Eddie Vedder dedicated Pearl Jam’s post-election performance of Bruce Springsteen’s 1984 classic “No Surrender” to the Boss himself. The band performed it on Saturday, Nov. 23, at Engie Stadium in Sydney, Australia, their final date of their Dark Matter world tour. Vedder began by mentioning how Springsteen was wrapping up …
Read More »Doug Emhoff Talks Buying Records and Hanging Out With Michael Stipe While Campaigning for Kamala
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff has been busy campaigning around the country on behalf of wife Kamala Harris in the most dude’s rock way possible: Digging through the crates at record stores and hanging out with Michael Stipe. Emhoff spoke about how he’s incorporated record stores into the campaign trail during …
Read More »Ex-Red Hot Chili Peppers Guitarist Josh Klinghoffer Scores Key Win in Wrongful Death Lawsuit
A California judge has sided with former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer and struck down major portions of a wrongful death lawsuit that alleges Klinghoffer was on his cell phone “mere seconds before” he piloted his GMC Yukon into a crosswalk and fatally struck a man last March. …
Read More »The Grammys' Best Rock Album Category May Pit Youngish Punks Against Ageless Vets
Leading up tothe Grammy nominations on Nov. 8, Rolling Stone is breaking down 13 different categories. For each, we’re predicting the nominees, as well as who will (and who should) win on Grammy night. It took the Grammys until 1995 to carve out a separate award for Best Rock Album, …
Read More »Watch Pearl Jam Cover Taylor Swift's 'The Best Day' With Help From Harper Vedder
Eddie Vedder‘s annual Ohana Fest took place this past weekend in Dana Point, California, featuring two nights of Pearl Jam and headline sets by Devo, Sting, Alanis Morissette, Maren Morris, Jenny Lewis, Turnpike Troubadours, and the Breeders. Pearl Jam fanatics from all across the globe flocked to Dana Point for …
Read More »Former Red Hot Chili Peppers Guitarist Josh Klinghoffer Pleads 'Not Guilty' to Vehicular Manslaughter
Josh Klinghoffer, the former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist who went on to play for Pearl Jam and others, pleaded “not guilty” to a misdemeanor charge of vehicular manslaughter without gross negligence in a California courtroom Thursday. Klinghoffer did not attend the hearing in person but entered the plea through …
Read More »Watch Pearl Jam Perform 'Even Flow' on Their Dark Matter World Tour
Pearl Jam appeared on CBS Sunday Morning over the weekend to chat about their career and their recent LP, Dark Matter. The morning show also aired an exclusive live performance clip of “Even Flow,” shot at Washington-Grizzly Stadium in Missoula, MT, on Aug. 22 as part of the band’s current …
Read More »Watch Pearl Jam Rip Through 'Rockin' in the Free World' With Steve Van Zandt
Pearl Jam wrapped up their two-night stand at Madison Square Garden Wednesday night with an explosive show that featured six songs from their new LP Dark Matter, half of their 1991 debut Ten, guest appearances by Glen Hansard and producer Andrew Watt, covers of John Lennon’s “Gimme Some Truth,” the …
Read More »Former Red Hot Chili Peppers Guitarist Josh Klinghoffer Sued for Wrongful Death Over Fatal Traffic Accident
Former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer was hit with a wrongful death lawsuit Wednesday, accusing him of negligence behind the wheel that led to the death of 47-year-old California grandfather Israel Sanchez. According to the suit — filed at the Superior Court of the State of California on …
Read More »Eddie Vedder Says Pearl Jam Had 'Near-Death' Health Scare
Eddie Vedder says Pearl Jam had a “near-death experience” that forced them to cancel shows in London and Berlin last week. In a fan-captured video during the group’s show in Barcelona over the weekend, Vedder opened up about a “frightening” illness that hit the group. “Can I just say that …
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