Here’s some great news if you weren’t lucky enough to score some tickets for Chris Cornell’s acoustic performance at the Egg on Nov. 17th. Just 4 days afterwards, Cornell will release the ‘Songbook’ cd.
Pearl Jam's documentary 'Twenty' directed by Cameron Crowe will premiere nationwide on PBS October 21st at 8pm as part of the PBS Arts Festival. In an excerpt from Twenty, Chris Cornell explains how the camaraderie and competition between Pearl Jam and his band, Soundgarden, in the 90s that led to Temple of the Dog. Check it out after the jump.
Chris Cornell says in a new Rolling Stone video interview that the new Soundgarden album is mostly done and feels the band hasn't missed a beat. Soundgarden's new album will be out in the Spring of 2012 and is the first new material from the band in almost 16 years. Watch the interview now.
Chris Cornell continues to promote his acoustic tour by making the rounds on the late night shows. Jimmy Kimmel Live is his next stop. He'll perform on Kimmel's October 13 show.
Chris Cornell is currently out on an acoustic tour (Albany On November 17) and he has been making the round of various shows performing his new song "The Keeper". It's a very mellow acoustic tune that will be on the sound track of the movie Machine Gun Preacher, which is currently in theaters and stars Gerrard Butler. This is the brand new music video for the song.
Chris Cornell is set to begin his acoustic tour and made a stop on the Late Show with David Letterman last night to perform his latest single, "The Keeper". The song will be part of a soundtrack for the new movie Machine Gun Preacher starring Gerard Butler and is out in theaters today. The mellow tune is way different than the sound that can be expected on the upcoming Soundgarden album, which is reportedly very heavy.
With his third solo album, 2009′s ‘Scream,’ Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell surprised and frustrated longtime fans by abandoning heavy guitars and exploring more pop- and hip-hop-flavored textures.
So what should the Soundgarden faithful expect from the recently reunited band, which is working on its first studio album since 1996? According to Cornell, something unlike its back catalog, but not necessarily a drastic departure, either.
I can’t believe it took until July 10th 2011 for me to see Soundgarden. It was great seeing them at a venue back in New England (Comcast Ctr. Mansfield, Ma.) that I’ve seen many greats at. So was it worth the wait? Yes. They rocked. There was not a lot of talking, and no crazy light shows… They just rocked!
Chris Cornell told the crowd at the Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto over the weekend. Welcome to our first show in 13 ummm, 14 years! The 2 plus hour show began with Black Rain and ended with a three song encore. The closest the tour will be to the Capital Region is Uncasville CT and Newark NJ this week.
They don’t have a release date, a title, or even a record company waiting to get it onto the shelves, but Soundgarden is in the studio working on its first new album in 15 years – and during a pair of recent interviews, frontman Chris Cornell and guitarist Kim Thayil hinted at what fans can expect to hear.
“We’re kind of doing it in stages,” says Thayil, adding, “We have about 14 songs in various stages of completion. Previously, we’d just block out a bunch of time and go and track everything at once, but we can’t really do that right now.”
I guess the big question is… how much do you love Pearl Jam or Eddie Vedder? Knowing in advance that this effort from Eddie will certainly be little outside the box, is it something that you’re dying to have?
