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Looks Like Chris Cornell Didn't Get Offered The Led Zeppelin Fill-In Gig

Last month, the former Soundgarden wailer Chris Cornell was making noise about maybe being invited to tour with the sorta-reformed Led Zeppelin, but judging by this quote, he apparently just wanted to be invited for the sole purpose of turning Page, Jones, and Bonham down: "It just doesn't make any sense to me at all. I would not want to go see me performing Led Zeppelin songs with the two other guys that used to be in a band called Led Zeppelin while Robert Plant is out somewhere touring. That's not a ticket I would buy. God bless 'em, but that's not Led Zeppelin. I find it completely depressing. I'd never do anything like that. I mean just out of respect to the legacy of the band." Unfortunately, the interviewer didn't follow up with a question on whether or not Cornell was OK with filling in for Plant when he stops touring with Alison Krauss. [Edmonton Sun; HT Reed Fischer]

11:45 AM on Mon Nov 10 2008
By Maura Johnston
354 views, 4 comments

Latest by Maura Johnston: @dsven: co-sign. the song from 'life on mars' wasn't so bad, but a lot of the more onerepublicy stuff... erg, i didn't like it when ryan tedder was singing it either. more »

Chris Cornell Tries To Ride The Coattails Of Led Zeppelin's Google News Alerts "I have not been approached so far to fill in for Robert Plant on the upcoming Zeppelin tour, but that isn't to say I won't be," the former Soundgarden singer told MTV News. "I've heard that from about 200 people now, and it might be one of those situations where it's just an online rumor or it might be true. But if you see anyone from Led Zeppelin around, let me know. I think I should actually fill in for Jimmy Page on the Robert Plant/ Alison Krauss tour." Well, we should all be thankful he's not angling for Scott Stapp's spot on the inevitable Creed reunion... yet. [MTV]

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Chris Cornell Travels Back To The Wrong Year

I've so far enjoyed ABC's adaptation of the BBC "detective sent back to the '70s for the dual purposes of solving crimes and wearing awesome outfits" show Life On Mars, in part because I am a sucker for a well-done, well-cast cop show. (Hey, it's nice that someone figured out a good way to use Michael Imperioli. Here's hoping this keeps him away from Law & Order for good.) And it's also in part because the show's use of music has been pretty great. The pilot scored a chase scene with the Sweet's "Little Willy," while last week's episode started and ended with Mott The Hoople's "All The Way From Memphis"—a use that was effective enough that I bought the song from iTunes about five minutes after the episode ended, and thought to myself, "This show is so going to fill the 'as heard on TV' slot that's been vacant on Idolator since Veronica Mars got canceled." More »

1:00 PM on Thu Oct 23 2008
By Maura Johnston
642 views, 9 comments

Latest by westartedthis: god...this show...this fucking show is awful. but, yeah, i agree the music is pretty great. more »

it's too late to apologize

Chris Cornell And Verizon Are Going To Make You Scream With Love

Great news, residents of the West Coast: You have the opportunity to hear Chris Cornell emote his way through his collaboration with Timbaland live! East coast residents—including you, S/FJ—are doubly out of luck, since the duo will be hitting up local Verizon Wireless stores for autograph sessions as well. More »

1:00 PM on Tue Oct 14 2008
By Dan Gibson
254 views, 2 comments

pointless listmaking

Idolator Presents Five Not-All-That-Ridiculous Ways To Celebrate Rocktober

Congratulations, world! You somehow made it all the way to Oct. 1, 2008, which means one thing: It's time for Rocktober to start. How will you celebrate? Some people are linking to YouTubes of Who songs. Others are hoping that you'll have a hankering to hear the Divinyls and Foreigner within the same span of time. One guy who got the coveted domain name "rocktober.com" is even saying that we should bring back Metallica Monday, although I know of a few people who might disagree with that idea. Which is why I have five Rocktober-celebration suggestions of my own, all of which are located after the jump. More »

12:00 PM on Wed Oct 1 2008
By Maura Johnston
733 views, 9 comments

Latest by dippinkind: @Clevertrousers: you can't hide the heino... more »

it's too late to apologize

Meet Someone Else Who Doesn't Doesn't Care For The Chris Cornell Record

It's not even that New Yorker critic Sasha Frere-Jones dislikes the Chris Cornell/Timbaland collaboration Scream. He seems disappointed by it, vexed that someone he idolized let him down. More »

1:00 PM on Tue Sep 30 2008
By Dan Gibson
1,157 views, 22 comments

and also

In Case You Were Wondering What Else Chris Cornell's Been Up To

In addition to dropping rhymes over watered-down Timbaland beats, the former Soundgarden frontman also co-wrote "Light On," which you will probably come to know as the first single off American Idol winner David Cook's solo album if you decide to step in a Walgreen's anytime over the coming months. And Cornell wrote it with the dude who has co-writing credits on Hinder's "Lips Of An Angel." Now you get to choose which fate is better! Sadly "Light On" hasn't leaked yet (it's due to premiere somewhere tomorrow), but I've posted its lyrics after the jump. Yes, for some reason it was decided that couplets like "Try to leave a light on when I’m gone / Even in the daylight, shine on" would be the best way to whet peoples' appetite. This is why I don't work in marketing, you know. More »

