Silent Uproar — Mike McCready revealed to MTV that Pearl Jame whittled "17 to 20 ideas" down the 11 songs for the new Pearl Jam album, Backspacer. The b-sides aren't banished to vault necessarily, as the band "may do something with [the extra tracks] in about six mo... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — With the Beatles Rock Band and Pearl Jam's exclusive deal at Target...the term "sell-out" is getting thrown around way too much. "Sell-out" should really be the term that describes a band who was on the outside looking in that sold their principles ... more info

411 Mania — Metallica totour with Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax? No Head for Korn. Five Finger Death Punch member gone the way of The Hangover. Track listings from Weezer, Rob Zombie, AFI, Buckcherry, Creed, others. Smashing Pumpkins to release 44-track effort. Tool... more info

Undercover, Australia — Pearl Jam often put together their setlist 30 minutes before a show. They once got down to 10 minutes before a show before they knew what they were going to play. more info

411 Mania — Hear Backspacer before it hits stores... more info

Topix — Pearl Jam's "Backspacer,'' out tomorrow, is the first album the band has self-released. The skeptics can take a deep breath and exhale. more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Members of Pearl Jam talk to NPR's All Things Considered about their new album, Backspacer, and the band's innovative deal with target. Stream the album in its entirety at MySpace. The Huffington Post interviews Jonathan Ames about his new HBO... more info

Mercury News, California — More than half the songs feature fast beats and screaming guitars, instead of the more contemplative ensemble journeys for which Pearl Jam is famous. more info

Chorus.fm — You can stream (http://www.myspace.com/tenclub) the new *Pearl Jam* album, Backspacer, over on the band's Myspace page. more info

Buffalo News, New York — Pearl Jam hit bigger than big with its debut album, 1991's "Ten." Since then, the Seattle quintet has been trying to prove that it's the band of its generation that matters most. more info