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Jam of the Day | Eddie Vedder – Longing to Belong

Eddie Vedder and his magical uke are back at it once again, and this time it’s with some strings to accompany! He will release a new solo album, Ukulele Songs, on Tuesday, May 31st through Pearl Jam’s Monkeywrench Records. Just another exciting piece to help us celebrate his other project’s 20th anniversary. Ukulele Songs is … Read more

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10 Songs, 10 Stories | Pearl Jam

Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam | Photo by Jason Gonulsen To celebrate Pearl Jam’s October U.S. tour that kicks off today in Cincinnati, we’re rolling out a new feature called “10 Songs, 10 Stories” where we, the writers at Speakers in Code, talk about songs that have left marks on our lives. Pearl Jam will … Read more

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The 150 Best Songs of 2013

Well, another trip around the sun. And here we are. Again, we haven’t listened to every release. We haven’t listened to every genre. And we know many of you are probably tired of lists. But, like we mentioned last year, this is all about discovery. And again like last year, with discovery being the reason … Read more

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Jam of the Day | The Postal Service – A Tattered Line of String

Let’s step back to 2003, shall we? To a world where Frankenstorms didn’t exist, and Avril Lavigne dominated those radio airwaves the way that Korean guy rules them today.  It’s a world where playing guitar in a popular “alternative band” also meant stretching yoga-style before going on stage, because you also, inexplicably, had to do … Read more

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Album Review | Pearl Jam – Lightning Bolt

Easy come, easy go Easy left me a long time ago “You gotta know you’ll never let her go,” Eddie Vedder sings. “She’s a lightning bolt.” Of course, that’s on the title track, a song that reaffirms Vedder’s never-ending youth as a vocalist — the man just doesn’t slow down. We’re hit soundly from the … Read more

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Jam of the Day | Pearl Jam – The Fixer

Today’s JOTD is hugely inspired by last night’s Pearl Jam show in St. Louis (which also featured opener Band of Horses…I’ll have more on that tomorrow). For the most part, I stopped “following” Pearl Jam after 2000, mainly because I couldn’t stand the Binaural album (minus “Light Years,” which I believe is a great song). … Read more

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Jam of the Day | Darker My Love – Dear Author

Lately, I have found myself reminiscing about “the good ol’ days” of ’90s music. Seriously, what happened to that stuff? I miss Blind Melon’s tap dancing bee girl, Adam Duritz’s dreadlocks (although he probably still has them, it’s just gross at this point), and Dolores O’Riordan’s Irish yodel. I know I’m not the only one: … Read more