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Pearl Jam: Dark Matter review – the faithful will rejoice

With superproducer Andrew Watt working his magic, the Seattle grunge veterans sound on point and full of energy in their 35th anniversary year

The Guardian - UK

“John Paul Jones is one of the only musicians I’ve been around where I was starstruck. I asked him some stupid questions about Achilles Last Stand… but he was very kind!” Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament names 11 bassists who shaped his sound

From Dee Dee Ramone to Eric Avery, fretless to 12-string bassists, Jeff Ament believes all his influences can all be heard on the latest Pearl Jam album Dark Matter

Guitar World

Pearl Jam calm down a bit on new single Wreckage

Pearl Jam have released the third single from their upcoming Dark Matter album, out this week

Louder

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"I learned to play the bass, the guitar, and as much of the drums as I could by listening to Pearl Jam": See producer and superfan Andrew Watt performing Alive back when he was a little-known solo artist

Watt produced the band's new album Dark Matter

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“I was just lying in my own self-pity for months”: How an unlikely collaboration with Post Malone helped revive Ozzy Osbourne’s career

Ozzy Osbourne had no idea who Post Malone was at the start of 2019. By the end of the year, the rap superstar had thrust the Prince Of Darkness into the US top 10.

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"It has a riff that gives Matt Cameron the opportunity to be as great as we know him to be": Stone Gossard reveals the new Pearl Jam song that has "probably one of the greatest drum fills of all time"

The guitarist also explains why he wants to work with producer Watt on another Pearl Jam album after Dark Matter

MusicRadar

"No hyperbole, I think this is our best work" – Eddie Vedder claims Pearl Jam raised the bar on new album Dark Matter, but their 2024 tour ticket prices are soaring too

Opinion: Reports of £160+ per ticket for early fan club access to the band's UK tour dates don't bode well for some fans

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"No hyperbole, I think this is our best work": Pearl Jam confirm Dark Matter album details, announce World Tour

Pearl Jam's Dark Matter will be released in April, with a world tour kicking off the following month

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Pearl Jam release explosive new single Dark Matter

Dark Matter is the title track of Pearl Jam's upcoming, Andrew Watt-produced 12th studio album - out in April

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Pearl Jam Unleashes Hard-Hitting Album, Show No Signs of Mellowing

Pearl Jam's upcoming album, played for the first time at the Troubadour, shows the band's relentless energy and their best work yet.

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“For better or worse, you’re gonna hear a lot more lead guitar from me… I went crazy”: Mike McCready offers update on “heavier” new Pearl Jam album

McCready says it is heavier, it has the “melody and energy” of Ten and Vs, and we all might just hear it this year

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"It's a lot heavier than you'd expect": Mike McCready on Pearl Jam's next album, working with Andrew Watt, and the state of the US

Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready talks smashed Stratocasters, screaming solos, and why his band need their "asses kicked"

Louder

Game-changers, taste-makers and trend-setters: here are 2023's guitarists of the year

We tip our hats to the players that made 2023 such a defining year in guitar history – and whose achievements we'll be talking about in years to come

Guitar World

“All of a sudden, he’s down to a T-shirt, and he’s ripped, and he’s 80, and he’s giving you full-blown Mick Jagger”: Andrew Watt on producing new Rolling Stones album Hackney Diamonds

Best of 2023: “It’s the greatest honour as a kid with a guitar who grew up idolising every single thing Keith Richards ever did,” he admits

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Evening Standard

Rolling Stones Hackney Diamonds: track list, release date, and where to listen to the new album

The legends are back with new music — here is everything we know

The Guardian - UK

‘The more children you have, the more laissez-faire you get’: Mick Jagger on ageing, rage and missing Charlie Watts

With the first new Rolling Stones songs in 18 years, the band’s frontman is kicking himself for taking so long. He reflects on turning 80 in a worsening world – and the style and humour of his late drummer

The Guardian - UK

The Rolling Stones: Hackney Diamonds review – if this is the end, they’re going out with a bang

The Stones’ first album of original material in 18 years crackles with a sense of purpose, with fabulous Keith Richards riffs and Mick Jagger sounding genuinely energised

The Guardian - UK

The Rolling Stones: Angry review – Jagger’s a hoot in strutting, barnstorming return

The first single from new album Hackney Diamonds is a hilarious tale of arguing lovers, animated by bold soloing and evident creative hunger

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‘We were lazy!’ The Rolling Stones unveil new original album Hackney Diamonds after 18-year wait

At Hackney press conference, surviving trio of Stones pay tribute to late drummer Charlie Watts as they announce album and release new single Angry

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Chad Smith on his contribution to Dua Lipa’s Break My Heart

The Red Hot Chili Pepper recorded drums on the 2020 hit

Guitar World

“I was playing a Van Halen solo in my mind”: Post Malone trips up during Tiny Desk performance – because he was busy thinking about Eddie Van Halen’s playing

“I can," the pop-rap superstar quipped in regards to playing a Van Halen-like solo, "I just don’t really feel like it”

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Stone Gossard reveals Pearl Jam are close to finishing a new album with "hardcore fan" Andrew Watt producing: "He can play all of our songs and all Soundgarden's songs back at us"

What can the award-winning pop producer and guitarist bring to his idols' next record?

Guitar World

Slash, Andrew Watt trade solos, channel their inner punk onstage with Iggy Pop in revved-up take on The Stooges' I Wanna Be Your Dog

Slash's Guns N' Roses bandmate, Duff McKagan, and Chad Smith were also on hand to serve as the rhythm section for the all-star performance at the Hollywood Palladium last week

Evening Standard

The Rolling Stones reportedly worked with Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr on new album

The music legends first released music together 60 years ago

Evening Standard

Grammys 2023: Ozzy Osbourne takes home two awards after stepping back from touring

The Black Sabbath singer secured the gongs for best rock album and best metal performance

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