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Los Angeles music obsessive Amy Berg still remembers what it was like to be a Jeff Buckley fan back in her twenties. “Grace” “changed my life,” she told me during a recent interview. “I would see every single heavy grunge punk band that came through Los Angeles: I was at Nirvana’s first show in L.A. at Jabberjaw. When I heard this album, it settled me. It was Ok to be in your body, but Jeff made it all Ok to feel.”

“It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley,” the latest documentary from Berg, is not as dark as her exposés “Deliver Us from Evil” (2006), “West of Memphis” (2012), and “An Open Secret” (2014), or her definitive Janis Joplin portrait, “Janis: Little Girl Blue” (2015).

Mostly, it’s a celebration of Buckley’s life and music, primarily the only album he ever released, “Grace,” in 1994, lauded by David Bowie as one of ten...

Matt Cameron has been a staple of Drumeo‘s video feature content, and now the drummer has shared a breakdown of his memorable kit-work on Soundgarden‘s “Rusty Cage.”

Cameron’s drumming is vital to the standout cut from Badmotorfinger, and one of his most difficult parts comes right at the beginning during the intro — a propulsive barrage of fills that seemingly comes out of nowhere. As Cameron explained, Chris Cornell instructed Cameron to come in during this part.

“That was strictly a ‘feel’ thing,” explained Cameron, who essentially has to come in without any obvious musical cues — always a challenge for the rhythm section.

From there, the drummer settles into the song’s uptempo stoner-rock grooves, adding decisive accentuations and cymbal crashes.

“The verse where Chris sings ‘I wanna break,’ I gave him a little crash cymbal right there: ‘I wanna break‘ — boom,” Cameron explained. “And it’s broken.

A new collective dubbed King Ultramega are paying tribute to Chris Cornell with a series of cover songs honoring the late singer. The first single is a cover of Soundgarden’s “Rusty Cage” featuring Alice in Chains singer William DuVall, Mastodon guitarist Bill Kelliher, and Anthrax/Pantera drummer Charlie Benante, along with the project’s driving force, Mark Menghi (Metal Allegiance), on bass.

Future singles in the series will feature different musicians, among them Joe Satriani, Alissa White-Gluz, Kenny Aronoff, and Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil. The songs will span Cornell’s entire career, including Soundgarden, Audioslave, and his solo work, each raising funds and awareness for MusiCares.

The cover of “Rusty Cage” is a faithful rendition of the single from Soundgarden’s 1991 album Badmotorfinger. It was actually recorded during the pandemic and posted on social media in October 2020, and is now being officially released for the first time, featuring a new mix by Josh Wilbur,...

The surviving members of Soundgarden were among those slated to perform during Black Sabbath’s historic “Back to the Beginning” farewell concert, but they were noticeably absent from the festivities on July 5th at Villa Park in Birmingham, England.

The grunge legends have now issued a social media statement regarding their absence, explaining that scheduling conflicts prevented them from taking the stage that day.

Via the remaining band members’ Nudedragons Instagram account, the statement read:

“Congratulations to Black Sabbath on the grand and final pealing of their vesper bells!

Thank you for an astounding career that provided us and your legion of fans with a lifetime of beauty, horror, love, power, happiness, melancholy and a profoundly sublime, yet viscerally rocking transcendence informed by both doom and hope. Your majestic brilliance has inspired greatness in scores of other bands, musicians and songwriters. However, the crown will forever remain yours!

We are very grateful to Tony,...

Matt Cameron sent shockwaves through the rock world last week when he announced his departure from Pearl Jam after 27 years. “I have taken my final steps down the drum riser for the mighty Pearl Jam,” he wrote. “I am forever grateful to the crew, staff and fans the world over. It’s been an incredible journey. More to follow.

There’s no reason to think Cameron’s departure is anything but amicable, and the band even hugged him one by one following a champagne toast at the end of his...

Toni Cornell, daughter of the late Soundgarden and Audioslave singer Chris Cornell, has paid tribute to the late Brian Wilson with a moving cover of The Beach Boys’ classic “God Only Knows.”

In the studio recording, Cornell’s tender vocals rise above the minimalist backing of acoustic guitar and tambourine. Listen to the track below.

“For Brian Wilson,” the 20-year-old singer wrote in the caption of her Instagram post. “Thank you for writing one of the most beautiful songs ever.”

News of Wilson’s passing at the age of 82 was announced by his children on June 11th. Tributes poured in from musicians around the world, including from his bandmates Mike Love and Al Jardine, as well as Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, and Bruce Springsteen.

