Thinking About Pearl Jam ... and the Early Nineties

I don't know what it is but I seem to have a renewed faith in Pearl Jam that I haven't had in, like, a decade. After being impressed with their performance of "World Wide Suicide" on Saturday Night Live, I've been intrigued by what their new album would sound like. The band is getting some major press for this record and it seems poised to be their biggest hit since ___ (insert name of last big Pearl Jam record because Will stopped at No Code). There may even be a music video this time. Rolling Stone has an interview with Eddie Vedder, who explains why the album is self-titled, while Amazon.com has some in-studio video.

Hillary has long been a believer that the 90's will be making a comeback, while former Hole bassist Melissa Auf Der Maur echoed this sentiment back in February. Smashing Pumpkins (in some form) are recording new material, while Rolling Stone reports that Alice in Chains will be hitting the road, with new lead singer William DuVall. This would be a good time to go out and rent Singles - a classic time capsule of the grunge age. Directed by Cameron Crowe, the film features special appearances from Pearl Jam (as Dillon's backing band), Chris Cornell (as the dude at the apartment impressed by some other dude's soundsystem) and Alice in Chains (as a band at a bar).