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Pearl Jam’s McCready Rocks Another Cause
Original at Seattlest
• Wed, Nov 26
By Clint Mike McCready's side project, Shadow '86—now officially a "Jimi Hendrix tribute band"—will headline a Treehouse for Kids benefit show at the Tractor on December 6. Former Lazy Susan singer Kim Virant, honky-tonk-y Star Anna, and singer-strummer Kristen Ward will also appear. If we did...
New albums from Ten Toes Up, Lust After Love, & Torture Town
Original at Charleston City Paper
• Wed, Nov 26
New albums from Ten Toes Up, Lust After Love, & Torture Town SC - Wobbly on tone and delivery, it sounds too much like the singers in the bands LAL seem determined to emulate (Pearl Jam, the STPs, Staind, perhaps?). ...
Mansfield's Comcast Center named nation's No. 1 venue
Original at Attleboro Sun Chronicle
• Tue, Nov 25
MA - AP Photo/Lisa Poole) Playing host to New England's first-ever Farm Aid concert as well as sold-out shows by Pearl Jam, the Dave Matthews Band, ... Comcast Center named Amphitheatre of the Year Boston Music Spotlight all 2 news articles
Rock & Roll Annex
Original at Time Out
• Tue, Nov 25
Rock & Roll Annex NY - “He played it at the Ramones’ last show, but then brought it out of retirement to do an encore at a Pearl Jam performance.” (Eddie Vedder was one of ...
Film unites Neil Diamond, wife of late impersonator, finally
Original at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
• Tue, Nov 25
WI - It came highly recommended by Eddie Vedder, who became a highlight of Lightning & Thunder's story when he invited them onstage with Pearl Jam at Summerfest ...
Washington City Paper: Black Plastic Bag - “Stipe-Syndrome” Considered
Original at Washington City Paper
• Tue, Nov 25
Maybe he had seen Eddie Vedder scrawl “pro-choice” on his arm during Pearl Jam’s Unplugged appearance and felt the need to do something, anything, similar. Jeez, he even calls out Kurt Cobain at the end. ...
Hidden Track » Cover Wars: The Seeker Edition
Original at Glide Magazine
• Tue, Nov 25
PJ has some other The Who covers in their repertoire, most frequently played is Baba O’Riley which they have performed over 100 times. Source: Green Habit: A Comprehensive Live Pearl Jam Compilation. Eddie Vedder peforming it solo ...
David Cook - David Cook
Original at IGN
• Mon, Nov 24
CA - Cook's cookie cutter vocals are borrowed from the Eddie Vedder school of emphatic emotion, albeit lacking any of the character and charisma of the Pearl Jam ...
The heads up on finance rock | News.com.au Jack Marx Live Blog
Original at NEWS.com.au
• Mon, Nov 24
ermm early 90’s late 80’s recession gave us some good stuff, grunge? Adrian replied to realto Tue 25 Nov 08 (12:37pm). Yeah the late 80s early 90s only brought to us Alice in Chains, Nirvana, Pearl Jam & Soundgarden. ...
Brian, Brandon and Gabe
Original at Examiner.com
• Mon, Nov 24
- Duke Ellington, Muddy Waters, the Ramones, Gypsy Rose Lee and Pearl Jam have played here. These websites were picked by the Showbox Examiners as useful ...
Billy Corgan Blames Eddie Vedder for Cubs Curse - Spinner.com
Original at Spinner
• Mon, Nov 24
At a concert in his hometown this past weekend, Home Rub Derby reports Corgan laid the franchise's upset loss at the feet of Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder. You see, Vedder wrote a song called 'All the Way' for the Cubs. ...
Vermillion band signs with prestigious label
Original at Sioux Falls Argus Leader
• Sat, Nov 22
The Kickback, a Vermillion rock band, recently signed with Fishbone bass player Norwood Fisher's record label, NS5. The signing will put the group on the same label as bands such as Los Angeles hip-hop group Trulio Disgracias, which includes members of Pearl Jam, Primus and Parliament/...
The Gauntlet :: (hed)pe - Heavy Metal - News - (hed)pe Videos ...
Original at The Gauntlet
• Fri, Nov 21
According to unsubstantiated legend, Nirvana's Kurt Cobain once approached Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder in a Seattle bar and told Vedder he hated everything Pearl Jam and its fans stood for. The next time he saw Vedder, he retracted half of ...
Mufin Now Open to All: Discover Music by Sound Analysis on iTunes ...
Original at Mashable!
• Thu, Nov 20
I built a Genius playlist based on “Indifference” by Pearl Jam, which - for anyone who isn’t familiar with the song - is a haunting, ambient kind of track. Genius served up every grunge track it could find in my library: Soundgarden, ...
