<![CDATA[ Latest from MusicRadar in Pearl-jam ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/tag/pearl-jam Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:49:10 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “When he started soloing he turned every knob up on the amp – all the way up. It was great!”: Sadler Vaden on when he and Jason Isbell jammed Little Wing with Pearl Jam's Mike McCready ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/sadler-vaden-little-wing-jimi-hendrix-mike-mccready-pearl-jam oBTHiTy537eG3DCuwWVLmS Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:49:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was having some issues with three-hour shows and constant touring and stuff": Matt Cameron explains why he left Pearl Jam and insists that the final Soundgarden album is coming... but not yet ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/drummers/i-was-having-some-issues-with-three-hour-shows-and-constant-touring-and-stuff-matt-cameron-explains-why-he-left-pearl-jam-and-insists-that-the-final-soundgarden-album-is-coming-but-not-yet c3L2ruS3bxvQFmk7uHC2Pa Wed, 17 Sep 2025 14:59:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ "After 27 fantastic years, I have taken my final steps down the drum riser": Matt Cameron leaves Pearl Jam ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/drummers/after-27-fantastic-years-i-have-taken-my-final-steps-down-the-drum-riser-matt-cameron-leaves-pearl-jam xBB7QKrJ8zf8DDkUykPUPj Mon, 07 Jul 2025 15:11:48 +0000 Mon, 07 Jul 2025 15:38:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ It looks like Taylor Guitars and Pearl Jam will feature prominently in season 2 of The Last Of Us ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/guitars/acoustic-guitars/it-looks-like-taylor-guitars-and-pearl-jam-will-feature-prominently-in-season-2-of-the-last-of-us wvXbdcL7yR2MXPRuaYv3Wd Mon, 30 Sep 2024 12:13:11 +0000 Mon, 30 Sep 2024 13:06:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Pearl Jam guitarist Josh Klinghoffer to be charged with Manslaughter today ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/pearl-jam-guitarist-josh-klinghoffer-to-be-charged-with-manslaughter-today E3Lp9gGtbqZuqd9t7uiivZ Thu, 26 Sep 2024 14:53:50 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:39:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I didn’t get it before because I was too scared to touch them”: St Vincent reveals how a gift from Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready changed her mind about the Stratocaster ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/st-vincent-on-how-mike-mccready-strat-changed-her-mind-about-the-stratocaster D6gcKhgS8rwNwBPJsFgoPV Fri, 30 Aug 2024 16:38:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Can the relic'ing on a Mike McCready Fender Road Worn Strat be 'improved'? This video finds out ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/can-the-relicing-on-a-mike-mccready-fender-road-worn-strat-be-improved-this-video-has-some-interesting-ideas-on-that bNDwNYU5wdMxyVwGedjnVT Wed, 17 Jul 2024 13:06:01 +0000 Wed, 17 Jul 2024 15:13:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ The acclaimed Pearl Jam-inspired Funny Little Boxes 1991 is now a gold standard overdrive pedal ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/the-acclaimed-pearl-jam-inspired-funny-little-boxes-1991-is-now-a-gold-standard-overdrive-pedal dZQH3g7ACLTiDDpmj2ahYd Thu, 13 Jun 2024 12:49:58 +0000 Thu, 13 Jun 2024 12:56:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ "There are certain names I deeply wish were on the guest list tonight, but we lost them too early": Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder remembers his lost musical peers and covers Nine Inch Nails' Hurt in Seattle, Johnny Cash-style ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/there-are-certain-names-i-deeply-wish-were-on-the-guest-list-tonight-but-we-lost-them-too-early-pearl-jams-eddie-vedder-remembers-his-lost-musical-peers-and-covers-nine-inch-nails-hurt-in-seattle-johnny-cash-style v5m7LmguvJm9gpVjdbCBkH Fri, 31 May 2024 15:14:38 +0000 Sat, 01 Jun 2024 12:26:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ "It never occurred to me that was what you're supposed to be doing": Springsteen, Pearl Jam and AC/DC super producer Brendan O'Brien reveals how he learned the second most fundamental part of recording songs after tempo ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/brendan-obrien-producing-interview DqG2utbXGmKzvpzEt34ciG