Troubled Souls Unite — Or: The Death of True Music ElitismI was sitting in the Yeshiva College writing center the other week, when I overheard a few professors discussing how much easier academic research is, now that everything is on the internet. And it got me thinking a... more info

Music News Net — 2009 LINEUP FEATURES : PEARL JAM, DAVE MATTHEWS BAND, BEASTIE BOYS, INCUBUS, BLACK EYED PEAS, M.I.A., THE MARS VOLTA, THIEVERY CORPORATION, MODEST MOUSE, WEEN AND JASON MRAZ MUSIC NEWS - The 2nd annual OUTSIDE LANDS festival (2009 version) in San... more info

Idolator — Since they've been a hot topic around here lately, you might like to know that Pearl Jam has been tabbed as one of the headliners of the Outside Lands Festival, a three-day festival taking place in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park in late August. The... more info

Rolling Stone — Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band and the Beastie Boys will headline this year’s Outside Lands Festival on August 28-30th at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. M.I.A., Modest Mouse, the Mars Volta, Black Eyed Pears, Ween, Thievery Corporation, Incubus... more info

Idolator — Pearl Jam's Ten was recently reissued, and the $200 limited edition version had a ludicrous slew of extras (though it would be kinda cool to have the original Vedder audition tape); even the basic edition includes an entirely new mix of the album. M... more info

411 Mania — Pearl Jam frontman headed out alone again... more info

Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder [ tickets ], who last year mounted his first-ever solo tour, will hit the road alone again this summer.... continued more info

JamBase — EDDIE VEDDER EMBARKS ON 2009 U.S. SOLO TOUR TOUR KICKS OFF JUNE 8 IN ALBANY, NY AND ENDS JULY 2 IN HONOLULU, HI TICKETS ON SALE SATURDAY, APRIL 18 / BALTIMORE ON SALE FRIDAY, APRIL 17 Eddie Vedder Eddie Vedder will embark on an 11-date, 2009 U.... more info

MTV.com News — Singer was found dead 15 years ago today. Kurt Cobain in 1993 Photo: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Editor's note: This is a revised version of an article published by MTV News in 2004. Fifteen years ago today, Kurt Cobain's body was found at his... more info

Radio Exile — The folks here at Radio Exile have railed up and down about how important Pearl Jam were to not only the “Seattle sound” that typified rock radio throughout the 90s, but to the landscape of modern rock [Why Pearl Jam Matters Part 1 | Part 2 | Par... more info