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“The World of Pearl Jam” di iTunes

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

"The World of Pearl Jam" on iTunes on Twitpic

iTunes baru saja mengeluarkan feature barunya yaitu “The World of” dan salah satu yang dikupas habis adalah Pearl Jam. Dalam “The World of Pearl Jam” (”Dunia Pearl Jam”), segala aspek Pearl Jam (terutama aspek musikal) ditelusuri dan ‘dipaket’ oleh iTunes untuk dibeli dan diunduh secara online.

  • iTunes Essentials: Track2 Pearl Jam di iTunes yang esensial menurut redaksi iTunes (sudah agak lama di iTunes)
  • Roots & Influences: Akar musik dan artis2 yang berpengaruh pada Pearl Jam
  • Similar Sounds: Artis2 lain dengan sound yang mirip dengan Pearl Jam
  • Legacy: Artis2 yang mewarisi pengaruh dan ‘warisan’ dari Pearl Jam
  • Originals: Pearl Jam bukan hanya ‘menemukan’ sound mereka saja, mereka juga membantu artis lain ‘menemukan kembali’ sound mereka.
  • Outside Projects: Band2 side project anggota Pearl Jam.
  • Videos: Video2 yang pernah dibuat oleh Pearl Jam
  • More Essential Listening: Album2 yang esensial dalam “Dunia Pearl Jam”

Fans Pearl Jam tentu sangat diuntungkan dengan feature iTunes baru ini karena mereka mendapatkan pengetahuan yang lebih dalam tentang band favorit kita, dan yang pasti jadi “one stop shopping” bagi mereka yang senang berburu musik apa-saja-asal-Pearl-Jam

Pearl Jam Dig Deep Into Catalog in Philly, Artikel dari Spin.com

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

Artikel di majalah online Spin.com tentang performance Pearl Jam 4 nights-stand di Philadelphia.

Said a lot about a band doing things devoting to their fans.

(From: here, Via: Bugs/Mirella)

It Happened Last Night

Pearl Jam Dig Deep Into Catalog in Philly

Seattle rockers dress as Devo, dust off rarities during the final gig at Philly’s beloved Spectrum arena.
By Jeffrey Barg 11.01.09 11:22 AM

Eddie Vedder is a liar.

At the start of Pearl Jam’s four-night stand at the Philadelphia Spectrum — the last concerts ever at the historic arena, which is destined for demolition — the singer pledged to the audience, “By Saturday night we’re gonna try to play every song we know.”

So where was “Dirty Frank,” the Ten B-side about the band’s cannibalistic bus driver? Or “Soon Forget,” the anti-capitalist ukelele screed from Binaural? Or “Driftin’,” an acoustic number they released as a 1999 holiday single to fan club members? They’ve played it in concert a whopping four times; surely they must still know it, right? (more…)

Pearl Jam, REM Dalam Koalisi Musisi Untuk Penutupan Penjara Guantanamo

Saturday, October 24th, 2009

Pearl Jam, REM, Rage Against The Machine dan lain-lain bergabung dalam koalisi musisi yang memprotes penggunaan musik sebagai sarana penyiksaan tahanan / alat interogasi ekstrim dalam penjara Guantanamo. Berikut artikel dari Blog Reuters.

Performers angry their music used in Guantanamo interrogations

Interrogators at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay liked to blast rock ‘n’ roll music at inmates to try to induce them to talk.

Now some of the folks that made that rock ‘n’ roll music are blasting back.

Trent Reznor, Tom Morello, Jackson Browne, T-Bone Burnett, Rosanne Cash, Bonnie Raitt, R.E.M., Pearl Jam and other musicians have joined the National Campaign to Close Guantanamo.

Kelanjutannya di sumber berikut.

Pearl Jam Akan Konser Di Malaysia?

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

Sebuah artikel di surat kabar Malaysia New Strait Times menyatakan bahwa Pearl Jam akan manggung di negara jiran tersebut.

Entertainment: Grunge, anyone?
2009/10/14

Radin Sri Ghazali

Seattle’s Pearl Jam may head this way next month.

MULTI award-winning American rock band, Pearl Jam, is said to be headed this way for a concert here next month.

Sources told the New Straits Times that a local promoter will be bringing in the legendary Seattle grunge band for its maiden concert in the country. (more…)