Articles tagged "pearl jam"

Events Review

Pearl Jam: 31 October 2009 - Philadelphia

by Sachyn Mital

[13.Nov.09] :. This was Pearl Jam’s final night out of four at Philadelphia’s Spectrum and during the surreal evening, Pearl Jam astounded the audience with rarities and unleashed their energy in a fitting finale for the historic Spectrum.

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Books Review

Grunge by Michael Lavine and Thurston Moore

by Brendan Fitzgerald

[26.Oct.09] :. Sub Pop's first lens on the grunge scene offers an early look at the signs of flannel to come, and the distinctive regional imprints on the sounds that followed punk.

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Mixed Media

Pearl Jam on Austin City Limits (video)

by Eleanore Catolico

[22.Oct.09] :. Watch Pearl Jam give a relentless performance of “The Fixer” on Austin City Limits, along with a nice PBS spot on the history and impact of the show.  Eddie Vedder’s bristly...

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Featured: Section Front Page Feature

Sun, Sweat and Tears: Three Days at the Austin City Limits Festival

by Tim Slowikowski

[8.Oct.09] :. PopMatters takes a look at how a disparate array of acts fared in Austin’s playpen of mud, the blood, and the beer.

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Pearl Jam: Backspacer

by Evan Sawdey

[18.Sep.09] :. Backspacer is the poppiest, punkiest, and most up-beat record that Pearl Jam have ever recorded.

 

Mixed Media

Pearl Jam - Backspacer (new album / videos)

by PopMatters Staff

[27.Aug.09] :. Pearl Jam Backspacer (self-released (US) / Universal (international)) Releasing: 20 September Eddie Vedder and co. go label-less in the US for their upcoming ninth album and head into a more pop...

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‘Cold Case’ producers explain Pearl Jam pick

by Ellen Gray [Philadelphia Daily News (MCT)]

[1.May.09] :. You’d think that in a TV universe where shows with fewer than 10 million viewers can be described as hits, that CBS’ “Cold Case,” with more than 11.5 million, would be a lock...

 

Grunge Is Dead by Greg Prato

by Zachary Houle

[22.Apr.09] :. Prato's book makes one misty eyed for the good ol’ days, when flannel was the fashion and sludge rock was king.

 
PopMatters Pick

Yesterday's Jukebox Feature

Pearl Jam’s “Ten”, Eighteen Years Later

by Michael Metivier

[3.Apr.09] :. Over the years, Sony Legacy has re-released countless albums, but rarely has it honored a record whose importance with regards to legacy has been debated since day one as Pearl Jam’s debut.

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Eddie Vedder

by Chad Berndtson

[18.Aug.08] :. Basing the performance around seven songs from his quietly intense soundtrack to the movie Into the Wild, Eddie Vedder’s solo show drew on central themes of determination, regret, and wanderlust.

 

Pearl Jam: Live at the Gorge 05/06

by Jeff Vrabel

[19.Jul.07] :. Gorge is made both for the setlist hounds and those who would like to catch up with live Pearl Jam, but want someone else to do the deciding.

 

Best Albums of 2006

by PopMatters Staff

[23.Dec.06] :. At long last, the annual rite of passage, the "best of" list... Here's PopMatters picks for the best 60 records of 2006. Stay tuned tomorrow for the best re-issues, as well as ongoing genre top 10s the rest of this week, culminating in the year's best musical events on Friday.

 
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Music Review

Pearl Jam: Pearl Jam

by Michael Metivier

[1.May.06] :. Pearl Jam's best record in a decade.

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Pearl Jam: Rearview Mirror

by David Brecheisen

[23.Nov.04] :. This compilation is the '90s, captured in 33 songs, and it's an enjoyable ride.

 

Pearl Jam: Lost Dogs

by Michael Metivier

[29.Jul.04] :. It’s the summer of ‘92. The nation is preparing to oust the first President Bush from the White House, the saga of Amy Fisher and Joey Buttafuoco unfolds to the smug delight of millions,...

 

Pearl Jam: Riot Act

by Tim Slowikowski

[10.Feb.03] :. For years now, Pearl Jam has sought to escape the arena-rock pigeonhole they found themselves in circa 1992. Derided by Saint Cobain, a leader of the purists, the backlash began somewhere around the...

 

Pearl Jam: Arena di Verona

by Charles Marshall

[25.Sep.00] :. Sometime around 1993, Pearl Jam began removing the middlemen that obscured the way their music was marketed to the public. They stopped making videos, abandoned the music channel, and declined to...

 

Pearl Jam: Binaural

by Eden Miller

As one of the pioneers of the alternative rock revolution out of Seattle, Pearl Jam is also one of the only bands to survive it. While their peers have fallen behind due to an over abundance of...