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NEWS ABOUT: Pearl Jam

Pearl Jam stories: 8 news summaries
ALBUM REVIEW


 Pearl Jam's Backspacer 
 More of Same 

Despite controversy over Target release, album is praiseworthy—not groundbreaking

Sep 17, 09 1:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pearl Jam “plays it tight, short and fast on its ninth studio album, Backspacer (Monkeywrench), out Tuesday,” writes Greg Kot for the Chicago Tribune. In its first self-released album, the band steamrolls through 11 songs in just 37 minutes—but it’s 37 minutes of “... More »

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entertainment • Pearl Jam • Eddie Vedder • album release • Target • music review • Jay-ZTV

OPINION

 Most Controversial 
 Music Videos 

Nine Inch Nails, Pearl Jam, incestuous Gainsbourgs make list

Sep 12, 09 8:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - With MTV's Video Music Awards set for Sunday (not that you'll see many videos on the channel these days), Oddee.com takes a look at some of the form’s most controversial:
  • Closer, Nine Inch Nails: To go along with the explicitly sexual lyrics, this 1994 piece includes
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entertainment • MTV • Vatican • domestic violence • Pearl Jam • Museum of Modern Art • music videos • Madonna • Nine Inch Nails • Columbine school massacre • Trent Reznor • Garth Brooks • Jay-ZTV • Charlotte Gainsbourg • Serge Gainsbourg • Closer • Jeremy • Lemon Incest • Like A Prayer • MTV Video Music Awards • The Thunder Rolls

OPINION

 Pearl Jam  
 Via Target? 
 It's a Brave  
 New World  

'The Fixer' is their best song in years, however you come by it

Sep 9, 09 7:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pearl Jam has been proudly iconoclastic for years—releasing records on vinyl, eschewing music videos, “bootlegging” concerts, and fighting Ticketmaster—but they’re getting old. So it surprises Jonah Weiner that The Fixer, the single from the band’s new album Backspacer, is “by far the most... More »

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music • music industry • Verizon • iTunes • rock and roll • Pearl Jam • Eddie Vedder • Target • Jay-ZTV • Backspacer

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Mel's Lover Still 
 Pregnant: Sources 

Plus, A-Rod moves on, and more

May 19, 09 12:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mel Gibson’s lover is pregnant—yes, the National Enquirer said so two weeks ago, reports the New York Post, but now sources close to Gibson have confirmed Oksana Grigorieva is expecting. Elsewhere:
  • Also from the Post, Alex Rodriguez has moved on from Madonna to Kate Hudson. The two
... More »

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entertainment • Alex Rodriguez • celebrity • gossip • Conan O'Brien • Pearl Jam • Kate Hudson • Michael Jackson • Mel Gibson • Will Ferrell • celebrity pregnancy • Oksana Grigorieva

Online Spaces Snub Free Speech That Offends

'Good corporate citizens' send blogs, photos, videos to the trashbin

Jul 7, 08 6:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - A variety of websites are deleting postings that could offend, and with full legal protection—sparking debate about whether free speech exists online. Case in point: an image of a young smoker posted on Yahoo's photo service. It was cut for promoting underage smoking, but the photographer calls it a... More »

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Yahoo • Internet • MySpace • free speech • Facebook • Flickr • Pearl Jam • LiveJournal

 Pearl Jam
 Mixes Dylan,
 Politics at
 Bonnaroo 

'This has to be the time,' Vedder tells thousands

Jun 15, 08 1:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pearl Jam stormed Bonnaroo's massive stage last night for a 3-hour live show that mixed B-sides and Bob Dylan covers with a heapin' helping of politics, reports Rolling Stone. The performance in front of tens of thousands was rare for grunge's supergroup, reports the AP, which has largely avoided such... More »

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music • festival • Pearl Jam • music festival • Bonnaroo

 Nine Inch Nails Pinch Scalpers 

New online strategy aims to get tix straight to fans

May 1, 08 7:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nine Inch Nails aims to outmaneuver scalpers and undercut premium ticket brokers with an online strategy during an upcoming summer concert tour, Reuters reports. Tickets will be sold directly to fans registered on the band's website beginning 72 hours before each concert date. Organizers hope tight ID restrictions will ensure... More »

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ticket • Pearl Jam • Nine Inch Nails • scalpers • concert tour • brokers • online sales • Maroon 5

Webcaster Mutes Band's Anti-Bush Lyrics

Censor intercepts
Pearl Jam's jab; AT&T blames 'mistake'

Aug 9, 07 2:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pearl Jam is slamming AT&T after the telecom company censored its Webcast of the band's performance at Lollapalooza Sunday. Lyrics telling George Bush to "leave this world alone" and "find another home" during the Chicago show vanished from the streaming version of the gig; AT&T blames... More »

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Chicago • censorship • net neutrality • rock and roll • Pearl Jam • webcast • Lollapalooza • concert • Eddie Vedder • AT and T • George W. Bush

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