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Soundgarden

  • Music

    April 4, 2012

    Duff McKagan: Where Are the Local Hits?!?!?

    It's time to look beyond the Jungle. (OK, just a little bit.)

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2012

    After 15 Years of Waiting, We have 22 Seconds of a New Soundgarden Single

    And the rifftastic 22 seconds of "Live to Rise" actually sounds more like Audioslave than Soundgarden to me. Not that that's a bad thing (seriously). "Live to Rise" is said to be included on The Avengers' soundtrack in May. But, man, doesn't releasing 22 seconds of a song feel a little like the Lon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2012

    Hey, Let's Play Ball (And Some Local Music While We're At It)

    Ah... it is finally that time of year. Spring training is well under way in Arizona and Florida and, at long last, the official regular season of America's favorite pastime will soon be under way. It's Baseball season!! If I haven't been clear of this before, it should now be clearly known that I a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2011

    The Top 11 Bands We Never Expected to Hit the Road Again in 2011

    ​After Soundgarden closed their reunion tour at the Gorge last Saturday, we thought it'd be fun to take a look at a few more upcoming concerts that made us scratch our heads and wonder if somehow we'd tripped back in time. They've been off the radar for years, but if you still hold a candle fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2011

    Soundgarden, Queens of the Stone Age, Mastodon, Meat Puppets Become Four-Headed, Fire-Breathing Rock Hydra Saturday At The Gorge

    Ramsey Sierra...and then a Soundgarden sprung from the desert​ Soundgarden, Queens of the Stone Age, Mastodon, Meat Puppets The Gorge Saturday, July 30th It felt comically warm to a rain-pickled Western Washingtonian at the Gorge on Saturday. The picture-perfect weather added to the surreali ... More >>

  • Music

    July 27, 2011

    Soundgarden: Touch of Gray

    Kim Thayil on the band's return to the studio, trip to the Gorge, and discovery of the Internet.

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2011

    Today Reverb Recommends You See Nirvana & Soundgarden at EMP

    ​Back in 1996, Doug Pray's raucous, lively grunge documentary Hype! won the Golden Space Needle Award at SIFF. Fifteen years later, we can appreciate that moment as a pinnacle in Seattle music history. Many of the local bands portrayed--Nirvana, the Gits, 7 Year Bitch--are gone. Some persist ( ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 22, 2011

    Hype!

    ​Back in 1996, Doug Pray's raucous, lively grunge documentary Hype! won the Golden Space Needle Award at SIFF. Fifteen years later, we can appreciate that moment as a pinnacle in Seattle music history. Many of the local bands portrayed--Nirvana, the Gits, 7 Year Bitch--are gone. Some persist ( ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2011

    Soundgarden's Playing the Gorge on July 30, the Band's First Proper "Local" Show Since 1996

    ​Queens of the Stone Age, Mastadon, and Meat Puppets will support the recently-reunited Soundgarden on July 30 at the Gorge in what is their first proper local show -- the Showbox thing was a rehearsal -- since the band played Mercer Arena in December of 1996. It does indeed seem that, finally ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2011

    Assuming the Rumor Mongering Were True, Would You Even *Want* Soundgarden to Headline the Capitol Hill Block Party?

    Last night, KEXP DJ Assistant Jon B. Hamilton sent me the following tweet, retweeted by Capitol Hill Block Party, speculating that Seattle grunge icons Soundgarden could be playing the Pike St. music festival: .bbpBox63045108538421249 {background:url(http://a3.twimg.com/a/1303425044/images/themes/ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2011

    Taylor Momsen's Favorite New Artist Is Soundgarden

    ​Taylor Momsen, the 17-year-old sloppy hot mess heir apparent to Courtney Love, recently gave Seattle grunge a shout-out when she told SPIN that her favorite new artist is Soundgarden, who originally formed in 1984, thus predating the Momsen by a decade. Said Momsen: Soundgarden. Wait . . . d ... More >>

  • Music

    January 26, 2011

    Industrial Noise: Soundgarden--Band or Business?

    So far, the reunited quartet is busier as the former.

  • Music

    January 19, 2011

    The Short List: The Week's Recommended Shows (in West Seattle)

    So far, the reunited quartet is busier as the former.

  • Calendar

    January 19, 2011

    West Seattle High School Winter Concert

    So far, the reunited quartet is busier as the former.

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2011

    Is Soundgarden Really Reunited, or Just Back Open for Business?

