This Saturday, May 31st, HBO will premiere the 29th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. The show, which airs at 8pm ET, features Michael Stipe’s induction of rock greats Nirvana, so be sure to check it out! Details can be found here.
Mike recently spoke to The Guardian about the newly released Unplugged sessions as well as a series of other topics. Have a look at the interview here.
This week’s find is the original invite/ticket to MTV Unplugged from May 21st, 2001 (thanks to our good friend Professor Gianni Sibilla of Milano for sending our way!).
Mike is currently on a brief European tour with Joseph Arthur and the New Professionals. The tour begins tonight in Madrid at Boite Live followed by two additional shows in Spain, one in Belgium, and shows in France, the Netherlands, and England. Check out the schedule below and
We’re compiling reviews this week on the heels of the release of Unplugged. Check out Rolling Stone’s here!
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 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– 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 R.E.M.’s 2001 performance on MTV Unplugged just below:
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.
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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,
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
Mtv.com has posted the video for “Fretless” from the band’s 1991 performance on MTV Unplugged. Check it out here!
A blast from the past Find of the Week compliments of Porn Orchard.
Mtv.com has posted the video for “World Leader Pretend” from R.E.M.’s classic 1991 performance on Unplugged. Watch it below: