Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with music critic Steven Hyden about his new book on Pearl Jam. They recount the group’s quixotic attempt to fight Ticketmaster at the height of their fame and how they’ve maintained their career since. Jim and Greg also review new albums by Björk and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

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Featured Songs:

Pearl Jam, "Even Flow," Ten, Epic, 1991

Björk, "Atopos (feat. Kasimyn)," Fossora, One Little Independent, 2022

Björk, "Fossora (feat. Kasimyn)," Fossora, One Little Independent, 2022

Björk, "Sorrowful Soil," Fossora, One Little Independent, 2022

Björk, "Mycelia," Fossora, One Little Independent, 2022

Yeah Yeah Yeahs, "Wolf," Cool It Down, Secretly Canadian, 2022

Yeah Yeah Yeahs, "Spitting Off the Edge of the World," Cool It Down, Secretly Canadian, 2022

Yeah Yeah Yeahs, "Different Today," Cool It Down, Secretly Canadian, 2022

Yeah Yeah Yeahs, "Fleez," Cool It Down, Secretly Canadian, 2022

Pearl Jam, "Jeremy," Ten, Epic, 1991

Pearl Jam, "Alive," Ten, Epic, 1991

Pearl Jam, "Porch (Live at Lollapalooza 92)," Ten, Epic, 1991

Pearl Jam, "Rearviewmirror," Vs., Epic, 1993

Pearl Jam, "Better Man," Vitalogy, Epic, 1994

Pearl Jam, "All Those Yesterdays," Yield, Epic, 1998

Pearl Jam, "Yellow Ledbetter," Jeremy (Single), Epic, 1992

Neil Young and Pearl Jam , "Rockin in the Free World (Live at the MTV Video Music Awards 93)," Freedom, Reprise, 1989

Pearl Jam, "Release (Live in Chicago 2013)," Ten, Epic, 1991

Pearl Jam, "Even Flow (Live in Chicago 2013)," Ten, Epic, 1991

Mary J. Blige, "No More Drama," No More Drama, MCA, 2001

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