http://www.examiner.com/x-3940-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:25:29 -0700 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:47:14 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-3940-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m11d3-What-is-a-Pearl-Jam?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner Once upon a time, I heard a story that provided the inspiration for this article's title. My ex-girlfriend was bragging to an acquaintance that she would soon be accompanying me to a Pearl Jam concert (Chicago II from this year, for those interested... Pearl Jam Tour Live Philadelphia Spectrum Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:47:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3940-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m11d3-What-is-a-Pearl-Jam?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3940-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m10d1-Pearl-Jams-Backspacer-A-Review-Part-3?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner If Backspacer has a high point, it is the middle section covered in yesterday's article. The three tracks that land smack dab in the center of the album are the crux of the whole deal, managing to be emotive, groundbreaking, anthemic, lyrical, tense... Pearl Jam Rock Fixer Backspacer Album Vedder Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:32:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3940-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m10d1-Pearl-Jams-Backspacer-A-Review-Part-3?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3940-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m9d30-Pearl-Jams-Backspacer-A-Review-Part-2?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner The first four tracks on Backspacer, Pearl Jam's latest release, open the album in much the same way as 2006's Pearl Jam opened, falling squarely on the side of "rockers," up-tempo, frenetic and powerful songs that pack a mean and fast punc... Pearl Jam Rock Music Fixer Backspacer Album Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:08:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3940-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m9d30-Pearl-Jams-Backspacer-A-Review-Part-2?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3940-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m9d29-Pearl-Jams-Backspacer-A-Review-Part-1?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner Backspacer, Pearl Jam's ninth studio album arrived in stores nine days ago, and in my mailbox two days prior, thanks to the Ten Club. The album has been reviewed by anyone and everyone and mine is likely one of the last reviews of the LP to pop up. I... Pearl Jam Rock Music Fixer Backspacer Album Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:45:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3940-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m9d29-Pearl-Jams-Backspacer-A-Review-Part-1?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3940-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m9d25-A-Joy-to-behold-Phishs-latest-record?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner "Happy, happy, oh, my friend," Trey Anastasio sings as Phish's latest release, Joy, opens, setting an aptly warm tone for the 53 minutes to come. The band's first album since its 2004 outing, Undermind, and highly-publicized 2008 reunion, J... Jam Phish Joy Trey Anastasio Page McConnell Fri, 25 Sep 2009 01:24:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3940-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m9d25-A-Joy-to-behold-Phishs-latest-record?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3940-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m9d21-Pearl-Jams-Greatest-Album?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner I meant to have this entry, the finale of the album rankings, up on Friday, I swear, but sometimes life just shows up. Between waking up late, preparing at the last minute for the campout I went on over the weekend and my gorgeously sparkling copy o... Pearl Jam Music Ten Backspacer List Albums Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:44:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3940-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m9d21-Pearl-Jams-Greatest-Album?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3940-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m9d17-Pearl-Jams-Albums-2?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner  I know, I know. Many of you are disappointed that the first two albums are my Top Two. I know it proves a huge group of you correct in your belief that I know nothing about Pearl Jam and am just an idiot pretending to be a fan. Well, if that is... Pearl Jam Music Backspacer List Vs. Albums Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:26:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3940-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m9d17-Pearl-Jams-Albums-2?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3940-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m9d16-Pearl-Jams-Albums-3?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner  "This is the best Yield analysis I have ever read, honestly. You hit the nail on the head with every song. Yield is actually #4 on my countdown, so we're pretty close. Can't wait for the next three!" - Ross, UK"Charles, did you r... Pearl Jam Rock Music Backspacer No Code Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:38:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3940-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m9d16-Pearl-Jams-Albums-3?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3940-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m9d15-Pearl-Jams-Albums-4?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner I wrote that little bit on Backspacer yesterday and immediately afterward found myself in anxious anticipation for its release. Since Pearl Jam albums only arrive every three and a half years at this point, it is only that often that I am this revved... Pearl Jam Music Backspacer List Albums Yield Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:30:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3940-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m9d15-Pearl-Jams-Albums-4?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3940-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m9d14-Pearl-Jams-Albums-5?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner  I know the leaks are out there, and have been tempted to download my own, but no, to those of you who have been wondering, I have not listened to Backspacer yet. It is a matter of tradition, purity and musical enlightenment to me to wait until ... Pearl Jam Music Backspacer Albums Vitalogy Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:04:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3940-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m9d14-Pearl-Jams-Albums-5?