Chris Cornell’s final Soundgarden recordings will finally see the light of day – but what will the material sound like? By Michael Astley-Brown published 18 April 23 The iconic grunge band’s surviving members and the Estate of Chris Cornell have settled their long-running lawsuit
Watch Soundgarden's Kim Thayil tear through Led Zeppelin's Communication Breakdown at Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp performance By Jackson Maxwell published 22 March 23 The grunge guitar legend revisited an early Soundgarden setlist standard onstage with some lucky campers at the Whisky a Go Go
Kim Thayil picks Soundgarden’s landmark guitar moments By Richard Bienstock published 23 February 23 In honor of the grunge icons’ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nomination, their lead guitarist picks the standout songs on which he and Chris Cornell made their case for Seattle’s most daring guitar exports
Iron Maiden, Rage Against the Machine, Soundgarden, The White Stripes lead 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominations By Jackson Maxwell published 1 February 23 This year's nomination class also includes Joy Division and New Order, Missy Elliott, The Spinners, Willie Nelson and Warren Zevon
Chris Cornell-owned 1979 Gretsch Chet Atkins Tennessean up for sale on Reverb for $395,000 By Sam Roche last updated 4 October 22 The hollowbody six-string was reportedly used by the late Soundgarden frontman in both live and studio settings, and can be seen in the music video for Rusty Cage
Watch an all-star lineup including Dave Grohl, Kim Thayil and Taylor Momsen cover Soundgarden classics at LA’s Taylor Hawkins tribute concert By Michael Astley-Brown last updated 28 September 22 Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear and Matt Cameron also featured on roof-raising versions of The Day I Tried to Live and Black Hole Sun
The greatest guitar albums of the '90s By Jenna Scaramanga published 8 September 22 From Pearl Jam to Pantera, Metallica to Morello
Watch Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil shred with The Pretty Reckless on stage in Seattle By Michael Astley-Brown published 2 September 22 Thayil reprised his blistering solo on Only Love Can Save Me Now and performed Soundgarden’s Loud Love with the Taylor Momsen-fronted outfit
Chris Cornell and Kim Thayil dissect Soundgarden's masterpiece, Superunknown By Jeff Kitts published 18 May 22 In this classic 2014 interview, Cornell and Thayil break down the tones, tunings and ambition behind the album that made Soundgarden one of alternative rock's biggest bands
Kim Thayil names 11 guitar players who shaped his sound By Greg Prato last updated 11 May 22 From industrial rock titans and proto-punk pioneers to blues legends and rock ‘n’ roll royalty, the Soundgarden guitarist name-drops the players who have had the biggest impact on his playing
Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil and Matt Cameron launch new supergroup with Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic By Michael Astley-Brown published 12 April 22 Hear 3rd Secret’s surprise-released debut album – which also features Bubba Dupree, Jennifer Johnson and Jillian Raye – now
Kim Thayil on performing Soundgarden material with his former bandmates: "I think we'd wanna re-explore that and do that at some time in the future" By Jackson Maxwell published 11 March 22 Thayil added that he and his former Soundgarden comrades also have "an interest in doing new things"
Watch Jerry Cantrell and Kim Thayil play Alice in Chains and Soundgarden songs with fans at Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy Camp By Matt Owen published 1 March 22 Ain't Like That and Slaves & Bulldozers were among the tracks jammed by fans at the guitar titans' recent Sounds of Seattle rock camp
Hear Melvins cover Soundgarden’s Spoonman with Matt Cameron By Michael Astley-Brown published 24 January 22 The Soundgarden drummer joins Buzz Osbourne and co for a breakneck race through the grunge classic
Seattle production legend Jack Endino on his new solo album, recording Nirvana and Soundgarden, and his endless search for riffs he's never heard before By Jonathan Horsley published 13 January 22 The prolific producer on finding the time and the guitar tones for the epic Set Myself on Fire, and how he found his aesthetic by dismantling Led Zeppelin records
Kim Thayil on 30 years of Soundgarden's Badmotorfinger: “Right before we released the album, you could feel things were ready to explode” By Joe Bosso published 14 December 21 The guitarist charts the writing and recording of Soundgarden's 1991 commercial breakthrough, and explains how it ended up as his favorite of the Seattle pioneers' releases
Kim Thayil channeled the loss of Chris Cornell in his solo on the new Mastodon album By Michael Astley-Brown published 1 December 21 Bill Kelliher details how he and the Soundgarden guitarist approached the recording of Hushed and Grim’s Had It All
Jerry Cantrell names Kim Thayil as the best guitar player from the Seattle grunge scene By Michael Astley-Brown last updated 4 November 21 Although Stone Gossard and Kurt Cobain were also in the running, the Alice in Chains leader cites Soundgarden’s lead guitarist as grunge’s greatest
Brandi Carlile says she wants to be Soundgarden’s new singer By Matt Parker published 4 October 21 The alt-country star wants to carry on collaborating with Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron and Ben Shepherd
Mike McCready joins Brandi Carlile for faithful cover of Soundgarden’s Searching With My Good Eye Closed By Matt Owen published 28 September 21 Matt Cameron also joined the fray for the performance, which took place during Eddie Vedder’s Ohana Festival
