If you were tasked to explain to the proverbial alien what rock and roll sounded like at the end of the 20th century and beginning of the 21st, you could do worse than to play an a cappella recording of CHRIS CORNELL's voice, a masterful four-octave, growl-to-shriek instrument that could be stretched, twisted and cured into the shape of almost any type of rock song anyone could throw at it. It embodied grunge with SOUNDGARDEN, metal with AUDIOSLAVE and then, hell, it went and made an album with TIMBALAND (and it was never less than awe-inspiring even if its owner occasionally made choices that had a few million rock fans scratching their heads). It was never clear if Cornell was using his instrument to transcend the despair of so many of his lyrics or if he was using his songs and performances to undercut the voice's majesty. Either way, he served as a constant reminder that there is light in darkness and darkness in light. That there is always a way to rise above, and always doubt. We will pore over his lyrics, deconstruct his unhinged final performance (which ended with a snippet of LED ZEPPELIN's "IN MY TIME OF DYING") and re-read between the lines of dark interviews in search of clues for why he took his life Wednesday night, and it's unlikely we'll ever have an answer. Just questions. And tears. And, more than anything, memories of that voice and the man who owned it. We look back in our MusicSET "Remembering Chris Cornell"... PWR BTTM's BEN HOPKINS says accusations of sexual assault leveled by a women interviewed by JEZEBEL "did not line up with any sexual experience I have ever had." In a detailed public statement, Hopkins firmly denies the career-derailing allegations while adding, "it is my responsibility to be accountable to this individual's perspective and to honor it accordingly." Hopkins' note—bandmate LIV BRUCE and the band itself issued statements as well—takes pains to consider that the woman's perspective may differ from their own. It also takes pains to carp about the woman's anonymity, which is incredibly tone-deaf, considering the subject... TOBY KEITH will play a concert open only to men in RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA, in conjunction with PRESIDENT TRUMP's visit to the country this weekend. Really... It's FRIDAY and that means new music from JLIN, FAITH EVANS & THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G., MOUNTAIN GOATS, NICK HAKIM, JADE JACKSON, THE BUILDERS AND THE BUTCHERS, SNOOP DOGG, LINKIN PARK, !!!, LITTLE STEVEN, CHASTITY BROWN, DRAGONFORCE, WAVVES, ERASURE and POKEY LAFARGE.