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The majority of Sonic Youth fans find the unusual pairing a bit ironic, but mostly rather tragic. This, despite the fact that those who helped choose the songs are very much among the anti-corporation dogma, including Beck, Eddie Vedder and Radiohead. The same cannot be said for Portia di Rossi. ... read more |
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A few hundred movie buffs received the shock of a lifetime earlier this week when Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder showed up to an Into The Wild screening and played an entire solo set. All seem to have been pleased by the impromptu jam session, except for that one friend who decided not to go at the last minute because “films about climbing are gay.” Gay indeed ... read more |
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Though I may love and respect Eddie Vedder’s music career, I don’t necessarily feel the same about his musical tastes. He chose to praise, of all people, Jack Johnson. You probably recognize that name as the top biller for several festivals this year, which was met by several collective internet outcries of What the fuck? ... read more |
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My esteemed editor’s “Mixtape Madness” article focusing on cover songs got me to thinking, “would I really want to go on a road trip if Mack brought that mixtape?” I mean sure, there are plenty of good covers on his tape, and really, when you’re putting together a list of covers, it’s hard to go wrong. ... read more |
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A few months ago, I was driving home from my cottage on a late summer day when I heard a song that desperately made me want to turn my car around and head straight back to the Muskokan wilderness. I immediately distinguished the singer as Pearl Jam front man Eddie Vedder, but it didn’t sound like PJ -- save for their memorable version of “Last Kiss.” I soon discovered that it was a cover of a tune called “Hard Sun” ... read more |
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