All About Jazz — Photo by Karen Loria (Pearl Jam)... more info

Stereogum — Brooklyn quartet Bear In Heaven's second full-length Beast Rest Forth Mouth is out 10/13 on Hometapes. Before that, the collection's first single "Wholehearted Mess" shows up on a 12" EP with three remixes. In this week's Drop, we asked Bear fou... more info

Rolling Stone — • Chili Peppers, Kiss Lead Rock Hall Nominees • Rihanna Team Promises “Big Beats” on LP • This Is It Adds Advance Screenings • Weiland Adds STP Dates • Johansson & Yorn: The RS Shoot • First Listen: New Dead Man’s Bones Track • Ne... more info

Rolling Stone — Riding on the backs of classic rock riffs and pile-driving guitar solos, Pearl Jam’s ninth studio album Backspacer leads this week’s charge of New Reviews. Working with producer Brendan O’Brien for the first time since 1998’s Yield, the Seatt... more info

A Walking Disast3r — METRIC ANNOUNCES BRAND-NEW NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES IN SUPPORT OF SMASH HIT FANTASIES BAND MAKES HISTORY BY SCORING THEIR FIRST TOP 20 RADIO HIT WITHOUT A LABEL Riding the wave of success of their latest album Fantasies, METRIC announces that they w... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Everybody needs to step back, take a break and lighten up sometimes -- even Pearl Jam. more info

Stereogum — Whether you're a fan of Pearl Jam's latest, Backspacer , is immaterial; if you're seeing the band, you're likely to get swept into the guaranteed three-hour communal freakout that is a rite of attendance. These are fans that battle the band for d... more info

Topix — CD Review: Pearl Jam, 'Backspacer' Pearl Jam lead singer Eddie Vedder performs at the 2008 Bonnaroo music festival. more info

411 Mania — Pioneers of grunge Pearl Jam are back and have set out to make a record that sounds like nothing they've done before, but how does it stack up in terms of the band's legacy? more info

Chicago Tribune — Pearl Jam, a band known more for bombast than brevity, plays it tight, short and fast on its ninth studio album, "Backspacer" (Monkeywrench). The Seattle quintet's first self-released album after nearly two decades on major labels, it blows through 1... more info