News & rumeurs

[dranx]

je pige rien là, ils étaient pas en studio bordel !!!!!!!!!
C'est long mais c'est long....Pfffffff..

[dvi2702]

Ce qui est long c'est de se dire qu'on risque de pas les revoir de si tôt par ici, du coup... Pfffffff...

Madrid 2007, c'est déjà loin...

[Olikatie]

Pearl Jam’s McCready Rocks Another Cause
Mike McCready's side project, Shadow '86—now officially a "Jimi Hendrix tribute band"—will headline a Treehouse for Kids benefit show at the Tractor on December 6. Former Lazy Susan singer Kim Virant, honky-tonk-y Star Anna, and singer-strummer Kristen Ward will also appear. If we didn’t have you at McCready, consider this: The Tractor will buy you a drink if you bring a new toy for Treehouse—and your toy will help make a foster child’s holiday brighter. (Sorry, alco-philanthropists, one drink voucher per person.) Get your $15 tickets now; McCready (and each of his lady friends) is kind of a big deal

[Olikatie]

[url=http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/legacy-of-sludge/Content?oid=952040]Legacy of Sludge
The Return of Green River[/url]

Green River was the first grunge band—the first to release an EP anyway. They were a collision of hardcore punk and decidedly non-LA metal, featuring members who would go on to such acclaimed stations as Mudhoney and Pearl Jam.

Green River formed in 1984. To contextualize that distant, alien time, here is some frightening terminology: "Falcon Crest," "cassingle," "Whitesnake," "crack cocaine." Ronald Reagan was president, and many bands thought that if they drove their van too far in any one direction it would plunge off the end of the earth. Indeed, touring was a magnanimous proposition in the dark days before MySpace, reasonably sized cell phones, and digital recording technology.

As bands began to flirt with combining the brutal attack of the still-thriving hardcore scene, melody, and Iggy-style vocals, things started to change. Following in the footsteps of bands like Hüsker Dü, smart kids started playing pop using metal chops, and thus, 1984 saw the birth of bands like Dinosaur Jr., the Melvins and, of course, Green River.

At a time when questionable taste was de rigueur, Green River picked some great influences. They churned out sleazy, sloppy rock 'n' roll—à la the Stooges, New York Dolls, and the Dead Boys—and did so with an obscene quantity of oomph. Anchored by a thwacking rhythm section, the epochal holler of a newly minted 22-year-old named Mark Arm would cut through the slime like a titanic, white Screamin' Jay Hawkins. The whole mess was glued together with wanky guitars played at top volume through the most affordable equipment available. Green River were an I-5 corridor force to be reckoned with, but alas, like so many other volatile suspensions, Green River collapsed into a fragmented array, like so much rock 'n' roll peanut brittle, yielding hard lessons and astounding yet-to-be-seen successes.

Unlike many of their contemporaries and successors, Green River is rife with surviving members. This boon heralds doubtless worthiness and an excuse to revisit a time when all you needed was a Hagstrom, an Econoline, and a wall of Ampeg speakers. Come embrace Green River's legacy of sludge.

[strummer]

Ca c'est déjà vu que pearl jam fasse une tournée en europe sans nouvel album ?

[Olikatie]

la seule fois qu'ils sont revenus en Europe sans nouvel album fût 2007...

[strummer]

merci l'archiviste , ça a l'air bien mort alors, y me semblait avoir lu qu'il y aurait un concert en russie et peut-être un ou 2 chez nos potes anglais, c'est pas quelqu'un qu'avait vu mc cready ou un truc du genre ?

[mickael]

en 2005, tournée canadienne et sud américaine, il n'y avait pas d'album non plus il me semble...

[Olikatie]

en 2005, tournée canadienne et sud américaine, il n'y avait pas d'album non plus il me semble...

oui et non, il y avait eu Lost Dogs...

[CrazyHorse]

Ça fait quand même un bon moment qu'il n'y a plus eu d'album de Pearl Jam. Hein.

