archived stories from June 2007
30 June 2007
Attention fans in Norway! Owing to cancellations two slots are available for the meet-and-greet at the show in Kristiansand, Norway on 2 July. If you'd like to go to the show and meet Chris and the band, please email Bill Murrin NOW with the following information:
First Name
Last Name
Phone Number
First come, first served - please only write if you can SERIOUSLY attend the show. Previous winners may not apply, one guest per winner, airfare and travel not included.
26 June 2007
Ross Halfin has some great backstage photos of Chris and his children at his site - read his June 24 diary entry on Hyde Park. There are also some performance photos here.
If you haven't already checked, the meet-and-greet competition winner list is up at the official site and on Chris's MySpace.
22 June 2007
US magazine Performing Songwriter has a two-page interview with Chris about the new album and the breakup of Audioslave. There's even a brief taster of the interview at the website, but you'll need to buy the magazine to read the whole thing!
A photo of Chris with members of Aerosmith at their recent Paris show has uirfaced at the band's official fan club site - see it here (thanks Mel). Chris is set to share the bill with Aerosmith at festivals in Belgium, England and Ireland over the next few days.
A new meet and greet contest is starting for the next leg of the tour. Three fans in each city plus their guests will get tickets for the show plus the chance to attend a meet-and-greet. Previous contest winners are not eligible. Go here for full details and a chance to enter - winners will be randomly selected.
21 June 2007
According to a MySpace bulletin from guitarist Yogi, the band have been learning some new songs for the forthcoming European dates - "a couple of new Euphoria Morning cuts and Soundgarden songs. Also another Temple of the Dog song." (thanks Yogi) The tour resumes in Dessel, Belgium, tomorrow night.
UK fans can go here to win tickets for Chris's forthcoming show at Glasgow's Carling Academy on 27 June.
19 June 2007
Chris has spoken out about environmental issues in Rolling Stone - see here (thanks Di).
15 June 2007
Canadian radio station CFOX (99.3) is holding a contest to win tickets to a secret Chris Cornell show in Vancouver on July 9. Go here to enter - you must be at least 19 (thanks Rohit).
13 June 2007
As well as his MySpace, Chris now has profiles on the following open access sites:
and also on these members-only sites:
For those who missed Chris's recent radio appearance with Howard Stern, the interview will be rebroadcast on 17 June at 4AM - 10AM ET and 4PM ET - 10PM ET on Sirius radio (channel 100).
Chris's official site now features the lyrics to the songs on Carry On (not the two UK bonus tracks, though!) on the discography page.
Chris and the band recently gave an exclusive performance and an interview to AT&T. He played No Such Thing, Seasons, Like A Stone, Hunger Strike and Black Hole Sun. See it all here in the AT&T blue room.
12 June 2007
Actress Juliette Lewis and her band the Licks have been announced as the opener for the forthcoming leg of Chris's US tour starting July 10. However she's playing Lollapalooza on August 5, so according to the Orange County Register, Puddle of Mudd are opening his show at the Pacific Amphitheatre in California's Costa Mesa on August 5.
11 June 2007
There are some lovely new pictures of Chris and his wife Vicky arriving at Spike TV's Guy's Choice on June 9 at Wire Image and some more of Chris presenting an award with actress Mandy Moore at the same show at Getty (thanks Mel, Amaryllis and Tina).
8 June 2007
On 14 June at 10pm ET, American satellite radio station Sirius is giving US audiences a chance to hear Chris talking to Irish BBC DJ Colin Murray, first broadcast on BBC Radio 1 on May 31 (thanks Scarlet). For those who haven't heard it, it's a great interview and hopefully you'll also get to hear the music Chris and the band recorded live at the BBC's famous Maida Vale studios.
7 June 2007
According to the "rumour mill" at music gossip site Hits Daily Double, Chris Cornell is one of those appearing on Spike TV’s Guy's Choice. The show premieres Wednesday 13 June at 10 pm. (thanks a light)
Chris's recent appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (he played She'll Never Be Your Man) can be seen in Europe on CNBC (Sky channel 505) on Monday 11 June at 11pm.
5 June 2007
Chris will be the guest DJ on Sirius Radio tomorrow at 3:00 pm ET, rebroadcast Thursday June 7 at @ 9.00 pm ET & Friday June 8 at 9am ET. (thanks FabesGreenLantrn)
The carry on contest run by Dani (aka tigerfaerie) has now ended, but she hasn't heard from two of the winners. Check here to see if you were one of the lucky ones - and read the stories of the prizewinners.
4 June 2007
It's a new month - so here a few reminders of important upcoming dates, some of which were already mentioned in May's news:
Tonight, Chris appears as featured guest on Rockline with host Bob Coburn. The show airs at 8:30pm PT/ 11:30pm ET and fans are encouraged to call in at 1-800-344-ROCK (7625).
Carry On is finally released in the US tomorrow, 5 June - and of course it's already out in the UK, Australia and Europe. Here are the official Street Team banner links to Amazon.co.uk where you can buy the version with the two extra bonus tracks, Today and Roads We Choose - and also the single Arms Around Your Love, which features a live version of Led Zeppelin's Thank You on the B-side.
On Wednesday, June 6th, Chris is appearing as musical guest on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno. The show airs on weeknights at 11:34PM/10:34c in the US and on CNBC Europe at 11 pm UK time (sky channel 505).
On Thursday, June 7th, Chris is the musical guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live. The show airs weeknights 12:05/11:05c.
The official site has added a Chris Cornell & Fans Picture gallery. If you were at a meet & greet and are interested in adding your own photo with Chris to the gallery, send it to support@chriscornell.com and include a caption with your first name and the date of the show.
1 June 2007
Chris and the band have announced a slew of new dates all over the world. They include shows right across Europe from Reyjavik to Istanbul! There are some new American dates, too. See the tour page for more details and if you have advance ticket sale details for any of the shows, let me know and I'll put them up for everyone's convenience.
Chris Cornell Fan Page © Clare O'Brien 2007
