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Pearl Jam Working on New Album With Incubus Guitarist Mike Einziger

Amy Sciarretto — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:13:13 +0000

Pearl Jam are making progress on their new album, and it will feature a contribution from Incubus guitarist Mike Einziger. How do we know his? Well, for one thing, the axeman tweeted a photo of himself, his lady love and the one and only Eddie Vedder, frontman for PJ, revealing that he is "recording strings" for the new platter. That's just about all the proof we need that stuff is happening.

Pearl Jam's Mike McCready and Guns N' Roses' Duff McKagan Form New Supergroup

Billy Dukes — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 21:17:09 +0000

Mike McCready of Pearl Jam, Duff Mckagan of Guns N' Roses and Barrett Martin of the Screaming Trees have formed three-fourths of a rock supergroup that will rely on a cast of vocalists to finish their debut album. As of now, the group doesn't have a name but that hasn't dammed their inspiration.

Eddie Vedder Pre-Pearl Jam 1989 Demos Surface Online

Amy Sciarretto — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:51:21 +0000

Collectors and diehards that love anything "new but old" from Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder are about to start drooling -- incessantly. Tapes from the singer's '88-'89 pre-PJ demo period have surfaced, but that's not all. Through the miracle of technology, they have been digitized and posted online for your listening pleasure.

Pearl Jam's 'Ten' Reaches 10 Million Sales Milestone

Dave Lifton — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:25:50 +0000

‘Ten,’ the debut album from Pearl Jam, has reached sales of more than 10 million copies. Only 21 other albums have sold more copies since 1991, when Nielsen SoundScan became the music industry standard for tracking point-of-sale purchases. Billboard is reporting that the record sold 4,000 copies for the week ending Feb. 17, which pushed [...]

Eddie Vedder Blasts Mitt Romney During Obama Fundraiser

Jeff Giles — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 20:15:17 +0000

Pearl Jam‘s Eddie Vedder performed at a fundraiser for President Barack Obama on Thursday (Sept. 20), using the occasion to share his thoughts on challenger Mitt Romney’s candidacy. “It’s very upsetting to hear a presidential candidate be so easily dismissive of such a ginormous amount of the population,” Vedder told the audience, referring to Romney’s [...]

Pearl Jam to Begin New Album in March, Jeff Ament Says

Amy Sciarretto — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 05:01:19 +0000

Good news for Pearl Jam fans who've been patiently waiting for information about when we can expect new album: The band will likely hunker down and begin work on the next record, which would be their 10th studio effort, in March. Or at least bassist Jeff Ament will.

Mike McCready and Duff McKagan Cover 'Voodoo Child' at Jimi Hendrix Experience Music Project Concert

Billy Dukes — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 21:00:36 +0000

Fans would pay good money just to see one of the many artists that took the stage during Saturday night's (Nov. 17) Jimi Hendrix tribute concert at the Experience Music Project in Seattle, Wash. Amongst the dozen or so guitarists, Pearl Jam's Mike McCready left the biggest impression, according to reviews and confirmed in the below video of him playing 'Voodoo Child' with former Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan.

Pearl Jam's Mike McCready Has Nothing But Praise for Van Halen

Chad Childers — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 16:11:01 +0000

Pearl Jam‘s penchant for pulling out cover songs in their set has been well documented, and one band that keeps coming up in the rotation of covers is Van Halen. Guitarist Mike McCready recently told the UT San Diego newspaper, “Eddie‘s a master. He’s the Mozart of the guitar. I went with Eddie [Vedder] and [...]

Pearl Jam Pay Tribute to Joe Strummer at Isle of Wight 2012

Chad Childers — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 11:15:48 +0000

The Isle of Wight festival is well on its way to being one of the concert events of 2012, with Pearl Jam following Tom Petty in delivering a memorable set.

Eddie Vedder Joins Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers for Two Songs in Amsterdam

Billy Dukes — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 11:00:01 +0000

Tom Petty and Pearl Jam‘s Eddie Vedder have been following each other around Europe, so they decided to team up on Sunday night in Amsterdam. After headlining separate sets at the isle of Wight Festival, the pair ended up on the same stage and sang two Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers hits together.

Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters and Others Booked for Pink Floyd Week on 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon'

Chris M. Junior — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:43:48 +0000

By the end of next week, Pink Floyd fans will really be ‘Comfortably Numb.’

From Sept. 26-30, Jimmy Fallon will pay tribute to the legendary British band on his NBC show. Among those scheduled to drop by are Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters and Dierks Bentley, plus Floyd members Roger Waters and Nick Mason.

Pearl Jam's 'Twenty' Soundtrack Will Include Second Disc of Rarities

Chris M. Junior — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 16:00:09 +0000

Pearl Jam opened its extensive video vaults for ‘Pearl Jam Twenty,’ and the band has done the same with its audio collection for the documentary’s soundtrack.

Not only will it contain 14 concert, TV and radio performances that are connected with the forthcoming film, the ‘Pearl Jam Twenty’ soundtrack also comes with a second disc of demos and other live recordings that covers PJ’s two decade history.

Eddie Vedder Rocks the Ukulele on New Album [AUDIO]

Joe Russo — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 13:21:36 +0000

Pearl Jam front-man Eddie Vedder will release a new album consisting entirely of tunes played on the ukulele later this year, music blogs report, and the first song is out today.

It's a fresh recording of Vedder's "LongingTo Belong," which the singer has played at solo shows throughout the last couple of years. Listen to the new recording after the jump.

Pearl Jam Summer Festival In The Works

Kari-Lynn Wirth — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:44:40 +0000

Twenty years ago, a band called Pearl Jam released its first album, Ten.