The Production Side

My man Eddie Vedder keeps getting more and more recognition for his spectacular work on the Into The Wild soundtrack.
The Pearl Jam frontman snagged a Golden Globe nomination for “Guaranteed” in the Best Original Song in a Motion Picture category; “Guaranteed” also received a Grammy nomination in the same category.
Vedder also received a nomination for his work in the Best Original Score in a Motion Picture category with Michael Brook and Kaki King.
Besides the Grammy and Golden Globe nominations, “Guaranteed” also received a Best Song nomination from the Critics’ Choice Awards.
All this buzz is probably going to help Eddie Vedder …read more

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Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder is one busy guy.
I’ve mentioned his fantastic work on the Into The Wild soundtrack and he  also contributed two tracks for the documentary Body of War.
Now Vedder will be teaming up with John Legend to record music for the upcoming Howard Zinn documentary The People Speak…
Vedder is no stranger to contributing music for Zinn. The Pearl Jam song “Down” (which was an outtake from Riot Act) was used in film version of the Zinn autobiography You Can’t Be Neutral On A Moving Train. The lyrics for “Down” were obviously influenced by Zinn as well.
Anyways, this should …read more

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I forgot to mention last week that Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder and former Soundgarden/Audioslave frontman Chris Cornell are nominated for a Grammy.
What makes this even better is that friends/collaborators are pitted against each other in the Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media category.
Vedder’s “Guaranteed”, from Into The Wild, and Cornell’s “You Know My Name”, from Casino Royale, are the nominated tracks.
Honestly, I hope Vedder wins. I know I’m bias towards anything that anyone from Pearl Jam does, but Vedder’s music from Into The Wild is a wonderful piece of work. I’m glad that he’s …read more

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I’m a sucker for Christmas and Pearl Jam, so it’s only fitting that I would love this cover.
“Someday At Christmas” has been previously performed by The Jackson 5 and Stevie Wonder. Pearl Jam’s version appeared on their 2004 Christmas Single; which members of the 10 Club receive annually.
“Someday At Christmas” was already a classic, but having Pearl Jam put their spin on it is just awesome.
Honestly, I can’t stop listening to it.
Give it a listen from here.
Also, thanks to this site for providing the pic.

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What a great song from the Merkin Ball single from 1995, which was part of the Neil Young/Pearl Jam team up on Neil’s Mirror Ball album.
The song actually only features Pearl Jam members Eddie Vedder and Jack Irons; with Neil Young laying down some amazing guitar work and super producer Brendan O’ Brien on bass.
It’s been stuck in my head for some time now and I just love the lines “So I’ll  just lie down and wait for the dream, Where I’m not ugly and you’re looking at me”. Good stuff indeed.
Check out this awesome live performance from 2000.

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Pearl Jam may be resting up, but it’s members are keeping pretty active.
Let’s start with guitarist Mike McCready who will be on HealthTalk.com to discuss Crohn’s Disease tomorrow, October 9, at 7 p.m.
Frontman Eddie Vedder has had some of his tracks from Into The Wild were submitted to the Academy Awards. The tracks selected were “Guaranteed”, “No Ceiling”, “Society” and “Rise”.
Guitarist Stone Gossard will be reuniting with his band on the side, Brad, for two shows. One will take place in New York City on October 17 for a benefit show for Huntington’s Disease of America, go here for more info. Brad …read more

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To celebrate the release of Pearl Jam’s upcoming live DVD, Immagine In Cornice (Picture in a Frame),there will be one-night premieres in select theatres in the U.S., UK and Ireland. The premieres will take place this Monday, September 24, in the UK and Ireland and Tuesday, September 25, in the States. For a full list of participating theatres go here.
Immagine in Cornice was filmed at five different performances in Italy from the band’s 2006 tour. The DVD captures Pearl Jam classics, such as “Even Flow”  and “Corduroy”, as well as performances of songs from the band’s 2006 self-titled release.
The DVD will be …read more

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The Pearl Jam frontman is rather busy this fall. He just performed at the Toronto International Film Festival, his solo soundtrack for Into The Wild comes out Tuesday and he’ll be at the Bridge School Benefit in October.
Eddie’s birth name is Edward Louis Severson III and is originally from Evanston, IL.
At age 7, Eddie appeared in a Chuckles candy ad. Don’t believe me? See for yourself.
During the 70’s and 80’s, Eddie moved back and forth from Chicago and San Diego.
By the mid 80’s Vedder began recording demos and became involved in the San Diego Music scene.
Eddie was in a band …read more

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I’m in a wedding this weekend, so Pearl Jam’s “Around The Bend” has been stuck in my head.
“Around The Bend” is the last track from Pearl Jam’s fantastic, yet somewhat forgotten 1996 album, No Code. It’s a catchy song, because it’s not very Pearl Jam like. It has kind of a tropical sound to it and is all too relaxing. The band usually saves this song for special shows, like at the Bridge School Benefit. I was lucky enough to see them do it in Philly back in 2005, and it sounded great. It’s probably one of my favorite Pearl Jam songs. 
Apparently, …read more

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Seems that Pearl Jam is once again battling a major corporation, this time for censorship concerns. The battle began on Sunday when portions of “Daughter” went out during a live stream from Lollapalooza. The stream was presented by AT&T, the company also sponsored  Lollapalooza and received the honor of having the main stage dubbed the AT&T Stage, where Pearl Jam performed.
The censored portion of “Daughter” took place at the end of the song when the band played incorporated Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick In The Wall”, but added the lines “George Bush leave this world alone” and “George Bush find yourself another …read more

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