Ahhh, we're officially in our Dark Matter era! This tortured podcaster's department is delighted by the release of Pearl Jam's brand new record, and furthermore are even MORE excited for a big tour year in 2024! That's why today's episode is the beginning of a six week run that will focus on every big location that Pearl Jam will play on the west c…

Jason and Paul welcome artist Alexandr Gnezdilov to the show to discuss his approach to art utilizing light and a his camera. All of this leads to how he created the artwork for Pearl Jam's 12th studio album Dark Matter. We also learn how the band found Alex in the first place. An illuminating episode to be sure! Check out Alexandr's work HERE. Bec…

Pearl Jam's 12th studio album, Dark Matter, was released on April 19. With all of the excitement bubbling up within the Pearl Jam and Pearl Jam Podcast Community, we have been waiting for this moment to finally talk about the album. Which is why we got together at midnight ET to talk about the entire thing. Hear our friends share their thoughts abo…

It's a big week here on the podcast with lots to celebrate! It's Dark Matter week! Coming off the heels of the film experience, we'll share our instant reaction to listening to the album in that environment including what songs we've gravitated towards, and what we're excited to hear live. Keep in mind that the Live On 4 Legs listening party will h…

Jason and Paul welcome the owner of the legendary Easy Street Records in West Seattle, Matt Vaughan, to the show to talk about the history of vinyl in Seattle, his professional journey in the music industry, and the state of the independent record store in 2024. That, plus much more including spirited discussion of Pearl Jam's new record, Dark Matt…

The beginning of April in 1994 marked the start of a stretch that may go down as one of the most important runs in Pearl Jam's history. It all starts with the Fox Theater show in Atlanta that everybody knows, and then shortly afterward the news of Kurt Cobain's death shocked the world. Pearl Jam would go on to play a legendary show at the Orpheum T…

This episode is a tribute to friend of the Pearl Jam community, Tom Pugh. Tom founded a charitable organization called Given To Live which sent fans who have faced challenges in their lives to get a full experience of seeing their favorite artist live. He worked tirelessly to accomplish his life's mission and impacted the lives of so many people de…

Jason and Paul welcome Richard Stuverud to the show to discuss all things music in his world from his past solo records to his upcoming solo record, playing music with his son, and honoring his late father. Richard also details his longtime friendship with Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament, those times he filled in for a COVID-stricken Matt Cameron, and…

Let's look back to a Pearl Jam show that was played less than two years ago in Copenhagen, Denmark. Every time the band makes their way through there, its with heavy hearts attributing back to the 2000 tragedy at the Roskilde Festival where nine people lost their lives. During the initial 2020 run scheduled before Covid happened, the date that they…

Jason and Paul welcome WFPK radio host and renowned interviewer and host of the podcast "Kyle Meredith With...", Kyle Meredith, to the show. The guys discuss Kyle's meteoric rise through radio's professional ladder, sneaking backstage to meet Mike McCready and what Stone Gossard has told him about Dark Matter and Pearl Jam's future plans. Become a …

This episode is about uncovering unsolved mysteries within Pearl Jam lore. We're back to celebrating the 30th anniversary of the memorable 1994 tour, and we find ourselves covering a Memphis show that does not get the acclaim that other shows from this run do. But perhaps this show is more significant than we think? We invite on Patron Mike Cribier…

Jason and Paul debut a new series called LP2EP where they're forced to make tough choices...trimming Pearl Jam records down from an LP to an EP. What songs do you keep? What songs do you cut? And how do you sequence them? That and the Lyric and Live Cut of the Week - Don't Gimme No Lip. Become a Patron Watch Us on YouTube Follow Us on Instagram Fol…

After waiting a little over a month since the release of the first single off of Dark Matter, we now have the second single available to us! Just like with Dark Matter, we put together a live chat with our listeners to talk thoughts and opinions of Running. It's a sub 2-minute song that blazes a trail with it's incredibly explosive pace, something …

Pearl Jam was on a special run as the season turned to spring in March of 1992. They were headlining small club shows in Europe, clicking well together on stage and getting incredible reactions from the crowd who knew the catalog. While we have looked into some of the highly praised Netherlands shows from this run (Den Haag, Utrecht), this episode …

Jason and Paul celebrate their 200th episode by celebrating Pearl Jam for having the #1 rock song in all the land. Then they answer questions from the virtual mailbag. All that and the Lyric and Live Cut of the Week - Bugs. Pre-order "I Am No Guide -- Pearl Jam: Song By Song" Become a Patron Watch Us on YouTube Follow Us on Instagram Follow Us on F…

This episode begins our coverage celebrating the 30th anniversary of Pearl Jam's Vs. tour in 1994. With this tour falling smack dab in the middle of the band's prime, there are a plethora of storylines inside and outside of the shows that make this year a memorable one. Vitalogy songs were getting played in the set prior to the album's release, leg…

Jason and joined by Augusta, Georgia native and current West Seattle resident, singer-songwriter Zoser! They discuss his music journey from playing for tips on the streets to using Stone Gossard as a sounding board and mentor. The discussion touches on Zoser's songwriting approach, learning how to write and record with other musicians, and even get…

For this episode, we're going back to Pearl Jam's first ever appearance at Fenway Park back in 2016. It's appropriate timing because they'll be playing two shows there to close out the tour in September. While it has all of the baseball references and former Red Sox player appearances, the overarching focal point of this episode will focus on the p…

