Arts & Entertainment, Music

Top 10 Reasons 2012 Rocked Like 1992

For those of us who discover new music in used vinyl bins rather than at the club or on the radio—KEXP, I really will tune in more often, and Jet City Stream, I love you when I do—all the year-end best-new-whatever lists go right over our heads. The pleading from hipper friends to listen to Alt-J and Head and the Heart (what, not new?), just reminders of how blissfully out of touch we are with today’s darlings. Continue reading Top 10 Reasons 2012 Rocked Like 1992

Arts & Entertainment, Contests, Music

Chris Cornell Wants You..to Shoot His Show (Enter Here)

Talenthouse and Chris Cornell are inviting fans and photographers to submit their best concert photo in an online contest, just as he embarks on his “Songbook” solo tour. Winners will be chosen for each of the 21 selected dates and will receive a photo pass to shoot Chris live, in addition to having their show photos featured on his social media channels and official website. How excited are you! Yes. So enter here. Continue reading Chris Cornell Wants You..to Shoot His Show (Enter Here)

Arts & Entertainment, Music

Soundgarden at the Gorge: Extremely Loud, Incredibly Close, and Scarily Good

When Soundgarden emerged from the wings in a dazzle of light, I had the lens cap off, the flash off, and the appropriate settings engaged. That in itself was amazing. How lively and primed—though yes, aged—original members Matt Cameron, Chris Cornell, Kim Thayil, and Ben Shepherd looked from this close. And their sound? Ditto.

The band was as solid and on as it is on Live on I-5, this spring’s primer from its 1996 tour. Actually, the 2011 Soundgarden was better, tighter, as if the lengthy break only made the guys hungry for another stage. Continue reading Soundgarden at the Gorge: Extremely Loud, Incredibly Close, and Scarily Good

Arts & Entertainment, Music

Live at the Moore: What Would Chris Cornell Do?

There were grumblings around here when Chris Cornell moved to Los Angeles and later quit Audioslave that he’d turned his back on Seattle and two great bands. That his voice wasn’t the same, anyway. And when his uneven Carry On and then Scream hit, more fans declared they were over him. But the Cornell crowd at the Moore on Sunday—and the rave reviews of his recent performances—prove that all of those complaints, if ever legitimate, are forgotten. Continue reading Live at the Moore: What Would Chris Cornell Do?