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27 Apr 2009

I’m all for musical experimentation and collaboration, but Chris Cornell paired up with Timbaland never seemed like a good idea.  This acoustic rendition of the single “Scream” only reaffirms that.  This is just Chris with an acoustic guitar accompanying his voice. No programmed beats, no digital effects. Just the music. And what a difference that makes!

Check out the video HERE

As mentioned the album Scream was produced by Timbaland and he has continued to play with the sound of the songs of this record including 10 remixes for his track “Part of Me,” acoustic versions, and the upcoming single will be a non-album version.

Remixes:


DJ AM and Eli Escobar remix

Steven Aoki remix

Others DJs involved and available remixes:
LMFAO
LA RIOTS
Discotech
Grandtheft (of Team Canada)
Autoerotique
Q. Harris
Dj Demarko
DJ Kleerup

Tour
4/27 Showbox Seattle
4/28 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC
4/29 Crystal Ballroom Portland, OR
5/1 Grand Ballroom San Francisco, CA
5/2 House of Blues Anaheim, CA
5/3 Wiltern Theatre Los Angeles, CA

Sites
www.chriscornell.com
www.myspace.com/chriscornell

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category: music
23 Feb 2009

Chris Cornell has added ten more dates to his spring tour in support of his forthcoming album, Scream – produced by Timbaland and released by Mosley Music/Interscope on March 10. The 28-date tour now includes a Canadian stop in Vancouver in addition to U.S. cities such as Denver, Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Tickets for the 10 newly announced shows go on sale to the public this Friday, February 27. All previously

announced shows are on sale now. Scream showcases a new, seductive sound – dark, multi-layered and full of puzzles and surprises. The songs bring a cinematic scope to Cornell’s performances with potent visual imagery echoing the non-stop musical assault from his internationally acclaimed live band. “Musically, this is the most ambitious thing I’ve been a part of. It’s almost like a movie soundtrack,” says Cornell, who will also be playing other music from his two-decade, 14 –album career.

Get Scream with ticket purchase:

Cornell has also announced that fans who purchase tickets online tothe upcoming tour

will also receive a digital copy of his entire new album, Scream. A code will be sent to

online ticket purchasers to redeem a digital copy when the album is released nationwide

on March 10. Chris hopes this will give fans something extra at a time when money’s

becoming tighter for everyone.

Newly Announced Tour Dates – On Sale This Friday, February 27 at 10am ET

April 21: St. Louis, MO – Pop’s

April 22 : Kansas City, MO – Harrah’s Voodoo Lounge

April 24 : Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre

April 25 : Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot

April 27 : Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo

April 28 : Vancouver, BC, Canada – Commodore Ballroom

April 29 : Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom

May 1 : San Francisco, CA – Grand Ballroom

May 2 : Anaheim, CA – House of Blues

May 3: Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern

Previously Announced Tour Dates – On Sale Now

March 28 : Dallas, TX – House of Blues

March 29 : Houston, TX – Warehouse Live

March 30 : Austin, TX – Stubbs Bar-B-Q

April 1 : Atlanta, GA – CW Center Stage

April 3 : Atlantic City, NJ – Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa

April 4 : Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory

April 5 : Washington DC – 9:30 Club

April 7 : New York, NY – Webster Hall

April 8 : New York, NY – Webster Hall

April 10 : Boston, MA – House of Blues

April 11 : Montclair, NJ – Wellmont Theatre

April 13 : Cleveland, OH – House of Blues

April 14 : Ann Arbor, MI – Michigan Theater

April 15 : Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue Theatre

April 17 : Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theater

April 18 : St Paul, MN – MYTH

April 19 : Chicago, IL – Riviera Theater

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category: music
07 Jan 2009

Go behind the scenes with rocker Chris Cornell on the set of his new video for “Scream.”   Watch Chris discuss the concept behind the video and the unique, dreamlike quality that director Alan Ferguson (Fall Out Boy, Jay-Z) helps create.  “Scream” is the title track off of the forthcoming album produced by Timbaland due out this year.

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category: music
15 Dec 2008

Chris Cornell has just premiered the video for “Scream,” the title track off of his Timbaland produced album due out next year.  Directed by Alan Ferguson (Fall Out Boy, Gym Class Heroes), the cinematic piece captures the two opposing moods of the song.  “My role in the video is performing the song in super-slow-motion,” explains Cornell.  “I’m existing in this Zen-like world, singing these song lyrics and everything going on around me is super-fast, super-chaotic, and I’m just suspended in it.”

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category: music
04 Nov 2008

Chris Cornell has just unveiled the official video for “Ground Zero” which includes scenes from the ABC crime-drama Life On Mars. The series also prominently featured the song in their October premiere episode and ad campaign. The track comes off Cornell’s upcoming Timbaland produced effort, Scream, which will hit stores early next year.
Cornell has also been blogging on his official site as of late. So far, the entries have dealt with everything from a dream he had about Layne Staley to his touring preparation and set list choices. Check out all of the blog posts at www.chriscornell.com/blog/ to get a rare glimpse into the mind of the rock icon.