    Soundgarden: Band, business, or both?​In this week's paper I tell the story--which I've told 100 times before--about having to miss Soundgarden's Mercer Arena shows in 1996 due to a high-school band concert. It wouldn't have been so bad if the band hadn't called it a day shortly thereafter. Tu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2010

    What Would Be the Most Appropriate Song for Soundgarden to Play on Conan's Second Night?

    ​Soundgarden doesn't have time to play another Seattle date just yet, but they've managed to squeeze in a slot on Conan O'Brien's new TBS show, Conan, on its second night, Nov. 9. They'll be appearing with Tom Hanks, who will hopefully put his tour of duty as an Aerosmith roadie to good use. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2010

    OK, There's Bad Album Art, and Then There's Soundgarden's Telephantasm

    ​ Telephantasm is the compendium Soundgarden bundled with a million copies of Guitar Hero and the vehicle with which they hope to capture the interest of rock fans who weren't here for grunge. I always had sort of a sneaking feeling that Soundgarden would return. But I can honestly say I never ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2010

    Soundgarden's Telephantasm Listening Bash on Monday Night at the Feedback Lounge

    ​ If you've got no plans and you're a Soundgarden fan, then this upcoming Monday night, you should be heading to West Seattle's Feedback Lounge at around 10pm. Easy Street's hosting a first-listen of Telephantasm, the new 2-disc Soundgarden career retrospective. The band will not be making an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 23, 2010

    Randy Johnson's Soundgarden Pictures From Lollapalooza

    ​Randy Johnson, the tallest rock photographer in music history, worked the photo pit at last week's Lollapalooza. The former Mariner great, friend of the band and amateur shutter-snapper got his press pass from Spin magazine. Now the music mag has published The Big Unit's big photo spread of a ... More >>

  • Music

    April 21, 2010

    Rocket Queen: Loud Love

    Soundgarden’s “secret” reunion show was a triumphant affair.

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2010

    Savoring the Soundgarden Show

    ​ Set list and full audio of the show is available now via Blabbermouth. In 1994, just a few months before frontman Kurt Cobain took his own life, I attended their extremely sold-out show at what was then called the Seattle Center Arena (now saddled with the sponsored prefix of Key Bank). I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2010

    Soundgarden - It Has Meaning

    ​I've Been Listening to the Soundgarden song - "Hand of God." It's from the Screaming Life EP. You can hear the influence of Gang of Four but the tune is classic Soundgarden. What's really interesting is the speaking at the beginning. Somebody is expressing thoughts among those big chords - bu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2010

    Breaking News: Tickets Are Now Available For Tonight's Nudedragons Show at the Showbox

    Nudedragons will play the Showbox tonight.​I just got an email with the subject head Nudedragons to play the Showbox tonight! If you're on Soundgarden's mailing list, you probably did too. So there it is: tickets for tonight's show are now available for purchase for Soundgarden fans, who now h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2010

    OK, So About Those Rumors That Soundgarden's Playing The Showbox Tomorrow

    ​Billboard says that the band is playing The Showbox Friday night. No word yet on how/if tickets will be disbursed. But it looks like by Saturday morning the internets will be filled with new pictures of Soundgarden. Finally.

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2010

    Dare to Dream: Bring Back Archers of Loaf

    While I'm as thrilled as any Gen X-er that Pavement and the Jesus LIzard (and, theoretically, Soundgarden) have reunited, the band I can't stop wishing would reconvene is Chapel Hill's Archers of Loaf. Clearly, frontman Eric Bachman still has a fondness for the highlights of his former band's back ... More >>

  • Music

    January 6, 2010

    Rocket Queen: Hot Hot Tweet

    Soundgarden reunion rumors intensify online as the School of Rock prepares to cover it and other Northwest bands at the Croc.

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2010

    More on the Unconfirmed Soundgarden Reunion

    Soundgarden bassist Ben Shepherd, back in the proverbial day.​Despite Chris Cornell's inconclusive, cryptic phrasing, bloggers and online publications (including Billboard.com) have been quick to jump on his tweet as definitive proof that longstanding rumors of a Soundgarden reunion should now ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2010

    If Soundgarden Reunites, the First Song They're Going to Play...

    Courtesy of Sub PopSoundgarden reunion this year?​... has gotta be Superunknown's "My Wave." That's my prediction at least. Anyone else? Think they'd dare touch Cornell's solo catalogue? Audioslave? BTW, to get yourself back in the Soundgarden spirit, iTunes has Superunknown--still my favorit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2009

    Meanwhile on the Daily Weekly, Krist Novoselic On the Soundgarden Reunion Rumor, and Our Seats in D.C.

