Life Again, Life Again

It's either 90s redux or acid reflux depending on your opinion of two stalwarts of the grunge era.

First, Pearl Jam is re-releasing their classic Ten on 3/23/09:

Four different versions of 'Ten' will be released, with each edition featuring the original and remastered version, plus a remix of the album by producer Brendan O'Brien.

The following features can be found across the editions:
DVD of previously unreleased 1992 Pearl Jam MTV Unplugged performance
LP of the band's 1992 'Drop In The Park' concert
Replica of Pearl Jam three-song demo cassette with Eddie Vedder's original vocal dubs
Bonus tracks including 'Brother', 'Just A Girl', 'State Of Love', 'Breath And A Scream', '2,000 Mile Blues' and 'Evil Little Goat'
Replica Eddie Vedder composition notebook filled with personal notes and images from the collections of Vedder and Jeff Ament

Second, Smashing Pumpkins' leader Billy Corgan said the Pumpkins will now only be a singles band because nobody listens to their albums anymore. He also said former Pumpkin James Iha drove him insane. That explains so much.

Download Pearl Jam's Ten here
Download Smashing Pumpkins' album nobody listened to here

Our Heroes Wear Pinstripes

On what could be the day my beloved Chicago Cubs clinch their second consecutive division championship for the first time in 100 years, I found it quite appropriate to read about Eddie Vedder's new song.

Chicago radio stations and sports bars have begun spinning "All the Way," a Chicago Cubs-themed ditty written by Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder at the request of Cubs legend Ernie Banks.

True champions need an anthem (Super Bowl Shuffle anyone?) and Eddie's musical ode could be and hopefully is a nice omen for what could be one of the most memorable Octobers of this die-hard fan's life.

According to Pearl Jam's Web site, "All the Way" will be available for download in the "next few days," and may also be sold on CD and "souvenir 45 singles."

Listen to it here.

The magic number is 2! Go Cubs!

UPDATE: Ok, so it's not happening today - but it will happen. Oh yes, it will.

Stuck Inside These Four Walls

Been a long time since I've played Guitar Hero III - the only edition I own. Always a blast, but once you play and perfect the tunes (Even Flow, My Name Is Jonas, When You Were Young,) it's time for new ones! Activision revealed the tracklist for the game coming out 10/26 last week (link to pdf press release.) Here are my top ten tunes I'm most excited to play:

1. Wings - Band on the Run
2. Eagles - Hotel California
3. R.E.M. - The One I Love
4. Lenny Kravitz - Are You Gonna Go My Way
5. Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way
6. Guess Who - American Woman
7. Stone Roses - Love Spreads
8. Oasis - Some Might Say
9. Nirvana - About a Girl (Unplugged)
10. Coldplay - Shiver

Considering I've played air guitar to most if not all these tunes at one or more times in my life, it will be rewarding to put those skills to good use.