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NEWS ABOUT: Eddie Vedder

Eddie Vedder stories: 4 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

 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

 Protest Songs Get Tuned Out 

Downloading, disconnection leaving generation without a soundtrack

Mar 29, 08 12:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - So where are all the anti-war anthems? Opposition to the Vietnam War spawned a genre of classic counterculture songs, but not so the Iraqi war, despite widespread opposition. The main reason, Politico notes, is the narrowed scope of the music industry today. Singers still sing protests songs, but only their... More »

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music • protests • song • Eddie Vedder • soundtrack • Neil Young • rock music • Iraq war • Tomas Young

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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