Consequence of Sound — Pearl Jam frontman soundtracks the In Memoriam tribute with a performance of "Room at the Top". more info

Stereogum — We lost a titan of American music last year when Tom Petty passed away. And tonight, Eddie Vedder made a surprise appearance at the Oscars tonight to pay tribute, covering Petty's own "Room At The Top" during the In Memoriam segment of the ceremony. ... more info

JamBase — Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder has announced a pair of shows in São Paulo, Brazil. more info

Stereogum — Another Fiona Apple sighting! Apple, who comes and goes from public life whenever the spirit moves her, has been relatively busy lately, doing things like headlining Eddie Vedder's Ohana Festival and joining St. Vincent onstage. Back in February, she... more info

Stereogum — The great singer-songwriter Warren Zevon recorded The Wind, his final solo album, when he knew he was dying of lung cancer. Over the years, Zevon was one of David Letterman's favorite late-night guests, and in 2002, around the time he released his se... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Fandoms collide in the Pearl Jam concert film “Let’s Play Two,” depicting their Wrigley Field concerts during the run-up to the Chicago Cubs’ historic, miraculous 2016 World Series victory. Lead singer Eddie Vedder, who was ... more info

Chicago Tribune — A new Pearl Jam documentary, “Let’s Play Two! Pearl Jam Live at Wrigley,” tries to be two movies at once. It wants to be a concert film documenting the Seattle quintet’s two-night stand at Wrigley Field in 2016, and it also aspires to chronic... more info

USA Today Music — Eddie Vedder "took a knee" on stage, expressing solidarity with the NFL players who've made the gesture as a show of protest.             more info

Stereogum — You probably already know all the particulars of this story, but just to recap: Last year, San Francisco 49ers quarterpack Colin Kaepernick, in protest of racist police violence and general systemic American racism, started taking a knee as the Natio... more info

Stereogum — Eddie Vedder might be the biggest Cubs fan in existence. He's performed inside Wrigley Field during games before, but this week, he's been moving his performances to outside the stadium. He happened upon some street musicians while exiting the park a... more info