Tag: Scream

That time Chris Cornell told me about the beauty of what it is that he gets to do

By Steve Newton Back in December of 2008 I did my one and only interview with Chris Cornell. At the time he was touring behind his solo album, Carry On, which I thought had some great songs. I was asking him about some of the lyrics from my fave track on the album, "Killing Birds", … Continue reading That time Chris Cornell told me about the beauty of what it is that he gets to do

Checking out Katie Holmes’ Disturbing Behavior in Burnaby

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN FANGORIA MAGAZINE, AUGUST 1998 By Steve Newton The X-Files recently deserted Vancouver after five seasons of shooting here, but that doesn’t mean our town is throwing in the towel as far as scary shows go. It still has Millennium, of course, and the city has jumped headfirst into the teen-thriller fray with … Continue reading Checking out Katie Holmes’ Disturbing Behavior in Burnaby

Chris Cornell on the rise of grunge and the job of the rock icon

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON NOV. 5, 2008 By Steve Newton It's been 17 years since the grunge revolution blasted full-throttle out of Seattle, but Chris Cornell remembers it well. As the frontman for Soundgarden, Cornell was a chief architect of the genre, which formed as a backlash to the stagnating commercial rock of the day. "At … Continue reading Chris Cornell on the rise of grunge and the job of the rock icon