Sun, 26 May 2024 16:30:49 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:39:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Pearl Jam producer Andrew Watt guests onstage with the band on Alive in Las Vegas – and Mike McCready lets him share the guitar solo ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/pearl-jam-producer-andrew-watt-guests-onstage-with-the-band-on-alive-in-las-vegas-and-mike-mccready-lets-him-share-the-guitar-solo LLygsNByB82ZjVKLq8NMCQ Sun, 19 May 2024 18:20:36 +0000 Sun, 19 May 2024 18:20:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ "A guy named Alexander Dumble made the amps": Andrew Watt reveals the gear behind Pearl Jam's new album ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/a-guy-named-alexander-dumble-made-the-amps-andrew-watt-reveals-the-gear-behind-pearl-jams-new-album Jvuoy7f7wZQmecVPXvyUGR Mon, 22 Apr 2024 12:52:54 +0000 Mon, 22 Apr 2024 13:28:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ "We referenced The Cure a lot while making it": Stone Gossard reveals Pearl Jam's shared inspiration, and why he feels more heard as a guitarist on new album, Dark Matter ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/we-referenced-the-cure-a-lot-while-making-it-stone-gossard-reveals-pearl-jams-shared-inspiration-and-why-he-feels-more-heard-as-a-guitarist-on-new-album-dark-matter L9JLEQ5DQcYt5Zjhci4YPj Fri, 19 Apr 2024 13:00:35 +0000 Fri, 19 Apr 2024 13:06:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I learned to play the bass, the guitar, and as much of the drums as I could by listening to Pearl Jam": See producer and superfan Andrew Watt performing Alive back when he was a little-known solo artist ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/andrew-watt-pearl-jam-guitar-bass-drums cFd9Nn5SwzyQ7jQtNiGp4D Tue, 16 Apr 2024 10:04:02 +0000 Fri, 19 Apr 2024 13:06:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ "It has a riff that gives Matt Cameron the opportunity to be as great as we know him to be": Stone Gossard reveals the new Pearl Jam song that has "probably one of the greatest drum fills of all time" ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/pearl-jam-stone-gossard-matt-cameron-soundgarden-dark-matter HQTKgBDv48JxBUVEhjRMHR Tue, 19 Mar 2024 20:22:54 +0000 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 20:22:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ "The only thing I could hear coming through the window was the bass": Eddie Vedder recalls the Ten single he co-wrote while being locked out of a Pearl Jam rehearsal ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/the-only-thing-i-could-hear-coming-through-the-window-was-the-bass-eddie-vedder-recalls-the-ten-single-he-co-wrote-while-being-locked-out-of-a-pearl-jam-rehearsal xvoiqB7PRNUoJssoB6V9kU Tue, 19 Mar 2024 13:29:38 +0000 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 17:11:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ "No hyperbole, I think this is our best work" – Eddie Vedder claims Pearl Jam raised the bar on new album Dark Matter, but their 2024 tour ticket prices are soaring too ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/pearl-jam-ticket-prices-dark-matter 4ryzWyGyxgWiuxTDoxu2h7 Wed, 14 Feb 2024 12:59:34 +0000 Wed, 14 Feb 2024 13:55:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ “For better or worse, you’re gonna hear a lot more lead guitar from me… I went crazy”: Mike McCready offers update on “heavier” new Pearl Jam album ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/mike-mccready-offers-pearl-jam-new-album-update-and-promises-lots-of-guitar-solos kQMF7u43GusqxZzjmatcyT Fri, 05 Jan 2024 16:08:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Fender Mike McCready Stratocaster review ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/reviews/fender-mike-mccready-stratocaster-review hhxNN4gKDTJwrwSFjxn9Fe Mon, 13 Nov 2023 15:57:10 +0000 Tue, 14 Nov 2023 16:04:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I can't wait to tell Stone that I've almost figured his riff out" – Mike McCready admits to Chris Shiflett he doesn't know how to play the famous guitar intro to Pearl Jam's Alive ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/i-cant-wait-to-tell-stone-that-ive-almost-figured-his-riff-out-mike-mccready-admits-to-chris-shiflett-he-doesnt-know-how-to-play-the-famous-guitar-intro-to-pearl-jams-alive Pwkx9QudybD6jswyPxQ4UQ Mon, 13 Nov 2023 10:50:42 +0000 Mon, 13 Nov 2023 17:46:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ See Mike