Tag Archives: Soundgarden
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REWIND: Songs about endings, for the first 4th of July with presidential immunity
The Doors (from bottom to top: Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robbie Krieger and John Densmore) stand on the stairs of a lifeguard tower in 1969. Photo by Henry Diltz/Corbis. On July 1, the Supreme Court ruled that if the President of the United States can justify something as an…
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Insert Foot: It’s all been said, but Kurt Cobain worth remembering after 30 years
Kurt Cobain of Nirvana. Photo: WireImage. Kurt Cobain died 30 years ago this week. This is where you expect me to say something about how time flies and not believing it could be 30 years already. But it seems about right. All the change the world has seen since…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Soundgarden gets tribute treatment on ‘Redux’ albums
Various artists, “Superunkown Redux.” One of rock’s greatest vocalists (Chris Cornell) and one of the genre’s most impactful bands, Soundgarden, get the tribute treatment in the form of a pair of new covers albums from Magnetic Eye Records, Superunkown Redux and Best of Soundgarden Redux. Magnetic Eye has made a…
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Insert Foot: Soundgarden’s fight discredits the magic of distant rehearsal rooms
Insert Foot wants Soundgarden and Vicky Cornell to get along. It’s truly awful and terribly ironic what’s going on between the surviving members of Soundgarden and Vicky Cornell, the widow of late Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell. “This column writes itself, right?” Insert Foot. Rendering: Adam Pardee/STAFF. Cornell just sued…
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Brian Posehn and friends seamlessly mix metal and comedy on ‘Grandpa Metal’
Grandpa Metal is Brian Posehn’s first metal album. It’s not his first album. The actor, writer and comedian has released numerous comedy albums. He’s also released a few metal songs by himself, though for this album, Posehn didn’t go it alone. Grandpa Metal Brian Posehn Megaforce Records, Feb. 13…
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Perry Farrell gets lighthearted with the Kind Heaven Orchestra at the Fillmore
Perry Farrell’s Kind Heaven Orchestra performs at the Bill Graham Festival of Lights at The Fillmore in San Francisco on Dec. 2, 2018. Photos: Steve Carlson. SAN FRANCISCO — When you sign up for a show with Perry Farrell, storied lead singer of Jane’s Addiction and Porno for Pyros, you…
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REVIEW: MC5 kicks out the jams again at the Regency Ballroom
Wayne Kramer of MC5 at The Regency Ballroom in San Francisco on Oct. 4, 2018. Photos: Shawn Robbins. SAN FRANCISCO — A half century ago, when MC5 (the Motor City Five) burst onto the scene, America was in crisis. Ideological differences were tearing the nation apart. Racism was everywhere. Cities…
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Review: Temple of the Dog hits the road, 25 years later
Photos: Roman Gokhman SAN FRANCISCO — Temple of the Dog’s self-titled debut, their lone album, was released 25 years ago. It is as old now as Pet Sounds, Revolver and Blonde On Blonde were when it debuted in 1991. That is old enough to qualify as classic rock, as the age and…
