RNDM - mia

You should follow them on social media if feasible. Best way to see what's new with them.

Vedder Vitamins said:

Really enjoyed their two albums and seeing them live.  What the heck happened? Joe and Rich seem to have fell off the social media wagon.  any rumors or insider info?

I don't think anything happened. Just like after their first album, they did a short tour, and then that was it until their next album, which came something like 4 years later. I wouldn't expect anything else from them until they feel like doing another album. If they do decide to do another it probably won't be until well after Pearl Jam does their own and finishes a tour for it. So say about 2020 (if ever).
Joseph hasn't fallen off of social media. He's been busy as usual. His last studio album only came out a year ago. He has also been going through a tough time personally. He's been blogging about it. He was again struggling with substance abuse and family issues and emotionally bad shit - he seems to be working hard to straighten things out. But he still finished a short residency in LA recently, and I read that he collaborated with someone (can't remember who) while abroad - they apparently recorded an album over a handful of days, so we might see that in some form soon.
Richard... well, he teaches drumming to kids and has gigs here and there with various people. He also released that single that he collaborated on with Jeff in the summer (it's not good IMO). He posts pretty regularly on Facebook, so if you friend request him you can know what he's up to.

Brotherjohnno9 said:

PJ_Soul said:

Vedder Vitamins said:

Really enjoyed their two albums and seeing them live.  What the heck happened? Joe and Rich seem to have fell off the social media wagon.  any rumors or insider info?

I don't think anything happened. Just like after their first album, they did a short tour, and then that was it until their next album, which came something like 4 years later. I wouldn't expect anything else from them until they feel like doing another album. If they do decide to do another it probably won't be until well after Pearl Jam does their own and finishes a tour for it. So say about 2020 (if ever).
Joseph hasn't fallen off of social media. He's been busy as usual. His last studio album only came out a year ago. He has also been going through a tough time personally. He's been blogging about it. He was again struggling with substance abuse and family issues and emotionally bad shit - he seems to be working hard to straighten things out. But he still finished a short residency in LA recently, and I read that he collaborated with someone (can't remember who) while abroad - they apparently recorded an album over a handful of days, so we might see that in some form soon.
Richard... well, he teaches drumming to kids and has gigs here and there with various people. He also released that single that he collaborated on with Jeff in the summer (it's not good IMO). He posts pretty regularly on Facebook, so if you friend request him you can know what he's up to.

Joe has apparently been recording with Peter Buck (REM) recently. Maybe that's the someone you can't remember?

That's the one, yes. Thanks.

I last saw him in Vancouver I guess in September 2016 and it was an unmitigated disaster. At the time I said that I thought there was something seriously wrong with him and that I was worried. He denied any problems at that time, but it turned out that I was right, unfortunately. I think it was only a few months after that show that he decided to admit his struggles and to confront his issues and started that blog I mentioned. I basically saw him while he was in the throes of a sort of mental/emotional breakdown, and at a pretty low point as a drug abuser too. I wasn't exactly surprised when he admitted all this given that it was so obvious in person. I am impressed with his candor about how he's battling his demons - clearly sharing it via blog like he does is cathartic for him (albeit dramatic - the whole thing involves a lot of family dysfunction, and his blog exposed some of his family members in a negative way, which caused fallout). He also struggles financially (he admits that he absolutely sucks when it comes to managing his career in those terms). I find his openness quite brave, although given the related drama it all felt shaky to me as well. So with all that, I would take anything he said recently about his career or his attachment to RNDM with some grain of salt. He's been on unstable ground and wasn't at all sure where he was going to land, and probably still isn't. I remember when he started that troublesome tour that he actually told his crowd a couple times that he was quitting as a performer altogether and was going to take some kind of corporate gig (whatever that means). Thank god he seems to have abandoned that plan (so far)!
In any case, he seems to be doing a lot better than he was. I hope he keeps things on a positive track. I absolutely love Joe; he is one of my favorite singer/songwriters of all time. Every album he puts out is just phenomenal (and real quality too, vinyl-wise), and I can't wait to hear what's next.

Yeah, those RNDM shows were some of the best small venue shows you'll ever see.  I saw them both times they came to Chicago.  I'd see them again in a second.  I love that band and especially their live performances.  So fresh and intimate.  I wish they would play more shows, even just a small tour each year.  I'd be there every time.

Pearl jam - mia

jeffbr said:

NewJPage said:

Pearl jam - mia

I heard they're still around making Bollywood music.

I think the latest song is called Total Eclipse of the Heart of something like that?

The last Joe show at the borderline in london now you mention it. He was terrible. All over the place. Played the whole set and last song said oh ive played with out plectrum the whole show
 Does anyone have one. It was chaotic and very poor. Looked off his head. But i just assumed stressed as i thought he was clean . Last time before that he was drinking diet coke and chatted for ages to us after. But this time drinking booze and was very brief and getting girls phone numbers after. A different beast.

He’s taken up boxing

Alright I look like a squirrel . I think i was talking. As per usual but this is about 4 years back when Joe had r.e.m bass player for this small gig in london and took time to chat and sign  and gave me a rndm pick as he loved my t shirt. Signed my boogie christ vinyl. Just so nice.