Jason and Paul welcome Sheehan Perera from Concertpants back to the show to discuss the Dark Matter Tour ticketing process. Many fans tried and succeeded to get fan club tickets. Some got shut out of the lottery. Some felt compelled to pay "premium" prices while still others were outraged by the sheer price of tickets. Jason interviews a handful of…

This episode is jam packed with stories and breakdown from the first night of Pearl Jam's two show stint at the Barclays Center in Brookyln from 2013. We invite a very special guest onto the pod, the former COO of Barclays and the Brooklyn Nets, Fred Mangione. Fred gives us an angle that we haven't discussed a lot from the professional landscape - …

Jason and Paul jump back in their time machine and retroactively pick the second single for each album. It's a fun exercise considering all of our hindsight. Become a Patron Watch Us on YouTube Follow Us on Instagram Follow Us on Facebook Follow Us on Twitter Join the PJ Pod community Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

We take a trip to what is now eight years in the past (extremely hard to fathom!) to cover Pearl Jam's show in Columbia, South Carolina. There are two major themes heading into this show. Firstly, this show was originally intended to take place a day after a show in Raleigh, North Carolina, which was canceled in protest of the state's HB2 law. The …

Jason welcomes guitar teaching YouTuber Ryan Lendt to the show to chat his Pearl Jam obsession, going to California to "do the guitar", and how teaching the guitar is everything. Then Ryan teaches Jason how to play Pearl Jam's latest song 'Dark Matter'. Become a Patron Watch Us on YouTube Follow Us on Instagram Follow Us on Facebook Follow Us on Tw…

We've had a very busy week! Album announcement? Check! Debut single announcement? Check! Tour announcement? Oh you better believe it, check! So of course there was a lot to react to during this time period, which we did with two episodes focusing on all of the great stuff that lies ahead. While the normal weekly episode may have been pushed back a …

Jason and Paul are joined by Stip from The Sky I Scrape / Red Mosquito and Rich Wilson aka PJ Tour Kid to discuss Pearl Jam's new single 'Dark Matter', the album announcement and 2024 tour dates. This is the audio-only portion of a video livestream conducted at 11pm ET / 8pm PT on Tuesday February 13, 2024. Become a Patron Watch Us on YouTube Follo…

It's been a great week! After basking in Pearl Jam's brand new single for Dark Matter on Monday, on Tuesday we were treated to a full blown 2024 touring schedule! 34 dates are spread throughout the course of seven months. Some shows in very familiar stomping grounds, others in spots where the band will be stepping into for the first time in over a …

Jason and Paul welcome legendary rock photographer Charles Peterson to the show to discuss his new book Charles Peterson's Nirvana. The guys also discuss going on tour with Pearl Jam, scrabble games, duct tape, and his process for getting those iconic images. Become a Patron Watch Us on YouTube Follow Us on Instagram Follow Us on Facebook Follow Us…

Less than 12 hours before the unveiling of the first brand new Pearl Jam song in four years, we have all of the instant reactions for you right here! Dark Matter is the first single off the 12th studio album sharing the same title, and we'll go in depth to look into some of the song's production, lyrical content, the buzz around the song and we'll …

As we await details on Pearl Jam's forthcoming twelfth studio album, the month of February will be dedicated to covering shows that Randy and John have attended in the past. First up, we're gonna dig into the Nashville show from the Gigaton tour that they both were in attendance for. The weekend was a huge party as Pearl Jam was center stage on Bro…

Jason and Paul welcome The Sky I Scrape / Red Mosquito legend, Stip, back to the show to discuss how we approach the impending release of new Pearl Jam. How did we anticipate and consume new Pearl Jam singles and records in the 90s vs the 2000s to now? How has the internet affected how we arrive at a new single? Everyone has their own method to con…

This episode is a very spiritual affair that will have us look deep into the depths of Pearl Jam as a "religion" of sorts. We're discussing Columbus 2010, and during one of Ed's speeches he talks about it being national prayer day and considering turning the band into a religion in order to be tax exempt, and have Stone as their Jesus! So the episo…

Jason and Paul dip back into their song deconstruction series to look at the bridges in Pearl Jam's songs. They decide their top 5 favorites. That's preceded by an instant reaction to Painted Shield's surprise new single "Transector". All that and the Lyric and Live Cut of the Week - Sleight of Hand. Become a Patron Watch Us on YouTube Follow Us on…

With some rumors swirling about Pearl Jam playing Australia this year for the first time since 2014, we thought now would be as good of a time as any to get into a show from down under. 2006 was the last time they played Australia without the help of the Big Day Out festival. For Melbourne, they were treated to three great shows in the same fashion…

Jason and Paul hop in a time machine and take over as band manager or record label executive and assert privilege over which song will be the lead single on every record. A daunting yet welcome task met with some surprising results. All that and the Lyric and Live Cut of the Week - Olé. Become a Patron Follow Us on Instagram Follow Us on Facebook F…

This episode is manhandled by a recurring theme in which Pearl Jam has never attempted prior or since. On a 2006 night in Prague following a very memorable series of shows in Italy, the band balanced a main set sprint with a first encore where five songs all connected. As we are used to sometimes seeing the songs Better Man, Nothingman and Leatherm…