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

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