If you ask Osborne, he'll deny that his band was actually part of the Seattle grunge scene since they moved to California in the latter half of the '80s. However, the connections are rampant, between ...

Soundgarden’s 1994 track “Spoonman” is one of the band’s biggest and most recognizable songs. In addition to being a top 10 hit, it won the band a Grammy for Best Metal Performance. Over the years, ...

"Spoonman" is one of Soundgarden's most iconic songs, but what is it really about? The track is featured on the band's fourth and most commercially-successful album Superunknown, which came out in ...

In 1994, Soundgarden climbed the Billboard charts with "Spoonman." Written by Chris Cornell, the song was the first single from the album Superunknown, and its title was inspired by Seattle street ...

In a deleted scene from Cameron Crowe‘s grunge-steeped 1992 rom com Singles, Matt Dillon’s character, Cliff Poncier, busks on a Seattle street. A friend walks by and asks him what happened to his band ...

Today marks the release of the deluxe 20th-anniversary edition of Soundgarden's landmark 1994 album Superunknown. The band celebrated the release of the two-disc (or five-disc, if you're fancy) ...

For “Spoonman,” the band was joined by Roots percussionist Frank Knuckles, who added rhythmic punctuation to their enveloping drop-D riffs and Matt Cameron’s booming toms. Frontman Chris Cornell does ...

Melvins have shared a cover of Soundgarden's "Spoonman" featuring Soundgarden and Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron, which you can hear below. The Buzz Osborne-led trio previously covered the grunge ...

Written by Chris Cornell, the song was the first single from the album Superunknown, and its title was inspired by Seattle street performer Artis the Spoonman. But Cornell didn’t come up with the name ...