Formed in Seattle in 1984, Soundgarden helped lay the groundwork for grunge. Success came with 1991’s breakthrough album Badmotorfinger and 1994’s multi-platinum Superunknown, before the band ...

Chris [Cornell] and Hiro [Yamamoto] didn’t have a TV. And when we did have a TV, it was just broadcast. You know how I got to see Soundgarden videos on TV? Was going on tour.

Original bassist Hiro Yamamato left Soundgarden soon after the album was finished to pursue a Masters degree in chemistry. The glam metal parody “Big Dumb Sex” was later covered by Guns N ...

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Hiro Yamamoto may be in his 60's but he lights up like a teenager when he talks about his role in the early days of Soundgarden. "That whole underground music scene and the ...

He formed Soundgarden in 1984 alongside bandmates at the time, lead guitarist Kim Thayil, bassist Hiro Yamamoto and drummer Scott Sundquist.

Thayil, Matt Cameron (drums), Ben Shepherd (bassist), and Hiro Yamamoto (original bassist) are all quite happy about the news that Soundgarden will be recognized by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Soundgarden is back upright, strong enough to shine on, for a little while at least. Soundgarden plays London, Ont., Sunday; Ottawa Blues, July 5; Calgary, July 27; Vancouver, July 29. SET LIST: ...

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Hiro Yamamoto may be in his 60's but he lights up like a teenager when he talks about his role in the early days of Soundgarden. "That whole underground music scene and the ...