Thanks New subscribers

Hey guys,

I just wanted to take a moment to thank all of our new subscribers who join up yesterday. Over 80 people joined in less than 24 hours. That's HUGE for this podcast.

I wanted to give a special shout out to B from The Sky I Scrape. He took it upon himself to post my contest on his front page and I know it was because of him that this podcast has so many new listeners. So I thank you, Brandon for the help.

I will post tomorrow what the decal will look like for ALL the winners and I will post the "SPECIAL" 25 winners decal that is just for them and I'll post their names too.

On the podcast front, I have decided to add a few things to the show so I will be editing today and adding news and such. I hope to have it up by tomorrow. Thanks again and decals will be heading your way.

Backspacer release date changed to Sept. 20

Hey guys,

It seems that Pearl Jam is really going against the grain of the music industry and have decided to release their ninth studio album, "Backspacer" on a Sunday instead of the industry standard day of a Tuesday release date. If you want to buy it in your hometown, you're gonna have to go to your nearest Target to get it on Sept 20. Another reason may be they want to get the album into their hometown fans' hands before they hit the stage in Seattle, WA on Sept 21 and the start of their North American tour. Who knows, but I hope it works for them. I hearing great things about it.

BTW, when they release their first single, "The Fixer" on July 20, I'll be including it on my podcast and will release the podcast.

Also, thanks to everyone that subscribed to my podcast. If you did yesterday, you should've received an email from stating you won. If you didn't receive an email, please email at mario@giventocast.com

Pearl Jam Announces North American tour dates

Here it is!!!

PEARL JAM ANNOUNCES NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES IN SUPPORT OF THEIR NEW STUDIO ALBUM, BACKSPACER
07.09.09
In support of their anticipated new release, Backspacer, in stores September 20th, Pearl Jam will be spending some time back on the road, with a series of select North American tour dates.

The tour kicks off in the band's hometown of Seattle, WA with two shows at the Key Arena on September 21st and 22nd, and closes with two shows at Philadelphia's historic Spectrum on October 28th and 30th.

Ben Harper and Relentless 7 will open all dates, except for the Spectrum Theater shows. All dates are subject to change.

DATE CITY VENUE PRE-SALE DATE/TIME
Sep-21 Seattle, WA Key Arena July 13th, 10am PDT
Sep-22 Seattle, WA Key Arena July 13th, 12pm PDT
Sep-30* Los Angeles, CA Gibson Amp. July 14th, 10am PDT
Oct-1* Los Angeles, CA Gibson Amp. July 14th, 12pm PDT
Oct-6* Los Angeles, CA Gibson Amp. July 14th, 2pm PDT
Oct-7* Los Angeles, CA Gibson Amp. July 14th, 4pm PDT
Oct-9 San Diego, CA Viejas Arena July 15th, 10am PDT
Oct-28 Philadelphia, PA Spectrum July 15th, 12pm PDT
Oct-30 Philadelphia, PA Spectrum July 15th, 2pm PDT
* Due to the limited number of seats at the Gibson Amphitheater, Ten Club members are restricted to select one (1) show only at this venue.

(Note: Potential additional dates and corresponding on-sale information may be announced at a later date.)

The Ten Club ticket pre-sale will begin Monday, July 13th Pacific. You must be active as of July 7, 2009 to qualify for the ticket pre-sale opportunity. Ten Club pre-sale tickets are available online only at https://www.pearljam.com/max with a Visa or Mastercard. No phone, mail, or email orders.

Ten Club tickets will be sold on a first come first serve basis. We will stagger ticket sales to control web traffic, so please pay attention to the corresponding pre-sale dates and times. Pre-sale tickets are first come first serve, while supplies last. Pre-sales for any available tickets will remain open until Thursday, July 16th at 5pm PDT. Confirmations will not be sent until the pre-sale has ended.

For wheelchair accessible seating, please contact us at 1-800-724-8038 before making a ticket purchase.

By opting to purchase tickets, you agree to all Ten Club policies:

All ticket sales are final. No refunds, transfers or exchanges.
Two (2) tickets per show. No single tickets.
Due to the limited amount of seats at the Gibson Amphitheater, Ten Club members are restricted to select one (1) show only at this venue.
Tickets are not mailed in advance. Tickets are distributed at the venue on the day of the show.
The fan club member must collect the tickets with a valid photo identification.
Ten Club tickets are for reserved seating and allocated by membership seniority, with the exception of rows 1-2 and rows 9-10 which will be used for random allocation.
Seat location is not revealed in advance of the show.
Reselling of Ten Club tickets will result in cancellation of ticket purchase and revocation of all future ticket benefits.
Click here http://www.pearljam.com/content/ten-club-tickets for information on the official rules, policies, and procedures for purchasing tickets from the Ten Club. We highly recommend that you read these details before purchasing tickets to a show so you are aware of how the ticketing system will work for you!