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3940-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m9d11-Pearl-Jams-Albums-6?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner  Now this album ranking is starting to resemble the song countdown, as in the past 24 hours I have read quite a few negative comments about my articles and myself. One guy wrote, "this f**ker don't know s**t," while another critic rema... Pearl Jam Music Fixer Backspacer Avocado Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:48:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3940-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m9d11-Pearl-Jams-Albums-6?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3940-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m9d10-Pearl-Jams-Albums-7?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner My reviews of the Chicago shows, readers' commentary entries and readers' song poll slowed the hits on my page, so much so that it came as a surprise when a bunch of you showed back up this week to check out the album rankings. I can only hope it wil... Pearl Jam Music Fixer Backspacer Binaural Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:02:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3940-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m9d10-Pearl-Jams-Albums-7?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3940-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m9d9-Pearl-Jams-Albums-8?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner                                          &nbs... Pearl Jam Music Fixer Backspacer Riot Act Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:38:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3940-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m9d9-Pearl-Jams-Albums-8?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3940-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m9d8-Pearl-Jams-albums-genius-in-action?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner The Pearl Jam Song Countdown and the subsequent ranking of the band's albums will share a few similarities, but will largely be very different affairs. The reason, of course, is that Pearl Jam approaches the writing, recording and performance of a s... Pearl Jam Music Fixer Backspacer Lost Dogs Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:15:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3940-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m9d8-Pearl-Jams-albums-genius-in-action?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3940-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m9d4-The-Readers-Poll-Part-3-Pearl-Jams-Top-50-songs-according-to-You?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner     Wave goodbye to song countdowns, say hello to the greater concept of PJBefore we dive into the Readers' Top 50 Pearl Jam songs, I thought I would take a few minutes to explain how I went about putting together this countdown. I rec... Pearl Jam Music Fixer Backspacer List Reader Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:36:32 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3940-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m9d4-The-Readers-Poll-Part-3-Pearl-Jams-Top-50-songs-according-to-You?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3940-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m9d3-The-Readers-Poll-Part-2-Pearl-Jams-songs-ranked-by-You?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner Finishing the process of tabulating each and every result of your votes for the Ultimate Pearl Jam song list was rewarding and exhausting. I am particularly fascinated by how many similarities there are between your compiled list and my own countdown... Pearl Jam Music Fixer Backspacer List Reader Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:52:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3940-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m9d3-The-Readers-Poll-Part-2-Pearl-Jams-songs-ranked-by-You?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3940-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m9d2-The-Readers-Poll-Pearl-Jams-songs-ranked-by-You?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner  Because I am thorough (obsessive-compulsive) and want to make sure the entire readers' poll list is correct (perfectionist), I am going to split the list up, giving you the songs that tied for the bottom of the list. These are the songs that ap... Pearl Jam Music Fixer Backspacer List Reader Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:53:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3940-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m9d2-The-Readers-Poll-Pearl-Jams-songs-ranked-by-You?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3940-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m9d1-Readers-Day-Part-Two--a-dialogue-among-Pearl-Jams-fan-base?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner  You readers continue to have your say in today's post. I loved reading every single one of your thoughts, emotional expressions, essays, etc., likely more the second time than I did the first time out. As I have noted before, I never expected t... Pearl Jam Rock Music Fixer Backspacer Fans Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:58:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3940-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m9d1-Readers-Day-Part-Two--a-dialogue-among-Pearl-Jams-fan-base?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3940-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m8d31-Readers-Day--a-dialogue-among-Pearl-Jams-fan-base?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner   Compiling your Top 25 lists to post the fan-voted Pearl Jam song countdown has been an intense, time-consuming project. I swear I will get it to you soon! In the meantime, as I have made my way through your lists, I have been reading a pl... Pearl Jam Rock Music Fixer Backspacer Fans Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:23:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3940-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m8d31-Readers-Day--a-dialogue-among-Pearl-Jams-fan-base?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3940-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m8d29-The-Pearl-Jam-Song-Countdown-A-Review-Part-1?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner  * I apologize for this link not working today. I got it up as soon as I could.*Throughout my Pearl Jam song countdown, readers frequently requested I post each song together in one post, so that is essentially what today will be. I have taken o... Pearl Jam Music Fixer Backspacer List Sat, 29 Aug 2009 00:13:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3940-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m8d29-The-Pearl-Jam-Song-Countdown-A-Review-Part-1?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Pop-Culture-Examiner