Jason and Paul looked at the Pearl Jam catalog and remembered that only two of 12 studio LP's are titled after a song on said album. So the guys aimed to fix that...choosing a song from each of the remaining 10 albums best suited to be the title track thus renaming each of those albums. That plus the return of Lyrics to Live By and Live Cut of the …

Jason and Paul welcome Footsteps fanzine and TwoFeetThick.com co-founder Kathy Davis as well as I Am No Guide: Pearl Jam Song-by-song author Stip back to the show to discuss Pearl Jam's Yield...from a superlative point of view. It's the second edition of this series with Vs. getting its shake a few months prior. Please consider donating to our Febr…

Jason and Paul return to their LP2EP series with Yield! Distilling Pearl Jam's 1998 album down to 30 minutes isn't easy...or is it? The guys also head back to their new Lyrics to Live By and Live Cut of the Week segments with contributions from their patrons. Which live performance will the guys discuss? Please consider donating to our February fun…

Jason and Paul welcome Carrie Akre, Chris Friel, and Rick Friel of The Rockfords to the show to discuss the 25th anniversary of their debut self-titled LP. They discuss how they all met, the Friels love of KISS being a shared cornerstone of their friendships with Danny Newcomb and Mike McCready, and Carrie's appreciation for the guys' respect and a…

Jason and Paul welcome grunge superfan and current majority owner of the legendary skateboarding brand, 90 The Original, Anita Stelmasiuk to the show. It's been a long time coming -- Anita and the guys have been friends for years now since her Grungezine days. Recently the Palisades fire in Los Angeles decimated Anita's family's home and everything…

Jason and Paul return to their Playlist series with the LA wildfires on their mind and in their hearts. How do we overcome tragedy? They each put together a playlist they think helps one do just that. Then, the Lyric of the Week returns...sort of. It has evolved and with help from the show's Patreon members. The Live Cut also returns, again, with t…

Jason and Paul welcome a titan of the Pearl Jam fan community to the show to discuss and celebrate the Voters for Choice concerts in Washington, D.C 30 years later. Kathy Davis started the Footsteps fanzine in 1992 and was co-editor/founder of fan website Two Feet Thick until its shuttering in 2013. She's been to nearly 200 shows and has stories fo…

Jason and Paul are joined by Pearl Jam Radio's Rob Bleetstein and engineer/mixer Brett Eliason to look back Pearl Jam's unique 4+ hour syndicated radio broadcast Self-Pollution Radio. The show, hosted by Eddie Vedder with Pearl Jam bandmates Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard featured live performances from Pearl Jam, Mudhoney, Soundgarden, Fastbacks, Ma…

Jason and Paul ring out 2024 by creating their wishlist and answering mailbag questions from their patrons. They also pretend to resurrect the 10 club holiday single, picking their A and B sides and their cover art. Thank you for a great year! Please consider donating to our December fundraiser Toys For Tots HERE Become a Patron Watch Us on YouTube…

Jason and Paul welcome filmmaker Jordan Albertsen to the show to discuss his documentary on the rise, fall and revival of legendary -- if wildly unknown -- punk band, The Sonics. You'll never guess how the project went from dead in the water to back on... Please consider donating to our December fundraiser Toys For Tots HERE. Become a Patron Watch …

Jason and Paul welcome two touring fan veterans to the show to discuss Pearl Jam's 2024 Dark Matter tour -- Sheehan Perera aka Concerpants and Jaco Van Heerden aka Evil Little Goat. The guys talk about what made this tour special, the concerts, the set lists, the standout performances and the fans themselves. Originally recorded live on Youtube and…

Jason and Paul return to their Write Your Own Pearl Jam Song series...and just in time for Vitalogy's 30th birthday. A complex, dense record is rich with sonics the band had yet explored forces your hosts to make hard choices when composing a new set of lyrics from those therein. After that they each articulate three things they're grateful for - P…