Cornell’s cover of “God Only Knows” follows Sting’s own rendition of the song, and Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong also unearthed a previously...

The beat won’t go on for Matt Cameron in Pearl Jam. The megaplatinum band’s drummer — a two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, said on social media today that he has “taken my final steps down from the drum riser” and has left the group.

“Much love and respect to Jeff, Ed, Mike and Stone for inviting me into the band in 1998 and for giving me the opportunity of a lifetime, filled with friendships, artistry, challenges and laughter,” he posted on Instagram (see if below). “I am forever grateful to the crew, staff and fans the world over. It’s been an incredible journey. More to follow.”

In the same post, his 27-year bandmates wrote: “From being one of our first musical heroes in the bands Skinyard and the mighty Soundgarden, to playing on our first demos in 1990, Matt Cameron has been a singular and true powerhouse of a musician and drummer.

A contestant on The Voice named Lucia Flores-Wiseman put a jazzy twist on the Soundgarden classic “Black Hole Sun” on Monday night (May 12th), eliciting a polarizing reaction from viewers.

Flores-Wiseman sang the first couple lines of the song a capella in a very stylized vocal reminiscent of Amy Winehouse or Billie Holiday. She continued singing the iconic grunge tune as a minimal string section kicked in, and eventually belted out the song over a heavier orchestral arrangement.

She received praise from her coach, Adam Levine, as well as another Voice coach, Kelsea Ballerini, who called Flores-Wiseman “a star.” However, the commentary on the official YouTube post of her performance is quite divided.

One person wrote, “Maybe this is an unpopular opinion, but I can’t understand a single word she’s singing. Like she’s good, don’t get me wrong, but she kind of sounds like she’s singing in cursive?...

Soundgarden are seen as a quintessential Nineties band, but they actually formed in 1984, and started releasing music three years later. That means they’ve been eligible for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame since 2012. Fans started giving up hope after they appeared on two ballots prior to this year, and failed to get in. That made it even more joyous when the Seattle group finally made the cut this year alongside the White Stripes, OutKast, Chubby Checker, Bad Company, Joe Cocker, Salt-n-Pepa, Warren Zevon, and Cyndi Lauper.

Soundgarden are one of nine new additions to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year, and founding guitarist Kim Thayil feels that the late Chris Cornell would “definitely be stoked” about their imminent induction.

In a new interview with Billboard, the guitarist and songwriter expressed plenty of gratitude towards the Rock Hall and the band’s fans for recognizing their impact after all these years. According to Thayil, Cornell would be just as proud. “He’s the one who convinced me how appreciative the fans and our peers and the Soundgarden community — that includes the people that we work with and work for us — would be about it,” said Thayil.

“He realized how important that was, and he understood that would be important to us because it’s important to people who cared about us and helped us and supported us all along. That’s how I believe Chris would respond to this.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has officially announced this year’s inductees: Bad Company, Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Cyndi Lauper, OutKast, Soundgarden, and the White Stripes will join the class of 2025 in the performer category.

Salt-n-Pepa and Warren Zevon will be presented with the Musical Influence Award; Philly soul songwriter-producer Thom Bell, keyboardist Nicky Hopkins, and Wrecking Crew bassist Carol Kaye will receive the Musical Excellence Awards; and former Warner Bros Records president Lenny Waronker is getting the Ahmet Ertegun Award.

“Each of these inductees created their own sound...

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has officially unveiled its 2025 class, confirming Bad Company, Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Cyndi Lauper, Outkast, Soundgarden and The White Stripes as this year’s inductees.

Ryan Seacrest announced the inductees on ABC’s American Idol on Sunday night, the second year in a row the show revealed the Rock Hall class (ABC parent company Disney has the TV rights to the event). Aside from the performer category, Salt-n-Pepa and Warren Zevon are being honored with the Musical Influence award. Thom Bell, Nicky Hopkins and Carol Kaye are getting the Musical Excellence Award, and Lenny Waronker — the producer and executive best known for his longtime stint as the president of Warner Records — is this year’s Ahmet Ertegun Award recipient.

The induction will take place November 8th at the Peacock Theater, and it will stream live on Disney+ that night. A special will air on ABC at a later date.

Cyndi Lauper and Mariah Carey are your top choices to be inducted into the 2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The only two female artists on the final ballot received the most votes in our recent poll. Lauper led the field with 59.3 percent of support, followed by Carey with 54.6 percent. The actual inductees will be revealed this Sunday night during American Idol airing live on ABC.

