Tom Tomorrow Publishes His First Kids' Book

 Here's a little sneak peak.  You can preview a little more at verysillymayor.com.

 

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All That's Sacred, Episode #9

Episode #9 is now available.

Lots of excitement in Pearl Jam-land these days: Tour presale, Backspacer presale, The Fixer teased last night on the broadcast of the MLB All Star Game, and All That’s Sacred #9!!! Ok, that last one might not be as thrilling as those that preceded it but I’m hoping you still find it entertaining. After all, this entire podcast is made up of listener requests and clocks in as the longest show ever! As always, thanks to everyone for tuning in and for your contributions to this podcast. I always like hearing from other fans and if you have anything to send my way, please do so by leaving a comment on this post, shooting me an email, or on my All That’s Sacred Facebook group page.

Then head to our forums to discuss it!

Supersonic

 It seems that the Ten Club has slipped in a little change without telling us.  The Fixer single for sale on the Goods page now lists Supersonic as a b-side instead of the album track, Got Some.  Your begging and crying for a non-album b-side has been rewarded.



EDIT: I lied.  Supersonic is on Backspacer.  Please continue whining.



The discussion continues here.

The Lowdown Releases Today

The Lowdown, interview CD, is out today.  It doesn't appear to contain any exclusive interviews, but like NBC taught us, if you haven't heard it, it's new to you!

 

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Pearl Jam Adds One in London - August 11

 For those of you keeping count, this brings this announcement by NME brings the total of Pearl Jam shows before the end of the year to twenty.



O₂ Shepherd's Bush Empire

London, England

August 11th, 2009

Tickets go on sale July 23rd.



The venue only holds about 2000, so this should be a cozy, intimate show.

The Fixer Creeps Into Our World

First, a repost from TwoFeetThick:



Kat doesn’t say much else in this Message Pit post, but she doesn’t need to:

Catch “The Fixer” the new single from Pearl Jam on tonight’s broadcast of the MLB All Star Game on Fox, 8pm ET

HOME RUN!  So tune in to the Major League Baseball All-Star baseball game on your local Fox channel tonight, 8 Eastern, 5 Pacific and you will be able to hear PJ’s new single “The Fixer”…what smart exposure!

There will be a webcast of the game, perhaps available here.

Thanks BKS for once again hitting it out of the park.

UPDATE:  Alan Cross at ExploreMusic.com had a listen to The “Fixer”, and had this to say:

The Obama Administration has done wonders for Eddie Vedder’s mood.  He sounds…happy.  I mean, Beach Boys happy. The new Pearl Jam single, “The Fixer,” can only be described as a windows down, radio up summer drivin’ song.  The first fifteen seconds sounds like a cousin to “Worldwide Suicide,” but then it shifts into this, er, joyful gear where Eddie seems positively gleeful. 

The chorus (“If I could get it back again/Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah”) is singalong stuff, right down to the piano (!?!  At least I think it’s a piano.  Or it could be some kind of tightly-strung steel-stringed instrument) and the cowbell. Yes, Pearl Jam has added more cowbell.By the time the song faded away after two minutes and fifty-five seconds, I was initially left with a “What the hell was THAT?” feeling.  It’s still Pearl Jam—but an optimistic, post-Dubya one. “The Fixer” will be released to radio on Monday.  The album, Backspacer, is scheduled for September 21 (but that could change).

Second, a post from Tom Tomorrow's blog:

The slow reveal



Since this is up on the Pearl Jam site now in the form of a pre-order for a 7-inch white vinyl single (click on CD/DVD/Vinyl), I guess I can feature a better look at it here as well. Keep in mind, this is only one small piece of the actual CD/album cover* — I didn’t spend close to six months working on this one image …!



*and slightly altered at that.



… adding: it’s a little weird, watching this cover begin to sneak out into the world in bits and pieces. This is like hearing the first three or four bars of a song — there’s much more to come, and I wish I could show you the whole thing. It’s a very cool package, the product of a long, intensive collaboration, and I’m really quite proud of it. This image alone is just a hint…



posted by Tom Tomorrow at 5:51 PM | link

Tom Tomorrow ain't kidding.  The slow reveal.  The release of Backspacer is going to drive hardcore Pearl Jam fans up a wall.



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Get Thee to the Goods Section

 Surprise!  The 10C has begun a presale of Backspacer on CD and Vinyl and the Fixer on 7" vinyl.

The Fixer/Got Some: $5.99 (+ $4.00 S&H), 7" White vinyl 45 rpm record. Street date 8/24. We'll get it to you as close to then as possible. Item must be purchased separately.