Guns 'N Roses Streams New Album On Myspace | Music Blog | UGO.com
Original at ugo.com
• Thu, Nov 20
I’ve somehow managed to convince myself that the last three Pearl Jam albums weren’t irrelevant elevator music. Because Ten was so frikkin’ good! But lying to yourself and writing it down are two different things. ...
Slater biography hits bookstores
Original at Sunshine Coast Daily
• Thu, Nov 20
Australia - Nov 20, 2008 Shaun Tompson, Jeff Hornbaker, old flame Pamela Anderson and Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder to capture previously unpublished insights into his life. ...
Micahel Johns - "Daughter" (Trinoma, 11-18-08)
Original at 3xhcch (Multiply)
• Tue, Nov 18
November 18, 2008 I missed out on the big concerts over the weekend like Gary Valenciano 25th anniversary, and the mammoth Chris Brown-Rihanna concert. However, I did get to catch this free little concert again brought to us by the Ayala Malls. His name is only familiar to those to followed A...
Top10: 1991 Rock Videos
Original at SEBINOMICS
• Sun, Nov 16
By Sebastiano Mereu The 1990s started with a bunch of great bands that started out in the 80s, becoming more and more popular. Here you are my favorite 1991 rock videos. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” on Youtube, otherwise it would be in here, too.
Largehearted Boy: Book Notes - Liza Monroy ("Mexican High")
Original at Largehearted Boy
• Thu, Nov 13
Pearl Jam: "Even Flow". To me, this song competes with Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” for the title of the ultimate grunge song. Every girl had a crush on Eddie Vedder in the early 90s. The long, post-hair-band hair! ...
Smashing Pumpkins - If All Goes Wrong DVD Review | Music Blog ...
Original at ugo.com
• Tue, Nov 11
The Who: Along with the likes of Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, and Nine Inch Nails, the Smashing Pumpkins was one of the leading bands of the early ‘90s alt-rock revolution. But whereas the other aforementioned groups specialized in ...
New to DVD and Blu-Ray November week 2
Original at Crave Online
• Mon, Nov 10
CA - Nov 10, 2008 The Dickies, X, Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder, and The Red Hot Chili Peppers - held a benefit concert to celebrate The Ramones' 30th anniversary, ...
Pearl Jam: Live at the Gorge 05/06 < Music | PopMatters
Original at PopMatters
• Sun, Nov 9
By Jeff Vrabel My wife exclaimed these things because: 1) She is hilarious, 2) She would drop me for Eddie Vedder without so much as a pause to drop a wad of paper with a forwarding address on it, and 3) Live Pearl Jam is big in our house. ...
Pearl Jam's Vote For Change Provides '08 Inspiration
Original at Seattlest
• Mon, Nov 3
By Clint Four years ago, George W. Bush had a crappy approval rating, the Democrats and youth of our country promised vote-inducing change, and Pearl Jam took part in a swing state tour to encourage people to act democratic. Four years later, there's no Bush on the ticket and no tour. But there is a docu...
Eonblue - Elmwood resident wins Pearl Jam contest
Original at Last 20 estrip Journals
• Mon, Nov 3
In 2004 two film makers followed Pearl Jam's Vote For Change tour to Reading PA, Toledo OH, Grand Rapids MI, St Louis MO, Asheville NC and ended up in Kissimee FL. Along the way they met with and spoke to hundreds of fans and just ordinary people about voting, democracy and politics in general....
Huskies on the Prowl
Original at blogs.columbiatribune.com
• Tue, Oct 28
Until Gary Pinkel goes on the record saying he’s not interested in the Washington job, we’re going to follow the Huskies’ coaching search. Here’s what I’m hearing from Seattle — and I’m not talking about Pearl Jam: Holiday: vs. Pac-10, Dec. 30 (San Diego)
Neil Young unites generations at GM Place
Original at Canada.com
• Wed, Oct 22
Canada - Oct 22, 2008 the work of singer-songwriters like Hayden and Kathleen Edwards; and the grunge of Nirvana and Pearl Jam, which subsequently influenced much of today's ...
Where to See Pearl Jam (Members) This Fall
Original at Seattlest
• Wed, Oct 15
By Clint Stone Gossard: The head-bobbing guitarist is posting a new song online each week; a solo album will soon follow. Following a series of tree-plantings and cities-that-aren't-Seattle shows, Stone and his Hank Khoir will help Tom Morello "Get Out the Vote" at the Showbox (Market) Novembe...
Pearl Jam Forums
Original at All or None
• Wed, Oct 8
By Martin Wulffeld(martin@wulffeld.org) A list of all the Pearl Jam communities I could find. Let me know of others in the comments. Brazilian Restless Souls Danish Footsteps Dutch Dutch Ramblings English BugsGiven To WailOfficial Pearl Jam forum – The Message PitRed MosquitoThe BRY Forums German pearl-jam.de Italian Light Yea...
