Mike Mills Interview in The Guardian


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.

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Find of the Week: MTV Unplugged


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!).

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Mike Hits the (Euro) Road with Joseph Arthur and the New Professionals


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

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

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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

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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