SEERock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2025: See our voter's unfiltered official ballot

Here are the final results of our poll for the 14 artists on the 2025 ballot (seven of these will likely be chosen plus some committee selections not on the list below). As a reminder, here are some details about each finalist:

Cyndi Lauper (59.3 percent)

Eligible since 2009 (second time on ballot). Solo artist. Songs include "Time After Time," "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun," and "True Colors."

Mariah Carey (54.6 percent)

Eligible since 2016 (second time on ballot). Solo artist.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2025 inductees will be announced in late April. Who would be your top choices to be selected? Vote in our new poll below for seven of the 14 choices on this year's ballot.

As a reminder, here are some details about each finalist:

Bad Company

Eligible since 2000 (first time on ballot). Nominees are Boz Burrell, Simon Kirke, Mick Ralphs, Paul Rodgers. Songs include "Can't Get Enough," "Feel Like Makin' Love," and "Shooting Star."

The Black Crowes

Eligible since 2016 (first time on ballot). Nominees are Jeff Cease, Johnny Colt, Marc Ford, Steve Gorman, Eddie Harsch, Chris Robinson, Rich Robinson. Songs include "Hard to Handle," "She Talks to Angels," and "Jealous Again."

Mariah Carey

Eligible since 2016 (second time on ballot). Solo artist. Songs include "Vision of Love," "Emotions," and "Hero."

Chubby Checker

Eligible since 1986 (first time on ballot). Solo artist. Songs include "The Twist," "Limbo Rock," and "Let's Twist Again.

You Know My Name, sang Chris Cornell, and if there’s one name the world has never had to Google twice, it’s James Bond. The man has not just shaken; he’s stirred generations — suave in a tux, lethal with a Walther, and complex enough to make Freud sweat. But while Bond’s martinis have stayed ice cold, the battle over who actually owns him has been hotter than a jalapeño in July.

Since Ian Fleming birthed 007 in ink and espionage, the rights have ping-ponged between studios like a casino chip in Macau. Everyone wants a piece of the Bond pie — MGM, Eon, and United Artists. The spy may be immortal, but the studios? Not so much. Everyone’s wanted to babysit Bond — some just borrowed him, others clung on like a bad cold.

So, who really owns 007? Time to peel back the tux and read between the bullet holes.

[Trigger warning: This guest column contains disturbing descriptions of violence.]

I never in my life thought I’d care as much about someone else’s children as my own.

I’ve been following the tragedy of parents Yarden and Shiri Bibas, and their ginger-haired babies Ariel and Kfir, since it began on Oct. 7, 2023. In that time, I’ve been praying and hoping against hope that there would be some sign of life, something we can hold on to, to at least convince ourselves and still believe that they have a chance.

Two weeks ago, when the bodies of Shiri, 4-year-old Ariel and 9-month-old Kfir, were returned from captivity in Gaza and laid to rest, the massive funeral was regarded as one of saddest days in the history of the people of Israel. I got notified by Ari Ingel of the organization Creative Community for Peace that the father, sole captivity survivor Yarden, was a fan of my band and that...

Just over a month after his death on Dec. 29, 2024, at age 100, Jimmy Carter won a posthumous Grammy for Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording for Last Sundays in Plains: A Centennial Celebration. He defeated Barbra Streisand (My Name Is Barbra), Dolly Parton (Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones), producer Guy Oldfield (All You Need Is Love: The Beatles in Their Own Words), and George Clinton (…And Your Ass Will Follow). It was Carter’s fourth victory after a storied post-presidential career, the longest of any former president in U.S. history.

Carter’s one term in office was beset by challenges including economic stress, an energy crisis, and the Iran hostage crisis, the last of which largely contributed to his failure to secure a second term in the White House. He was defeated by Ronald Reagan in 1980 and left office in 1981, after which Carter focused on humanitarian work,...

For more than two decades, filmmakers chased the lightning-in-a-bottle story of Jeff Buckley, one of the most gifted and promising musicians of his generation, who drowned in a Memphis river in May 1997 at the age of 30.

Back in 2000, Brad Pitt courted Buckley’s mother, Mary Guibert, inviting her to lunch at his Los Feliz home and adding her to the VIP guest list for his wedding to Jennifer Aniston. It didn’t require much arm-twisting before she granted the actor permission to make a biopic about her son, the tortured singer-songwriter who is best known for performing the greatest version ever of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah.”

“If there’s 20 people calling you, and Brad Pitt is one of them, who are you gonna pick to go see?” Guibert says with a laugh.

