JamBase — Seminal grunge band Soundgarden has confirmed a Spring North American Tour and they plan to issue a new album this year as well. more info

Consequence of Sound — Veteran alt-rockers are in for a busy summer. more info

Indie Music News — Soundgarden will be heading out on a headlining tour across the U.S. Check out the list of dates below. TOUR DATES: Apr. 28 – Tampa, FL @ WXTV RockfestApr. 29 – Jacksonville, FL @ Welcome … Read More more info

Consequence of Sound — Plus: Death Cab For Cutie, Snoop Dogg, Sturgill Simpson, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, and Jimmy Eat World. more info

Stereogum — Today sees the release of XX, the new horror anthology in which all the different shorts come from female directors. One of those directors is St. Vincent mastermind Annie Clark, who directed a segment called The Birthday Party. (She's named Soundgar... more info

Stereogum — St. Vincent mastermind Annie Clark directed one of the segments of XX, a new horror anthology from a group of female directors. (We already posted the trailer.) And speaking to Vulture, Clark acknowledged one particular influence on The Birthday Part... more info

Consequence of Sound — Including unreleased music from Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell, Paul Westerberg, Alice in Chain, and even Citizen Dick. more info

The Quietus — The remixed and extended album will be released in March via Sub Pop more info

KEXP Seattle — As we mentioned earlier this month, Seattle’s own Soundgarden are set to reissue their 1988 debut LP Ultramega OK. Like previous reissues, it’ll come bundled with cool previously unreleased bonus tracks, like this early demo of “Beyond the Whee... more info

Consequence of Sound — Hear an early rendering of the band's "Beyond the Wheel", included on new expanded reissue. more info