In The Footsteps of Pearl Jam
Original at All or None
• Wed, Oct 8
By Martin Wulffeld(martin@wulffeld.org) I’m holding a vote to gauge the interest in getting an English translation of the Danish Pearl Jam biography called “In the Footsteps of Pearl Jam” written by Henrik Tuxen. The book was published in Danish last year and covers the authors relationship and many meetings with the band up thro...
Green River plays again
Original at Seahawks Insider (News Tribune)
• Mon, Oct 6
By Ernest Jasmin And if you missed it, click here to listen to bits of my interview with Mudhoney/Green River mouthpiece Mark Arm talking about that SP20 reunion. Proto-grunge band Green River -- the band that included future members of Mudhoney and Pearl Jam in the '80s -- ...
Meltdown
Original at In Rare Form
• Mon, Oct 6
By lemare Which brings me to our musical selection to commemorate this event. Eddie Vedder, the lead singer of Pearl Jam, is a Cubs fan and once met Ernie Banks. Mr. Banks didn’t know who Vedder was, but when he learned he was a musician, he asked him to write a song about the Cubs. And as Eddie explained a...
Podcast: Andrew Wood and the Origins of the Seattle Sound
Original at JamsBio Magazine
• Wed, Oct 1
By Meghan Harvey Out of the ashes of Mother Love Bone, you can find connections to bands like Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Nirvana, Alice in Chains, and countless others. How can you deny the impact of a band, and a man who’s inspired numerous tributes? Chris Cornell even formed a separate band, Temple of the Dog...
The Hub-o-sphere
Original at Bostonist
• Tue, Sep 30
By cheap_robv Before he becomes annoyed with our local purple food critic, a recent Chicago-transplant reviews the Phantom Gourmet Food Festival. [MenuPages Blog: Boston] If you volunteer to plant trees in Mattapan tomorrow, you can go to a Stone Gossard (Pearl Jam) concert later in the evening for f...
SOUNDS: The Grunge Factor - Las Vegas Review
Original at lvrj.com
• Fri, Sep 26
SOUNDS: The Grunge Factor Las Vegas Review - Journal, NV - Sep 26, 2008 Oh sure, there were some heady years there in the early '90s, when bands such as Nirvana, Soundgarden and Pearl Jam were topping the charts, ...
Tour Tracker: Stone Gossard, the Crystal Method and the Sea & Cake
Original at Rolling Stone
• Wed, Sep 17
By Daniel Kreps December 6 San Diego, CA @ Casbah Photo: Lovekin/Getty Stone Gossard steps out of Pearl Jam temporarily for four solo shows, the Crystal Method schedule DJ nights and the Sea & Cake alert you to their Car Alarm. Follow the jump for the complete set of dates. Stone Gossard October 1 – Bosto...
METAL WEEK : 2 - HARD ROCK
Original at my.opera.com
• Mon, Mar 17
By address-withheld@my.opera.com.invalid (Stefan) Temple of the Dog was an American hard rock band that formed in 1990. It was conceived by Chris Cornell of Soundgarden as a tribute to his friend, the late Andrew Wood, lead singer of Malfunkshun and Mother Love Bone. The line-up included Stone Gossard on rhythm guitar, Jeff Ament on bass guit...
Podcast: 11/12/1997 :: The Honking Seals play the Catalyst
Original at I AM FUEL, YOU ARE FRIENDS
• Mon, Nov 12
By heather November is a good month for all my uberdork Pearl Jam anniversary celebrating. Ten years ago tonight, I was in my own personal upper echelon of sublime, unbelievable, kept-pinching-myself heaven: Given To Fly (11/12/97 premiere) Do The Evolution (11/12/97 premiere)
Podcast: Don't mean to push, but I'm being shoved :: Twelve years of live Pearl Jam
Original at I AM FUEL, YOU ARE FRIENDS
• Sun, Nov 4
By heather Corduroy (live 11/4/95) - Pearl Jam I remember facing the cooling dusk air and singing along with my full lung capacity, especially for the opening lines, "The waiting drove me mad . . ." In other Pearl Jam news -- PREORDER: PEARL JAM VS. AMES BROS
BNB: Wall St Journal BSB concert review
Original at bad
• Tue, Oct 30
By bh Dylan, John Lee Hooker, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Pearl Jam, Red Hot Chili past; and John Mayer and Regina Spektor. When Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder canceled, self-deprecating humor. Her latest album, "Live at Lollapalooza 2007" (Sire),
Music Review: Pearl Jam - Live at the Gorge 05/06
Original at Blogcritics
• Fri, Jul 20
By El Bicho Hey gang, Pearl Jam has released a seven disc set that contains recordings from three separate concerts performed live at the Gorge Amphitheater in Eastern Washington. The concert dates were 9/01/05, 7/22 & 23/06, and my buddy Smitty, who follows PJ like the FBI followed Lennon, con...
