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Jeff Ament: “Stone was always writing from a Zeppelin angle, so seeing if fretless bass could work in that realm was exciting“
The Pearl Jam bassist looks back at the making of Ten, and details his new solo project, American Death Squad
Stone Gossard says grunge didn’t kill ‘80s hard rock bands – but “yes, some did die”
The Pearl Jam guitarist argues it was the natural “life cycle” of pop culture, not grunge, that caused the mass extinction event
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Watch Johnny Marr perform Neil Young’s Throw Your Hatred Down and The Who’s Baba O’Riley with Pearl Jam
The veteran Seattle rockers brought the former Smiths guitarist onstage during their second night set at BST Hyde Park, London
Pearl Jam cancel final US tour dates after bassist Jeff Ament tests positive for Covid
The news comes after drummer Matt Cameron also tested positive, leading the band to recruit founding drummer Dave Krusen for a recent show in Fresno
Watch Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready pay tribute to Eddie Van Halen with Eruption cover
McCready tackles the track’s iconic whammy bar dives and two-hand tapping on a vintage Strat
Pearl Jam break out digital amps and rare Gibson guitars on US tour
Mike McCready is now rocking Fender Tone Master combos, while Stone Gossard and Eddie Vedder have been wielding obscure Gibson models
Watch Pearl Jam, Chad Smith and Josh Klinghoffer pay tribute to Taylor Hawkins with Foo Fighters cover
The collective, led by Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron, joined together to play Cold Day in the Sun in tribute to the much-missed Foo Fighters drummer
Mike McCready confirms a more affordable version of his signature Fender Stratocaster is in the works
A non-Custom Shop McCready Strat is on the cards – as is a new Pearl Jam album
Guns N' Roses' Duff McKagan joins Eddie Vedder onstage in Seattle for an energetic cover of The Pretenders' Precious
The bassist joined Vedder's all-star backing band, The Earthlings – which features Josh Klinghoffer, Chad Smith, Andrew Watt, Chris Chaney and Glen Hansard – at Benaroya Hall on Monday (February 21)
