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James Vincent McMorrow on his nu metal education and the music that makes him

James Vincent McMorrow on his nu metal education and the music that makes him

“I wrote about ‘Freak on a Leash’ in my English paper!” Though he plays around with genre, you might not usually associate James Vincent McMorrow with the eternal noise of nu metal, but the man knows his Mushroomheads from his Spineshanks. In conversation with JOE the morning after a late-night rehearsal for a couple of […]

4 years ago

Soundgarden guitarist discusses new album with Chris Cornell vocals

Soundgarden guitarist discusses new album with Chris Cornell vocals

There is also the final word on any potential future touring. When Chris Cornell passed away in May 2017, it was reported that he was in the process of working on a new Soundgarden album, which would’ve been their first since 2012’s King Animal. Since then, there has been reports that there is a documentary […]

6 years ago

Chris Cornell’s wife is suing his doctor over his death

Chris Cornell’s wife is suing his doctor over his death

The frontman of Soundgarden and Audioslave died by suicide last year. Vicky Cornell has filed a malpractice lawsuit in relation to her late husband Chris Cornell, claiming that his doctor prescribed “mind-altering” controlled substances that directly led to his death. Cornell was found unconscious by his bodyguard in the bathroom of his hotel room in […]

8 years ago

Music, mental health and the struggle to connect

Music, mental health and the struggle to connect

Disclaimer: This article contains numerous references to suicide. “This place right here? This skull between my ears? That is a bad neighbourhood.” The words of Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington during a radio interview recorded in February of 2017. “I should not be in there alone,” Bennington admitted in that same conversation. “I can’t be in there […]

8 years ago