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“I guess I’m a big grunge-head!" Why WWE superstar Becky Lynch loves Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and the rest
By Merlin Alderslade published
Multiple-time world champion and future WWE Hall Of Famer Becky Lynch on why grunge was the music she fell in love with

"I don't like the production of that record. I don't like how it sounds. I don't like how it looks": Soundgarden look back at their breakthrough album Superunknown
By Ian Winwood published
Grunge‘s founding fathers, Soundgarden watched the bands they inspired shoot past them. But with their mighty fourth album, Superunknown, they would help define the 1990s

“Us and them doesn’t exist any more”: How The Cult's Ian Astbury tried to break down genre barriers with his pre-Lollapalooza festival Gathering Of The Tribes, and claimed he got “ripped off” for his trouble
By Paul Brannigan published
Don't tell Ian Astbury that Perry Farrell invented the concept of the genre-fluid alt. rock festival in the US

Soundgarden's Kim Thayil says the word 'grunge' was nothing but a marketing ploy
By Stef Lach published
Soundgarden guitarist says grunge bands never used the word – but marketing types were all over it

"I feel like I'm hallucinating and all of a sudden I've listened to this song 15 times in a row. I called Chris Cornell and said, You're a genius": producer Michael Beinhorn on the tensions and triumph of Soundgarden's Superunknown
By Paul Brannigan published
How forcing Chris Cornell to be more selfish sparked the creation of Soundgarden's finest work

20 metal bands with no bad albums
By Matt Mills published
From Tool to Cave In and Mastodon, these metal masters all boast spotless back-catalogues

Soundgarden dispute with Chris Cornell's estate is not over after all – and late frontman's last batch of songs remain shelved
By Stef Lach published
Don't hold your breath for those seven unreleased Chris Cornell songs, says Soundgarden drummer Matt Cameron

"I looked to John Lennon as a father figure when I was a kid": watch Chris Cornell discuss the influence of John Lennon, and perform a beautiful acoustic version of Imagine, on the Howard Stern show in 2011
By Paul Brannigan published
The Beatles, and specifically John Lennon, had a huge influence on late Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell. Watch him explain why to Howard Stern

10 rock anthems only played live once
By Paul Brannigan published
Wanna know which Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Soundgarden, Foo Fighters and Faith No More songs have made it on to gig setlists once and once only? We have the answers

“Eddie’s singing on it changed the feeling of the lyrics, it became more meaningful”: the inside story of Eddie Vedder and Chris Cornell's duet on Hunger Strike
By Niall Doherty published
How Pearl Jam and Soundgarden's singers collaborated on the standout track from Temple Of The Dog's self-titled debut
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