archived stories from April 2008
27 April 2008
From tomorrow (28 April) for two weeks Chris Cornell will be the featured artist at BodyByMilk.com. Download music, watch a new exclusive video interview and grab widgets, icons and wallpaper. There will also be an autographed guitar to win!
15 April 2008
Sadly, Chris has made the decision to postpone his entire European tour due to continuing recording commitments, though he promises he'll be back to make the dates up later in the year. The new album should be out around September. Here's the official news :
CHRIS CORNELL POSTPONES EUROPEAN TOUR UNTIL FALL 2008
THIRD SOLO ALBUM PRODUCED BY TIMBALAND DUE OUT IN SEPTEMBER ON MOSLEY MUSIC / INTERSCOPE RECORDS
Los Angeles, CA – Pioneering rock singer/songwriter Chris Cornell has postponed his upcoming European Tour, originally slated to begin in Holland on May 31st, until the Fall. The acclaimed, multi-platinum former lead singer of Soundgarden and Audioslave is holed up in the studio with super producer Timbaland, continuing work on his third solo CD, tentatively slated for a September 2008 release on Interscope Records.
Having already laid down 14 tracks for the forthcoming disc, Timbaland has called his collaboration with Cornell “his best work ever.”
“Due to an extended recording schedule, I will be able to perform in front of my European fans a few months later than expected. With that said, I plan on touring extensively through Europe and the rest of the world through 2008-2009,” said Cornell.
...and here's a special audio message Chris wanted to share with fans.
10 April 2008
In a telephone press conference yesterday with other bands from the forthcoming Projekt Revolution tour, Chris said that he would "try to work in ... probably two or three new songs" to his set. He also said he's hoping to have a new single out by the time the tour starts, but that at this point is not sure what that will be. He confirmed that the new Timbaland-produced album "would not be ready for release during the summer" but that he hoped Timbaland might be persuaded to be a "surprise guest" onstage at some point during the tour. Meanwhile, there will be a Projekt Revolution date in the UK on 29 June at Milton Keynes Bowl, but Chris won't be part of the lineup as he'll be touring in Scandinavia. Read this report in Billboard for more details.
9 April 2008
Jazz pianist Brad Mehldau and his Trio have included a cover of Soundgarden song Black Hole Sun on their new double album, Live, out now on Nonesuch. Recorded at the Village Vanguard in NYC over four evenings from October 11 to October 15, 2006, it also includes a jazz version of Oasis's Wonderwall as well as a range of jazz originals and classics. According to one Amazon reviewer, this 23 minute plus jam on Black Hole Sun "takes the trio into some exciting places it has never gone before". Mehldau has covered Radiohead and Beatles songs on previous albums. Read a review of the album here, and listen to an excerpt at Brad Mehldau's website.
Fans of headless supergroup Velvet Revolver have voted Chris Cornell as the singer they'd most like to see step into the vacancy left by Scott Weiland, in a poll staged by Rolling Stone. See this.
7 April 2008
We have been informed that due to popular demand, more tickets have been put into the system and the Projekt Revolution presale has been extended to Tuesday April 8, 5pm. The special presale password is 1CHCN8.
5 April 2008
There's still a little time to participate in the special Chris Cornell presale for shows on the US Projekt Revolution tour with Linkin Park, The Bravery and Ashes Divide, which ends at 5pm today local time. Information was passed out to street team members first, followed by those registered at chriscornell.com, but is now open to all. Public sale begins on 11 April in some cities, later in others.
Linkin Park/Projekt Revolution will be covering the service charge for fans of the participating artists who purchase presale tickets. This will save most fans roughly $8-11. Fans attending the shows will also have the option to purchase a Digital Souvenir Package that has a live audio download, exclusive concert photos from that night, and a digital tour program.
Go to the special links listed here and use the special presale password 1CHCN8.
3 April 2008
Chris Cornell is one of the artists confirmed for Linkin Park's 2008 Projekt Revolution tour, due to begin on July 16 at the Tweeter Center outside Boston. The 24-date tour will also feature The Bravery and Ashes Divide (featuring A Perfect Circle's Billy Howerdel). See tour page for the itinerary. More details are available from Billboard.
Here's a high-res flier to download and print out (right click, save as) - and here are some banners/graphics.
2 April 2008
Finally, here's some video footage of competition winner and "Superfan" Gareth rehearsing Scar On The Sky with Chris in the dressing room at the MyCoke Festival last month in Johannesburg. See more details of the event in last month's news (22 March) - also go to the 29 March entry for some home video of the South African trip courtesy of guitarist Peter Thorn (thanks Peter!)
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