Further to our announcement of the 6-Disc Retrospective Set REMTV that will be released on Rhino this November, here is the full content to be included on the set:
REMTV Includes:
Disc 1
UNPLUGGED 1991
(04/10/91)
Half A World Away
Disturbance at the Heron House
Radio Song
Low
Perfect Circle
Fall on Me
Belong
Love is All Around
Its
Fourth Annual Charity Event Returns to Southern Baja Featuring Peter Buck + Friends and Showcasing Performances by Old 97’s, Conor Oberst, M. Ward, Drive-By Truckers, The Jayhawks, La Santa Cecilia, Dawes, Nortec Collective Presents: Bostich + Fussible & More
(Benefitting The Palapa Society of Todos Santos, A.C. and local charities)
Hotel California
The Baseball Project hits the road again for some West Coast and Pacific Northwest dates starting with a show at the Soda Bar in San Diego today
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Join the Baseball Project as they step up to the plate in 7 more cities. Tix on sale now!.
SEPT 4
We are excited to announce that the band’s two landmark MTV Unplugged performances (1991 & 2001) will be released on vinyl individually Monday, September 1 (International), and Tuesday, September 2 (North America). Earlier this year, Rhino released audio from both shows for the first time as a limited four-LP vinyl
Slicingupeyeballs.com gives the full report on Peter’s upcoming studio EP, Opium Drivel, which is set to be released on MIssissippi Records on October 21.
Read more about it here and place a pre-order at cityhallrecords.com.
Peter and Mike will both be appearing in Denver with the Baseball Project, as the group wraps up its five-week summer tour on August 15. Peter will also be playing a set with the Minus 5, and local heroes Dressy Bessy open the show. All happening at The Oriental Theater,
The Baseball Project is set to play the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis tonight followed by shows later this week in Iowa, Kansas City, and Denver. Check the schedule below for shows in your area (visit thebaseballproject.net for ticket details) and keep up with the BP’s latest happenings
The second single from Tuatara’s forthcoming album is now available for a listen at spin.com. The song, “Snakecharmer,” is streaming here. Stay tuned for more details about Underworld, the band’s highly-anticipated album, which will feature Barrett Martin (Screaming Trees), guitarist Peter Buck (R.E.M.), bassist Justin Harwood (Luna,
A STIRLING REFLECTION
It’s hard to believe fifteen years time has passed since R.E.M. played the first of three shows at Stirling Castle in Scotland on July 19, 1999. The band was in the last couple of weeks of a European tour in support of UP (released in 1998) and the
Rickenbacker International Corp. proudly presents for auction a Model 360 Jetglo electric guitar signed by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and MIchael Stipe to benefit musician and uninsured heart attack victim Bob Hawkins, who will receive 100% of the proceeds of this auction.
The auction will take place online through
The Baseball Project will headline the Triple-A All-Star Block Party in Durham, NC, on Blackwell Street as part of the official kick-off events for 2014 Triple-A All-Star Week festivities! The block party starts at 6:00pm. Admission for both events will be free. Details here!
This week’s find is a show poster of the band’s performance on 29 November 1984 at Queensway Hall, Dunstable, England, with support from The Lucy Show. The R.E.M. Timeline provides the details:
set: Femme Fatale / 1,000,000 / Letter Never Sent / Camera / Hyena / Talk
The Baseball Project embarks on a five-week tour starting this Thursday July 10 with opening night in Birmingham at the Sirote Theatre. Scott, Steve, Linda, and Mike Mills will be joined by a lot of friends on the road this time out including the Minus 5 (at various times including
Watch Michael’s speech from Logo TV’s Trailblazers Special (aired this past Thursday night) in which he honors Ugandan LGBT activist John “Longjones” Abdallah Wambere. Check it out at mtv.com.
We’ve just added another trio of shirts from our R.E.M. Originals Merchandise line to the REMHQ.com store for purchase. This time around we’ve got two Automatic For The People-era designs–the “Man on the Moon Truck Stop” shirt and the “Find the River” tee–as well as the “Green Star” shirt