Philadelphia Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, July 17th at 10am EDT. Visit this link for details: http://www.comcasttix.com

All other confirmed shows go on sale to the general public on Saturday, July 18th at 10amPDT. Visit this link for details: http://www.ticketmaster.com

Questions about Ten Club tickets can be directed to tickets@tenclub.net or by calling 1-800-724-8038. Your patience is appreciated.

At this time, there are no more North American dates to be added to the current tour. However, keep your eyes on the horizon ... Australia and New Zealand are next. Details to come soon.

"The Fixer" will be available for Digital Download on July 20

Well, guys, according to TwoFeetThick.com and allaccess.com, Pearl Jam will release their first single off the upcoming album, "Backspacer", digitally on July 20th.

Check out the ad on allaccess.com

TenClub seems to have crashed...

It looks like too many of you are flooding the "internets" and trying to get in to the Ten Club and it seems to have crashed it. If you are on it and have the dates, PM me so that I can post them here. If not, I'll get them up as soon as I get them. Thanks

UPDATE: It's back up... cause was too many people trying to get on at once. almost 1100 people were visiting the site at time(record) and many more were trying to get on = CRASH!!!!

Still waiting for dates... maybe by 3pm!!!! Check back!

Tour Dates announced tomorrow!!!

Hey guys,

Just wanted to let everyone know that doesn't that Pearl Jam via the Ten Club will be announcing upcoming tour dates. As per the last post, forum members of the ten Club already know that Kat received and a "TWEET" from a little birdy a few days ago that dates were forth coming. As soon as I get them, I will post them here.

We already know that Philly and Australia will be on the list but which dates are still not confirmed. Check back here on Thursday.

BTW, working on getting the latest podcast out and trying to nail down a new interview with a fan. More details to come!!! PEACE!!!

Looks like Pearl Jam will be adding tour dates soon

Hey guys,

Hope evryone had a great July 4th weekend. I sure did. I started it out with a little Pearl Jam touring news. Here's what Kat said at the Ten Club forum:

As the sun was setting in the west, we had a visit from a little birdie who seemed like he was in a great hurry.

“Where are you going?” we asked. He said, “I have to pack my bags and saddle up my horse."

"Birds have bags?" we questioned.

With eyes wide the bird stared at us stupefied for a few minutes and then said, "Tweet!"

"Just be sure your fan club memberships/addresses are up to date by July 7 at midnight PT.” said the bird as he flew off heading east tweeting “mmmm Cheesesteaks, and soon Vegemite ... tweet”

I guess that means you guys in Philly and Australia are getting added to the upcoming tour. I am still hoping that Pearl Jam will still tour Texas (" ...and saddle up my horse." reference) but it seems that notion is looking less likely now. Thank God for Austin and ACL!!!

I'll add the dates once we get them.

"TheFixer" will be first single

It's looking more and more that "The Fixer" will be the first single from Pearl Jam's newest album, "Backspacer". The single may hit radio stations by July 2oth or 21st. The album will be released on Sept 22

Pearl Jam to headline Virgin Fest in Calgery

Looks like PJ has added another festival to their growing list of shows. They have been added as headliners at Virgin Fest in Calgery, Canada on Aug. 8 and 9.

Pop punkers Billy Talent and veteran grunge band Pearl Jam will headline Virgin Festival Alberta, taking place in Calgary Aug. 8 and 9.

Other confirmed acts include Billy Talent, rapper K-OS, the electronica group Thunderheist, Alberta's own Shout Out Out Out Out and others.

More on the Target/Pearl Jam commerical

I found an article from billboard that has an interview with Kelly Curtis, longtime manager for the band. Here it is:

From Billboard.com

Exclusive: Pearl Jam Confirms Target Tie-Up

Pearl Jam was indeed recording a Target commercial under the direction of Cameron Crowe last week at Seattle's Showbox theater, Billboard can confirm. But there's more to the story than an exclusive retail relationship

While it has been known that Pearl Jam are no longer under contract after 18 years of recording for Sony-affiliated labels, there has been only speculation about who would release their next album and how. Kelly Curtis, who has managed Pearl Jam since day one, conducted a wide-ranging interview with Billboard on Sunday night, confirming that the band's next release - rumored to be called "Backspacer" and currently scheduled for an early fall release - would come without a U.S. label, but a consortium of partners, including Target as the "big box" retail partner.

