Published today: Minus the Bear “exclusive” on Chart

This is the first full story I’ve written for Chart. It’s the result of a brief phone conversation I had a few days ago with Minus the Bear guitarist Dave Knudson.

The title wasn’t my idea, but I have to admit that I laughed out loud when I read it. And after that, I nervously played the interview over in my head, trying to remember if Knudson had actually confirmed that Kim Thayil would definitely be on their bus to Lollapalooza.

Sure, the quote’s accurate, but what if it was just two guys talking? What if we jumped the gun? What if Chris Cornell reads it and takes issue with Thayil making travel plans with other bands behind his back? What if Soundgarden were to break up again because of something I wrote?

This is one of two interviews I got to do from my kitchen table on the same day. I haven’t submitted the second piece yet, and I can’t tell you much about it until I have, but I do encourage you to watch for it. The opportunity was as educational as it was surreal.

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