Jason and Paul welcome Stip and Brandon Rector to the show to discuss their new book 'I Am No Guide - Pearl Jam Song by Song'. Both gentlemen are veterans of the Pearl Jam online fan community for over 20 years moderating theskyigcrape.com and its Red Mosquito forums. The analyses of Pearl Jam's music herein are requisite reading for any Pearl Jam …

Jason and Paul celebrate Pearl Jam's Riot Act on its 22nd birthday with a review of the album...retroactively speaking, of course. How do the songs hit the guys over two decades later and how do the lyrical themes from 2002 mesh with the zeitgeist and political landscape of 2024? Please consider donating to our November fundraiser benefitting the W…

Jason and Paul welcome graphic artist and former in-house art director for Pearl Jam, Brad Klausen, back to the show to discuss the expanded edition of his book From a Basement In Seattle: The Poster Art of Brad Klausen. It's always a treat to talk with Brad and this conversation was no exception...so much so it trickled over into Patreon. You can …

Jason and Paul welcome ConcertPants main man, Sheehan Perera, and author of I Am No Guide: Pearl Jam Song-by-Song, Brian Stipelman aka Stip, back to the show to dissect Pearl Jam's album Vs...from a superlatives point of view. The gang also contrasts their opinions with that from the show's Patreon members. Please consider donating to the October 2…

Jason and Paul head back to their LP2EP series -- where you have to try and squeeze a full-length Pearl Jam album down into an EP (under 30min). Tough choices ahead for this one as the guys choose to tackle Vs. on its 31st birthday. What say you? Please consider donating to the October 2024 fundraiser benefitting Planned Parenthood HERE. Become a P…

Jason and Paul welcome photographer Geoff Whitman to the show to discuss his career in photography, wine making, and acting (!). Geoff tells many stories including his many run-ins with actor Jeff Bridges. And, of course, many details were shared about Geoff's experience as Pearl Jam's official photographer for the Dark Matter tour. Please consider…

Jason and Paul welcome filmmaker Ryan Cory to the show to discuss his career directing, producing, and editing all kinds of videos for brands from Microsoft to Easy Street Records, artists, photographers, and bands...like Pearl Jam! Ryan has produced documentaries on Lance Mercer, Danny Clinch and has a new one debuting at the 2024 Seattle Internat…

Jason and Paul finally give Painted Shield 3 the quasi-review it deserves articulating their three biggest takeaways from the record. They also react to CBS Sunday Morning's interview with Ed Vedder and Jeff Ament that aired recently and also pontificate on a recent online petition to get Pearl Jam back on Saturday Night Live. Please consider donat…

Jason and Paul welcome Grammy-nominated graphic artist, author, producer and art director for Pearl Jam's Dark Matter tour, Rob Sheridan, to the show. Rob discusses his creative approaches to both his 15 years with Nine Inch Nails and his latest project, creating on-stage visuals for Pearl Jam's Dark Matter tour. The guys get into the weeds on how …

Jason and Paul welcome back to the show drummer, singer, songwriter, producer and friend Richard Stuverud back to the show to catch up and dive into his brand new record Sunset Ghosts. It features a number of excellent musicians including Jeff Ament from Pearl Jam, Neal Walter, Dave Flores, Tim DiJulio, and many more. It's a hell of a record and Ri…

Jason and Paul return to their Playlist series and considering the time of year use "back to school" as the theme. But it's not songs for classes....nope. It's songs that relate to the mindset and values of learning and bettering one's self. Anyone can use these songs! **Apologies for the crickets behind Jason's audio -- unfortunately it was unavoi…

Jason and Paul welcome "I Am No Guide" author, Brian "Stip" Stipelman and Sheehan Perera from Concertpants back to the show for a hypothetical question -- one that The Beatles had to navigate themselves: if the band felt compelled to choose one direction moving forward should it be to continue making records in the studio and abstain from touring o…

Jason and Paul launch a new series where they retroactively review past Pearl Jam albums...get it!? Due to the success of the Gigaton and Dark Matter review the guys decided it a good idea to go back in time and look at each Pearl Jam album and review them with today's context in mind. Music, lyrics, themes and social application are all applied in…