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Top 10 Reasons 2010 Rocked Like 1991, Part 2
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If 2009 was an unusually nostalgic year in local music for certain wistful Seattle Gen-Xers, 2010 was the opening cymbal crash of an encore. Defunct old favorites reunited. Extant old favorites continued to soar. A tight-knit community that first rocked the world a quarter-century ago grew ever closer, through remembrance of lost friends and the sharing of new music. Here are five 2010 music-related events that tickled those Seattleites who’ve been listening all these years. (Part one here.)

 

5. Cameron Crowe Shoots Pearl Jam Film

Director Cameron Crowe’s relationship with Pearl Jam goes all the way back to 1991, when he shot Singles in town, casting Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament, and Eddie Vedder as members of local rock band Citizen Dick (wink, wink). In 2010, Crowe was shooting the band again, this time to commemorate its 20th anniversary. (He also directed the video for Backspacer single "The Fixer.") As reported in June, Crowe and crew were spotted in Madrona and Capitol Hill, presumably recapturing important locales from the band's past. Details on the film, Pearl Jam Twenty, are hazy, but it will see some sort of release this year. (Just in: said film will be accompanied by a soundtrack and book.) Stay tuned.

4. Pigeonhed Brings Back the Funk

Producer Steve Fisk and vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Shawn Smith paired up in the early '90s as Pigeonhed, and the relationship spawned two funk-trip-rock studio records (the good Pigeonhed and great The Full Sentence) and a club-pleasing remix disc (remember "Battle Flag," as mixed by the Lo Fidelity Allstars?). Then the two moved on to other projects and life phases. In 2010, Fisk and Smith finally joined again for a couple of truly groovy Seattle club shows and unleashed their first new song since 1997, "Rollin Thru Oakland." It's as dance-friendly as their previous best, and, like all the duo's tracks,  a refreshing diversion from whatever listening rut you might find yourself in next. A new record is on the way. ...
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