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EXPLAINED: 9 | Vintage Vibes

10 moments of genius from MTV Unplugged

As Nirvana’s iconic set turns 30, we pick out the ten best songs from the famous sessions

Louder

"Musically it didn't match its predecessor but Vs. had its moments": Pearl Jam's Vs. (30th anniversary edition)

The 30th anniversary edition of Pearl Jam's second album Vs. is a worthy reissue but light on extra content

Louder

Fender Mike McCready Stratocaster review

A new level for a Mexican Fender – both in relic'ing scale and asking price

MusicRadar

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“Flea said, ‘Dude, you have to sit down with my guitar player, John – he’s the best.’ I wasn’t a fan yet, but I said, ‘Cool. Let’s do it’”: How Zach Irons established a vital new voice in guitar playing – with a little help from John Frusciante

Guitarist for IRONTOM and AWOLNATION – and the son of Red Hot Chili Peppers and Pearl Jam drummer Jack – Zach Irons takes a truly individual approach to the instrument. He reveals how he’s combating guitar self-indulgence, why he’s finally coming around to digital tones, and what makes the vintage…

Guitar World

"I can't wait to tell Stone that I've almost figured his riff out" – Mike McCready admits to Chris Shiflett he doesn't know how to play the famous guitar intro to Pearl Jam's Alive

But he can teach Chris Shiflett his legendary solo from it

MusicRadar

From Bruce Springsteen to Beyonce: 10 Eddie Vedder duets you need to watch

Springsteen, the Stones, Neil Young, R.E.M., Coldplay, QOTSA, The Doors, Beyoncé... the Pearl Jam frontman has sung with them all.

Louder

“We were the same side of the coin – we were just different coins." Eddie Vedder on Kurt Cobain, and the time they slow danced together

The Pearl Jam frontman reflects on his complex relationship with Kurt Cobain

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"Pearl Jam used to hire out bars to drink with us": Idlewild's Roddy Woomble on how four punk rock kids from Scotland emerged from the wreckage of Britpop, gatecrashed the UK charts and got adopted as Pearl Jam's new favourite band

With their 30th anniversary approaching, Idlewild look back on a career spent "existing in their own little place"

Louder

Shelley Howard, concert poster artist and fixture of Chicago nightlife, dies at 76

By day, he made ads promoting musicians from Pearl Jam to the Rolling Stones, and by night he frequented bars, clubs, restaurants and parties, always with a camera at the ready.

Chicago Sun-Times

How to spend a day in Capitol Hill, Seattle’s trend-setting neighbourhood

This neighbourhood is one of the coolest on the US west coast, and a microcosm of modern, innovative Seattle – Richard Franks discovers superb drinking dens and a vibrant LGBTQ+ scene in the home of grunge

The Independent UK

From 'The Pale Ones' to, erm, 'Gwaaarrrgghhlllgh': 10 legendary metal bands that used to have incredibly goofy names

Before Slipknot, Black Sabbath and Linkin Park became stars, they had names that no one would have ever taken seriously

Metal Hammer

“The fun part is singing over it”: how John Mayer turned a DIY practice routine into “probably the most emo song” he has

Inspired by Dave Matthews Band's Satellite back in 2008, Mayer crafted a routine that would improve finger dexterity – and in doing so created one of his most popular songs to date

Guitar World

"This is a song I wrote as a goodbye to my friend Chris Cornell" – Pearl Jam's Mike McCready performs rare live vocal performance with tribute song

Crying Moon is the guitarist's salute to his late Temple Of The Dog bandmate

MusicRadar

“Cameron Crowe said, ‘This is killer, it’s awesome!’”: Jerry Cantrell on how he wrote Alice In Chains’ classic hit Would?

The Alice In Chains songwriter was still grieving the death of Mother Love Bone's Andrew Wood when he wrote the song for Crowe’s 1992 grunge film Singles

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“I feel like everyone is culpable”: How Eddie Vedder reacted to the news that Amy Winehouse had died

Amy Winehouse’s death in 2011 had Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder wondering how it could have been avoided, and talking about what got his own band through the tough times

Metal Hammer

10 terrible grunge albums with one classic song

Grunge brought us some classic albums, but a lot of stinkers, too. Luckily, these poor efforts were all saved by one brilliant song

Guitar World

“So that harmonic, I'm kind of ripping The Firm's Radioactive”: How Jeff Ament discovered a slide harmonic on Pearl Jam’s Even Flow

“I remember accidentally hitting harmonics and sliding on it, so I just started experimenting”

MusicRadar

10 all-time classic bass guitar tones - and how to recreate them

Delving into some of the best low-end tones of all time

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Review: Neil Young delivered singular San Diego solo concert by digging deep for new/old musical gold

SAN DIEGO — Neil Young was barely a minute into the opening number of his sold-out solo concert on Tuesday night at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, when he sang: "People my age, they don't do the things I do."

Salon

Inside The Bear's memorable needle drops

Josh Senior discusses the show's soundtrack, from using R.E.M. "like a score" to Richie's big Taylor Swift moment

MusicRadar

See Pearl Jam's Mike McCready in a thrilling guitar duel with Jason Isbell and Sadler Vaden on a borrowed 1960 Strat

The two guitar heavyweights jammed on Isbell's song This Ain't It in Seattle

Metal Hammer

The best 10 Eddie Vedder impressions you'll ever see

From the likes of Adam Sandler to Family Guy, it seems no-one can resist pretending to be the elder statesman of grunge

Metal Hammer

"There was something about this music" - Eddie Vedder and the magical intensity of of Pearl Jam

How the tragic end of Mother Love Bone and a surfing scientist brought Pearl Jam to life, and an album called Ten

Metal Hammer

The 10 best rock songs in The Bear, season two

Refused, Nine Inch Nails, AC/DC, Ramones... The most intense show on TV is back, and it's now even louder than before

Metal Hammer

"We had to die" - A history of The Grunge Wars, told by those who were there

Three decades ago, GN’R’s Use Your Illusion and Nirvana’s Nevermind were released just two weeks apart, setting two musical cultures against each other. We asked combatants from both sides: who won the war?

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