Soundgarden‘s creative output is weird. They wait two to three years on average between albums in their creative peak, then break up and get back together for their first album in sixteen years… and before the tour cycle is even over, they’re already playing newer songs. I don’t think that necessarily means another Soundgarden record […]
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REVIEW: Soundgarden – King Animal


Artist: Soundgarden Album: King Animal Genre: Rock A band’s return is a scary thing. Too often reviewers will be quick to point out the length between the band’s working together, and if the album is good, the time away is the reason the band wrote with passion now. If the album sucks, the time apart […]

WATCH: Soundgarden on ‘Later… With Jools Holland’


Alternative rock band Soundgarden is finally making rounds with TV performances and a few small shows before their main tour kicks off. That started in the UK with a performance on Later… With Jools Holland. This is the first time you can see “Been Away Too Long” live; they also performed their classic hit “Rusty Cage”. […]

STREAM: New Soundgarden Single – “Been Away Too Long”


Earlier this week, grunge rockers Soundgarden released the artwork for their much anticipated return album, King Animal. Now they’ve released the next single from it, aptly titled “Been Away Too Long.” The band currently has no tour dates scheduled, but with drummer Matt Cameron free from his duties as a member of Pearl Jam, it’s likely […]

Chris Cornell Played “A Day In The Life” In Honor Of Paul McCartney Turning 70


Soundgarden/Audioslave’s Chris Cornell played an intimate show last night at London’s Palladium theatre and performed a classic from The Beatles. In honor of Sir Paul McCartney’s 70th birthday, the artist whipped out a fantastic acoustic rendition of The Beatles’ 1967 track “A Day In The Life” and can be seen after the jump! NME captured […]

Chris Cornell Performs “The Keeper” On Kimmel


Chris Cornell made an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel last night to perform his contributing track “The Keeper” off of the film Machine Gun Preacher. This great acoustic song has a positive message with a great melody so give it a spin and let us know what you think. Check out the performance right here by […]

Chris Cornell Performs “The Keeper” Acoustic


Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell stopped by The Late Show With David Letterman to perform his song “The Keeper.” This song comes off of the soundtrack for Machine Gun Preacher and can be viewed by simply clicking through. Watch and let UTG know what you think of the performance.

Pearl Jam joined onstage by Josh Homme


Pearl Jam recently performed in Alpine Valley, Wisconsin for their PJ20 anniversary show and the rock stars came out to support. Onstage to help the festivities were Soundgarden‘s Chris Cornell, Julian Casablancas of The Strokes, Liam Finn and many more. You can watch a special HD performance of “In The Moonlight” with guest vocals from […]

Chris Cornell posts up new song “The Keeper”


Chris Cornell has a special surprise for all his fans. He has released a new song called “The Keeper” that can be heard by simply heading over to his official website. This song is the leading music for the forthcoming movie Machine Gun Preacher, starring Gerard Butler (300, The Phantom of the Opera), which opens […]
Soundgarden announces first tour since 1997


Matt Cameron, Chris Cornell, Ben Shepherd, and Kim Thayil will reunite for the first time since 1997 to head out on the road again. The first four shows of the summer tour have been announced and can be viewed below. Soundgarden have also revealed that they are in the studio writing and recording what will […]