Eddie Vedder

10 Greatest TV Themes of All Time

Oh you don't own a TV? How brave. Seriously -- people love bragging about not watching TV, but they're missing out. Whether watching live, on Netflix, or on DVD, there's almost nothing as fun as zoning out in front of the TV. We're partial to music too (you might have guessed), so when we started ... More >>

Alice Cooper's Christmas Pudding (with Johnny Depp) @ Comerica Theatre

Bon Jovi, The Growlers, and Daniel Johnston (Rescheduled) Coming to Phoenix

What is Bon Jovi up to these days? The New Jersey-based band is about to partake in the 12-12-12 fundraiser benefit show to benefit victims of Hurricane Sandy alongside Kanye West, Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band, Paul McCartney, Billy Joel, Eddie Vedder, and Dave Grohl. Jon himself worked ... More >>

Eddie Vedder, Comerica Theatre, 10/4/12

Eddie Vedder @ Comerica TheatreEddie Vedder lists his tools. In the booklet handed out to concertgoers at last night's packed performance, the Pearl Jam frontman laid out a detailed list of gear he'd be using during the evening: guitars, ukuleles, amplifiers, a modified kick drum made from a Coron ... More >>

Top Five Must-See Shows This Weekend

Yeah, yeah, yeah...we get it. Mondays suck (we've read Garfield). But it means the start of a new week, which means a bunch of killer shows in and around Phoenix. And here are a few of the coolest -- our top five must-see shows this week.

Eddie Vedder Steps Aside from Pearl Jam for Solo Work

Johnny Depp to Play With Alice Cooper; Here's His Five Coolest Rock Moments

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas--even though Halloween is still just around the corner. As grocery stores begin to stock their Christmas crap decorations, the last show announcements of the year trickle in. Historically, the line up for Alice Cooper's Christmas Pudding gets announced eve ... More >>

Kurt Marschke Isn't That Kind of Singer-Songwriter

Five Songs We Would Have Loved to Hear Eddie Vedder Play Tonight

With a voice that has withstood the test of time (20 years of rock and roll to be exact), Eddie Vedder is still one of the greatest singers of our day. One thing we particularly love about him is his ability to make it big as a crossover artist in his own right. Let's be real: Most grunge guys don't ... More >>

Lisa Kasanicky, What Are You Listening To?

​Lisa KasanickyKasanicky is the founder of Arizona Spa Girls and author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Girlfriend Getaways.  When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? Uh, sadly, NPR but I'll switch it to 103.9 FM if the topic puts m ... More >>

Incoming: Death Cab For Cutie, Good Old War, Portugal. The Man, Eddie Vedder and More

​When he's not making up stories about what he listens to while he's busy being a hardcore runner, Ben Gibbard of Death Cab For Cutie makes plans for the future. Recently, he has carried out plans to go through with his divorce and go on an international tour. The latter is great news for Phoenix ... More >>

Aaron Lewis

Pearl Jam Twenty Screening Presented by X103.9 and PBS Channel 8

​Nearly every piece I've read about Pearl Jam's 1991 release Ten turning 20 has been some variation on the "this makes me feel old riff." And it makes sense. I didn't buy Ten when it first came out, but I wound up with a copy of it a few years after (courtesy of my mother, believe it or not). The ... More >>

Mercury Records Will No Longer Produce Physical Singles

​Mercury Records is moving forward with technology and sticking to digital downloads. With a few grand exceptions, the label has decided it will be doing away with producing their singles on compact discs and vinyl due to a significant decline in sales, according to Telegraph.Now that the digital ... More >>

Travis Barker Calls His Critics Nazis

​Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker is not responding well to those who have critiqued his new solo album, Give the Drummer Some, according to Spinner.Many fans of his work with Blink-182 have recently expressed that they don't particularly care for his solo work. Barker responded by calling his crit ... More >>

Air Supply and the Other Greatest Dude Duets of All Time

Weezy: Free At Last!