Ground Zero Music Video - Chris Cornell

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category: music
07 Oct 2008

Watch Chris Cornell kick back in the studio with super-producer Timbaland in a Myspace exclusive Artist on Artist interview.  Two of music’s biggest names, the pair chat about their first meeting, discuss rock and hip-hop’s groovy origins and Chris shares that their collaboration together, Scream, is “the most album-oriented album” he’s ever done.

Artist on Artist: Chris Cornell and Timbaland

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category: music
02 Oct 2008

Throughout his storied career, Chris Cornell has clearly never been an artist that is content sitting in one creative comfort spot for too long. The versatile rocker who became a household name from his success in Soundgarden and Audioslave has teamed up with perhaps the most celebrated producer of this era: Timbaland. Scream is the result of their genre-defying sessions.

Cornell and Timbaland are set to kick off a string of eight live shows on October 17th to support the project. Scream will be performed in its entirety to mimic the experience of listening to the LP from start to finish.

The new album features infectious tracks like “Ground Zero,” “Part of Me,” and the exhilarating title track and lead single, “Scream.” Fans can expect a unique blend of hip-hop and rock from this release that will no doubt venture into new territory for both Cornell and Timbaland.

 “Scream” audio stream

Tour Dates:

10/17 Denver, CO - Ogden Theater
10/18 Salt Lake City, UT - The Avalon Theater
10/19 Tempe, AZ - Marquee
10/24 Las Vegas, NV - The Joint
10/25 Los Angeles, CA - House of Blues
10/26 San Diego, CA - House of Blues
10/31 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
11/02 Seattle, WA - Showbox
Bio:

Chris Cornell is a rock icon who thrives on contradictions. An innovator who resists genre labels, he was nonetheless the chief architect of the 90s grunge movement. Frequently ranked as one of the best voices in music history, he has successfully maintained his own unique identity over more than two decades as a multi-Grammy award winning musician and universally acclaimed singer, songwriter and lyricist.

Seattle trailblazers Soundgarden were a law to themselves, edgy, dark and deeply individual. Their savage soundscapes, coupled with Cornell’s incisive lyrics and predatory roar, seduced audiences hungry for musical depth and complexity while leading trends in street fashion and iconic design. In 1989, they became the first Seattle band to sign to a major label. Their sound continued to change and evolve over the course of five pioneering albums.

Celebrated side project Temple of the Dog had already shown Cornell’s more soulful side and introduced future Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder to the world. Later, Cornell shocked the business once again with richly melodic, critically acclaimed solo album “Euphoria Morning”, swiftly recognized for its alienation and despair. And as the millennium turned, he joined with three other musical pioneers from rap-rock’s Rage Against The Machine to create Audioslave - a multi-platinum supergroup which lived to deny its detractors, producing three top-selling albums, touring the world and becoming the first American band to bring rock to Castro’s Cuba.

Since then, Cornell has redefined his sound and vision to encompass new music, new collaborations and new activities. Having contributed solo songs to movie soundtracks from “Great Expectations” to “Mission Impossible II”, he became the first American male singer to write the theme song for the James Bond franchise in its most successful film to date, “Casino Royale.” His bold and bluesy reinvention of Michael Jackson dance classic “Billie Jean” courted controversy and attracted imitators. And his triumphant 2007 world tour brought together songs from every stage of his career, reinterpreting them for new audiences and blending their original fire with the shock of the new.

Outside music, Cornell fronted fashion designer John Varvatos’s Spring 2006 collection and settled in Paris with his family, where he has helped revive a historic restaurant, the stylish Black Calavados.

Only the most confident would claim to predict exactly what comes next for Chris Cornell. Always eclectic, always experimental, his new collaboration with super-producer Timbaland – who calls their album “the best work I’ve done in my career” – will take him into fresh territory, establishing a new sound and marking the creation of a masterpiece that breaks all musical boundaries. Only one thing’s for sure – Chris Cornell will continue to break rules, make history and challenge everyone’s expectations.

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category: music
04 Sep 2008

The Pussycat Dolls have been burning up the charts with their red hot, summer smash “When I Grow Up” and have no plans of stopping anytime soon. The superstar pop group recently premiered their new single, “Whatcha Think About That” featuring hip hop mastermind Missy Elliott, on PCDMusic.com  and will release the track on iTunes September 9th.

Stream the new tune: “Whatcha Think About That”

The Dolls are gearing up to unleash Doll Domination on September 23rd which features collaborations with super producers Timbaland, Sean Garrett and Polow Da Don.

Check out the latest episode of PCD TV:

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category: music
29 Feb 2008

Get a load of Timbaland’s new artist, Izza Kizza HERE at Myspace.

And grab the first single featuring Missy Elliot, called “Walk The Dog”

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