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

JamBase — WE LIGHT A CANDLE TO AN UNDER-SUNG MODERN GUITAR COWBOY Tomorrow is Mike McCready's 43rd birthday, and we're damn glad he's around. The Pearl Jam guitarist is a modern descendent of Hendrix, immersed in feel emboldened by technical flash with a das... more info

Buzzgrinder — :: Looks like some folks have been pretending to be Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard on Twitter. My guess is that they aren't as good as the fake Billy Corgan. :: I figured by now we would've heard that the new Heidi Montag track was an April Fool'... more info

Express Newspapers — SEATTLE'S Pearl Jam sat somewhere between grunge pioneers Nirvana and the classic hard rock sound of Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple. more info

411 Mania — Jake Chambers and Sandeep Murali enter the Fact or Fiction studio this week to take on your music headlines: Is Metallica a class act for how they handled their Hall of Fame induction? Do we need to do an intervention on Chris Cornell? Was Pearl Ja... more info

411 Mania — Happy April Fool's Day everyone! This year we can't even make jokes about "Chinese Democracy"! Come in and check the latest from Pearl Jam, Lil' Wayne, Nickelbitches and more! more info

Idolator — The second episode of MTV's attempt to bring the music video back to some of its programming hours, AMTV, aired in the wee hours of this morning. The six hours cut a relatively wide swath across the pop world, blending new clips ("If You Seek Amy" an... more info

411 Mania — Reissue a hit at record stores... more info

Idolator — Pop quiz: What was the biggest Modern Rock hit from Pearl Jam's Ten? The answer is "Jeremy," which peaked at No. 5 in 1992. But if we brought the recent reissue of the 18-year-old album into the mix, the answer would not be "Jeremy," "Even Flow," or ... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — My quest to buy the new Pearl re-issue of "Ten" is a surefire sign of our times. I went to 4 different stores to find it: Best Buy, Target, Fryes, and Costco. Everyone had the typical 2-disc version. But no one carried the 3-disc (CD/DVD) version... more info