Soundgarden

The 27 Club When Kurt Cobain was found dead, his mother, Wendy O’Connor, said, “Now he’s gone and joined that stupid club. I told him not to join that stupid club.” The 27 Club is the name given to popular musicians who died at the age of 27, often resulting from drug or alcohol abuse, or violent factors such as suicide or homicide. The number of musicians who have died at this age have raised suspicions that premature deaths at this general age are unusually common. Although death is recurrent at all ages, “There is a statistical spike for musicians who die at 27,” writes Cobain and Hendrix biographer Charles R. Cross. However, though the sampled musicians faced an increased death rate in their 20s and 30s, there is no actual factor which puts them at risk specifically at the age of 27. Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Jim Morrison all died at the age of 27 between 1969 and 1971. Though the coincidence was noted by the public, it wasn’t until after Kurt Cobain’s death, roughly two and a half decades later, that the name “The 27 Club” caught on. After Amy Winehouse’s death in 2011 at the age of 27, there was a large amount of media attention devoted to the club once again. It was only even three years earlier that Winehouse expressed her fear of dying at that age. However, the myth eventually has to be called into question; are these young stars really at a high risk for being the age that they are? In a population of dead musicians spanning from 1950 to 2010,…

Blue October More and more the music I hear on the radio disappoints me. Shallow lyrics, unoriginal tunes, all around uninspiring! I get the feeling that the majority of musicians are manufactured, created solely for profit. Every once in a while I stumble across a musician or group that are true artists. One such group is Blue October. The first song I heard by Blue October was “Calling You”, which was featured in American Pie. I’ll admit this tune did not particularly gab my attention. It…

Kurt Cobain Ever wonder how Kurt Cobain died? Some may say that he killed himself but I say other wise. There is evidence to prove that he killed himself but there is also evidence to prove that he was murdered. Although some might try and argue to believe that Kurt Cobain killed himself, isn’t it weird that Dylan Carson bought the shotgun for Kurt Cobain, the shotgun was lying on his chest, and the suicide note he left did not match some of his handwriting. Firstly, Kurt Cobain killed…

Soundgarden - an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1984, consists of singer and rhythm guitarist Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto. In 1986, Matt Cameron became the full-time drummer of band. As a continuation of the band's King Animal album in 2012, the Soundgarden band are back with full force to work on their next studio album. The band released a photo of Chris Cornell and Matt Cameron jamming on guitars for a glimpse of their new music.…

suicide on May 17th, 2017. Cornell was on tour with his reunited band Soundgarden at the time of death. His wife Vicky Karayiannis questions the medical examiners claim that the incident was a suicide by hanging. She does not believe that Chris would intentionally take his own life. Christopher John Boyle was born in Seattle Washington on July 20th, 1964. When his parents divorced, he and his siblings took on their mother’s maiden name Cornell. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Chris admits…

found himself in multiple bands. First he joined Nirvana in 1989. During that year he paid for the band's record producing fees, did a tour with the band, and was then let go for being to moody. Shortly after Jason joined Soundgarden but was let go for the same reason. Jason is quoted as saying “I was in the cool bands,” while living out his dream of being a rock star. After being kicked out of Nirvana and soundgarden he went and played for…

fellow bandmates. In 1987 Gossard and Ament later joined the band Malfunkshun with the lead vocalist Andrew Wood. Wood organized the band Mother Love Bone which was signed on by the record label Polygram in late 1989. Wood recorded the album Apple in July,1990. Wood died four months later. Chris Cornell was Wood’s close friend and former roommate. He arrived from a tour the night Wood died. Cornell started a band to pay tribute to Wood called Temple of the Dog. The band included…

terms male and female to refer to men and women. The censoring of these words agitated students, since their professors were threatening to hurt their grades if they used this terminology. Washington State University has since dealt with the problem and with the professor, and it benefits not only the students, but everyone who would be potentially affected by the rule. Many court cases have arisen across the years due to the unconstitutionality of censoring books and music. One such case was…

alternative rock. Alternative rock is another example of a branch from the punk rock era. Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, and Nirvana are examples of the alternative rock subgenre. The songs these groups performed were either emulating more than one genre of music (more commonly), or didn’t fit any rock genre at all. Good examples of alternative rock songs are ‘Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in A Small Town’ by Pearl Jam, ‘Here Comes the Rooster’ by Alice in Chains, and ‘Smells Like Teen…

the Silver Apples all were from the ‘60s. Then in the ‘70s bands and artists like David Bowie, New York Dolls, Television, Nev, and T-Rex all influenced some of the first, mainstream bands. In the late 1980s some of the first bands to pave a path to success include R.E.M. and Hüsker Dü (New World Encyclopedia, Alternative Rock). The music also varied widely. In the ‘80s and earlier decades, alternative music was considered as any artist with an independent label. But after the prosperity of…