It’s hard to believe that it’s taken Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder so long to release an entire non-Pearl Jam album. Afterall, Stone Gossard has Brad and one solo album, Jeff Ament with Three Fish, Matt Cameron has Wellwater Conspiracy and Mike McCready had Mad Season and The Rockfords.
That’s not to say that Vedder hasn’t […]
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As I was browsing the net over the weekend, I noticed that there were a lot of great tours going around this fall. Some of them may have just kicked off, so I decided not to wait until it’s too late and wanted to share one nice upcoming tour post.
Bright Eyes just kicked off their North […]
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The Pearl Jam frontman is rather busy this fall. He just performed at the Toronto International Film Festival, his solo soundtrack for Into The Wild comes out Tuesday and he’ll be at the Bridge School Benefit in October.
Eddie’s birth name is Edward Louis Severson III and is originally from Evanston, IL.
At age 7, Eddie appeared […]
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The Foo Fighters will be hitting the road for a small tour this fall.
The band will hit some small venues following the release of their 6th album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace (which comes out on September 25).
Tickets go on sale THIS weekend, so check out the Foos site for more info.
The current Foo Fighters […]
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This was the second single from 1991’s The Real Thing, which was Mike Patton’s debut with Faith No More.
The bass line is killer on this song, which is probably the first thing that stands out. After that, Mike Patton does some great vocal work and Puffy adds depth with some fantastic drumming. The song is […]
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Soundgarden’s ear shattering and breakthrough album is a hard album to ignore.
Released on October 8, 1991 the Seattle powerhouse that is Soundgarden delivered a classic album. The fact that the album opens up with “Rusty Cage”, followed by “Outshined”, “Slaves & Bulldozers” and “Jesus Christ Pose” should be proof enough.
But, Badmotorfinger also contains other […]
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The Wallflowers will be heading out for a mini-tour this October on the east coast.
The Jakob Dylan fronted band have no news about a follow up to 2005’s Rebel, Sweetheart, so it looks like the guys will be touring for fun. The five date tour will kick off October 18 in DC and will end […]
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The Athens, GA natives will release a live album from their recent Dublin performances on October 16 and they just donated a track for the New Orleans Musicians Relief Fund.
The band made their first public performance in April of 1980 at a friend’s birthday party.
Before settling on R.E.M., the band considered the names Twisted Kites, […]
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After months of rumors, Neil Young’s annual fundraiser announces it’s line up.
The 21st edition of the Bridge School Benefit will feature Neil Young, Metallica, Jerry Lee Lewis, Eddie Vedder, Tom Waits, Tegan & Sara and Regina Spektor. Wow, what a line up.
The two day acoustic event will take place at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountainview, […]
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I’m a sucker for themes, so let’s stick with the back to school thing.
I decided to change up this week’s Song of the Week to Songs of the Week. Ok, how about a list of back to school songs, 90’s style.
Nirvana - “School”: This is from their 1989 debut, Bleach. I still love the […]
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