"We'll have a lot of partners," said Curtis, who confirmed that deals were also finished or in the works with an online retailer, a mobile partner, a gaming company and with a network or possibly networks of indie retail stores. "Target ended up allowing us to have other partners. We'll be able to take care of all levels of the Pearl Jam fan...We wish we could tell the whole story right now, but all the deals aren't done. Target was cool enough to realize that little independent record stores are not their competition." Curtis was also quick to note that the album would be for sale via Pearl Jam's fan club, Ten Club.

News of the Target commercial taping first broke last week on antiquiet.com, which is also hosting a bootleg recording from the Target taping of a song that Curtis confirmed was called "The Fixer." While a first single hasn't been definitively chosen from the new album yet, the song is in the running. An official first single will likely be released in July.

Curtis said that the Target commercial was only one reason for the Showbox session; with singer Eddie Vedder on tour supporting his solo work for the next month, "we had a narrow window to get some footage," says Curtis. "We shot three or four songs that night." Curtis said that some of the footage may be used for a project that Cameron Crowe is working on in connection to the band's 20th anniversary.

Pearl Jam will play at least one new song tonight on the debut of "The Tonight Show" with Conan O'Brien. "That was booked months ago," said Curtis. "We didn't even know if the album was going to be finished when we booked it. It isn't like we're releasing a single after the show or anything." And while blogs are rampant with speculation that the band will play "The Fixer," Curtis said the band was still kicking around "two or three songs, all of them new" to perform.

Curtis also confirmed that the band would tour to support this latest album, and that internationally, the album would be released via Universal Music Group.

"I make decisions around the band's business that are consistent with their overall philosophy," said Curtis, "which is to sell music in a way that's accessible and affordable to their fans, on every distribution platform that their fans access music, and in a way that takes care of the little guys.

Everyone's making assumptions because Target is a big corporation," said Curtis. "Its important to remember we just got out of this 18 year relationship with Sony, and I'm pretty sure they are a bigger corporation than Target. We have the freedom to pick our partners and more control when we've ever had before. We're excited to choose who we're in business with."

Curtis says it was important to him and to the band to redefine the notion of an "exclusive" retail partnership. "I appreciate the efforts of bands like AC/DC and Radiohead," says the manager, alluding to two of the bands that have self-released albums recently. "But I wanted our plan to be multi-dimensional to address old and modern ways of fans accessing music. It will allow all of our fans to have the same access."

"This is an ongoing experiment," said Curtis. "Every time we do something it's new for us, and were not trying to tackle the whole world at once. All we've been searching for forever is independence and control over our own stuff. The way of releasing records is changing every day. This is the best way we could do it ourselves in America. Right or wrong, we'll figure that out and make it better the next time."

Pearl Jam make a commercial for Target? Not really. Let me explain

It seems that the world is coming to an end. Not only are icons dropping like flies, i.e. Farrah Faucett, Michael Jackson, but now the day that I thought I'd never see will be here soon. No, not my 40th birthday. Pearl Jam has made a commercial for a major corporation. I hear they have already filmed it, with Cameron Crowe directing. Well,if you have to make a commercial, it's always good to get a great director.

Now, I know what you're thinking right about now. "It's not like they are hawking hamburgers or cars. They're trying to sell an album." I know. I know. I guess I never wanted to see them go so mainstream.

But the more I think about it the more I can understand them having to do it. For the first time, they won't have a major label to help sell their new CD, "Backspacer". They have to do it themselves. This could be a very interesting thing to watch when you think about it. Not alot big names have done this to sell their latest album. The only other I can think of is Prince.

I think this helps both parties. The band gets their album in front on people that they may not otherwise have access to and the big box store gets exclusive rights to sell the CD. They like the money part (like I had to point that out to you).

I guess the jury will be out until September but I think Prince moved alot CD's when he sold his CD exclusivly and i think it hit number 1. What do ya think?

Backspacer Track Listing has been leaked

According to Pearl Jam Evolution fan site and a German magazine "Visions" the track listing for the new Pearl Jam CD has been leaked. It's as follows:

BACKSPACER
1. See My Friend
2. Got Some
3. The Fixer
4. Johnny Guitar
5. Just Breathe
6. Amongst The Waves
7. Unthought Known
8. Supersonic
9. Speed Of Sound
10. Force Of Nature
11. The End

For a full description of each song head over to www.pearljamevolution.blogspot.com
The site is in portugees but you can convert to English by using an online transator like BabelFish. You can get the meaning of the translation even though not true English format.

New Pearl Jam songs on Rock Band

If you're a fan of Rock Band and PJ like myself, then you're gonna love that Pearl Jam has decided to release a whole game of 50+ Pearl Jam songs. But if you can't wait 'til 2010, you can download a bundle of three songs from the rock band website. The songs include “Brother,” a live version of “Alive” and a live version of “State of Love and Trust.” The live versions are taken fron the "Drop in the Park" CD. It’ll run you 2 bucks if you buy each song separately, or $5.50 if you pick up the bulk of ‘em.