But Guibert was skeptical about the idea of Pitt, or any actor for that matter, tackling the role of her only child.

Adele is one of the most accomplished singers of her generation. In addition to being one of the world's best-selling musicians, she's won 16 Grammys, 18 Billboard Music Awards, 12 Brit Awards, five American Music Awards, and among her other accolades, her "Skyfall" theme got James Bond an Oscar.

James Bond movies have followed a winning formula that's kept 007 on movie screens for 60+ plus years, and that formula follows a few trademarks: Beautiful women, super-villain lairs with death traps, lots of guns, terrible puns, etc. Before the adventure truly kicks off, though, Bond films must have a lavish title sequence with a custom-composed song.

The first two Bond films, "Dr. No" and "From Russia With Love," actually used instrumental openings. Then for the third (and some say best) Bond film, "Goldfinger," the theme song had lyrics -- written by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse, and sung by Shirley Bassey. "Goldfinger" the song is...

Organised by Sos (Save Our Selves), Live Earth is a series of concerts set to take place around the world on July 7th, 2007 to engage people on a mass scale to combat our climate crisis.

Concerts will include performances by more than 150 of the world’s top musicians performing at various venues around the world.

Venues and musicians include:

Sydney, Australia:

Blue King Brown Crowded House Eskimo Joe Ghostwriters Jack Johnson John Butler Trio Missy Higgins Paul Kelly Sneaky Sound System Toni Collette and The Finish Wolfmother

Shanghai, China:

12 Girls Band Anthony Wong Eason Chan Evonne Hsu Huang Xiao Ming Joey Sarah Brightman Soler Winnie Shin

Hamburg, Germany:

Chris Cornell Jan Delay Juli Katie Melua Lotto King Karl Mana Mando Diao Michael Mittermeier Reamonn Roger Cicero Sasha Silbermond Snoop Dogg Shakira Enrique Iglesias

Tokyo, Japan

AI Abingdon Boys School Ai Otsuka Ayaka Bonnie Pink Cocco Genki Rockets Kumi Koda Linkin...

Tom Cruise is renowned for his intense training for stunts that wow on the big screen, but his movie Collateral taught him and director Michael Mann that even the most meticulous preparation can all be for naught. Collateral is an excellent and underrated entry in the filmographies of Cruise and costar Jamie Foxx, and one of the few in which Cruise plays a straight-up villain. In Collateral, Cruise's hitman, Vincent, hires Foxx's cabbie, Max, to drive him around Los Angeles from job to job. As the story unfolds, leading to Collateral's cathartic ending, Michael Mann's trademark tension increases.

Also a trademark of Michael Mann movies is the occasional surreal scene that's loaded with symbolism, even among the action and high stakes, which often unfold at night in moody, beautifully lit shots set to standout tracks. Few modern directors do crime movies with the panache and layered meaning of Mann,...

The three surviving members of Soundgarden reunited on Saturday night (December 14th) to perform at the SMooCH benefit concert to raise money for Seattle Children’s Hospital. Guitarist Kim Thayil, drummer Matt Cameron, and bassist Ben Shepherd were fronted by singer Shaina Shepherd for the six-song set at the Showbox, with Duff McKagan joining in on a couple of tunes.

The Soundgarden members’ performance was only announced 10 days ago, as they joined a lineup that already included McKagan, Built to Spill’s Doug Martsch, and Sebadoh (first show in five years). They were billed as Nudedragons (an anagram of Soundgarden).

The six-song performance was mostly comprised of tunes from Soundgarden’s early releases, including “Flower” and “Beyond the Wheel” from debut album Ultramega Ok; “Hunted Down” from the Screaming Life EP; Badmotoringer‘s “Outshined”; and Superunknown‘s “Kickstand,” featuring additional vocals from McKagan. The Guns N’ Roses bassist also stuck...

The surviving members of Soundgarden — drummer Matt Cameron, guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Ben Shepherd — reunited onstage Saturday to perform a set of the band’s music at a Seattle benefit concert.

Billed as Nudedragons — an anagram for “Soundgarden” — the trio were joined by Seattle-based singer Shaina Shepherd, who filled in for the late Chris Cornell. The performance at the 2024 SMooCH benefit concert raised money for Seattle Children’s Hospital.

The six-song setlist featured cuts from Soundgarden’s early catalog — Ultramega Ok’s “Flower” and “Beyond the Wheel,” Screaming Life...

Days after wrapping their Dark Matter world tour, Pearl Jam have announced 2025 tour dates.

