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Pearl Jam is a lot like AC/DC. They’re revered by some, enjoyed by most, and vehemently disliked by others. At this point in their career, they’ve put out enough material in roughly the same basic format (heavy guitar/ inaudible, cryptic lyrics) that you probably know already whether you’ll purchase this compact disc ... read more |
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AC/DC today ended weeks of rumors and speculation by confirming that they will distribute their new album Black Ice exclusively through mega-retailer WalMart. The Brendan O’Brien produced CD will be released on October 20 and be available through WalMart and Sams Club, as well as on AC/DC’s website ... read more |
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Earlier tonight, VH1 broadcasted their Rock Honors tribute to the Who, with Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, Flaming Lips and others paying tribute to the venerable British rock institution, capped off by a performance from the surviving Who members themselves ... read more |
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Welcome to the debut edition of the Friday Flash, where from this point forward, we will bring you the latest, breaking music news stories as you head out into the weekend to do…well, you know, whatever it is you do. Ladies, show em’ if ya’ know em’! ... 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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Ticketmaster sucks, everyone can agree on that. A ten dollar ticket to a concert ends up being nearly twenty, and there's nothing you can do but put out and shut up. Well, the tyrannical reign of Ticketmaster might just be coming to an end ... 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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For a near half decade period in the early 1990s, a pre-fabricated genre cleverly coined Grunge was sitting atop both the musical and fashion apexes of American society. Within a matter of months, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains, and several other prolific bands from the Northeast had supplanted Poison and friends as the epitome of cool. Suddenly, sadness was in. Spandex was replaced by ill-fitting flannel, and “Nothin But A Good Time” was shelved in favor of “Rape Me” ... read more |
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