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Pearl Jam Guitarist Mike McCready Says New Album 'Way Better Than Backspacer'

Chad Childers — Sat, 11 May 2013 15:41:47 +0000

Pearl Jam are now in the homestretch of recording their next album and guitarist Mike McCready has some hefty expectations for what's to come. He told Seattle's KIRO Radio that he foresees the still untitled disc as being "way better than 'Backspacer.''

Pearl Jam Guitarist Stone Gossard Reveals Band Is 'Almost Done' With New Album

Chad Childers — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:46:04 +0000

Pearl Jam fans will be happy to know that the band is progressing quite well with their next album. In fact, in a new interview with Guerrillacandy.com, guitarist Stone Gossard reveals that the end of recording their next album is in sight.

Fans Unite for New Book 'To Pearl Jam With Love'

Chad Childers — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:34:56 +0000

Pearl Jam have one of the most dedicated fan bases in music and several members of that base are rallying their cohorts to create a book that will serve as a tribute to the band. ‘To Pearl Jam With Love’ will be a collection of stories, love letters, thank you’s and artistic tributes to the [...]

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

Chad Childers — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 08:01:28 +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 + Queens of the Stone Age Collaborate Onstage at Lollapalooza Chile

Graham 'Gruhamed' Hartmann — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 08:01:24 +0000

A mass of hard-hitting rock bands took to the Chilean installment of Lollapalooza 2013, boasting brilliant performances and insane jam sessions. Not only did Pearl Jam and Queens of the Stone Age deliver full sets, but members of each act joined their respective counterparts for some Pearl / Queens collaborations in front of the 70,000-person crowd.

Cage Match First Hits: Pearl Jam vs. Korn [VIDEO + POLL]

Fish — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:36:54 +0000

Pearl Jam prevailed in the “first hits” edition of the Cage Match by knocking out Seether, so it’s on to the next bout as we add Korn into the mix. Pearl Jam needs no intro.”Ten” was their debut studio album and dropped a huge hit “Alive,” which hit every chart from the Polish Singles Chart to [...]

Cage Match: Seether vs. Pearl Jam [VIDEO + POLL]

Fish — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:49:04 +0000

Seether holds on to the first single category cage match so far this week. So I say lets put a huge #1 hit and first single from Pearl Jam in and see how they fair. Seether had their first hit called “Fine Again” on their debut studio album ”Disclaimer,” which just celebrated its 10th anniversary. These [...]

Jerry Cantrell + Mike McCready Join 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Performance Lineup

Chad Childers — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:00:52 +0000

Seattle will be well represented whenever Heart enters the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next month. It was previously revealed that Soundgarden's Chris Cornell would induct the classic rock band, and now it has been announced that fellow Seattle music vets Jerry Cantrell from Alice in Chains and guitarist Mike McCready from Pearl Jam will perform with Heart at the induction ceremony.

Incubus Guitarist Mike Einziger Denies Talk of Pearl Jam Guest Appearance

Chad Childers — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 18:30:48 +0000

Incubus guitarist Mike Einziger has moved to clear up some confusion started with one of his recent online tweets. The musician reveals in a pair of new comments that he is not, in fact, making a guest appearance on the next Pearl Jam record.

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

Amy Sciarretto — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 19:18:32 +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 22:20:48 +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' Reaches 10 Million Sales Milestone

Dave Lifton — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:00:50 +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 [...]

Pearl Jam Wrigley Field Show Is Fastest-Selling Concert in Ballpark's History

Amy Sciarretto — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:13:45 +0000

Opened in 1914, Wrigley Field in Chicago is one of the last classic American ballparks. Pearl Jam are one of the greatest and most important rock bands of the modern era. So what do you get when these two cultural touchstones from different eras collide? The fastest concert sellout in the venue's history, that's what.

Pearl Jam Meet With Producer Brendan O'Brien for New Album

Chad Childers — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:00:15 +0000

Might there be some new album progress in the Pearl Jam camp? Bassist Jeff Ament revealed that the group did recently meet with producer Brendan O’Brien, which may be a sign the band is ready to resume work on their long-awaited follow-up to the 2009 effort, ‘Backspacer.’ O’Brien has a lengthy history with Pearl Jam, [...]

Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder to Contribute Song to Christian Bale Film 'Out of the Furnace'

Chad Childers — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:00:59 +0000

While we wait on new Pearl Jam music, frontman Eddie Vedder has found another creative outlet through the big screen. The vocalist, who has contributed music both as a solo artist and with his band to a number of films, is reportedly working on a song for the upcoming Christian Bale film 'Out of the Furnace.'

5 Rock Supergroups We Wish Were a Reality

Chase Colston — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:21:39 +0000

The list of incredible supergroups can go on a while, but have you ever sat and wished two bands that never played together, actually did (or would)? We put together a list of five supergroups we wish actually existed -- either past or present.

Eddie Vedder Says Pearl Jam Are 'Halfway' Toward Finishing New Album

Chad Childers — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:53:25 +0000

Pearl Jam are taking their time finishing their next album, but singer Eddie Vedder is confident that it will come together in due time and will be as much of a “band” record as they’ve done. The frontman tells Rolling Stone, “[We're] maybe halfway there. We’re taking our time. I was talking to Jeff [Ament] [...]

Pearl Jam Offer 'In the Moonlight' Featuring Josh Homme as Fan Club Holiday Single

Chad Childers — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 15:45:44 +0000

Pearl Jam's 'Ten Club' continues to be one of the better fan club experiences, with the band rarely failing to lavish the members with interesting new releases. The group's latest year-end 'Ten Club' offering is a two-sided single featuring a live version of 'In The Moonlight' featuring Josh Homme on one side and 'All Night' with special guests Glen Hansard, Liam Finn and Joseph Arthur on the other.

Cage Match Friday Rock Love Songs(Pearl Jam vs. Oasis)[POLL]

Fish — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 15:48:00 +0000

Cage match Friday will be two of the top rated rock love songs. We will pit Pearl Jam vs. Oasis in the cage!First off,we all quietly have loved ourselves a love song one time or another. And nobody knows who you are when you vote today so don’t be scared. The list of the top [...]

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

Amy Sciarretto — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 21:18:19 +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.