Backspacer Ten Club/Indie Package CD: $13.99, Hard-bound book style jacket ala the Avocado package.  Street date 9/20.  We'll do our best to have it to you by then.  Order before 9/1 and get free shipping in the U.S.



Backspacer Vinyl: $19.98 (+ $7.50 S&H), 180-gram vinyl. 24-page full-sized (11.75" x 11.75") full-color booklet, Original art by Tom Tomorrow (This Modern World).  Release date 9/20. We'll do our best to deliver to you by then. 

Official Tracklist:

1. Gonna See My Friend

2. Got Some

3. The Fixer

4. Johnny Guitar

5. Just Breathe

6. Amongst The Waves

7. Unthought Known

8. Supersonic

9. Speed Of Sound

10. Force Of Nature

11. The End



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Another Date/Location Trickles In: Adelaide Oval?

Clipped from the July 10th Adelaide Advertiser:

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Thanks, spenno, for the scoop!

Given To Cast, Update and Contest

The Given To Cast podcast is gearing up to return to the scene.  In preparation of their return to the web-waves, Mario is offering free goodies to new subscribers to the blog.

Hey guys, I just wanted everyone here to know that you can subscribe to my podcast at http://www.giventocast.blogspot.comAnd for the first 25 subscribers, I will send you a FREE gift. And BTW, it's free to subscribe too. Here's how you do it:



1. Go to http://www.giventocast.blogspot.com and enter your email in the SUBSCRIBE box on the right side ofthe page.



2. Type in security word in pop up box and hit ENTER.



3. Go to your inbox of the email you entered and click the link to "CONFIRM" subscription.



4. Once you are confirmed, email me at mario@giventocast.com with you mailing info. and if you're one of the first 25 subscribers, I will send you a FREE gift that you can't buy ANYWHERE.



5. Enjoy the emails of daily updates in your inbox that will include podcasts, band info and much more... including SUBSCRIBER ONLY contests.!!! 



Thanks to all my listeners and the next podcast will be up very soon.

More Than You Thought

 THERE is the announcement!  Finally, back to work everyone!  Even for those of you in Seattle, LA, San Diego, and Philadelphia can relax.  You've got a few days before the sale begins (July 13th).

 

In support of their anticipated new release, Backspacer, in stores September 20th, Pearl Jam will be spending some time back on the road, with a series of select North American tour dates.

The tour kicks off in the band's hometown of Seattle, WA with two shows at the Key Arena on September 21st and 22nd, and closes with two shows at Philadelphia's historic Spectrum on October 28th and 30th.

Ben Harper and Relentless 7 will open all dates, except for the Spectrum Theater shows. All dates are subject to change.

DATE	CITY	VENUE	PRE-SALE DATE/TIME
Sep-21	Seattle, WA	Key Arena	July 13th, 10am PDT
Sep-22	Seattle, WA	Key Arena	July 13th, 12pm PDT
Sep-30*	Los Angeles, CA	Gibson Amp.	July 14th, 10am PDT
Oct-1*	Los Angeles, CA	Gibson Amp.	July 14th, 12pm PDT
Oct-6*	Los Angeles, CA	Gibson Amp.	July 14th, 2pm PDT
Oct-7*	Los Angeles, CA	Gibson Amp.	July 14th, 4pm PDT
Oct-9	San Diego, CA	Viejas Arena	July 15th, 10am PDT
Oct-28	Philadelphia, PA	Spectrum	July 15th, 12pm PDT
Oct-30	Philadelphia, PA	Spectrum	July 15th, 2pm PDT

The Ten Club ticket pre-sale will begin Monday, July 13th Pacific.You must be active as of July 7, 2009 to qualify for the ticket pre-sale opportunity. Ten Club pre-sale tickets are available online only athttps://www.pearljam.com/max with a Visa or Mastercard. No phone, mail, or email orders.

Ten Club tickets will be sold on a first come first serve basis. We will stagger ticket sales to control web traffic, so please pay attention to the corresponding pre-sale dates and times. Pre-sale tickets are first come first serve, while supplies last. Pre-sales for any available tickets will remain open until Thursday, July 16th at 5pm PDT. Confirmations will not be sent until the pre-sale has ended.

For wheelchair accessible seating, please contact us at 1-800-724-8038 before making a ticket purchase.

The discussion continues here!

All That's Sacred, Episode #8

Episode #8 is now available.

Episode #8 is all about “You” and hopefully will provide some entertaining listening as you refresh the 10C site endlessly in the next day or two!



