Regular readers may know my affinity for Pearl Jam. The band, which released a new album, Backspacer, last year had a series of promotions with MySpace to promote the album. Now they’re turning to Twitter for some more.
The band has teamed up with the digital media house Culture Jam to launch a new site that easily allows you to tweet about about the Pearl Jam song “Just Breathe.” This site is actually a simple application that gets your Twitter credentials via OAuth. In exchange for the tweet, you’ll receive a code that will allow you to download the song on iTunes for free. Specifically, it’s a live version of the song that was recorded at Austin City Limits this year. → Read More
Pearl Jam, known for its live bootlegs, has joined forces with Verizon Wireless, known for its stupid commercials. (That’s the best I got, sorry.) The band’s summer tour, which starts today in West Palm Beach, will be recorded in toto, and three songs from each performance will be available on Verizon Wireless, one for free and the the other two at “standard costs.” You know who doesn’t like Pearl Jam? Matt Hickey. You should probably e-mail him with your disgust. → Read More
HAY! NOES TO TEH BUSH! NAH MEAN DAWG? AT&T STREAMED LOLLAPALOOZA AND LIKE, PERRY FARRELL WAS ON ACID AND TOLD THEM NOT TO DO ANYTHING TO CENSOR THE JAMS. BUT AT&T GOT MAD, SO LIKE, WHEN PEARL JAM WAS ON STAGE, THEY CENSORED THE ANTI-BUSH LYRICS THAT EDDIE SANG. OMG WTF YO?! THANKS AT&T. THANKS FOR NOTHING EXCEPT CENSORSHIP, TOTALITARIANISM, AND IPHONE. REALLY. THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE IPHONE. REALLY, IT’S MAGICAL. AT&T Censors Pearl Jam’s Anti-Bush Lyrics During Live Webcast [Gizmodo] → Read More
