Thrash Hits — Conan O’Brien was dead chuffed to be introducing Eddie Vedder and co’s performance of a new, untitled track from their forthcoming ninth studio album, Backspacer. The chatshow host calls them, “One of the greatest bands in the world,” and the... more info

Culture Bully — Pearl Jam performed "The Fixer" on the first episode of the Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. more info

Undercover, Australia — Pearl Jam has sold the exclusive rights to the release of their next album `Backspacer` to Target in the USA. more info

NME — And the band's new album will come out without a US label more info

Rolling Stone — Pearl Jam performed a private concert at Seattle’s Showbox late last week for a Target commercial filmed by Singles director Cameron Crowe, Billboard.biz confirmed this afternoon. Audio from the performance, which featured a new song called “The ... more info

Perez Hilton — You know, selling out isn't very grunge. However, it's rough times for everyone! Pearl Jam is planning on recording a Target commercial in promotion of their new album - due out some time this year. The reasoning stems from the fact that the legendar... more info

Stereogum — PJ's manager has confirmed they shot a Target commercial, but didn't address why fanclub discussion of it was being censored. The Backspacer LP will come this fall not via a label, "but a consortium of partners, including Target as the 'big box' reta... more info

Rolling Stone — Pearl Jam reportedly performed a private concert at Seattle’s Showbox late last week for a Target commercial filmed by Singles director Cameron Crowe, Antiquiet reports. Audio evidence of the performance, which featured a new song called “The Fix... more info

Stereogum — On Thursday night, Pearl Jam played a secret gig at the Showbox in Seattle. According to various online reports, the performance was attended by 300 paid extras who signed up for a concert shoot by a mystery act. And while NDAs were signed and cel... more info

Rolling Stone — You might have guessed that Eddie Vedder had a Jeff Spicoli phase in high school, but now there’s solid proof: the Pearl Jam frontman’s junior year photo. As the class of 2009 graduates, check out what your favorite rockers looked like in high sc... more info