[dvi2702]

Readers’ Rock List: More of the Greatest Singers of All Time

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/i ... -all-time/

Last week, inspired by our own 100 Greatest Singers list, we asked our readers to tell us which vocalists the experts and artists should have included. We tallied the votes and Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder was deemed the man with the voice most worth hearing, followed by Vedder’s “Hunger Strike” buddy Chris Cornell. Punk rockers, soul legends and a member of Wham! all fill out your Top 20 of the greatest singers not on our list. So did Rush’s Geddy Lee make the cut? Check out the full roster below:



1. Eddie Vedder
2. Chris Cornell
3. Michael Stipe
4. Maynard James Keenan
5. Joe Strummer
6. Paul Westerberg
7. Mike Patton
8. Ian Curtis
9. Ella Fitzgerald
10. George Michael
11. Harry Nilsson
12. Frank Black
13. Peter Gabriel
14. H.R. (Bad Brains)
15. Mark Lanegan
16. Billie Holiday
17. Liam Gallagher
18. Joey Ramone
19. Chris Isaak
20. Richard Manuel

[dvi2702]

Chat with Jeff Ament

http://proxy.espn.go.com/chat/chatESPN?event_id=23827



Welcome to The Show! Have we got another great musical interlude for you or what? On Wednesday, Pearl Jam bassist, Jeff Ament, will stop by to chat about the agony of being a Seattle sports fan, writing the music for good friend Kenny Mayne's new web series, "Mayne Street," and more!
Ament, who recently released his first solo album, "Tone," has been a fixture in the Seattle music scene for more than 20 years. After playing in several grunge bands during the 1980s, Ament joined Stone Gossard, Mike McCready and Eddie Vedder in 1991 as founding members of Pearl Jam. Over 30 million albums later, Pearl Jam continues to release albums to critical acclaim and play to sold out stadiums around the world.

A native of Big Sandy, Montana, Ament was a talented high school basketball player and still plays pick-up games in his hometown and makes as many NBA games as possible around his hectic tour schedule.

Ament will get behind the keyboard on Wednesday, Dec. 3 at 6 p.m. ET so start sending those questions now!

[dvi2702]

Chat with Jeff Ament à lire: http://proxy.espn.go.com/chat/chatESPN?event_id=23827

Entre autre:

Ville (Helsinki, Finland): When are you coming to Finland with Pearl Jam?

Jeff Ament: (6:32 PM ET ) hopefully soon....we need to make up for that not so great show there in the mid 90s...

Nathan: Santa Clarita CA: When can we expect the new album?

Jeff Ament: (6:16 PM ET ) we're working on it...this one's souffle-like so it might take a while.

Pas compris le "this one's souffle-like so it might take a while"

[matt showman]

c'est une image avec un soufflé que tu fais cuire, faut le laisser reposer longtemps avant de pouvoir le déguster.

[strummer]

c'est pas l'inverse le soufflé, genre si tu le laisses reposer longtemps, il retombe et c'est archi moins bon ?

[dvi2702]

[matt showman]

bah je sais pas... je prefere les gougères....

[strummer]

bon c'est pas des rumeurs mais des trucs que jeff a dit :

Frank (LA): How about the Chili Peppers on hiatus? Any thoughts?

Jeff Ament: (7:11 PM ET ) they had a good run.


Steiny (NYC): Would you say The Beatles are one of your influences?

Jeff Ament: (7:01 PM ET ) yes....the first album that I bought was Let It Be in 1970....it's still top five for me....they were one of a kind.

Steven, Worksop, UK: What's with Chris Cornell's new album Jeff? Is he ok?

Jeff Ament: (6:55 PM ET ) I know....I hope he is alright.

Matt Waco, TX: Any new bands that you're really liking at the moment?

Jeff Ament: (6:47 PM ET ) not new, but...Mogwai, Tom McRae, KOL, where's my IPod?

Steiny (NYC): What is it like running Ames Bros.?

Jeff Ament: (6:46 PM ET ) I have never run Ames Bros....my brother and coby do all the work there....initially, barry and I thought I would have time to contribute but I didn't....

Mike (Canada): Jeff, any truth to the PJ and Ben Harper shows in Australia. Thoughts on Ben's music. New rock band he has created?

Jeff Ament: (6:38 PM ET ) I hope so...that would be fun. I can't wait to see his new band....

Amherst Massachusetts: How much better are you then Flea?

Jeff Ament: (6:31 PM ET ) flea can play circles around me, but hoops are another matter...

Brian (Dallas, Texas): Why does Pearl Jam hate Texas? It has been over 5 years since you have played here.

Jeff Ament: (6:29 PM ET ) ask dave abbruzzese....

[Denis]

Frank (LA): How about the Chili Peppers on hiatus? Any thoughts?

Jeff Ament: (7:11 PM ET ) they had a good run.

haha j'adore les sous entendus de Jeff

[thefrenchconnection]

Brian (Dallas, Texas): Why does Pearl Jam hate Texas? It has been over 5 years since you have played here.

Jeff Ament: (6:29 PM ET ) ask dave abbruzzese....

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