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In the moment, Pearl Jam thrives
For Nick Tavares, mixed emotions led up to Pearl Jam's show in Hartford, Conn. But the enthusiasm was there early, and one song made the night. STORY
PEARL JAM CLOSES THE SPECTRUM
Pearl Jam closes the doors on the Spectrum, and childhood
Christine Angi has a long and fan-packed history with Pearl Jam, and when they decided to close out Philadelphia's legendary Spectrum, she felt compelled to be there.
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Closing out the Spectrum, Pearl Jam pulls out all the stops
Joshua Lieberson once again encountered what makes a Pearl Jam show special — their connection to the fans, which was in full display on Halloween night.
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FEATURES
OK GO owns the video
The music video might be dead, but it hasn't stopped OK Go from taking the medium to fantastic new places. With "This Too Shall Pass," OK Go rides the wildest Rube Goldberg Machine to internet stardom. STORY
Not feeling the new album? Try this shuffled version
Joshua Lieberson thinks he knows why Pearl Jam's latest is getting such mixed reviews — the tracklist. In his version, Backspacer takes on a classic Pearl Jam flow and leads to a better listening experience. STORY
Celebrating Record Store Day, the most wonderful time of the year
Record Store Day has passed, but not before a couple of our resident writers and music fanatics were able to take part and snag some excellent discs. STORY
THE BEST OF THE 2000s
Artist of the decade: Jack White
In a fractured and, really, just plain weird decade, one artist's own weird, fractured style rose up and somehow defined the 2000s. That artist, according to our own Matt Berry, was Jack White.
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10 albums you might've missed
Nick Tavares runs through his collection and highlights 10 fantastic albums that, for whatever reason, flew under the radar in the past decade.
Enjoy.
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Year by year, 10 more albums that sum up the decade
Joshua Lieberson does not enjoy the fantastic powers of those in the podcast universe, so to make up for that, he recounts 10 of his favorite albums of the decade, year by year.
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Radio Static: The best of the decade
In a two-part podcast, Nick Tavares, Matt Berry and Christine Angi recount their favorite albums of the Double Zeros, and, of course, argue each other's picks until everyone else is pretty much sick of it. Podcast!
PART 1 | PART 2
CONCERT REPORTS
Sonic Youth: Not to be taken for granted
Nick Tavares caught Sonic Youth over two nights at Boston's Wilbur Theatre, and would like to remind everyone that, yes, they are still awesome.
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Them Crooked Vultures are more than just hype
Super groups are typically a dicey proposition, but Them Crooked Vultures — Josh Homme, Dave Grohl and John Paul Jones — more than live up to their reputations, according to Nick Tavares.
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Bruce brings the wrecking ball to Giants Stadium
Delivering a front-to-back reading of his Born in the U.S.A. album was just one part of another legendary show in New Jersey's Giants Stadium, as Joshua Lieberson reports.
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