The trek kicks off on April 24 with two nights at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida. They’ll make stops in Atlanta, Nashville, and Raleigh, North Carolina, before wrapping with two nights at Pittsburgh’s Ppg Paints Arena. Presale begins Friday, Dec. 13 at 10 a.m. local time.

The 2025 tour will start exactly a year after Dark Matter, their 12th album, was released. It was produced by Andrew Watt, who also worked on the Rolling Stones’ Hackney Diamonds.

Surviving Soundgarden members Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron, and Ben Shepherd are reuniting to perform under the moniker Nudedragons at the Showbox in Seattle on December 14th.

The three musicians will be joined by singer Shaina Shepherd at the 13th annual SMooCH concert benefiting Seattle Children’s Hospital’s uncompensated care fund. Their appearance is described on the SMooCH website as being a “brief encore performance.”

Nudedragons is an anagram for Soundgarden. The band used that same moniker when they reunited in 2010 to play the Showbox for their first show since 1997.

Since the tragic passing of singer Chris Cornell in 2017, the three surviving Soundgarden members have only performed together a couple of times. Once during a Cornell tribute show in 2019, and again in 2021 when they backed up Brandi Carlile for “Black Hole Sun” and “Searching With My Good Eye Closed” at the Gorge Amphitheatre.

Additionally, Cameron and Thayil have performed with...

Pearl Jam wrapped up their 2024 world tour Saturday evening at Engie Stadium in Sydney, Australia. The 27-song set touched on all eras of their career, including six selections from their 1991 debut Ten and four songs from the new LP Dark Matter. They also covered the Who’s Baba O’Riley and Bruce Springsteen’s “No Surrender,” which they dedicated to Springsteen in the aftermath of a fairly disappointing election back home in America.

Near the end of the main set, Vedder thanked the crowd. “You have great voices here,” he said.

Pearl Jam covered Temple of the Dog’s “Hunger Strike” for the first time in a decade during a concert in Sydney, Australia on Saturday.

The band had last covered the song live in October 2014 at Neil Young’s Bridge School Benefit, teaming up with Temple of the Dog’s late frontman Chris Cornell. Cornell passed away in 2017, and the band hand’t played the song live since then.

Saturday’s show in Sydney marked the final date on Pearl Jam’s 2024 tour. Elsewhere in the set, frontman Eddie Vedder covered Bruce Springsteen’s “No Surrender” for the first time since 2006.

It was an eventful tour for Pearl Jam, who hit the road in support of their 2024 album, Dark Matter. They shared the stage with Bradley Cooper, covered Nine Inch Nails, trolled Ted Nugent, and were bribed by a fan into letting him join them on stage for “Yellow Ledbetter.

Last week, Toni Cornell, daughter of the late Soundgarden and Audioslave singer Chris Cornell, teased the release of her debut single. Today she has made good on that promise, dropping the song “Sunset of Your Love.”

Taking from both Lana Del Rey-esque baroque pop and the rock music her father was known for, “Sunset of Your Love” is a dramatic first taste of Toni’s original songwriting. There are wailing guitars, huge synth drops, a sequenced beat, and an impressive lead vocal performance. Listen to it below.

Though, technically, “Sunset of Your Love” isn’t the first track from Toni. Back in 2019, she shared a tune called “Far Away Places.”

In addition to her two original songs, Toni has performed several covers. She’s tackled Temple of the Dog’s “Hunger Strike,” Pearl Jam’s “Black,” Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah,” and Prince’s “Nothing Compares 2 U.” Notably, the latter...

Smith/Kotzen, featuring Iron Maiden’s Adrian Smith and The Winery Dogs’ Richie Kotzen, have announced their sophomore album, Black Light / White Noise, arriving March 7th.

The duo also offered up the lead single “White Noise,” a gritty hard rocker that lets the duo unleash its talents. Both Smith and Kotzen are skilled singers and split vocal duties — Smith with his clean and sultry delivery that is a nice foil for Kotzen’s high register pipes, which reach Chris Cornell-level heights here. And considering both are guitarists by trade, the axework is pristine throughout.

“The song is about the rise of social media, how people get addicted to it, the power of it and how we get bombarded with it 24/7,” said Smith of the lyrics in a press release.

Added Kotzen on the song’s origins: “It was actually a riff Adrian brought in. I then immediately started improvising...

Josh Brolin made his debut on “The Howard Stern Show” on November 18. Check out the actor’s full interview with Howard Stern on Howard 100 (Ch. 100) in cars and on the SiriusXM app.

