Jamily Matters

15/09/2022

Pearl Jam played Madison Square Garden on September 11th and Billie Jean and Roche (and Venus and Serena) were there!

It was Billie's first show of the tour and Roche's second but it was the first the two attended together so they were looking forward to comparing notes in this episode of Jamily Matters.

From the new "stools" setup to start PJ shows to the MSG crowd to the musical highlights to Ed's poignant talk about 9/11 to Josh's role in the band to Roche getting initiated into the family by Billie Jean's husband and brother, it was an amazing night of music. If you were there, relive it with the crew and if you weren't, they'll make you feel like you were there!

Pearl Jam played Madison Square Garden on September 11th and Roche (and Venus and Serena) was there! If you were there, relive it with the Jamily Matters podcast and if you weren't, podcast make you feel like you were there!

29/06/2022

Pearl Jam is through two legs of their 2022 tour! What are the trends we've seen so far?

Varied openers!
No Covers shows!
Tighter song rotations!

It's been a topsy turvy ride and we are barely halfway through the tour.

To help make sense of what we've seen so far and with Billie Jean "on assignment". Roche speaks with Randy Sobel of the Live On 4 Legs podcast about U.S v Euro, Gigaton v Ten, and full show v festival sets. Randy also takes us behind the scene of the Jamaroke night in Las Vegas after the band bowed out due to COVID. Roche and Randy also look ahead to the future of Pearl Jam as a touring band.

Finally, Randy plays "My PJ Experience..." and explains why the PJ fan community is so important to him.

Pearl Jam is through two legs of their 2022 tour! What are the trends we've seen so far? Roche speaks with Randy Sobel of the Live On 4 Legs podcast about U.S v Euro, Gigaton v Ten, and full show v festival sets. Randy also takes us inside the Jamaroke night in Las Vegas .

12/05/2022

Jamily Matters is back and so is Pearl Jam!

It's been over two years but the band is finally back on the road for a full fledged tour! Roche and Billie discuss the first four dates of the tour to see if they can spot any trends, give some setlist highlights, and overall impressions of the beginning of the 2022 Pearl Jam tour. They also reveal what shows they hope to attend and how they got tickets.

Then, it's the part of the podcast that Billie has been dreading. Now that they have ranked all the songs on the albums, it's time to start ranking all the PJ studio songs from least favorite to favorite! Every ranking has to start somewhere and this one starts at the bottom...and Billie couldn't be more disgusted having to do this.

Are you doing song rankings as well? Hitting up any PJ shows this year? Let us know!

‎Show Jamily Matters, Ep Pearl Jam 2022 Tour Has Begun! Plus, The Song Rankings List Begins! - May 10, 2022

03/03/2022

Here's Roche On Air's PJ vinyl collection!

Pearl Jam never abandoned the records and now that vinyl is back in a big way, Pearl Jam continues to set the standard. In the this ep of Jamily Matters we talk about the vinyl renaissance and PJ's role in it with Jon Landman of The Syndicate entertainment company. We also discuss the reasons for vinyl's resurgence, the the allure of it, and why it's getting harder for artists to get their music pressed to vinyl. Then, the gang go over their PJ vinyl collection and Roche's "should I or shouldn't I" dilemma.

Listen and subscribe!

‎Show Jamily Matters, Ep Pearl Jam And The Vinyl Renaissance - Jan 20, 2022

15/02/2022

New episode!

Billie Jean and Roche catch up on Pearl Jam news including the release of Eddie Vedder's solo album, Earthling, a new song from Stone Gossard's band, Painted Shield, and the announcement that Pearl Jam's next album will be produced by Andrew Watt. Then, Billie had a chance to see Eddie Vedder's Earthling Tour and gives a recap of the show. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or click below.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/eddie-vedder-earthling-live-show-recap-plus-new-painted/id1490759304?i=1000550844564

24/12/2021

For a seemingly "sullen" band, Pearl Jam has a surprising number of Christmas songs, covers and originals. Billie and Roche discuss some of their favorites PJ holiday tunes and wonder if the band would ever tackle a Hanukkah song.

But first, Roche gives an update on the song rankings project and he and Billie give their thoughts on Eddie Vedder's new band, The Earthlings.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from your friends at Jamily Matters!

‎Show Jamily Matters, Ep Pearl Jam Christmas Spectacular! Plus, Ed Goes "Solo" and An Update On The Song Rankings - Dec 15, 2021

24/11/2021

Yield is Pearl Jam's masterpiece.

Is that opinion or fact? Roche and Billie Jean make their case for why it's a fact in the latest episode of Jamily Matters.

It's the album that they've been most excited and most nervous to rank because it is unquestionably their favorite. After waxing poetic about this amazing work of art, they begin the difficult task of ranking the songs of Yield.

And not without controversy as Billie Jean risks her friendship with Roche by ranking his favorite all time PJ song lower on her Yield list.

BONUS: Billie tells of well known drummer who auditioned for Pearl Jam but lost out to Jack Irons.

‎Show Jamily Matters, Ep Yield:Ranked - Nov 12, 2021

26/10/2021

We just finished recording our Yield episode.

Anybody got a cigarette?

19/10/2021

HAPPY BIRTHDAY VS! Check out our episode all about this iconic album.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/vs-ranked/id1490759304?i=1000459008406

Here's what Roche On Air wrote about Vs a few years ago:

This was a milestone day in my life. This was the first time I waited in line at midnight to buy an album. What an amazing bonding experience waiting and talking music with strangers who shared a love for a band. I had never felt that kind of camaraderie before. Also, this was the album that signaled Pearl Jam as a force to be reckoned with rather than a one album wonder. Yes, they gave us more of the Ten style of rock with tracks like Go, Animal, and Blood. But they also showed a different side of rock they were capable of in great songs like Dissident, Rats, and Rearviewmirror. These were songs that were unlike the rockers on Ten. Speaking of Ten, the slow songs were more of the power ballad variety (Black, Garden) while the Vs slow songs were stripped down (Elderly Woman, Daughter). Vs gave us what we were looking for while prepping us for what was to come. It solidified that I had chosen a favorite band wisely.

‎Show Jamily Matters, Ep Vs:Ranked - Jan 17, 2020

14/10/2021

So excited for you to hear this episode!

It's late 2002 and Pearl Jam have just released their last album of new material for Epic Records. The record deal they signed pre-Ten had finally been concluded (The compilation albums Lost Dogs and Rearviewmirror would be released over the next two years to officially wrap up the deal) and the band would soon become free agents for the first time in their career.

The world is their oyster.

But what do they want in that oyster?

Even the members themselves weren't quite sure.

Enter Matt Shay. At the time, Matt was at J Records working for Clive Davis but he also had a relationship with Pearl Jam. Could he bring these two titans together? We now know the answer was yes but for the first time Matt gives us the backstory of Pearl Jam signing with J Records, the recording and promotion of the Avocado album, and how the entire process reset the band as it entered its pivotal second chapter of it's career.

Matt Shay signed Pearl Jam to Clive Davis' J Records and for the first time he gives the backstory of Pearl Jam signing with record label, the recording and promotion of the Avocado album, and how the entire process reset the band as it entered its pivotal second chapter of it's career.