During Pearl Jam’s May 9 show in Glendale, AZ, guitarist Mike McCready paid tribute to the late Eddie Van Halen with a live cover of “Eruption.” You can see fan-filmed footage of that below: [via Blabbermouth]
Funko have announced a new set of Pop! Rocks vinyl figures based on Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder, Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, and Matt Cameron. The figures are expected to be released in August and they can be purchased as a five-pack at pearljam.com.
Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith has recruited a number of artists to participate in an all-star jam at “Will Ferrell’s Best Night Of Your Life” benefit. The group, who will perform under the moniker “Chad Smith’s Super Mega Funktastic Jam Rock All Stars,” will feature Smith, along with Chris Martin (Coldplay), Mike McCready (Pearl…
Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready has teamed up with KT Tunstall and Thunderpussy’s Leah Julius on a cover of the late Tom Petty’s “I Won’t Back Down.” You can watch an official video for that below. The clip features studio footage and fan submitted photos from various protests. Tunstall commented: “ARE YOU READY FOR SOME MUSIC?!!…
During the recent One Classy Night benefit in Seattle, actor/comedian Will Ferrell joned Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder and Mike McCready, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith and Josh Klinghoffer, the Dave Matthews Band’s Stefan Lessard, Brandi Carlile, and more for a cover of Depeche Mode’s “Personal Jesus.” You can see footage of that below:
According to CNN, Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell is expected to be buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, CA on May 26. The article also says that the family are thinking about doing a public memorial as well. In other news Cornell’s Soundgarden bandmate Matt Cameron has commented on his death: “My dark knight is…
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