Mercury News, California — SEATTLE (AP) -- Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell said Tuesday that the co-founder of a famed Seattle recording studio has no legitimate claim to own the master tapes of a defining album of the grunge era -- "Temple of the Dog," which Cornell record... more info

Stereogum — The short-lived grunge supergroup Temple Of The Dog have reunited a few times live since the band members went their separate ways to form Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, but they still only have the one self-titled album to their name. And it turns out t... more info

Stereogum — I grew up in the Northwest, so when I hear ’90s alt rock influences like the ones on Walleater’s “Swallow You” it always initially reminds me of the way grunge music permeated my formative years. Walleater hail from Leeds, though, and they dr... more info

ZME Music — The American rock band finally decided to share new information about the follow up of 2012’s King Animal. It was about time! If you really think about the fact that the last album was actually the first one released in 16 years this fresh news act... more info

Stereogum — Two grunge supergroups reunited in their home base of Seattle last night for a special concert called Sonic Evolution. Mad Season performed for the first time in 20 years with a lineup consisting of Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell, Pearl Jam’s Mike M... more info

Stereogum — The crushing Pacific Northwest doom-noise band Sandrider have always drawn influence from the metal-adjacent proto-grunge bands of a pre-Nevermind America. When we premiered their single “Scalpel” (from their fucking great 2013 LP, Godhead), I no... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — A couple weeks ago, I did a comprehensive break down of Wilco's b-side collection and what were the best tracks from the package.  Like Wilco, Soundgarden has released a collection pulling all their b-side and rare tracks from their epic career.... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — With the winter holidays approaching, box sets are the highlights of this week's new release list, including selections from Joni Mitchell, Soundgarden, and The Velvet Underground. What new releases are you picking up this week? What can you recommen... more info

Stereogum — This week we looked at 26 bands from the NYC rock resurgence of the ’00s (i.e., the bands that were cool when I started this blog 75 years ago). Meanwhile, several bands that were popular 20 years ago — Soundgarden, Faith No More, the Smashing Pu... more info

Stereogum — Next week, Soundgarden will release the three-CD rarities collection Echo Of Miles: Scattered Tracks Across The Path, which has already yielded the songs “Storm” and “Twin Tower.” One of the set’s unreleased songs is “Kristi,” a crushin... more info