It was released on April 17, Record Store Day .
Soundgarden played their first show since 1997 on April 16 at the Showbox at the Market in the band’s hometown of Seattle.
In April 2010, the group announced two European dates, scheduled for June, taking place at the GelreDome , in Arnhem , Netherlands, and an appearance at the Rock in Rio in Madrid, Spain. Preceding these shows in Europe was a one-off Cinco de Mayo concert that took place at the…
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On 16 March 2010, Liam announced that his new band would be releasing their first single in October with an album to follow the next year.
On November 25, 2007, Flower Travellin’ Band officially reunited and formally recruited keyboardist Nobuhiko Shinohara, with whom they had previously worked. Ishima stated that they had never officially disbanded and revealed that there were several talks about getting back together prior, but they were all centered around nostalgia, something in…
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On March 1, 2010, Soundgarden announced to their e-mail subscribers that they would be re-releasing an old single “Hunted Down” with the song “Nothing to Say” on a 7-inch vinyl record.
In March 2010, Pink Floyd went to the High Court of Justice to prevent EMI selling individual tracks online, arguing that their 1999 contract “prohibits the sale of albums in any configuration other than the original”. The judge ruled in their favour, which the Guardian described as a “triumph for…
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Jane’s Addiction returned to Australia in February 2010 for the Soundwave Festival. Avery left the band following the festival, stating: “That’s it. With equal parts regret and relief, the Jane’s Addiction experiment is at an end.”
Loewenstein proposed to the band that they wind down their recording and touring activity and sell off their assets. The band disagreed, and that year Loewenstein left after four decades as their manager, later writing the memoir A Prince Among Stones . Joyce Smyth , a lawyer who had long…
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On December 15, 2010, it was announced Cooper and his former band would be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . The induction ceremony took place on March 14, 2011, where Cooper was inducted by fellow horror-rocker Rob Zombie. Original members Bruce, Cooper, Dunaway, and Smith all…
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