “Spoonman” during 2019’s “I Am The Highway” Chris Cornell tribute, and now fans will finally get to listen to the recorded version. The track, which features Soundgarden/Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron doing double duty with Melvins percussionist Dale Crover, appears on the band’s recently released Lord of the Flies EP. […]

January 23, 2022
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The 90 Greatest Albums of the ’90s

This article originally appeared in the September 1999 issue of SPIN. “You must be high.” We heard that a lot during the time we spent preparing this issue. Which is understandable. Pronouncing the 90 greatest albums of the ’90s is a somewhat presumptuous thing to do. When you’re measuring the music this decade is offering to […]

December 25, 2021
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Watch Brandi Carlile Perform Soundgarden Hits With the Band’s Surviving Members

Brandi Carlile brought out the surviving members of Soundgarden to perform a pair of songs during her show at George, Washington’s Gorge Amphitheatre on Saturday night. Guitarist Kim Thayil, drummer Matt Cameron and bassist Ben Shepherd joined Carlile and her band onstage to play “Black Hole Sun” and “Searching With My Good Eye Closed,” which were both featured […]

August 15, 2021
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Soundgarden and Chris Cornell’s Estate Reach Temporary Agreement Over Band’s Social Media Accounts and Website

Over the past few years, the surviving members of Soundgarden and Chris Cornell’s estate have been embroiled in a number of legal issues. On Tuesday, the two parties agreed to settle the issue surrounding the band’s social media accounts and control of the Soundgarden website. “Soundgarden and Vicky Cornell, the personal representative of the Estate […]

June 16, 2021
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Chris Cornell’s Family Settles Lawsuit With Doctor Who Prescribed the Singer Drugs

The family of Chris Cornell settled its lawsuit with defendant Robert Koblin M.D., the doctor who Cornell’s widow said overprescribed medication to the late Soundgarden singer. A confidential settlement resolved all claims asserted by each plaintiff — widow Vicky Cornell and her two children with Chris —  Rolling Stone reported. After the singer’s May 2017 death, Cornell expressed her doubts that her […]

May 7, 2021
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Soundgarden Members Issue New Statement in Response to Vicky Cornell Lawsuit: ‘We Are Confident That Clarity Will Come Out in Court’

The surviving members of Soundgarden have released a new statement with regards to the lawsuit that Chris Cornell’s widow, Vicky Cornell, filed in Washington last week. “The buyout offer that was demanded by the Estate has been grossly mischaracterized and we are confident that clarity will come out in court,” the statement from Kim Thayil, […]

February 21, 2021
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