“Hey, have you ever heard of the Replacements?” That’s what I asked my fellow Macalester College students this week, yielding a variety of answers—some indifferent, some impassioned. via Yes, college students have heard of the…
Date Archives November 2013
Album Review: Various Artists, Songs for Slim | The Current
When former Replacements guitarist Bob “Slim” Dunlap suffered a stroke in January 2012, it didnt take long for his musical friends and admirers to offer their services to help his family cover the massive medical…
Rockin’ Here Tonight out Now
The Rockin’ Here Tonight the two-CD compilation that benefits Slim Dunlap is out now. I guess it came out yesterday, but I decided it came out today. Oh well. All that matters is you can…
Walls: Let It Be House
His first attempt at a cover shoot was before a show at Coffman Union. “I told them I had some coke but it was up in one of the offices, so they had to take…
Now you can listen to ‘Trumpet Clip’ on Vinyl — Eventually to be reissued
It’s a great time to be a vinyl-loving ‘Mats fan: Following the first-ever U.S. vinyl release of The Replacements’ final album, 1990′s All Shook Down, on Record Store Day’s Black Friday later this month comes…