Can the relic'ing on a Mike McCready Fender Road Worn Strat be 'improved'? This video finds out By Rob Laing published 17 July 24 It turns out that one of the key ingredients is a relic wax made by one of the UK's top pickup builders
The acclaimed Pearl Jam-inspired Funny Little Boxes 1991 is now a gold standard overdrive pedal By Rob Laing published 13 June 24 Gold Sparkle is the first in a line of new finish runs
"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 By Rob Laing published 31 May 24 "I can't stop thinking about them"
Pearl Jam producer Andrew Watt guests onstage with the band on Alive in Las Vegas – and Mike McCready lets him share the guitar solo By Rob Laing published 19 May 24 Son, she said, have I got a little solo for you
"A guy named Alexander Dumble made the amps": Andrew Watt reveals the gear behind Pearl Jam's new album By Rob Laing published 22 April 24 "I have Marshalls, Fenders, Voxes, Oranges, Supros – all different kinds of amps. But since the day we got this amp I've not plugged into anything else," he said of his favourite Dumble modded amp
"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 By Rob Laing published 19 April 24 "You could be the greatest guitar player in the world but a ten-year-old could learn to play that in an hour", he says of the "magic" melodic moments he loves to discover in songwriting
"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 By Rob Laing published 16 April 24 Watt produced the band's new album Dark Matter
"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" By Rob Laing published 19 March 24 The guitarist also explains why he wants to work with producer Watt on another Pearl Jam album after Dark Matter
"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 By Rob Laing published 19 March 24 But the timeline of the song remains somewhat confusing
"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 By Rob Laing published 14 February 24 Opinion: Reports of £160+ per ticket for early fan club access to the band's UK tour dates don't bode well for some fans