Pearl Jam 'The Fixer': Grunge Gets Peppy

Pearl Jam's latest single, The Fixer, serves as a departure from their grunge laden history; it's peppy! The debut single from the upcoming album Backspacer hit radio airwaves this morning and is decidedly more...

Pearl Jam On Conan and On Target With New Album

Pearl Jam has had a busy week. First, they announced that their new album. Backspacer, would be sold exclusively at Target stores. In addition, the band announced that they will film a commercial for Target, a...

Pearl Jam Begin Work on Ninth Studio Album

Eddie Vedder and the PJ boys are, miraculously, still going strong and continue rocking along. Just thinking ahead here, they're going to have to come up with a creative name for their next album (their 10th) —...

Boyd of War: A True Patriot's Story

Just two days after the 9-11 attacks, Tomas Young enlisted in the Army and prepared to meet the enemy in Afghanistan. It was a country he would never see; instead, he was deployed to Iraq where he was shot and...

Pearl Jam play at Leeds Festival

"With Glastonbury taking a year off, many festivals have spurned the opportunity to challenge for the title in favour of a cash-in. Hurriedly increased capacities have led many of them to feel over-full, while...