3:00 PM on Tue Sep 23 2008
By Maura Johnston
803 views, 8 comments

Latest by Tenno: The mere mention of Hinder makes me hate the song, him and you all by association. Prepare for dark looks people! On a brighter note, the new Ettes album is great! more »

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The New Chris Cornell Single Has A Spoken-Word Bit By Timbaland


I know, guys. I know. Also: Timbaland and Cornell are touring together. Also: Scream, the album from which "Scream" was taken, has apparently had its release date pushed back to next month. But think of it this way: At least this song isn't a remake of that Timbaland/Keri Hilson/Nicole Scherzinger "sexy bank robbery" track from a few months ago. This doesn't mean that it's all that good, mind you. But I'm trying to be a bit more optimistic lately, and this six-minute, sorta-limp song that has some kind of James Bond outro appended to its already-too-long length is bringing out the "well, it could be worse, right?" in me like you wouldn't believe. [YouTube]

10:30 AM on Tue Sep 23 2008
By Maura Johnston
392 views, 10 comments

Latest by Winning_Personality: oh...mah....gawd! Drum machine? Seriously?! I had a violent reaction by 1:29. more »

Popbitch has revealed the impetus for Timbaland and Chris Cornell's unholy alliance: "To get the gig, Timbaland got hold of Cornell's mobile number and called him up personally to ask him to let him produce the record. He rhapsodied about Soungarden's early albums on Sub Pop, before they signed to a major, to the extent that Cornell realised the producer was a genuine fan and the two bonded." I swear, if this results in the album featuring "Nothing To Say '09", complete with Timbaland doing his "ehh, ehhh, ehhh"s in the background, I quit. [Popbitch]

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leak of the yesterday

Is It Too Late To Apologize For Chris Cornell's Solo Career?

ARTIST: Chris Cornell
TITLE: "Long Gone"
WEB DEBUT: July 17, 2008

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How The Mighty Have Fallen, Part XXVII Former Soundgarden frontman/renegade "Billie Jean" reworker Chris Cornell has been reduced to making cameos in videos by OneFreakin'Republic. [MTV]

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I Don't Think I Fit Into Chris Cornell's Indie World

Chris Cornell, indie-rocker. While discussing his turgid, bowel-stirring rendition of "Billie Jean," recently jacked on American Idol, Cornell revealed just how much street cred he was risking. "I stuck my neck out being a guy that comes from the indie rock world doing a Michael Jackson song. You can clearly see that the judges are giving this guy credit for it on national television. My fans were like, 'Wait a minute! That's Chris Cornell's moment.'" Your indie rock fans, Chris? More »

11:00 AM on Tue Apr 1 2008
By Anthony Miccio
1,889 views, 15 comments

Latest by antistar2000: Yeah, everyone that trashed Audioslave(usually people who only heard the singles and never saw them live) have helped with the demise Cornell's career. Way to go, music experts. You probably won't ever hear him sing again after more »

"CHRIS CORNELL Victim Of Online Identity Theft" [Blabbermouth]

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Leak Of The Day: Chris Cornell Wants You To Forget About Audioslave

Former Soundgarden/Audioslave frontman Chris Cornell's second solo album, Carry On, comes out next month, and one thing's for sure: It's definitely better than the last Audioslave record, although nothing reaches the heights of his Singles soundtrack contribution "Seasons." The dirgey "Billie Jean" cover is 45% as bad as we were expecting, and the rest of the album is made up of straight-ahead rock songs that put his slightly craggier voice at the forefront: More »

11:35 AM on Fri May 18 2007
By mjohnston
2,358 views, 10 comments

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Cornell Doubts He'll Return To His Jesus Christ Pose Anytime Soon

Apparently, our commenters aren't the only people who, upon hearing about Audioslave's breakup, wondered if Chris Cornell would be giving Kim Thayil a call in the coming weeks: More »

9:41 AM on Fri Feb 16 2007
By mjohnston
696 views, 3 comments

have you forgotten

Have You Forgotten?: Idolator Puts Chris Cornell On Notice

We know that every artist has their period where they "evolve," but the news that ex-Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell is covering Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" on his upcoming solo LP made us smack our heads. Chris, Chris, Chris. Our fond memories of Ultramega OK and that crazy-dub cover of the Ohio Players' "Fopp" still burn brightly—they were enough to forgive you for the fogey-glorifying video you made with Audioslave, and we didn't even lay into you too much for the James Bond thing. But this time, you've gone too far. Covering Michael Jackson? Dude, seriously. Quit it. You own one of the most mind-melting voices of the modern rock era, so please quit acting like you are a member of godforsaken Alien Ant Farm. We have MP3s below to prove that you are much, much better than a "serious" cover that will probably wind up on the soundtrack to Van Wilder 2. And if these don't convince you, we have more. A lot more. More »

5:24 PM on Wed Nov 8 2006
By mjohnston
864 views, 10 comments

Latest by aquaira1029: Chris is a legendary rocker who has no doubt withstood the test of time. You can be critical of his work or choices...leaving Soundgarden and Audioslave, but he has evolved and matured wisely as an artist. A voice like that more »