​Weezy is finally a free man, according to Pitchfork.Lil Wayne, whose real name is Wayne Carter, was imprisoned at New York City's Riker's Island for having a loaded gun on his tour bus in Manhattan in 2009. He pleaded guilty when he was charged.He was only required to serve eight months of his ye ... More >>

Scott Stapp @ Fort McDowell Casino

Bruno Mars Arrested in Vegas for Drug Possession

​Hotel security found narcotics in Bruno Mars' bathroom Sunday, according to SPIN. He was arrested at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Apparently he's discovered that it's not so easy being in the spotlight all the time.The breakout hitmaker is scheduled to release his new album Doo-Wo ... More >>

John Legend and The Roots Perform at the Miss Universe Pageant?

As Idolator points out, John Legend and The Roots are typically known for their socially conscious music. So it was a bit surprising to hear that Legend performed the music for the 2010 Miss Universe Pageant. The performance featured the skinny girls in heels performing choreography that was more li ... More >>

Eddie Vedder Sings Karaoke in Mesa Hotel

Turns out I should go to my neighborhood hotel bars more often! Yes, that's Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder doing U2's "Where the Streets Have No Name" at the Best Western Dobson Ranch Inn in Mesa. Vedder was in town for the Chicago Cubs 2009 Fantasy Camp, according to Stereogum.Two thoughts: First, E ... More >>

Dodge Theatre Dumps Ticketmaster, Other Live Nation Venues To Follow

The Internet age has finally done what Eddie Vedder couldn't: Break Ticketmaster's stranglehold on concert ticket sales.Starting now, tickets to Dodge Theatre will be available only through Livenation.com. Sarita Ray, public relations coordinator, says Cricket Wireless Pavillion, the mega-promoter's ... More >>

Into the Wild, the movie The Oscars forgot

The Kids Were All Right

Highwire Fiction

In a Crowded Room
(Self-released)

The Black Moods

Laurel Canyon

Metric

Buy it, drive it, work it

Caught on Disc

Finding ultraviolence on DVD, and old-school punk on CD

Pearl Jam

Lost Dogs (Epic)

Cat Power

You Are Free (Matador Records)

Plan 9 From Outer S.F.

The Phenomenauts fancy themselves as space-being guerrillas, invading the indie world in their '83 Dodge van

Pearl Jam

Riot Act (Epic)

Mill Stones

Seventh annual New Times showcase sells beer, inspires an imitator and hosts a middle-finger salute

Accidents Will Happen

A new split CD and a bizarre Web site raise eyebrows

The Man Who

Pearl Jam manager Kelly Curtis is the guy behind the guys

Here Comes the Sickness

Surviving the big grunge blowup, Mudhoney takes a final bow before hanging it up for good . . . sort of

Gomez

Abandoned Shopping Trolley Hotline (Virgin)

Rock and a Hard Place

Music can free your soul, but can it spring the West Memphis Three?

Shut Up, Jeremy!

Two rock critics tackle all 25 live Pearl Jam albums, and for what? Nothing, man.

Rock and a Hard Place

Music can free your soul, but can it spring the West Memphis Three?

Best Alternative Radio Station

KEDJ-FM 106.3/100.3

Reggae, Esé

The Rasta Farmers plant their first CD

Suffer Safari

Another funk-rap-metal morph disturbs the peace

High Wattage

Punk godfather Mike Watt contemplates the connections between his life and that of his father

Public Image

New releases by Pearl Jam and Ani DiFranco play hide-and-seek with self-invented myths

Sells Like Teen Spirit

Hype! dreams and other bull about grunge, Seattle and Sub Pop

Feel Eddie's Pain

BIG WAX BUILDUP

IS VINYL REALLY THE CHOICE OF A NEW GENERATION OR ARE PEOPLE JUST WAXING NOSTALGIC?

TAPES IN THE MAIL

PASS THE JAM