Help Pearl jam make a video

Hey guys,

Ever wanted to see a video of "PORCH" buy Pearl Jam never made one? Well, here's your chance to do just that. Here's the article that explains:

from FuelTV.com

Tickets to ACL taping in October

Hey guys,

Just want to check in with everyone and let you know that I have emailed the powers that be at Austin City Limits TV show and asked for media creditials to the Oct 3rd taping. I will be in Austin for the concert on Sunday and would love to see the taping. Cross your fingers. Post any comments. Thanks

Pearl Jam New Album Release Date set for Sept 22nd

Hey guys,

Just wanted to update all of you and let you know that Pearl Jam will be releasing their new album "Backspacer" on Tuesday, Sept 22nd, 2009. If you haven't heard "Got some" from the tonight Show, you can head over to www.tenclub.net and hear it there. Counting the days to album drop and ACL Festival.

BTW, if you are going to ACL on Sunday to see Pearl Jam, email me at mario@giventocast.com so that we can meet in person. I still want to do a podcast from there but I may not be able to... more info. on that as the date gets nearer.

I hope to get next podcast up as soon as I can. Just started a new job so my free time has been cut bigtime.

Pearl Jam to tape Austin City Limits on Oct. 3rd

It seems my sources were correct when they told me that PJ would be taping an episode of Austin City Limits on the weekend that they would be in Texas for the ACL festival. austin360.com has confirmed that they will be taping on Sat., Oct. 3rd. I am going to try very best to snag a ticket to the show, but with a capacity of 320 seats, it's gonna be tough. I will be at the ACL festival on Oct. 4th to see the guys close out the 3 day event. Stay tuned for more details.

If you want to read the whole article click here.

New Given To Cast Podcast

Hey guys,

Since PJ is doing stuff again I am going to try get this podcast out every week again and hopefully get some live podcast from the tour this October. In the meantime, here's the next episode of Given To Cast



Show Notes:
Week in Review
Song of the Week: (Breath and a Scream from new TEN re-release)
Covered: Black (by Aaron Lewis of STAIND)
Contest Info.
Email Question

I will post all Contest info. shortly for now you have to listen to the show.

P.S.: Check out my podcast on podOmatic here: http://giventocast.podOmatic.com
You can subscribe to the podcast and you will be emailed when the latest show is up and ready.

UPDATE: As stated on podcast, it was rumored that Pearl Jam will tape a segment of Austin City Limits and it turns out, it's true. Here's the story.

PBS hit concert series Austin City Limits is celebrating 35 years on the air, and they've snagged some top-notch acts to help with the festivities. The upcoming season will premier on Oct. 3 with the help of Dave Matthews Band.
Following Matthews, the lineup will be comprised of Pearl Jam, Kenny Chesney, Elvis Costello, Willie Nelson & Asleep at the Wheel, Beastie Boys, Sonic Youth, Ben Harper and Relentless 7, M. Ward, Andrew Bird, Madeline Peyroux, St. Vincent, Heartless Bastards, Okkervil River and Band of Heathens.

Other performers and exact broadcast dates are forthcoming.

BREAKING TOUR NEWS!!!!

*** BREAKING NEWS *** BREAKING NEWS *** BREAKING NEWS ***

Pearl Jam has confirmed to headline Austin City Limits Festival in October!!! That's right Texas fans, after 8 years, Pearl Jam is returning to Texas to play the Austin City Limits Festival on Oct. 2-4, 2009. No word on wich date and time. (My birthday is Oct. 2, guess what I'm getting!!!!)

Anyway, according to austin360.com and another Texas promoter I personally know, they have confirmed that Pearl Jam along with Dave Mathews Band, Beastie Boys, Kings of Leon and Ghostland Observatory are playing this year.

Tickets are for the whole 3 day event are $185 each with VIP tickets running $850 each, Whew!!! The offical announcement will come out April 28th. For more info, visit their website, www.aclfestival.com

P.S. A little birdy told me they may be doing more shows in the area. Like Houston, Dallas or San Antonio. Keeping fingers crossed for Corpus

Ten Redux Review podcast

Hey guys,

Guess who's back? Yeah, I know, it's only me but as I know you know, our favorite band is re0releasign their debut album, "TEN" on March 24, but happen to have gotten my hands on the Redux part of the re-release and I'm hoping to get a new podcast up ASAP. If anyone is interested in helping me out witht he review, send me an email t: mario@giventocast.com and I'll get back to you. Thanks