McCready playing his new Mexican-made signature Fender Strat onstage with Pearl Jam ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/see-mike-mccready-testing-his-new-mexican-made-signature-fender-strat-onstage-with-pearl-jam RySibcVqpga7MCg32TrC8n Sun, 17 Sep 2023 18:22:31 +0000 Sun, 17 Sep 2023 18:26:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Interview: Mike McCready on road testing his new signature Mexican Strat at Pearl Jam shows, their next album and why he's still learning Eddie Van Halen's Eruption ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/interview-mike-mccready-on-roadtesting-his-new-signature-mexican-strat-at-pearl-jam-shows-their-next-album-and-why-hes-still-learning-eddie-van-halens-eruption GdwyZnxUccSUhR2BpMykWD Fri, 15 Sep 2023 17:02:38 +0000 Sun, 17 Sep 2023 17:59:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ "It makes it sound more powerful than anything we've done in a long time" – Pearl Jam's new album isn't quite finished yet but Mike McCready just told us two very good reasons to get excited about it ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/it-makes-it-sound-more-powerful-than-anything-weve-done-in-a-long-time-pearl-jams-new-album-isnt-quite-finished-yet-but-mike-mccready-just-told-us-two-very-good-reasons-to-get-excited-about-it k5ehhqZsYoCj4FgQvy7YCm Wed, 13 Sep 2023 09:00:26 +0000 Fri, 15 Sep 2023 17:07:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ The new relic'd Mike McCready Strat is the most ambitious Mexican Fender guitar to date ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/the-new-relicd-fender-mike-mccready-strat-is-the-most-ambitious-mexican-model-to-date UTqumE6qFHvbrBB6Wpyxgf Tue, 12 Sep 2023 13:00:16 +0000 Mon, 16 Oct 2023 14:23:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ See Pearl Jam's Mike McCready in a thrilling guitar duel with Jason Isbell and Sadler Vaden on a borrowed 1960 Strat ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/see-pearl-jams-mike-mccready-in-a-thrilling-guitar-duel-with-jason-isbell-and-sadler-vaden-on-a-borrowed-1960-strat 8rW6tT4TPuGV3Vg9Xd2k6k Sat, 08 Jul 2023 10:46:01 +0000 Sun, 09 Jul 2023 17:28:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ See Mike McCready destroy his guitar, amp and attempt to bludgeon his pedalboard onstage at the end of Pearl Jam's final show of their European tour ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/mike-mcready-pearl-jam-smashes-strat-guitar-onstage FKV4sk8Zfy4RqXuDB2ofY6 Sun, 31 Jul 2022 22:32:52 +0000 Thu, 04 Aug 2022 10:05:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ 5 key songs guitarists need to hear by… Pearl Jam ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/pearl-jam-guitar-songs MqE2B6kPnhsDg7cHvH2H6H Sun, 10 Jul 2022 19:07:21 +0000 Sun, 10 Jul 2022 19:07:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ See Eddie Vedder cover The Beatles, REM, Tom Petty and more with Chad Smith and Josh Klinghoffer on first night of solo tour ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/eddie-vedder-beatles-tom-petty-rem NqXVFaYNesQzTPC6de4PEi Fri, 04 Feb 2022 16:27:13 +0000 Fri, 04 Feb 2022 16:30:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer on joining Pearl Jam: "I’m sort of doing a new role" ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/pearl-jam-red-hot-chili-peppers-josh-klinghoffer EQ3dihNG2UmimLHDDUHkKM Wed, 10 Nov 2021 17:47:31 +0000 Wed, 10 Nov 2021 17:47:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ See Pearl Jam joined by former Red Hot Chili Peppers members Josh Klinghoffer as their new touring guitarist ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/pearl-jam-josh-klinghoffer XvCH3yEJaSkG94fZqCNNwU Sun, 19 Sep 2021 19:13:37 +0000 Sun, 19 Sep 2021 19:20:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Engineer Dave Hillis recalls locking Eddie Vedder in the studio during all-night recording sessions for Pearl Jam‘s Ten ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/engineer-dave-hillis-recalls-locking-eddie-vedder-in-the-studio-during-all-night-recording-sessions-for-pearl-jams-ten nkfn6dxqg9GGZAU9LRcUji Mon, 12 Apr 2021 17:26:15 +0000 Mon, 12 Apr 2021 17:27:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mike McCready's limited edition Fender Custom Shop 1960 Stratocaster has been officially released ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/mike-mccreadys-limited-edition-fender-custom-shop-1960-stratocaster-has-been-officially-released zVQHXVrfxLCdvNoEc2BkRm Thu, 08 Apr 2021 14:57:13 +0000