Rolling Stone — Pearl Jam’s concert last night at Los Angeles’ Gibson Amphitheatre became the scene of a brief Temple of the Dog reunion, as Chris Cornell joined the Backspacer band for a rendition of the 1991 hit “Hunger Strike,” EW reports. The performance... more info

Culture Bully — Video footage of Pearl Jam's rendition of Jane's Addiction's "The Mountain Song" featuring Perry Ferrell at 2009's Austin City Limits. more info

MTV.com News — Paramore's Brand New Eyes debuts just behind Babs and beats Mimi's latest on the Billboard Albums chart.By Gil Kaufman Paramore's Hayley Williams Photo: Tim Mosenfelder/ Getty Images Paramore shouldn't feel too bad that they were just bare... more info

Guardian Music — Not being played on the radio is the last thing Russian punks have to worry about. Having the police drag them off stage for criticising the government is a more pressing problemWhen musicians in the west complain about being censored by "The Man", t... more info

Rolling Stone — • News Ticker: Daft Punk, Method Man • Pearl Jam Rule Austin City Limits • Thom Yorke Debuts Solo Band in L.A. • Eminem Talks Relapse 2 on Shade45 • Melissa Etheridge Returns to Raw Rock • U2 Join Johansson, More at Friday Benefit • AFI... more info

Live Daily — In keeping with Austin City Limits Festival tradition, fans who turned up at the beginning of Day 1 entered Zilker Park in Austin, TX, to the theme of Star Wars. According to the event's website, tens of thousands turned out to take part in the 2... more info

Stereogum — There was dust, rain, then mud. There was Eddie Vedder, sitting in with Kings Of Leon and calling Perry Farrell up onstage with Pearl Jam during a reportedly monstrous, festival headlining two-hour set. There were Brooklynites and Brits, Dave Matt... more info

Rolling Stone — For the last 17 years, the going story on Pearl Jam was that they were a band that prided themselves on a willful disregard for expectations. The bullet-points are so frequently recited they can almost be announced in unison: their repudiation of the... more info

Rollo & Grady — Amoeba Records – Hollywood 1.) Various Artists – Where The Action Is! Los Angeles Nuggets 1965-1968 2.) Pearl Jam – Backspacer 3.) Monsters of Folk – Self-Titled 4.) Jay Z – Blueprint 3 5.) Noisettes – Wild Young Hearts 6.) Muse – Resis... more info

The Music Fix — Review: Hail, hail, etc. more info