Listen to Jeff Ament and John Wicks discuss the impact of the Covid-19 on the music industry on the latest episode of A New Angle podcast.
On the latest episode of A New Angle podcast, Jeff Ament and John Wicks (Fitz & The Tantrums) talks about the hard decisions to postpone tours of their bands, creativity in this time of social isolation, and the prospects for important art emerging from this troubled moment in our history.
Born in Reggio Emilia in 1980. He created pearljamonline.it in 2001 and wrote the first edition of “Pearl Jam Evolution” in 2009 along with his wife Daria. Since 2022, he is behind 2 podcasts: “Pearl Jam dalla A alla Z” and “Fuori Orario Not Another Podcast”. He has collaborated with Barracuda Style, HvsR, Rolling Stone, Rockol and Il Fatto Quotidiano. He continues relentlessly to try to find “beautiful melodies that say terrible things”.
Favorite song: Present Tense
Favorite album: No Code
Favorite bands/artists other than PJ: Tom Waits, Soundgarden, Ramones, Bruce Springsteen, IDLES, Fontaines D.C., The Murder Capital, Dead Kennedys, Mark Lanegan, Cat Power, R.E.M.