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RETOLD – More on Pearl Jam

RETOLD – More on Pearl Jam

FromRock N Roll Bedtime Stories


RETOLD – More on Pearl Jam

FromRock N Roll Bedtime Stories

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Length:
52 minutes
Released:
Mar 1, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

After discussing the birth of grunge and the Seattle scene, the guys dug up Episode 63 to revisit the story of that time Pearl Jam tried to take on Ticketmaster.
 
SHOW NOTES:
Songs played in this episode: Mr Blue Sky by ELO, Dissident by Pearl Jam, Alive by Pearl Jam
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ticketmaster
https://www.ticketmaster.com/about/our-history.html
https://www.argusleader.com/story/scotthudson/2015/03/08/how-ticket-sales-worked-before-the-internet/24619097/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ticketron
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Jam
February 1991 Mookie Blaylock performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pi8jjMsUYc
August 1991 Pearl Jam performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKFzoSWKnzg
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/pearl-jam-ticketmaster-1995-boycott-booking-fees-gigs-ticket-prices-a8989516.html
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-07-06-fi-20602-story.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Philips
MTV News report with Tabitha Soren: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lR8Uook5Cq0
 
Released:
Mar 1, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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