Rolling Stone Reviews Unplugged
We’re compiling reviews this week on the heels of the release of Unplugged. Check out Rolling Stone’s here!
News
Moving On from a Life’s Work: Ethan Kaplan of Murmurs.com
Murmurs.com main man Ethan Kaplan has decided to “unplug” his R.E.M. community site after 18 years of maintaining the best “unofficial” site dedicated to all-things R.E.M. around. In a post at his personal website, Ethan looks back at what motivated him to start the site in the beginning and, here
R.E.M.’s Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions 2CD Set & Digital Format Out Today!
R.E.M.’s UNPLUGGED: THE COMPLETE 1991 and 2001 SESSIONS (2CD) set and digital is available today. Featuring 33 songs from the band’s iconic @MTV “Unplugged” sessions, including 11 never-before-aired songs.
R.E.M. is the only band to ever headline MTV Unplugged twice. We’ve included every track from those two shows on the collection
New Batch of Original Merch Shirts Added to the Store
New Batch of Original Merch Shirts Added to the Store– after decades, from the HQ vault in Athens, GA straight to you (but as with last time, supplies are limited)
We’ve just added three new shirts from our R.E.M. Original Merchandise line to the REMHQ online store for purchase. These shirts
Watch “Disappear” From MTV Unplugged
Watch “Disappear” from R.E.M.’s 2001 performance on MTV Unplugged just below:
REM’s Entire Catalog Has Been Mastered For iTunes: Featuring I.R.S. Albums, Warner Bros. Albums, and Rarities!
Universal Music Enterprises and Warner Bros. Records today announced that R.E.M.’s complete catalogs of studio albums and rarities—from both labels—are now Mastered for iTunes. This ensures that the music is delivered to listeners with increased audio fidelity that more closely replicates what the artists, recording engineers and producers intended.
The
Get A Poster with Purchase of R.E.M.’s Unplugged At Participating Independent Stores May 19th (US Only)
Tomorrow, at participating Independent Record Stores, when you purchase R.E.M.’s UNPLUGGED: THE COMPLETE 1991 and 2001 SESSIONS (2CD), you’ll receive a limited 36X12 print featuring the release’s art. While supplies last.
Here’s a list of participating stores:
Vintage Vinyl: Fords, NJ
Plan 9 Music: Richmond, VA
Plan 9 Music: Charlottesville, VA
Amoeba Music: 6400 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles,
Pre-Order R.E.M.’s Unplugged 2-CD Set
Are you ready for next week’s release of UNPLUGGED: THE COMPLETE 1991 and 2001 SESSIONS? The 2CD set features audio of two iconic @R.E.M. performances from @MTV’s acclaimed “Unplugged” series, the first in 1991 and the other in 2001. The collection includes every performance from the original broadcasts, as well
Watch “Fretless” from R.E.M.’s 1991 Performance on MTV Unplugged
Mtv.com has posted the video for “Fretless” from the band’s 1991 performance on MTV Unplugged. Check it out here!
Find of the Week: the Rock Hard Underbelly of the Athens Scene
A blast from the past Find of the Week compliments of Porn Orchard.
Watch World Leader Pretend From MTV Unplugged (1991)
Mtv.com has posted the video for “World Leader Pretend” from R.E.M.’s classic 1991 performance on Unplugged. Watch it below:
“The One I Love” from 2001’s Unplugged Performance
Mtv.com is featuring the band’s stunning version of “The One I Love” from the 2001 Unplugged performance. Check it out below!
Studio Shot
Studio (L-R) Corin Tucker, Peter Buck, Kurt Bloch, Bill Rieflin, Krist Novoselic, Scott McCaughey
photo: Lance Bangs
A Look At Night One of Peter’s Portland Show at the Secret Society
Michael Goldberg’s daysofthecrazy-wild.com takes a look at night one of Peter’s Portland shows and the fascinating new project Peter has put together with Corin Tucker called super-Earth. Read about it HERE.
photo: Heidi Kirkpatrick
Peter Starts Two-Night Stand in Portland at the Secret Society Tonight!
Peter kicks off the first of two nights at the Secret Society in Portland tonight with Scott McCaughey, Bill Rieflin, and Kurt Bloch in tow to perform songs from his two solo records. Former Sleater-Kinney member Corin Tucker will join Peter in the opening band called super-Earth their debut