As always, thanks for all the great comments and suggestions – keep ‘em coming! I particularly welcome ideas for podcast #10 where I plan on playing TEN in its entirety, in order, and comprised of live tracks culled from the last 19 years. So I need ideas. What are the best live versions of the songs on TEN in your opinion? I also was wondering what the interest was in hearing covers of Pearl Jam songs on the podcast from either other known artists or fans of the band who are musicians themselves. I’ve had this idea suggested and I am sitting on the fence right now so convince me for or against it. Contact me via email or Facebook or leave a comment on this post. Thanks again!

Then head to our forums to discuss it!

The Tour Info Trickles In

 We were promised news about Philadelphia and Australia today.  The Ten Club is pushing their announcement off until tomorrow, but Philadelphia Magazine did briefly post three dates for the Wachovia Spectrum, October 28th, 30th, and 31st.



Stay tuned for more, and discuss the Philly dates here.

Required Reading? Heavy Rotation, edited by Peter Terzian

Last month, Harper Collins released a collection of omages to great albums, which just happened to include a contribution by author, Joshua Ferris, about Ten.

 

In Heavy Rotation, twenty of our most acclaimed contemporary writers pay homage to the record albums that inspired them. Benjamin Kunkel remembers how the Smiths' Queen Is Dead transformed him into an adolescent Anglophile. Pankaj Mishra describes how a bootleg cassette of ABBA's Super Trouper evoked a world far from his small Indian village. Kate Christensen relives her years as an aspiring novelist in Brooklyn listening to Rickie Lee Jones's Flying Cowboys. And Joshua Ferris recalls his head-banging passion for Pearl Jam's Ten.

Exploring music from the Talking Heads to the Hedwig and the Angry Inchsoundtrack, this extraordinary anthology is a moving, funny, uplifting, and unforgettable celebration of the unique and essential relationship between life and music.

You can also listen to a recent interview with editor, Terzian, and Ferris (describing why Ten changed his life) on WNYC's webcast here.

Philadelphia/Australia Announcement Coming

Sea at the Pit recommends you get your 10C membership up to date this weekend for a tour announcement concerning Philly and Oz.  Of course, we already knew about Australia.

As the sun was setting in the west, we had a visit from a little birdie who seemed like he was in a great hurry.

“Where are you going?” we asked. He said, “I have to pack my bags and saddle up my horse.”

“Birds have bags?” we questioned.

With eyes wide the bird stared at us stupefied for a few minutes and then said, “Tweet!”

“Just be sure your fan club memberships/addresses are up to date by July 7 at midnight PT.” said the bird as he flew off heading east tweeting “mmmm Cheesesteaks, and soon Vegemite … tweet”

 

Ed Review Round Up

A lot of times we wonder why Pearl Jam won't visit us here in the South.  Well, Eddie made it down, and you can see ... not so much with the press coverage.  Still, with the exception of Atlanta, there was lots of love to go around.







Albany Shows

Schenectady Daily Gazette: http://www.dailygazette.com/news/2009/jun/09/vedder_0609/

 

Albany Times Union: http://blog.timesunion.com/reviews/eddie-vedder-palace-6809/930/

 

Albany Times Union (again): http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=808326&category=ARTS

 

Philadelphia Shows

Delaware Online: http://www.delawareonline.com/blogs/2009/06/eddie-vedder-love-is-tower.html

Philadelphia Inquirer: http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/music/20090613_Vedder_regales_in_song__on_sports.html

Charlotte Examiner: http://www.examiner.com/x-12340-Philadelphia-Live-Music-Examiner~y2009m6d14-Review-Eddie-Vedder-at-Tower-Theater-June-11-2009

Charlotte Examiner: http://www.examiner.com/x-12340-Philadelphia-Live-Music-Examiner~y2009m6d14-Review-Eddie-Vedder-at-Tower-Theater-June-12-2009

Baltimore Shows

Troubled Souls Unite: http://troubledsoulsunite.blogspot.com/2009/06/eddie-vedder-lyric-opera-house.html

 

Nashville Shows

TwoFeetThick: http://www.twofeetthick.com/2009/06/two-feet-thick-ev-in-nashville/

Nashville City Paper: http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/content/lifestyles/vedder-fans-demand-second-show

TwoFeetThick: http://www.twofeetthick.com/2009/06/twofeetthick-ev-nashville-2/

 

Memphis Show

Memphis Flyer: http://www.memphisflyer.com/SingAllKinds/archives/2009/06/21/concert-review-eddie-vedder-at-the-orpheum

 

 

Maui Show

TwoFeetThick: http://www.twofeetthick.com/2009/06/ev-solo-new-song-covers-in-maui/

 

Honolulu Shows

Honolulu Star Bulletin: http://www.starbulletin.com/features/20090626_vedder_saves_talk_for_show.html