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During his appearance, Josh discussed his new book and opened up about Chris Cornell, drinking with his mother at 8 years old, going to jail before filming “The Goonies,” playing Thanos, getting attacked by a wolf and stabbed in the stomach, and more. His new memoir, “From Under the Truck,” will be released on Tuesday, November 19.

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Toni Cornell, the 20-year-old daughter of late Soundgarden and Audioslave singer Chris Cornell, has announced she is releasing her debut single, “Sunset of Your Love,” on November 21st.

In the caption of an Instagram post announcing “Sunset of Your Love,” Toni revealed the song was written with Mozella and produced by Dave Hamelin. The latter worked on Beyoncé’s Grammy-nominated “16 Carriages.” Pre-saves are ongoing.

The post also features a preview of the pop-rock track, which features lyrics like, “All I know is I’m not ready/ ‘Til you find me/ I’ll be waiting in the sunset of your love.” Check it out below.

Technically, “Sunset of Your Love” isn’t the first song Toni has released. Back in 2019, she shared a track called “Far Away Places.”

Over the past several years, Toni has performed several covers, including Temple of the Dog’s “Hunger Strike,” Pearl Jam’s “Black,” Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah,...

In recent years, Post Malone has collaborated with everyone from country music legend Dolly Parton to pop hitmakers Doja Cat and Taylor Swift. The “Congratulations” artist hasn’t stopped genre-jumping and even has an unfinished track with Tom Morello.

The former Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave guitarist revealed the song’s existence in an episode of the Eddie Trunk Podcast last week. Morello said the two spent several hours in a studio session, about “five or six years ago.”

“We wrote a song together that, to my ears, sounds...

Chris Cornell’s 20-year-old daughter Toni has criticized TMZ for posting photos depicting the death scene of former One Direction member Liam Payne, comparing it to the outlet’s coverage of her own father’s passing in 2017.

Following Payne’s death on October 17th, TMZ initially published a purported photo of Payne’s arm and waist after his fall from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, identifying the singer with his tattoos. While the outlet removed the image after receiving widespread criticism, that came too late for Toni Cornell, who took to her Instagram Stories to voice her disgust with TMZ’s decision to post the image in the first place.

Toni wrote the following on her Instagram Stories:

“In the wake of Liam Payne’s tragic passing, I feel compelled to speak out about the disgusting, distressing photos released by TMZ including graphic images of his hotel room and body.

Toni Cornell, the daughter of Chris Cornell, has spoken out against TMZ after the outlet published photos of One Direction member Liam Payne after his death in Buenos Aires last week.

“In the wake of Liam Payne’s tragic passing, I feel compelled to speak out about the disgusting, distressing photos released by TMZ including graphic images of his hotel room and body,” Cornell wrote on Instagram Stories, per NME. “Having seen those photos, I can’t help but reflect on my own experience when graphic images of my father...

One of the most unusual songs Soundgarden recorded was “Head Down” — a deep cut on their biggest-selling album, 1994’s Superunknown — that tumbles slowly over six minutes, adding crusts of snaky guitar and ear-twisting vocal harmonies until it settles as a clatter of percussion. Bassist Ben Shepherd wrote the song, but it was Chris Cornell who pushed the limits of his voice into the upper strata to sing Shepherd’s lyrics about cloaking depression in a smile. “We see you cry, we turn your head,” he sings like an onlooker to his own strife,...

At different times when Van Halen were in between singers, Ozzy Osbourne and Chris Cornell were each in the running to front the legendary rock band. The revelation comes courtesy of Alex Van Halen’s first interview since the 2020 passing of his brother Eddie Van Halen.

While speaking with Rolling Stone to promote his new memoir, Brothers, set for release on October 22nd, Alex revealed that, on each occasion, Van Halen were deep in the process of working with Osbourne and Cornell.

Osbourne was approached in 2001, after Gary Cherone’s tenure in Van Halen ended in 1999, and prior to Sammy Hagar’s return in 2003. Alex said that he and Eddie sat down with Sharon Osbourne to discuss an Ozzy-fronted Van Halen album, but the plans fell apart upon the launch of MTV’s The Osbournes reality show.

“When you get a dog, you don’t expect it to be a cat,...

