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“We got to be crushed by a huge corporate giant right up close”: Eddie Vedder on the time Pearl Jam took on Ticketmaster
By Niall Doherty published
Rock giants Pearl Jam refused to play Ticketmaster venues from ’95-’98 – and it nearly broke them

"He's the ultimate songwriter, singer, lead guitarist and soundscaper... I don't think anyone can touch him": Why I ❤️ Neil Young, by Pearl Jam's Stone Gossard
By Paul Brannigan published
Pearl Jam's Stone Gossard on the "inspirational" Neil Young

Watch Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder cover U2 and The Cure at his own festival
By Paul Brannigan published
Eddie Vedder pays tribute to some of his influences by covering U2 and The Cure classics at Ohana festival

Every Pearl Jam album ranked from worst to best
By Dave Everley published
Dismissed by many of their peers as grunge interlopers, Pearl Jam have out-written, out-sold and outlived most of those detractors – here we guide you through their albums

“Eddie’s singing on it changed the feeling of the lyrics, it became more meaningful”: the inside story of Eddie Vedder and Chris Cornell's duet on Hunger Strike
By Niall Doherty published
How Pearl Jam and Soundgarden's singers collaborated on the standout track from Temple Of The Dog's self-titled debut

"I'm working on a little project about the Seattle scene": Pearl Jam's Mike McCready is writing a rock opera about the triumphs and tragedies of grunge
By Paul Brannigan published
A new Pearl Jam album AND a grunge rock opera? Stop it Mike McCready, that's just showing off

From 'The Pale Ones' to, erm, 'Gwaaarrrgghhlllgh': 10 legendary metal bands that used to have incredibly goofy names
By Matt Mills published
Before Slipknot, Black Sabbath and Linkin Park became stars, they had names that no one would have ever taken seriously

"I held him against the wall and spit in his face... then all hell broke loose": the night Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder was arrested for fighting and locked up in New Orleans
By Paul Brannigan published
Remembering that time 'Nice guy Eddie' Vedder blew his fuse and wound up in a New Orleans jail

“I feel like everyone is culpable”: How Eddie Vedder reacted to the news that Amy Winehouse had died
By Niall Doherty published
Amy Winehouse’s death in 2011 had Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder wondering how it could have been avoided, and talking about what got his own band through the tough times
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