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Rock List: Reader’s Picks for the Next Velvet Revolver Singer

Last week, we asked our readers to pretend they were Careerbuilder.com and help fill the Velvet Revolver lead vocalist job. Many sent in resumes, some candidates got second interviews, but the readers ultimately chose to save former Audioslave/Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell from solo album purgatory and employ him as the next band mate to Slash, Duff and the rest of VR. But the pick of Cornell wasn’t unanimous; here are the singers you want to see fill Scott Weiland’s shoes in Velvet Revolver. 1. Chris Cornell 2. Josh Todd from Buckcherry 3. Sebastian Bach 4. Eric Dover from Slash’s Snakepit 5. Izzy Stradlin 6. Gavin Rossdale 7. Mike Patton 8. Lukas Rossi from Rock Star: Supernova 9. Scott Stapp 10. Sammy Hagar 11. Billy Idol 12. Danzig 13. Kid Rock 14. Perry Farrell 15. Ozzy Osbourne

Published: 2008-04-07 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock Lists

Courtney Love Plots Hole’s Return With European Gigs, New Websites

Photo: Clark/WireImage In June, Courtney Love announced she would resurrect Hole for the first time in 11 years; now she’s making it official. The band has scheduled its first three shows in Europe to support Love’s long-in-the-works album Nobody’s Daughter. It’s been a big week for ’90s bands confirming their returns, as Chris Cornell announced Soundgarden will be reuniting this year, too. But Hole is more like Billy Corgan’s Smashing Pumpkins, in that Love is only member of the Live Through Th

Published: 2010-01-06 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Courtney Love, Rock News

Chris Cornell and Jerry Cantrell join Pearl Jam

Former Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell and Alice In Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell joined Pearl Jam onstage at Los Angeles’ Gibson Amphitheatre this past Tuesday (October 6). Cornell joined frontman Eddie Vedder for Hunger Strike, which transformed the band into Temple Of The Dog, the stars’ short-lived tribute band - they released just one album in 1991 - to deceased Mother Love Bone frontman Andrew Wood. Cantrell then closed the set with a guitar solo on Alive. See fan-shot footage below.

Published: 2009-10-09 Provider: Kerrang!

Chris Cornell Brings Sexy Back But Gets Upstaged By Timbaland

Photo: Getty The idea was for Timbaland to warm up the crowd, but the super-producer’s hour-and-a-half set on Friday night at Denver’s packed Ogden Theatre was so boisterous, intimate, funky and funny that the headliner, singer Chris Cornell (Timbo’s latest client), never really had a chance. Barely moving more than a raised eyebrow, Timbaland conducted his hot seven-piece band from James Brown-style groove workouts like “Oh Timbaland” to his underrated house-party anthem “Bounce.” Barely singing, rapping or even speaking much throughout the songs, the deadpan Timbaland’s main job was to be a presence, holding the crowd’s attention so his super-tight “junkyard band” could do most of the work. Although he tossed out a few songs from his album due in February, he mostly stuck to last year’s Shock Value, including the closing “Throw It On Me,” which recalled OutKast’s propulsive “B.O.B.” and couldn’t help but transition into “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” Expectations were therefore high for Cornell, the former Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman. For a few minutes between sets, the crowd seemed especially pumped up for him. Would he perform with Timbaland’s band? Would the singer known for punk and metal anthems turn into a funk balladeer? Would he do the splits? Unfortunately, most of Timbaland’s band packed up their gear and walked off the stage. That was an omen. Cornell’s new sound had the feel of ’80s Peter Gabriel, with two metal guitarists roaming the stage and a drummer playing rigid house-music beats as two keyboardists created a swirling, soothing synth sound to match his high-pitched vocals. Cornell exclusively did songs from Scream, opening with “Part of Me,” which set a mild hip-hop rhythm to the chorus “That bitch ain’t a part of me.” Fortunately, Cornell has enough sex appeal to hold just about any crowd’s attention. He and his low-slung jeans admirably redeemed the new material until the very end. At that point, he did his two best songs, “Watch Out,” a

Published: 2008-10-20 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Live Shows

Coachella Day Two: Portishead, Death Cab, M.I.A., Malkmus, Kraftwerk

Saturday’s late-afternoon primetime sets began just before 5 p.m. at the Outdoor Theatre, where Stephen Malkmus was holding court with the Jicks. After joking about the environmental crisis, he half-heartedly crooned Soundgarden’s “Black Hole Sun,” adding, “I would have played that if I was over there,” gesturing towards the slightly larger Main Stage. After doodling one of his many lengthy solos during “Elmo Demo” (from the band’s new Real Emotional Trash), Malkmus, outfitted in a giant floppy hat, told the crowd, “That was one was for me. It felt so good to say something so stupid.” Informing the crowd the next track, “Hopscotch Willie,” was actually for them, the band broke into an extended desert jam, with power drummer Janet Weiss playing so integral a role, Malkmus spent the majority of the show turned sideways to partially face her. “These guys are so fucking good, I can’t believe I get to front this shit,” the former Pavement leader concluded. As the mid-day heat finally started to abate, strains of Death Cab for Cutie’s “The New Year” rang out across the Coachella field. Singer-guitarist Ben Gibbard rocked back and forth on his heels in front of several thousands fans at the Main Stage as his band debuted tracks from their new album Narrow Stairs (including winding, dark single “I Will Possess Your Heart” and “Long Division”), which sounded even broodier rubbing up against poppier older favorites like “We Laugh Indoors” and “The Sound of Settling.” Rilo Kiley singer Jenny Lewis carries some glam with her in the form of passionate torch songs and fine threads. Over at the Outdoor Theatre she sang the tortured “I Never” with the lyrics “I’m only a woman of flesh and bone/and I wept much, we all do,” as guitarist Blake Sennett plucked out a romantic Fifties pop melody.