Pierce Brosnan's last James Bond movie, Die Another Day, was a box-office bomb and a disappointing farewell, but without it we never would have got Daniel Craig's new iteration of the character. It has been argued by many commentators that Brosnan's James Bond movies had potential but never did him justice. Brosnan's first 007 movie, GoldenEye, was rated 80% positive on Rotten Tomatoes, and virtually every aspect was praised, setting the bar high. While Brosnan's next two Bond movies were considered middling entries, Die Another Day was described as ludicrous on a different level, prompting a total James Bond reboot.

Casino Royale's black and white opening scene reset James Bond for the Daniel Craig era.

When Daniel Craig was announced as the seventh actor to play James Bond, there was initial backlash. The most minor complaints rejected a "blond Bond", while the more credible pointed out that Craig...

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Chris Cornell would have turned 60 years old on Saturday (July 20th). To honor the late artist’s memory, his wife Vicky shared a snippet of him covering Tracy Chapman’s classic “Fast Car” in an Instagram post. Check it out below.

In the accompanying caption, Vicky paid tribute to her husband while also teasing more unearthed music. “Although everyone that loved him is sad that he’s no longer here, it’s all of you, the fans who made him, whose love has continued to keep his legacy alive,” she wrote. “I’m so grateful to you all for that. While I remember him best as the wonderful husband, father, and human being he was — I’d like to celebrate his whole life and everything he gave us.”

She continued, “On his 60th we can all celebrate his genius as an artist who redefined music, but also the incredible man who touched and changed lives.

Heart’s Nancy Wilson unearthed a never-seen video of Chris Cornell covering the Rolling Stones in 1991 to mark what would have been the Soundgarden singer’s 60th birthday Saturday.

Wilson shared the VHS-quality video on social media Saturday, noting that the performance of “Wild Horses” occurred on September 22, 1991 during a Seattle concert by the Heart acoustic side project the Lovemongers, whose rendition of Led Zeppelin’s “The Battle of Evermore” appears with Cornell’s “Seasons” on the Singles soundtrack released the next year.

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When You Visit Bob Ritchie at his home in the jagged hills outside Nashville, the guy who will likely greet you at the door is a tall, well-dressed, exceedingly polite gentleman who goes by “Uncle Tom.” Because of course he does. Ritchie makes his living as Kid Rock, but a big part of being Kid Rock these days involves doing things that are simultaneously provocative, offensive, and, at least to him, funny. It tracks, then, that a middle-aged white guy who began his career more than three decades ago in...

If you ask Ann Wilson what her favorite Led Zeppelin song is, she’ll answer right away: “The Rain Song.” And if you ask her what led to her first tour in five years with her sister Nancy, she’s just as honest.

“We just got really tired of not playing together, and we both wanted to do a Heart tour,” Ann, 73, tells me. “So then there is this question hanging in the air: Can Heart be Heart without Ann or can Heart be Heart without Nancy? It never could.

The highly acclaimed book "The Singers Talk" by Jason Thomas Gordon, which topped charts globally, has now evolved into an engaging podcast series. Produced in collaboration with Double Elvis Productions and Volume.com, this podcast delves into intimate conversations with some of the most iconic voices in the music industry.

The Singers Talk celebrates the raw passion and dedication of artists who step up to the microphone, pouring their hearts into every note. Sometimes it’s bloody, and sometimes it’s bloody hilarious.

Season One of “The Singers Talk” features exclusive interviews with legendary vocalists like Thom Yorke, Roger Daltrey, Norah Jones, Bryan Adams, Emmylou Harris, Geddy Lee, Sammy Hagar, LeAnn Rimes, Joe Elliott, Simon Le Bon, Patty Griffin, Jim James, Michael McDonald, Belinda Carlisle, Chris Robinson, and John Lydon, among others. Additionally, listeners can look forward to special features including Wendy Melvoin's reflections on Prince, Tom Morello's tribute to Chris Cornell,...

The recent solar eclipse that captivated the protected eyes of Americans also made an impact on our ears. The event helped send Soundgarden’s classic 1994 hit “Black Hole Sun” to the top of Billboard’s Hot Hard Rock Songs chart.

The tune’s title and lyrics paired nicely with the natural phenomenon, leading the song to draw 4.2 million official streams earned (up 34%) and 2.5 million in radio airplay audience (up 19%), as well as sell 1,000 downloads (up 166%) in the United States during the week of April 5th-11th.

According to Billboard, “Black Hole Sun” is the first Soundgarden song to top Hot Hard Rock Songs tally, although that particular chart has only been around since 2020. The song also made an impact on the Hot Rock Songs, Hot Alternative Songs, and Hot Rock & Alternative Songs charts, landing in the teens on all three.

Other songs that surged on the Billboard charts thanks to...

