Selling millions of records has helped more than a few artists mellow out, but watching their debut album climb the charts only made Pearl Jam angrier. They took out their aggression on the follow-up.

Grunge band Pearl Jam's 2002 album 'Riot Act' polarized their fan base. The experimental lyrics and songs are unlike any of ...

In the years after Pearl Jam became a blockbuster band, the group became embroiled in high-minded and self-protective battles. They stopped playing venues associated with Ticketmaster, whom they sued.

Pearl Jam officially kicked off the latest era of their time together last month as they released their new single “Dark Matter,” which fronts a forthcoming album of the same name. The group’s new ...

There has not been a new Pearl Jam album in six years. At the moment, the release of a new PJ record does not appear to be imminent. However, today is the 25th anniversary of the third Pearl Jam LP, ...

If Pearl Jam parted ways tomorrow, no doubt a profound tidal wave of sadness and disbelief would wash over much of the music world. The veteran Seattle band have proven as durable as any over the past ...

Pearl Jam's status as an artist can be a hard one to quantify. They entered the scene as one of the biggest bands in the world, and after a few years vanished from the mainstream audience radar, even ...

Some of Pearl Jam’s early haunts are long gone. RKCNDY, where the band played several shows and recorded its first video, for the song “Alive,” has been bulldozed and replaced by a hotel. The Off Ramp ...

They wanted to call it “Life,” and by the time Pearl Jam began recording their third album, their lives seemed pretty charmed. Despite ignoring nearly every dictate of the music business, they had ...

There is no clearer sign that Neil Young is a man who likes to get things done than the fact that there was little over a ...