Soundgarden - Mailman - Live 1996 - | The YEAR Grunge BROKE

SOUNDGARDEN - Pretty Noose ON THIS DAY, May 15th, 1996, Live on Saturday Night Live, New York City. The episode was Soundgarden's first (and only) time on Saturday Night Live. The appearance preceded the May 21st release of their fifth studio album Down on the Upside. Jim Carrey was the episode's host. | The YEAR Grunge BROKE

MTV report from Lollapalooza 1996, featuring SOUNDGARDEN, SCREAMING TREES, RAMONES, and more. The 1996 edition of Lollapalooza sparked controversy when it was announced METALLICA would headline the festival; this move caused Lollapalooza founder Perry Farrell to leave the organisation, arguing it wasn't in keeping with the festival's original ethos. By all accounts, METALLICA delivered each night and were instrumental in adding acts like country music icon Waylon Jennings and mercurial 4AD act t