Wednesday, March 16, 2011 9:58AM - By Joseph Oliveto
Gotta give Pearl Jam some credit; of all the bands in the so-called “grunge” movement, they’ve had the most success in terms of sticking around and consistently making good music. Their tunes may not be as strong as they used to be and the band may not play as prominent a role in the cultural zeitgeist as they once did, but they have managed to maintain the kind of artistic integrity that so few bands can hold on to.
So, we’re happy that Rolling Stone is reporting that the band is set to record their tenth studio album this year.
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Friday, January 7, 2011 9:26AM - By Jeffrey Hyatt
Pearl Jam is set to make 2011 a yearlong celebration of the band’s 20-year history. The anniversary fun gets underway in a few weeks with the January 18 release of Live on Ten Legs, which features 18 tracks recorded on tour by the band from 2003 to 2010.
The Seattle band opened up just a tad on PearlJam.com this week about what to look forward to this year as they celebrate their 20th anniversary.
Check out the trailer for Live on Ten Legs below!
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Friday, December 10, 2010 9:42AM - By Jeffrey Hyatt
The Pearl Jam 20th anniversary party continues, this time with the band set to curate, host and headline their very own music festival next summer.
During an interview aired on Sirius XM Radio, Gibson.com reports that longtime Pearl Jam manager Kelly Curtis said the festival will happen “somewhere in the middle of the U.S.” — not in the band’s hometown of Seattle.
No other details have been released, but this sounds all very exciting!
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Tuesday, November 2, 2010 10:00AM - By Joseph Oliveto
The 90s gave us some of the purest rock music ever, and it’s a testament to the quality of those bands that they were able to record dozens of solid albums and still have plenty of great rare material lying around. What follows is a list of some of the best B-sides, rarities, obscure tracks, and special releases from eight definitive 90s rock bands. Enjoy the flashback.
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Friday, October 22, 2010 7:44AM - By Jeffrey Hyatt
To help celebrate their 20th anniversary and first live performance, which happens to be exactly 20 years ago today (Oct. 22), Pearl Jam have launched their own Sirius XM channel, a commercial-free music channel devoted to nothing but the music of Pearl Jam.
The first day of Pearl Jam Radio will feature rarely heard highlights from the band’s very first concert performance on October 22, 1990 at Off Ramp Cafe in Seattle, Washington.
Pearl Jam join artists like Bruce Springsteen, the Grateful Dead and Frank Sinatra who have dedicated music channels on Sirius XM.
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Thursday, June 24, 2010 11:09AM - By Seraphina L.
Summer’s just around the corner and there’s a ton of new music coming our way to accompany those road trips.
Brandon Flowers of The Killers has gone solo for now. Interpol has come back from their hiatus and even after some drama that shook them up, they’re definitely back with a tour and some new tracks. Pearl Jam‘s Eddie Vedder has unveiled a new solo song and Jenny and Johnny drop their first track. Details on all these artists and more after the jump!
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Friday, May 7, 2010 3:01PM - By Laura Aguirre
Pearl Jam‘s Mike McCready is developing a good habit, one that every good musician should try at some point in their career, and that’s writing scores. A few months ago the producers of Fox’s sci-fi show Fringe contacted Pearl Jam in the attempt to get permission to use the song “Just Breathe.” What they got instead was for the lead guitarist to compose a score for the entire episode.
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010 11:35AM - By Travis Woods
According to Billboard, it turns out that even Pearl Jam has joined the ever-growing army of Team Conan. Last night in Seattle, members of the Seattle jumped onstage to offer tribute to their favorite ginger late night television host, dedicating three tunes to Conan O’Brien. Frontman Eddie Vedder played two songs solo—“Rise,” from his Into The Wild solo work in 2007, and a cover of John Lennon’s “Oh Yoko” goofily recast as “Oh Coco” for the hometown audience. Vedder was then joined onstage by Mike McCready for a horn-laden cover of the Who’s “Baba O’Riley.”
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Friday, September 18, 2009 7:27PM - By Laura Aguirre
Pearl Jam is more alive than ever. The band is set for the release of their ninth album Backspacer, on September 20th, and it’s expected to be a hit. According to the LA Times, Eddie Vedder has been comparing the rhythm section of Jeff Ament and Matt Cameron to Motown‘s fabled players. A few critics have already had a first listen at the band’s new album, so we’ve rounded them up to bring you the best and worst of the grunge gods latest.
Check out the early reviews for Backspacer…
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