Pearl Jam

Everyone's a Critic: The Top 10 Albums of 2009

Dan Sweeney | Posted 12.29.2009 | Entertainment


Dan Sweeney

Psst! The hip-hop album of the year comes from a little-known, free-love-loving quartet of two women and two men out of Orlando. Believe it!

State of Love and Trust: Pearl Jam's Backspacer, Barack Obama and the Nobel Peace Prize

Av Sinensky | Posted 12.21.2009 | Politics


Av Sinensky

Obama's best quality might be that he's not Bush, reviving optimism among those who had lost faith in the US. This sentiment is especially evident throughout Pearl Jam's latest album, Backspacer.

Old Musical Dogs Learning New Internet Tricks

Shawn Amos | Posted 10.31.2009 | Entertainment


Shawn Amos

This is the Age of the Artist. In a world where equipment, distribution, and Paypal are in the hands of everyone, only talent will matter. The days of the middleman are (almost) over. Viva la revolucion de music.

Stop Using America's Top 40 for Torture

Eric Dezenhall | Posted 10.23.2009 | Media


Eric Dezenhall

Call me a socialist, but I have believed for decades that the Department of Justice should actively monitor Top 40 Hits because certain songs could lead upstanding citizens to confess to crimes that they did not commit.

The Company You Keep

Tom Andrews | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics


Tom Andrews

Yesterday's announcement by acclaimed musicians that they were signing onto our National Campaign to Close Guantanamo Bay generated a harsh response from Liz Cheney and Bill Kristol.

Why Musicians Are Right, Liz Cheney Is Wrong

Jon Soltz | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics


Jon Soltz

By lobbying to keep Guantanamo Bay open, Liz Cheney's group is helping keep alive one of the greatest recruiting posters that al Qaeda ever had.

ACL 2009 Festival Highlights: Them Crooked Vultures, Dirty Projectors, Bon Iver, Pearl Jam and More

Stephanie Keller | Posted 10.07.2009 | Entertainment


Stephanie Keller

Three days, 130 bands, eight stages. Downpours and all, there was no shortage of enjoyed spectacle and divine sounds over the weekend at the Austin City Limits Festival.

Pearl Jam Is No. 1

Tamara Conniff | Posted 12.01.2009 | Entertainment


Tamara Conniff

Pearl Jam is probably one of the few bands of this generation who didn't sell out, who didn't say "how high," when the label said "jump."

Austin City Limits Festival and Weekend Guide

Stephanie Keller | Posted 11.30.2009 | Entertainment


Stephanie Keller

This year's festival should be particularly enjoyable: an awesome roster of bands, weather in the 80s, new grass on the field, Torchy's Tacos added to the food vendor lineup -- all very promising.

Compact Reviews of This Week's Compact Discs, For Those Who Still Care #5

Sal Nunziato | Posted 11.28.2009 | Entertainment


Sal Nunziato

This week's picks: Alice in Chains, Elvis Costello, Corey Harris, Ian Hunter, Kris Kristofferson, Madness, Rod Stewart, Madonna and more.

The Beautiful Sound of Musicians and Philanthropy

Shawn Amos | Posted 11.22.2009 | Entertainment


Shawn Amos

Record bins are rife with charity singles and concert history is filled with benefit shows for every imaginable cause. Musicians like to give back. Here, see the most generous musicians ever.

Compact Reviews Of This Week's Compact Discs, For Those Who Still Care #4

Sal Nunziato | Posted 11.21.2009 | Entertainment


Sal Nunziato

Reviewed: The Beastie Boys, Harry Connick, Jr., Eddie & the Hot Rods, David Gray, Manassas, Monsters of Folk, Pearl Jam.

HuffPost Reviews: Pearl Jam, Monsters of Folk and More, Plus an Interview with David Gray, and This Week's New Albums

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.20.2009 | Entertainment


Mike Ragogna

So this is what Pearl Jam would sound like after hanging with George Thorogood. It's great to hear the guys trying on old school rock 'n' roll and putting their moniker on it.

Arctic Monkeys' Humbug, This Week's New Album Releases, and More

Mike Ragogna | Posted 09.30.2009 | Entertainment

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Mike Ragogna

It's refreshing that a young, promising group like Arctic Monkeys and its producers were smart enough to reinvent the brand before it got stale and formulaic, which this project absolutely is not.

Conan O'Brien's First "Tonight Show" Guests: Will Ferrell, Pearl Jam

AP | Posted 06.18.2009 | Media


LOS ANGELES — Will Ferrell and Pearl Jam will be part of Conan O'Brien's first "Tonight Show." Ferrell joined O'Brien in February for his final...

Pearl Jam Bassist Mugged Outside Studio

AP | Posted 06.14.2009 | Entertainment


ATLANTA — Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament was mugged outside an Atlanta studio where the band is recording, police said. Three masked men dressed ...

HuffPost Reviews: Radiohead Pablo Honey, The Bends, and OK Computer Collector's Editions / Pearl Jam's Ten Legacy Edition

Mike Ragogna | Posted 04.22.2009 | Entertainment


Mike Ragogna

Radiohead delivers not just one version of their Collector's Editions, but two. Sounds too good to be true? Well, let's take a look at what each of these collections offer.

Kidstock with Paul McCartney, Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder, Moby, Sheryl Crow, Ben Harper, Donovan and... David Lynch?

Mike Ragogna | Posted 03.11.2009 | Entertainment


Mike Ragogna

This concert will be about the music, but its statement of solidarity and support for upliftment in education could be the beginning of yet another American wave of consciousness raising.

Eddie Vedder And Josh Brolin Swap Master Cleanse Stories

Huffington Post | Posted 11.14.2008 | Entertainment


"W" star Josh Brolin graces the cover of the November Interview magazine. Inside he has a length Q&A with singer Eddie Vedder. The conversation is int...

Eddie Vedder Returns To Chicago

Chicago Sun-Times | Jim DeRogatis | Posted 09.22.2008 | Chicago


It's not easy being Eddie Vedder. An indie-rocker at heart, the Evanston native became the second biggest rock star of his generation -- after only K...

"Rock The Vote" Inspires No One To Change Their Facebook Status Or Voting Habits

Natasha Vargas-Cooper | Posted 09.21.2008 | Home


Natasha Vargas-Cooper

Rock The Vote has the formula all wrong for today. It's not actual pop stars that motivate youth to vote, it's the popstar qualities of a candidate.

Who the F*ck Are You Not to Love the Who

David Wild | Posted 07.24.2008 | Entertainment


David Wild

Working as co-producer and co-writer on the VH1 Rock Honors tribute to the Who that premieres Thursday night, and being around the Who reminded me why rock actually deserves to live still.

Eddie Vedder: Fatherhood Has 'Fueled My Anger'

People | Nicholas White | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


Alternative-rock icon Eddie Vedder spearheaded a '90s Seattle musical sound around adolescent angst. Now a 40-something father of a toddler, Vedder sa...