Pearl Jam guitarist was interviewed on STUpodity, meanwhile Painted Shield released a new track from their forthcoming album.
Jon Weiner talks to Stone Gossard on STUpodity podcast about the saddest venue he’s ever played, the story behind changing the name of the band from Mookie Blaylock to Pearl Jam, and what his immediate reaction was when he first heard Eddie Vedder sing. The podcast is now available on Apple Music.
Meanwhile, Painted Shield released today their new single – On The Level, recorded with Jeff Ament & Mike McCready – taken from their debut album (out on 11/27 via Loosegroove Records). The video of the track, directed by Regan Hagar, is below.
Born in Reggio Emilia in 1980. He created pearljamonline.it in 2001 and wrote the first edition of “Pearl Jam Evolution” in 2009 along with his wife Daria. Since 2022, he is behind 2 podcasts: “Pearl Jam dalla A alla Z” and “Fuori Orario Not Another Podcast”. He has collaborated with Barracuda Style, HvsR, Rolling Stone, Rockol and Il Fatto Quotidiano. He continues relentlessly to try to find “beautiful melodies that say terrible things”.
Favorite song: Present Tense
Favorite album: No Code
Favorite bands/artists other than PJ: Tom Waits, Soundgarden, Ramones, Bruce Springsteen, IDLES, Fontaines D.C., The Murder Capital, Mark Lanegan, Cat Power, R.E.M.