Rolling Stone — In May, Rolling Stone first reported that Pearl Jam were sketching out songs for their ninth studio album — their first with producer Brendan O’Brien since 1998’s Yield. Now those plans are more concrete: Eddie Vedder and Co. are close to hitti... more info

NME — Epic Records has announced that Amanda Ghost - singer-songwriter who co-wrote James Blunt's 'Your Beautiful' - is its new President. more info

NME — Epic Records has announced that Amanda Ghost - singer-songwriter who co-wrote James Blunt's 'Your Beautiful' - is its new President. more info

Pitchfork — Tennessee's Bonnaroo Festival is obviously a big deal, and its organizers are probably better at scoring the biggest names than any other festival organizers in these United States. Last year, for instance, they landed Metallica and Kanye West and P... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Jackie Ransier Sixteen years ago in Seattle, Jesus Mezquia attacked 27-year-old Mia Zapata, raping and beating her before strangling her to death with her own sweatshirt cord. Zapata was the frontwoman for the great Seattle blooz-punk band t... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Jackie Ransier Sixteen years ago in Seattle, Jesus Mezquia attacked 27-year-old Mia Zapata, raping and beating her before strangling her to death with her own sweatshirt cord. Zapata was the frontwoman for the great Seattle blooz-punk band t... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: News, Holy HellSpinner.com: Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready asked Washington State lawmakers last Thursday to mandate emergency access to businesses' private restrooms for sufferers of Crohn's and related disorders. McCready himself s... more info

ContactMusic — PEARL JAM rocker MIKE MCCREADY is lending his star power to a new bill calling for emergency access to toilets for sufferers of Crohn's disease. The guitarist - who himself ... more info

Perfect Porridge — Local Minneapolis rockers Casanatra are Minneapolis’ answer to the Seattle post-grunge scene. Pulling influences heavily from Soundgarden, STP and early, non-sucky Pearl Jam. Their new album, Death Ride (Blue Worm Records) is hard hitting when it n... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: News Today, Oh Boy!Spinner.com: Death Cab for Cutie have announced a U.S. tour, which will kick off in April and feature opening acts Cold War Kids, Ra Ra Riot and Matt Costa. Paul McCartney, Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder and Sheryl Crow w... more info