Published: 2008-04-27 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Coachella

Weekend Rock List: Next Velvet Revolver Singer

With Scott Weiland officially out as singer of Velvet Revolver, this week’s Rock List will be an open casting call to vocalists you think are worthy of the job. Slash told us yesterday he had some people in mind, but he didn’t want to start “naming names.” So we’ll name ‘em for him. Tell us your picks for who should rock the mic with VR, and on Monday we’ll reveal the winner of the Rock List: Next Velvet Revolver Singer. In the meantime, here’s who we’re lobbying for: • Phil Anselmo: All the haters who thought VR didn’t rock hard enough with the glam-happy Weiland would roll out the red carpet for the former voice of Pantera. • Chris Cornell: Because not only does Audioslave not want him, but having Timbaland produce his solo album and cashing in off American Idol don’t seem like the best career options for the former Soundgarden frontman right now. • Mike Patton: The man is a vocal chameleon and can fill the role of Rose, Weiland or anybody else for that matter. Any contract with Velvet Revolver should include an opt-out clause that allows Patton to reunite Mr. Bungle. • Trent Reznor: He did just dismiss his touring band. • Axl Rose: For obvious reasons. If that were to happen, they should give Dizzy Reed a call too.

Published: 2008-04-04 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock Lists

Soundgarden play reunion show

After announcing their reformation on New Year's Day, grunge legends Soundgarden played their first gig in nearly 12 years this past Friday (April 16) in their hometown of Seattle. The band played for nearly two hours at a secret gig at Showbox At The Market venue in front of nearly 1,000 fans. The full set list is as follows: 01 Spoonman 02 Gun 03 Searching With My Good Eye Closed 04 Rusty Cage 05 Beyond The Wheel 06 Flower 07 Ugly Truth 08 Fell On Black Days 09 Hunted Down 10 Nothing To Say 11

Published: 2010-04-19 Provider: Kerrang!

Newly Reunited Soundgarden's Best Music Videos

With Chris Cornell announcing a Soundgarden reunion, it's a great excuse to take a look back at the band's eclectic music videos.[...] Read more!

Published: 2010-01-04 Provider: StarPulse

Soundgarden reunion is on: Chris Cornell

By Josh Rottenberg ''The 12 year break is over & school is back in session,'' the band's front man writes via Twitter

Published: 2010-01-04 Provider: Entertainment Weekly

Soundgarden To Return In 2010

Rocker Chris Cornell has confirmed Soundgarden will return in 2010 for the first time in 12 years. The band split in 1997, but former frontman Cornell recently gave hope to fans by admitting he would "never count out" the idea of a reunion.[...] Read more!

Published: 2010-01-03 Provider: StarPulse

Soundgarden reform!

It's official, grunge legends Soundgarden have reformed! Lead singer Chris Cornell revealed the news via his Twitter at 5AM (GMT) this morning (Friday, January 1, 2010). "The 12 year break is over and school is back in session," he Tweeted. "[The] Knights of the Soundtable ride again!" Other than Cornell's brief statement, the band have not indicated what their plans for the year ahead may be. However insiders predict that a new album could be in the works and that Soundgarden will undoubtedly t

Published: 2010-01-01 Provider: Kerrang!

Rock’s Top Five April Fool’s Hoaxes

Photo: Mazur/WireImage You have to wake up pretty early in the morning to trick your pals at Rock Daily, which is why we didn’t bite when we stumbled upon these totally fake stories today. Here’s a quick survey: By now, Trent Reznor has made it clear he loathes ex-Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell’s latest solo album, the Timbaland-produced disco-rock amalgamation Scream. This morning, Reznor upped the ante with a Twitter post proclaiming, “I’ve been busy. Brand new FULL LENGTH NIN record available now.” A click on the accompanying link redirected fans to nin.com/strobelight — a Casio-saturated site promising a free download of Nine Inch Nails‘ Timbaland-helmed new studio effort Strobe Light. The faux record, the site claims, includes “Everybody’s Doing It” (featuring Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Bono and Jay-Z), “Coffin On the Dancefloor,” “Even Closer” (featuring guest spots by Justin Timberlake and Tool’s Maynard James Keenan), “Laid, Paid and Played” (with Fergie and Ministry’s Al Jourgensen) and “Still Hurts,” which boasts a duet with Alicia Keys. A press release posted on Kid Rock’s official Website this morning claimed the rocker had “acquired the naming rights to the home of the Detroit Tigers.” Hey, the dude tied the knot with Pamela Anderson, trounced Tommy Lee at the VMAs, and can’t even sit down for a short stack without getting arrested — stranger things have happened. The release, which was also distributed via e-mail to members of the media, revealed Rock had purchased the naming rights for “an undisclosed sum,” and that Comerica Park would be renamed Kid Rock Park. “This has been a dream of mine for a long time, and with the banks in trouble it seemed like the right time for me to reach out to the fine people at Comerica Bank,” Rock is quoted as saying. Perhaps more believable, but still far-fetched, was a news post claiming that, contrary to recent reports, Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine would be joining Metallica — the band he was booted from back in 1983

Published: 2009-04-01 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News