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Tim Kaine, Clinton’s VP Pick, Is a Replacements Fan
Hillary Clinton’s running mate once called Let It Be one of his favorite albums Source: Tim Kaine, Clinton’s VP Pick, Is a Replacements Fan
Paul Westerberg Remembers Prince: ‘I Can’t Think of Anyone Better’
It was showmanship, it was rock & roll, it was fun, it was great. I think it helped everyone around. It made us all think that Minneapolis wasn’t the dour town that we tried to…
Raised in the City: Westerberg’s walk
What’s striking is how much of the Replacements’ lives occurred within such a relatively small area. None of the members of the Replacements, early on, had a driver’s license, and so their daily lives were…
The Replacements’ ‘Stink’ show: A true story from Minnesota music history
“It was Jan. 29, 1982. The Replacements were playing a rent party at an artists’ studio in the Harmony Building — that’s at 200 2nd Ave. N., at the edge of the North Loop in…
Episode #230: Amy Linden — ‘We’ll Inherit the Earth,’ the Replacements
Music journalist Amy Linden tells the story of her first interview with The Replacements in 1988–and how it came at a time when she was excited about being pregnant, and not at all excited about…
The Replacements Back on Track: Recording New Music, Vinyl Box Sets, Documentary Planned | Billboard
Also on tap is a biography titled Trouble Boys, (penned by Memphis Commercial Appeal writer Bob Mehr) and a deal for a documentary with “Oscar-winning filmmakers” is currently in the works. Hill also mentions a project…
Sold out: Replacements’ “Let It Be” on Twin/Tone vinyl | Artcetera | StarTribune.com
The party is over for the Replacements’ “Let It Be” on original Twin/Tone vinyl. Thirty-one years after the legendary album hit stores, the last sealed copy of it from Twin/Tone Records’ original stock pressing was…
Hey, You Can Buy the Entire Replacements’ Catalog Again If’N You Want
The folks at Rhino are repackaging all those remasters from 2008 and going to sell them to you again. Wahoo. So if you want you can get The Complete Studio Albums 1981-1990 on April 14th….
The ‘Mats are coming for you this spring
Seattle, Milwaukee, Portland, SanFran and LA, and a bunch more places that aren’t Minneapolis. Check it out at The Current