    ​In case you missed it last week, columnist Krist Novoselic addressed -- and put to rest -- the rumor that Soundgarden was going to reunite for Coachella, and talked about Nirvana's role in getting Ben Shepherd into the band. "Their 1990 major-label debut, Louder Than Love was great," Novosel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2009

    Don't Blame the Bearer of Bad News

    ​I've heard a rumor about a Soundgarden reunion at the next Coachella festival in April. As a longtime fan of the band, this blew my mind. So I poked around a little, and--according to an excellent source--the rumor is not true. But even the thought of such an event conjured up many memories a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2009

    Q&A: Pastor Pat Wright Samples Cornell, Sabzi, and Jesus (Naturally)

    ​With her Total Experience Gospel Choir, now in its fourth decade, Pastor Pat Wright has traveled as far outside the choir room as Neumos to collaborate with Common Market. She's also gone into the studio to record a stirring cover of Soundgarden's "Jesus Christ Pose". And for her 12th year, W ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2009

    Throwback Tuesdays, Pt. II: "Hands All Over" by Soundgarden"

    And just to cover the local angle in the spirit of Throwback Tuesdays, here's some old-school Soundgarden. Earnest environmental activism is great and all, and though the Big Blue Marble/Goddess imagery is a bit much, it's still awfully fun to watch these guys climb all over (get it?) the interior o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2009

    We Are the '90s: My Picks

    Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb.​After the overwhelming response to last week's music piece, I thought it would be a good idea to continue. Music of course has so many genres and sub-genres that I could easily keep doing this type of column for the next few years, and we wo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2009

    Metal Church: The Anvil of Seattle?

    So when you host a locally-focused radio show every week, you learn quickly what's almost universally popular among listeners (Soundgarden, Fleet Foxes), what's invariably divisive (Calvin Johnson's deep, distinct baritone, which Sleater-Kinney album is the best) and what are sure fire cuts to make ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2009

    Equal Time for Chris Cornell Fans

    We don't think much of what's become of former Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell. In fact, we rather hate what's become of him. But many beg to differ. For one, his show later this month at the Showbox is sold out. And for two, he's got fans so rabid that they're more than happy to burn a couple m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2009

    Video of Tadgarden Reunion at the Crocodile

    Somebody was smart enough to capture the surprise Tadgarden show on Tuesday night at The Crocodile and the video is above. In case you've been under a rock, Tadgarden, which equals Soundgarden with Tad Doyle singing vocals instead of Chris Cornell, sent the rock world into a tizzy by playing a three ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2009

    Soundgarden - Chris Cornell Tad Doyle = Tadgarden at The Crocodile

    Laura MusselmanWatch a slideshow of Rage's Tom Morello (guitar), and members of Soundgarden (Matt Cameron on Drums, Ben Shepherd on bass) performed with Tad Doyle at The Crocodile on Tuesday, March 24.Ear Candy's Travis Hay says the band played "Nothing to Say" and a scream-laden "Spoonman." More to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2009

    Chris Cornell's April 27th Gig at the Showbox is Sold Out

    In a weird, but predictable twist of irony, as of yesterday, former Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell's upcoming show at The Showbox SODO is now sold-out. It's as if it was his way of trying to upstage his former band mates reunion last night from afar. You gotta love it.

  • Music

    July 30, 2008

    Bud, Honey

    The 5-Point: an angsty, pale trip to 1989.

  • Blogs

    July 3, 2008

    While We're At Re: Girl Trouble...

    The 5-Point: an angsty, pale trip to 1989.

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2008

    Chris Cornell Covering Michael Jackson

    The 5-Point: an angsty, pale trip to 1989.

  • Music

    March 28, 2007

    Soundgarden to Sandwiches

    Stuart Hallerman has built a recording empire.

  • Music

    August 17, 2005

    Rainbow

    Stuart Hallerman has built a recording empire.

  • Music

    June 22, 2005

    Rainbow

    Stuart Hallerman has built a recording empire.

  • Music

    March 2, 2005

    Rainbow

    Stuart Hallerman has built a recording empire.

  • Music

    November 17, 2004

    Rainbow

    Stuart Hallerman has built a recording empire.

  • Music

    August 25, 2004

    The Rainbow

    Stuart Hallerman has built a recording empire.

  • Music

    September 3, 2003

    Pot O' Gold

    Stuart Hallerman has built a recording empire.

  • Music

    June 6, 2001

    Conspiracy theory

    Ex-Soundgarden and Monster Magnet members flaunt their love of garage rock.

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