Soundgarden On Internet

The long arm of Bill Gates has extended to Soundgarden.

Apparently it’s not just dinosaur rock bands that are willing to grab Gates’ money. Soundgarden will post exclusive concert photos from its European tour on only the Microsoft Network, the new Internet provider that comes with the Windows 95 PC software.

The band also has a new CD+ coming out in the fall, “Alive in the Superunknown,” with some interactive material on it, as well as another link to the Microsoft Network.

If you want Internet Soundgarden without bowing to Gates, you can go to the band’s own Web site at http:/ /Rocktropolis.com/Soundgarden.

Bolton greatest hits coming

Two or three new songs on a greatest-hits package have somewhat become the norm, but Michael Bolton throws in a few extras with his Sept. 19 “Greatest Hits: 1985-1995” collection, which includes five new tunes along with 12 proven winners.

Columbia is already getting plenty of mileage out of first single and video “Can I Touch You … There?”

The only track that will not be released as a single is his version of “I Found Someone,” the Bolton-penned cut that was a top 10 hit for Cher in 1987.