Posts Tagged ‘Eddie Vedder’

  • Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder, Arcade Fire’s Regine Chassagne and Owen Pallett cover Springsteen’s “My City of Ruins”

    Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder, Arcade Fire’s Regine Chassagne and Owen Pallett cover Springsteen’s “My City of Ruins”

    September 12th, 2011 | Uncategorized | tapedekel | No Comments

    Add Michael Cooper of 77 Admiral Rd as a person you should get to know. A TIFF event organized by Paul Haggis’ Artists for Peace and Justice at Mr. Cooper’s (very lovely) home this week featured performances by Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder (in town for his band’s Cameron Crowe directed doc ‘Pearl Jam 20′ as well as two Neil Young-guesting shows at the ACC) and Arcade Fire’s Régine Chassagne (in town because…she loves her some glam?). At some point, the duo, along with AF buddy and man-about-town Owen Pallett, turned their tuneful attention to Bruce Springsteen’s poignant ‘My City in Ruins.’

    Apropos of 9/11′s 10 year anniversary, here’s Springsteen and friends performing the same song nearly a decade ago at a WTC Benefit.

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  • “Mercy Mercy Me” – Julian Casablancas (& The Strokes), Eddie Vedder & Josh Homme (Marvin Gaye cover)

    “Mercy Mercy Me” – Julian Casablancas (& The Strokes), Eddie Vedder & Josh Homme (Marvin Gaye cover)

    July 4th, 2011 | Cover Video of the Week | tapedekel | No Comments

    This track, originally a Strokes B-Side, recently made a return to the spotlight as one of the tracks available on the upcoming 3-CD charity album entitled Live From Nowhere Near You, Vol II, (which arrives on July 19). Also featured on this bad boy will be new, unreleased and rare tracks from Modest Mouse, Daniel Johnston, Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, Stone Gossard and Mike McCready of Pearl Jam, Bright Eyes, Corin Tucker, Elliott Smith, Joe Purdy, Woodie Guthrie, James Mercer of The Shins and many more.

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