I did whole, very long piece already on the Chris Cornell tribute event on Wednesday night, in which I covered mostly everything. But I really wanted to create this space here to talk solely about the final performance of Soundgarden and about that utterly beautiful, incredibly powerful final act. Because it was just extraordinary: and […]
So the Chris Cornell tribute concert took place on Wednesday night in Los Angeles. The show was huge, with an array of high-profile performers and acts coming together to pay tribute to the late musical icon whose death in May 2017 is still reverberating across music fandom. I wasn’t originally going to write about this […]
A statue of the late Soundgarden/Audioslave frontman and rock music legend, Chris Cornell, was recently unveiled in Seattle. I haven’t been able to figure out how I feel about this monument, or what it’s meant to represent, or for who’s sake it has been erected. My instinctive reaction to the images of it are that […]
For at least two months after Chris Cornell died a year ago, I didn’t listen to any Soundgarden music or any other Cornell music at all. And I avoided all videos or Cornell-related content. I wrote something here right after his death was announced: and something a few months later when Cornell’s friend Chester Bennington […]
So this feels really weird now. After Chris Cornell’s death back in May, I wrote one immediate article on the subject and then I consciously chose not to write anything more. This was for the same reason that I chose not to get drawn into all the conspiracy theories and predictable ‘Illuminati ritual murder’ videos […]
In mid-May of 2017, fans of grunge music were shocked and heartbroken to hear of the death of Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman Chris Cornell. His death was ruled a suicide, but Chris’ family says he never would have intentionally taken his life, and are blaming his use of the common anxiety drug, Ativan, for his state of mind at the time. [1]
Source: The Mercury News
Sorry to anyone who is used to regular posts on this site – I’ve been having some difficulties and taking a break for a little bit. But I wanted to make sure I put up something – anything – to pay tribute to Chris Cornell, who died on Wednesday night. The coroner’s initial report suggested […]
(ANTIMEDIA) Social media erupted with grief Thursday upon news that Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell passed away. Though a medical examiner quickly ruled the death to be a suicide, his wife issued a statement Friday adding speculation to the circumstances surrounding his death.
