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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

(from left) Adrian Smith, Tom Morello, Chris Cornell and Jack White perform onstage

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

Soundgarden reunite at LA's Taylor Hawkins tribute show

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

James Hetfield, Kurt Cobain and Dimebag Darrell

The greatest guitar albums of the '90s

By Jenna Scaramanga published 8 September 22

From Pearl Jam to Pantera, Metallica to Morello

Kim Thayil and Taylor Momsen perform onstage during I Am The Highway: A Tribute To Chris Cornell at The Forum on January 16, 2019 in Inglewood, California.

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

Singer/guitarist Chris Cornell (right) and guitarist Kim Thayil of Soundgarden pose for a portrait on December 1, 1993 in New York City, New York.

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

3rd Secret: Bubba DuPree, Matt Cameron, Krist Novoselic, Jennifer Johnson, Kim Thayil & Jillian Raye.

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

Soundgarden perform at the Paramount Theatre on February 8, 2013 in Seattle, Washington

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"

Jerry Cantrell at the Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp

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

Roger "Buzz" Osborne from The Melvins performs at l' Alhambra on October 2, 2018 in Paris, France.

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 of Soundgarden performs on stage at Sleep Country Amphitheater on August 29, 2014 in Ridgefield, Washington.

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 performs with Soundgarden onstage during I Am The Highway: A Tribute To Chris Cornell at The Forum on January 16, 2019 in Inglewood, California.

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

Soundgarden's Kim Thayil: "Badmotorfinger was our interpretation of the heavy, dark and psychedelic things we liked in music"

By Amit Sharma published 10 September 21

On the 30th anniversary of the band's seminal album, the Soundgarden guitarist reveals the origins of his unique sound

Kim Thayil and Jerry Cantrell join forces to lead upcoming Sounds of Seattle rock camp

By Jackson Maxwell published 7 September 21

The grunge-focused camp – which also features original Pearl Jam drummer Dave Krusen – will take place in Los Angeles from February 17-20, 2022

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