NBC11 in Atlanta is reporting that Pearl Jam's "namesake" and former New Jersey Nets player, Mookie Blaylock, was injured in a car crash today in Georgia. He was airlifted to the hospital and remains in critical condition as of this evening. Our thoughts go out to one of our favorite NBA stars for a speedy recovery.
GrungeReport was savvy enough to catch that AllAccess had posted a release schedule that included the release of Mind Your Manners by Pearl Jam, presumably the first single from Album #10, on Tuesday, July 16th. It has since been taken down, but keep an eye on your Twitter feeds, because more news is sure to come.
"This song came from a darker place than the other songs on the record. In terms of the lyric, it’s a straight metaphor for leave me alone, lock the door, and don’t tell me what to do." - Stone
Prince and 3rdEyeGirl will be playing at The Myth in Minneapolis this Saturday, and they're expected to debut of their cover of Evenflow. Here's a taste of their rehearsal.
In the lastweek, Soundgarden has announced six more upcoming shows in Europe, bring their tour up to ten shows. 9/4/13 – Helsinki, Finland @ Hartwall Arena 9/6/13 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Hovet 9/7/13 – Oslo, Norway @ Spektrum 9/9/13 – Copenhagen, Denmark @ Forum
9/10/13 – Berlin, Germany @ Columbiahalle 9/11/13 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Heineken Music Hall 9/13/13 – Manchester, UK @ Apollo 9/14/13 – Birmingham, UK @ Academy 9/16/13 – Dublin, Ireland @ O2 9/18/13 – London, UK @ Brixton Academy There is no word of an opening act. Could it be Pearl Jam? Matt says "never say never!"
The sixth song from Moonlander, King of the Junkies, is now available on Soundcloud. Stone brings a little harder edge but a slower tempo to this track.
"'King of the Junkies' was inspired by a documentary that I saw that claimed Hitler was using intravenous methamphetamines through out this dictatorship. I was shocked that this wasn't more widely known, given his manic speeches and psychotic behavior. I figure this makes him the worst junkie of all time. The story I created imagines him in his last weeks." - Stone
"Battle Cry is about the connection that you can sense in moments of spiritual awareness and about accepting the inherent conflicts of love relationships and being prepared for them..." - Stone
Don't forget to follow Stone on Twitter for a chance to win prints of the artwork and plush representations of the drawings.
Yesterday, the Ten Club sent out an update for fan club members. Though nothing will blow up the Twittersphere, there are some cool items to note. First of all, the South American bootlegs are coming. Each will debut on Sirius Radio, and then one week later, they will be available for purchase. Here is the schedule:
Sao Paulo: premiere May 14 / on-sale May 21 Buenos Aires: premiere May 21 / on-sale May 28 Santiago: premiere May 28 / on-sale June 4
For those of you attending the Chicago Evening with Pearl Jam in July, The Ten Club is offering a chance to purchase tickets to a Happy Hour and BBQ:
Be in the heart of Wrigleyville the night before the show amongst your Fellow Faithfull Fans. To enter for a chance to purchase a pair of tickets to the Happy Hour & BBQ just login to your account and go here. Tickets are $150 per pair and include food and hosted beer and wine for you and one guest. Show tickets not included. Check out details here.
If you caught this Mike McCready interview on the Bob and Groz show you know that the next Pearl Jam album is officially being mixed. The band is being told not to talk about it, but they've been talking for at least two years, so what difference does it make.
been told by the powers that be I can't say anything about it yet because we are just mixing it right now... we don't have a date for it yet, but know that it's going to be WAY better than Backspacer, I think... I'm very happy about it.
We heard a 0.5 second clip of Eddie Vedder's voice this morning via a tweet by Joseph Arthur. Is that part of the album? Only time will tell.
"There is a lyric in the song about a dream (nightmare) in which I hit my nephew (which I'd never do).
He responds in the dream with an amazing 'that's-all-you-got?' kind of look. I woke feeling guilty and horrified over the idea of striking him, and comforted by the idea that his flame was so strong and resilient, it could not be put out by me or anyone. It was obviously the latter that struck a chord in me." - Stone
Have a listen to the studio version of Your Flames that Stone released today, and see how it has changed.
Well, the window for a Pearl Jam Fall Tour has tightened up a little more. Soundgarden has announced four new shows for early September. This doesn't wipe out the rumors that Pearl Jam may be shooting for a September release for album #10, but one would assume that Mr. Cameron would need to be available for press interviews and late show appearances.
Sept 4 – Helsinki, Finland @ Hartwall Arena Sept 6 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Hovet Sept 7 – Oslo, Norway @ Spektrum Sept 9 – Copenhagen, Denmark @ Forum
Given that Pearl Jam has sworn to more shows in 2013 that have not yet been announced, you may want to pay attention to this item. Pearl Jam and Soundgarden have joined a number of other artists (among them several Pearl Jam friends and collaborators) in the Global Citizen Ticket Initiative. This is a program, created by Pearl Jam's manager, Kelly Curtis, that asks you to create an account and then do various tasks such as sign petitions or write to your lawmaker, and your actions earn you chances to win concert tickets. Sign up on the Global Citizen website and start earning points toward tickets for the following artists and festivals:
American Public Television's Live at the Artists Den has announced that they will be featuring Soundgarden's February 2013, Los Angeles show as a full-length episode of the show this July.
The new season also includes high-definition episodes of Soundgarden, The Killers, and quickly rising British star
Ed Sheeran. Together, these four artists have sold over 56 million albums worldwide and compiled more than half a billion YouTube views, 15 million Facebook fans, and 8 million Twitter followers.
Check out the Live from the Artists Den Season Six trailer here.
The sixth song from Moonlander, King of the Junkies, is now available on Soundcloud. Stone brings a little harder edge but a slower tempo to this track.
