Rolling Stone — In June, news broke that Target stores had secured the exclusive big-box retail rights for Pearl Jam’s upcoming album Backspacer. But while Walmart has its own digital music store and Best Buy owns Napster, Target doesn’t have a notable digital m... more info

Stereogum — Pearl Jam really hit the Target with their Cameron Crowe directed video for "The Fixer" the other day, and today we get studio sounds from that track's b-side, "Supersonic." (It also appears as track 8 on the Backspacer LP.) "Supersonic" pairs we... more info

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Rolling Stone — • News Ticker: Paula Abdul, John Mayer • Jackson Death Ruled a Homicide • Pearl Jam’s “Fixer” Live Video Debuts • Amy Winehouse Returns to the Stage • NIN Rock Full Downward Spiralin NY • Jay-Z’s “Off That Beat” Hits the Net �... more info

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Rolling Stone — In May, Pearl Jam played a secret show at Seattle’s Showbox in anticipation of their new album Backspacer. Now, the result of that surreptitious concert has been revealed in the Cameron Crowe-directed video for the new LP’s first single “The Fi... more info

Stereogum — So remember the secret show PJ played at Seattle's showbox, the one that Cameron Crowe filmed Target related video, the one that Pearl Jam's lawyers tried to erase from the internet? Pretty sure this is it! I mean, it LOOKS like a Target commercia... more info

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Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — When longtime Seattle rock group Pearl Jam began working on their new studio album, the idea was to delete any of the sonic fat which appeared on some of their earlier efforts. more info