Stereogum — Melvins drummer Dale Crover and Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil are two guys who were there for the very beginning of the Seattle underground-music scene that came to be known as grunge. Both of their bands were represented on Deep Six, the 1986 ... more info

Stereogum — On Friday, the pop-soul singer Aloe Blacc will release his new EP Rock My Soul. That’s the one where he reinterprets ’90s alt-rock hits through his own style, and it feels at least a little like an elaborate troll-job on anyone who’s old eno... more info

Metalsucks — Chris Cornell stepped up to the plate. The post Kim Thayil of Soundgarden Explains Why Chris Cornell Played the Lead Part on “Black Hole Sun” appeared first on MetalSucks. more info

Consequence Of Sound — Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and CCR's "Bad Moon Rising" also got a boost from the eclipse. Solar Eclipse Propels Soundgarden’s “Black Hole Sun” to No. 1 on Billboard Hard Rock Chart Spencer Kaufman more info

Stereogum — Nine Inch Nails released The Downward Spiral 30 years ago today. ( Superunknown also came out that day — iconic release date!) To mark the occasion, Trent Reznor has posted a message to the NIN website and social media accounts celebrating the ... more info

Stereogum — Today marks the 30th Anniversary of the release of Soundgarden’s blockbuster album Superunknown. It debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart, edging out Nine Inch Nails’ landmark album The Downward Spiral (released the same day), and it ... more info

Metal Injection — "We didn't think it was grunge — that became some marketing thing." more info

Metal Injection — Jeff Buckley and Soundgarden, too. more info

Metal Injection — "Nobody cares as much as you think they do. They want you like that. They don't mind." more info

Metal Injection — Well this sucks. more info