Imeem, Universal Roll Out U2 Remasters Online
The Edge reissued and remastered The Joshua Tree last year, stuffing it full of rarities and B-sides for good measure. This year, Boy, October and War underwent deluxe upgrades, the material fruits of which can be had on July 22. But if that's too long to wait for U2 nostalgia buffs, online music savior Imeem is streaming all three releases free of charge from the band's profile, starting...now!
As some of you Listening Post readers might have noticed, Imeem is our go-to third-party when it comes to easily embedded and uploaded music. Eliot tagged it as one of the top 10 hottest music sites in the game today, and given its ease of use and growing acceptance by major and minor labels, it's a distinction that is hard to argue.
You know you're doing something right when the Rupert Murdoch-owned MySpace is hell-bent on freezing you out from its social network. Recent deals like this one with U2, along with past agreements with The Rolling Stones, New Order, Radiohead and more are only going to add to Imeem's cultural capital.
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Scott --
I'm curious to know if you actually tried to verify the information that wikipedia has about MySpace blocking imeem.
I just posted the forkcast imeem playlist on my profile without a hitch. I also posted it as a comment on a friends profile.