Turning on the radio, the TV, or the computer, you may feel as if you are having a flash-back of the ‘90s. The main squeeze popping up everywhere, again, is Pearl Jam. They re-issued the album Ten on Mar 24, 2009. They also have an upcoming album in the works called Backspacer, scheduled for an early fall release (according to Billboard).

This is the first album the band will be releasing without being under contract with Sony-affiliated labels. Instead, they have a group of partners- one of which being Target as their "big box" retail partner. Don’t worry, Pearl Jam is not selling out. It is also rumored that they are partnering with indie retail stores. Kelly Curtis, the manager of the band, told Billboard that, “Target ended up allowing us to have other partners. We'll be able to take care of all levels of the Pearl Jam fan...Target was cool enough to realize that little independent record stores are not their competition.”

This past Monday, June 1st, Pearl Jam appeared as a musical guest on Conan O’Brien’s debut at the Tonight Show. They had quite a reaction to being asked to perform. They posted on their webpage, “Holy shitballs! This is gonna be awesome!” O’Brien was also genuinely excited for their appearance. They performed one of their new songs, “Got Some.” According to Rolling Stone, the guitar work was layered heavily and Eddie Vedder's vocals “were a bit low in the mix, so it was difficult to discern the song’s lyrics.” Even still, they did not disappoint the studio audience or the 205,933 viewers at home (surpassing David Letterman with only 73,073 viewers).

Many of their long-standing fans, and new fans, were really impressed by their performance and are excited for the upcoming album. Like a fine wine, Pearl Jam keeps getting better with age.