Podcast: Vedder to pen(n) solo soundtrack albumOriginal at I AM FUEL, YOU ARE FRIENDS
• Tue, Jul 3
By heather Goodbye - Eddie Vedder CHICAGO CAB SOUNDTRACK Who You Are - Pearl Jam also on No Code) BIG FISH SOUNDTRACK Man Of The Hour - Pearl Jam I loved this movie) Face of Love - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Eddie Vedder Long Road - Pearl Jam State of Love and Trust - Pearl Jam Breath - Pearl Jam
Music Review: Pearl Jam - Live At The Gorge (CD Box Set)
Original at Blogcritics
• Sat, Jun 30
By Charlie Doherty Veteran Seattle rock heroes Pearl Jam have always been fan-friendly, especially when it comes to selling their concerts. Either they do it themselves or allow fanclubs to sell bootlegs of them to the public, whether they were fantastic, sloppy, or somewhere in between.
Music Review: Pearl Jam - Live At the Gorge (7 Disc Box Set)
Original at Blogcritics
• Fri, Jun 29
By Glen Boyd I've always said that these guys had a lot more Bad Company than Sex Pistols in them -- what between Vedder's rock and roll soul vocals, and the dual guitar attack of Stone Gossard and Mike McCready. And let us not forget ex-Soundgarden drummer Matt Cameron. The other thing Seattle does besid...
Overlooked Alternatives: Ryan Adams, Pearl Jam, the Trio of Doom
Original at Blogcritics
• Tue, Jun 26
By Tom Johnson Pearl Jam - Live At The Gorge (7 CD Box Set): I'll admit that I don't listen to Pearl Jam like I used to, but I still enjoy hearing them from time to time, especially live material where their songs can really come alive in the right instances. This set should be pretty interesting - 100 songs spr...
Music DVD Review: The Jesus Lizard - The Jesus Lizard DVD
Original at Blogcritics
• Thu, Jun 14
By Diesel I might as well give a little history about The Jesus Lizard before I go into detail on the DVD, in case you have no idea who I am talking about. They were around before grunge was even conceived in Seattle, forming in 1987 in Chicago. Their popularity was low key but they have influenced tons of p...
My Top CDs: Underground Christian Rock of the 1990s
Original at Blogcritics
• Wed, May 23
By Jerry Rojas Back in the 1990s, while I was discovering Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, and the whole barrage of grunge and alternative bands, I was also being introduced to some great underground Christian bands that could definitely sit along side the rest as quality musicians with plenty of sub...
End Of Days: Is Jeffrey Chodorow The Antichrist?
Original at Gawker
• Fri, May 18
The best part of today's profile of David Chang in the Times isn't that the reporter notices Pearl Jam playing on the stereo (no big deal, I have a limited edition of Ten!) or the news (unconfirmed) that Chang will be opening a Vegas Momofuku. No, the best part comes from Chang himself. Apropro...
Opinion: The Listening Room April 30, 2007: Pearl Jam, Boston, Vanessa Daou, Muse, Jesus and Mary Chain, and Garth Brooks
Original at Blogcritics
• Tue, May 1
By Josh Hathaway For forty-five minutes or so, these guys pretty much blew me away. I'd expected another bombastic emo band kind of a sound, as that's what MCR sounds like... instead I got this wonderfully lush guitar driven band. It's... well, it's hard to describe how Muse sound. If you were to take a healthy dose of...
Opinion: The Listening Room April 30, 2007: Pearl Jam, Boston, Vanessa Daou, Muse, Jesus and Mary Chain, and Garth Brooks
Original at Blogcritics
• Tue, May 1
By Josh Hathaway The Listening Room is once again alive and kicking. I can't remember why we took the brief hiatus, so best not to think too much about it. We're back with more musical musing and recommendations. This week, there are five steps to instant cool- and a suggestion I can only hope is a very guilty ple...
Podcast: New Eddie Vedder solo song: "Hard Sun" (with Sleater-Kinney's Corin Tucker)Original at I AM FUEL, YOU ARE FRIENDS
• Sat, Apr 21
By heather Ed's version ramps up the Middle-Eastern influences and reminds me of Pearl Jam songs like "Who You Are" or "Face of Love," a bit exotic. Sleater-Kinney punk goddess Corin Tucker duets, taking the part that Joni filled 18 years ago. Hard Sun - Eddie Vedder & Corin Tucker