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Pearl Jam Reportedly To Drop New Single in July

Chad Childers — Fri, 31 May 2013 21:21:35 +0000

While most of the focus has been on if Pearl Jam will release their new album in 2013 or 2014, the attention is now shifting to when we might hear the first taste of new music from the band. According to an AllAccess.com posting that has since been removed, Pearl Jam is alleged to be targeting a July 16 premiere for a new song.

Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder Rocks Out With Minnesota Twins Pitcher Jared Burton

Chad Childers — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 17:00:28 +0000

Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder is an avid baseball fan and is usually up for meeting up with players who make their living playing the game. Recently that led Vedder to hanging out with members of the Minnesota Twins baseball team and pitcher Jared Burton now has an experience he'll never forget.

Pearl Jam's Mike McCready, Ex-Guns N' Roses' Duff McKagan Form Supergroup

Amy Sciarretto — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:51:32 +0000

A new supergroup is in the works, Rolling Stone reports, and it features Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready, former Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan and onetime Screaming Trees' drummer Barrett Martin. The as-yet-unnamed unit still needs a vocalist, but the search is on for singers to help them crystallize their ideas and form some new ones.

Pearl Jam's Mike McCready Hoping for New Album 'This Year, For Sure'

Chad Childers — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:24:36 +0000

While Pearl Jam have been taking their time with new music, it appears as though the immediacy of generating new music is starting to ramp up for the band. Guitarist Mike McCready tells Rolling Stone that the group hopes to have their next album out "this year, for sure."

Pearl Jam's 'Ten' Surpasses 10 Million Copies Sold

Chad Childers — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 22:22:26 +0000

Pearl Jam‘s ‘Ten’ album had already achieved diamond certification for shipping more than 10 million copies, but the landmark record has now officially sold more than 10 million copies. Billboard reports that this past week the album sold nearly 4,000 copies, which helped it pass the milestone. According to Nielsen Soundscan, the disc became the [...]

Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder Playing With Roger Waters At 12-12-12 Sandy Benefit

Joe Robinson — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 15:46:04 +0000

Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder will join Roger Waters to perform the Pink Floyd classic 'Comfortably Numb' at the 12-12-12 Hurricane Sandy relief concert set to take place tonight Madison Square Garden in New York City, Waters revealed during an appearance last night on 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.' Vedder, Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl and Coldplay's Chris Martin were added to the concert's lineup late last month, joining a star-studded bill that also includes everybody from Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen to Kanye West and the Who.

Pearl Jam – Kelly West's Video Pick Of The Day (VIDEO)

Kelly West — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 01:28:58 +0000

As heard on RoadRage, Yellow Ledbetter from Pearl Jam! turn it up!

Pearl Jam Members Offer Update on New Album, Address Possibility of Tour With Soundgarden

Jeff Giles — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 18:10:30 +0000

It’s been a long three years for Pearl Jam fans since the band’s last album of original material, ‘Backspacer,’ was released — but it looks like some new music is finally on the way. Grunge Report points out an excerpt from the latest issue of Rolling Stone in which bassist Jeff Ament reveals the band’s [...]

Pearl Jam, Jay-Z Perform '99 Problems' at Made In America Festival

Dave Lifton — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 21:46:25 +0000

Rock bands don’t get much bigger than Pearl Jam, but during their headlining set at Philadelphia’s Made In America Festival on Sunday (Sept. 2), the group added even more star power to their set, teaming with rapper Jay-Z for an encore performance of ’99 Problems.’

Pearl Jam Music Used for Updated Version of 'Hamlet'

Dave Kim — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:19:16 +0000

The classic William Shakespeare story of ‘Hamlet’ received a grunge-style update over the weekend. The production crew at New York City’s HERE have added the music of Pearl Jam to their ‘Hamlet’ remake entitled ‘A King Of Infinite Space.’ According to Paste, ‘A King Of Infinite Space’ reimagines the ‘Hamlet’ epic as a tale in the [...]

Injured Eddie Vedder Postpones 2012 Solo Tour

Joe Robinson — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 21:47:23 +0000

Eddie Vedder has postponed his upcoming North American solo tour due to nerve damage in his right arm caused by a back injury the Pearl Jam singer sustained earlier this year. All but one date on the 15-city trek will be rescheduled for later this year.

Pearl Jam Donate $50,000 To 'Blessings in a Backpack' Program

Joe Robinson — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:25:45 +0000

Pearl Jam celebrated a special anniversary in September when they rolled into Alpine Valley’s Music Theater in Wisconsin for their PJ20 festival, and now they have something special planned for needy children in the area. The band has pledged to donate $50,000 to Blessings in a Backpack, an organization that provides weekend meals for students who qualify for the federal Free and Reduced Lunch Program.

'Pearl Jam Twenty' Soundtrack Available to Listen to Now

Jeff Giles — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:32:50 +0000

It might say 2011 on your calendar, but this fall, it’s 1991 all over again, what with deluxe reissues of 20-year-old albums from bands including U2, Spin Doctors, and Pearl Jam, whose landmark debut ‘Ten’ was the inspiration for a new documentary from none other than ‘Singles’ and ‘Jerry Maguire’ director Cameron Crowe.

The film, titled ‘Pearl Jam Twenty,’ is getting a hefty double-disc soundtrack that includes live tracks, demos, and assorted rarities from Pearl Jam’s vaults — and although it doesn’t come out until September 20, you can listen to the whole thing now.

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

Chris M. Junior — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:47:09 +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 Will Release Second Solo Album in May

John Riggs — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:54:15 +0000

Good news for Pearl Jam fans: Frontman Eddie Vedder announced today that he will release his second solo album later this year, on May 31. The album, titled ‘Ukulele Songs,’ will reportedly feature original songs and covers on his ukulele, a new version of Pearl Jam’s ‘Can’t Keep’ and guest appearances by Chan Marshall of [...]