Playlist, May 2nd

Here's the playlist for our final show of the year:

Coldplay - Violet Hill
The Bravery - Believe
Bob Seger - HollyWood Nights
Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing
Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road
The Eagles - Take it Easy
Jimi Hendrix - The Wind Cries Mary
Meredith Brooks - Bitch

My Top Ten Pearl Jam Songs (Show Segment):

1. Alive - Live In Boston 2006
2. Black - Live At Benaroya Hall 2003
3. Yellow Ledbetter - Live At The Gorge 2006
4. Come Back - Immagine in Cornice
5. Better Man - Vitalogy
6. Animal - Vs.
7. Garden - Live At The Gorge 2006
8. State of Love And Trust - Live At The Gorge 2006
9. Corduroy - Live in New York, 2003
10. Smile - No Code

Back To Work

Rollingstone.com - Pearl Jam have begun work on early demos for their ninth studio album ­— which will be their first with producer Brendan O’Brien since 1998’s Yield, according to guitarist Mike McCready. “It’s really in its infant stages right now,” McCready tells Rolling Stone. “We have about five ideas that have been worked on.” The band, whose last album was 2006’s well-received Pearl Jam, isn’t sure yet about the direction of the new release. “Brendan is another set of ears that we respect, and he’s going to give us a different way to go but I don’t know what that is yet,” McCready says. The band has already had one session with O’Brien, and will probably resume work on the album in July after finishing their June U.S. tour.

The last post I wrote was about my boys Pearl Jam, so imagine my surprise when Rollingstone reported that the guys are working on a new album. Apparently, they've begun working on it with producer Brendan O Brien (Who produced they're most well-received records, as well as their last classic, "yield"). There's no date set, and the band will have to interrupt progress in order to tour this year, but this is definitely a release the the S&M Show will be looking forward to.

Thanks Youtube

Possible the best Fan-Made music video or compilation of anything ever. Clips of Pearl Jam's 2000 tour from the DVD "Touring Band" set to the song "Smile" by PJ.

Artist Bar

Check out this weeks artist's bar to the right. It's now Van Halen! Isn't that cool? Try not to get too excited now.

YES!!!

Billboard - Even as it prepares for its 40th anniversary tour this summer, Yes is working on new material, frontman Jon Anderson has revealed to Billboard.com.

Anderson says the progressive rock heroes are preparing four new songs of the "opus" variety -- lengthy, multi-movement compositions along the lines of "Close to the Edge" and "Tales From Topographic Oceans."

Well, what can be said? Yes is coming out with new songs of the "opus" variety. I'm sure our parents will be psyched. Not taking anything away from Yes, I really enjoy them but it is 2008, after all.