London-born musician, Slash, gained world-wide recognition as the lead guitarist of rock group, ‘Guns N Roses’ in the late 1980s to early 1990s. Whilst in the band, he created the side-group ’Slash’s Snakepit’ which although did not gain much mainstream attention, received critical acclaim.

He then co-founded the rock super-group ‘Velvet Revolver’ which re-established him as a mainstream artist in the mid to late 2000s.

In 2010, Slash released his debut album ‘Slash’, which rose to #3 in the US Album Chart following its release in April 2010. The album featured many of Slash’s musical friends, such as Ozzy Osbourne, Fergie of The Black Eyed Peas, Chris Cornell of Soundgarden, Adam Levine of Maroon 5, Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead, Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters, and Iggy Pop.

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21st Century LeadersACT Today!Aid Still RequiredChildLineChildren's Defense FundCity of HopeElton John AIDS FoundationGibson FoundationGRAMMY Foundationhealgrief.

Mike McCready has provided an update on what’s next from Pearl Jam, assuring fans that their forthcoming album — produced by Andrew Watt — will be “a lot heavier than you’d expect.”

The guitarist offered some details about the album in a recent interview with Classic Rock, and although it’s yet to be announced, it sounds like the LP is just about complete: “I’m hoping it’s gonna come out [in 2024],” McCready said. “We have a bunch of songs tracked. We worked with Andrew Watt, who’s a younger pop producer-type guy, but he’s really a rock guy at heart — I think we’re his favorite band. When we were in the studio with him this past year, he really kicked our asses, got us focused and playing, song after song.”

Though Watt has worked with the likes of Miley Cyrus, Post Malone, and Lana Del Rey, our...

Josh Klinghoffer stepped behind the drum kit for Pearl Jam once again on Wednesday, September 13th in Fort Worth, Texas, filling in for regular drummer Matt Cameron while he recovers from Covid-19. Watch the fan-shot footage below.

The Dickies Arena concert was the latest stop on Pearl Jam’s brief 2023 tour (grab tickets here), clocking in at 27 songs and 155 minutes. Notably, the setlist was heavy on songs from Yield, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. The band played six tracks from the 1998 album, including the second performance of “Pilate” since 2018. They only played one song released after 1998, “Mind Your Manners” from 2013’s Lightning Bolt, and also performed covers of “Eruption” by Van Halen and The Who’s “Baba O’Riley.” Check out the full setlist below.

Klinghoffer — a multi-instrumentalist who was the lead guitarist in the Red Hot Chili Peppers from 2009 to 2019 — became a proper touring member of Pearl...

Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready has revealed he is drawing on his experiences in the Seattle grunge scene for a new rock opera. In an interview with Guitar World, the musician said the project is inspired by and honors the late Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell, who was also McCready’s bandmate in the supergroup Temple of the Dog.

“I look at him as one of the greatest singers and songwriters of all time, aside from being a friend,” McCready said about Cornell. “I love Chris and I’m working on a little project about the Seattle scene and a musical kind of rock opera thing. It’s just from my experience in the Seattle music scene, and he’s part of it.”

Last month, McCready shared the first preview of the rock opera when he posted a live performance of a Cornell tribute called “Crying Moon” on Instagram. He told...

Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready is transforming the tragedies and triumphs of the Seattle grunge scene into a new rock opera, the guitarist told Guitar World magazine.

McCready offered the first taste of the project just last month when he shared a live performance of a new song, “Crying Moon,” which he wrote in tribute to Chris Cornell. The late Soundgarden frontman, as well as McCready’s friend and Temple of the Dog bandmate, is a primary influence for the new rock opera.

“I look at him as one of...

Break out your headbands, Upper East Siders and Jenny Humphrey stans. Taylor Momsen reunited with “Gossip Girl” star Penn Badgley for the first time since the 2012 series finale of The CW teen drama, appearing on the Sept. 6 episode of “Podcrushed,” Badgley’s SiriusXM podcast with Nava Kavelin and Sophie Ansari.

During the hour-long episode, the pair reminisced about their time on “Gossip Girl” together; Badgley portrayed Dan Humphrey, while Momsen played his little sister, Jenny, for four seasons. She was just 12 years old when the pilot was shot, and says she didn’t really want to leave her middle school friends — but was “convinced” to do it.

“Larger powers than me came down and went, ‘This is a great opportunity,'” Momsen, now 30, said during the episode, which was recorded before the SAG-AFTRA strike. It was then, filming the show, that she really leaned into music. “That’s where...