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  Pearl Jam Tour, Night 1: Toronto

  August 22, 2009 – Pearl Jam have a habit of handpicking various indie rock underdogs as their opening acts, like Ted Leo, who was set to open the first stop on the Seattle band's North American tour Friday night in Toronto. Sadly, weather prevented Leo from making his 7:30 P.M. set time. No worries. Pearl Jam had an excellent back-up opening band on hand: Pearl Jam. Or, rather, a coffeehouse open-mic version of Pearl Jam. …
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  Pearl Jam Pay Homage to Michael Jackson in London

  August 19, 2009 – Tributes to Michael Jackson have come by the barrelful in recent weeks, but rarely from a source as unexpected as Pearl Jam. Wrapping their five-date European mini-tour last night at London's O2 Arena, the same venue where Jackson was to have performed his 50-date headlining run this summer, Eddie Vedder launched into a short but heartfelt ode to the King of Pop. …
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  Rock Hall Ceremony: Eminem, Run-DMC, Metallica

  April 6, 2009 – While pop music's spotlight is about to shine brightly on Eminem -- his first video and album in five years are rolling out over the next month -- the rap icon was simply a fan on Saturday night, honoring his heroes, Run-DMC, at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Cleveland. With Em providing the induction speech, Joseph "Reverend Run" Simmons, Darryl "DMC" McDaniels, and late DJ Jason "Jam Master Jay" Mizell became th …
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  Eddie Vedder, Dave Grohl, Heath Ledger Cover Nick Drake

  January 20, 2009 – Some of music's biggest names have signed on to cover tunes by late English singer/songwriter Nick Drake for a special tribute album to be released later this year. Eddie Vedder, Dave Grohl, Norah Jones, and Jack Johnson have all been confirmed to appear on the album, which is set for release on Johnson's Brushfire Records [via Billboard.com.] In an eerie twist of events, late actor Heath Ledger, who died last January from an accident …
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  SPIN.com's Best of the Week, November 10-16

  November 15, 2008 – It was a baffling week, one filled with plenty of love and hate. …
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  Hear it Now! Eddie Vedder and Sleater-Kinney Singer Collaborate

  November 12, 2008 – Eddie Vedder's been busy recording Pearl Jam's forthcoming album. And former Sleater-Kinney singer/guitarist Corin Tucker's been preoccupied by raising funds for school children. …
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  Wilco, Feist, Obama, and Others Donate Memorabilia

  November 4, 2008 – The 20th anniversary edition of the annual Rock for Kids Rock & Roll Charity Auction (set to take place December 5 at Chicago's Park West) has amassed an unbelievable list of participants who have pledged to donate goods to raise funds for the city's homeless and underprivileged youth. …
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