Grunge Forever, Dude!
Despite the fact that their new record, Backspacer, was only available at Target, Pearl Jam managed to land the No. 1 spot on the Billboard charts after selling 189,000 copies of their well-received LP. This is Pearl Jam's first No. 1 record since 1996's No Code. Now that grunge is back in vogue, we anxiously await the news that Candlebox is reuniting for a comeback tour. [Rock & Roll Daily/Rolling Stone]

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