#however... i strongly dislike the characterization of soundgarden as being just another 'macho' band
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Lollapalooza, No Longer So Ambivalent About Bigness
New York Times, 07/12/1996
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#soundgarden#chris cornell#lollapalooza 1996#down on the upside era#i have many feelings about this article#i fully agree that bringing in metallica as a headliner was a mistake#there's nothing 'alternative' about them and they have an entirely different fanbase#however... i strongly dislike the characterization of soundgarden as being just another 'macho' band#yes they were guys playing heavy rock#but chris was an open feminist and their fanbase was always around 50% female#they didn't play the same kind of music as metallica nor did they have a similar-looking fanbase#this article also ignores the reality that lollapalooza *always* had problems with female representation#when soundgarden played in 1992 there was only *one* female-fronted headliner -- lush#and they had bottom-billing and played on the smallest stage#it took until 1994 for the tour to have just two female headliners -- l7 and the breeders#lolla 96 not having any female headliners wasn't really breaking with 'tradition' one bit#so those are my thoughts#take 'em or leave 'em
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