Let it Be – Paul Westerberg

Sold out: Replacements’ “Let It Be” on Twin/Tone vinyl | Artcetera | StarTribune.com

Jodi — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 14:05:36 +0000

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 sold earlier this week, according to Twin Cities record retail guru John Kass. Thus, for at least the next few months, the record is more or less sold out on vinyl.

via Sold out: Replacements’ “Let It Be” on Twin/Tone vinyl | Artcetera | StarTribune.com.

Walls: Let It Be House

Jodi — Mon, 04 Nov 2013 15:45:56 +0000

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 this elevator with me.” As soon as they were going up, he stopped the car and snapped away until they figured out his ruse.

via Walls: Let It Be House | Mpls.St.Paul Magazine.

Tommy visits the Let it Be house in this AV Club Video

Jodi — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 14:42:09 +0000

Watch it at the AV Club

Celebrate Let it Be’s 25th Anniversary at First Ave.

Jodi — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:49:19 +0000

Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Let It Be and the paperback release of The Replacements: All Over But The Shouting at 7 p.m. on Friday, November 27th at First Ave. Tickets are $6 in advance and $8 at the door. The event is also a benefit for the Twin Cities Music Community Trust and will feature:
The Let It Be House Band
The Idle Hands
Gospel Gossip
High On Stress
Jennifer Markey
Jeremy Messersmith
Martin Devaney
Ashleigh Still
Stook!
The Bottom Forty
The Tisdales
Patches and Gretchen
The Hard Left

And probably much, much more. You can get all the details at on First Ave’s site here.

Blender’s 100 Greatest American Albums Ever

Jodi — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:48:37 +0000

Pop Candy points use to Blender’s 100 Greatest American Albums of All Time. Don’t worry you won’t have to click too many of the next, next, next cockamamie navigational trick used to pump up page views to get to The Replacements. Really, the expect us to click that button 100 times. What the hell?

But I am already question the veracity of this list, and I’m only on 96. Because they rank The fucking Doors and Kid Rock above Let it Be. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!

Some click that next button for an hour and then come back and tell us what is #1. I’m too ADD to get past 85.

Mats Madness – That’s All Folks

Some Guy — Thu, 08 May 2008 12:26:38 +0000

Well it ain’t lost yet so it’s gotta be a winner.

Let It Be, dominant throughout the whole tournament, prevailed 38-25 over Tim in the championship match. What put Let It Be over the top? Was it the reissue, Jodi’s campaigning, or Lay It Down Clown? Check out how the final bracket shaped out as you try and imagine a Mats’ cover of “One Shining Moment:”

So what did we learn from all this? Folks like All Shook Down more than I thought. Like the Chicago Cubs, Sorry Ma may not be the strongest entry, but it’s got the most die hard fans. Anything else?

Video Tuesday — Campaigning at the polls edition

Jodi — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:28:16 +0000

Random Aside: When I was a kid (think like 11-years-old) I used to listen to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” every night while gazing fondly at the liner notes. I convinced myself that Michael and Paul McCartney were singing “The Girl is Mine” about me. Because, you know, why not? I spent a lot of time worrying about how I was going to tell Paul that I loved Michael more.

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Mats Madness Championship

Some Guy — Mon, 05 May 2008 15:50:51 +0000

And then there were two…

Well not literally those two obviously, but their namesakes. It’s Let It Be vs Tim for the the championship. And you thought deciding between All Shook Down and Hootenanny was tough! Voting open till end of day Wednesday. Thursday we crown a champion.

Vote here!

An Open letter to Sorry Ma

Jodi — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:10:23 +0000

Dear Sorry Ma,

The Poll has decided conclusively that you’re the Ralph Nader of the ‘Mats discography. Nice try taking me on. I’m gonna have to do something about that pesky Tim getting in my way. Sorry loser!

Love you in the fall,
I Will Dare and the rest of the Let it Be gang.

In the Blogs: I think this makes two weeks in a row, go me!

Jodi — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:46:25 +0000

Did you know that Chris Mars had some of animations of his work on his web site? I didn’t either.

I cannot resist anything that mentions both Billy Joel and Paul Westerberg. Now you know my dirty secret.

On the KEXP blog one reader chronicles his quest to read all the 33 1/3 books and talks about the Let it Bes (beatles and ‘mats).

This has nothing to do with anything, but I am reading a really funny book called Rock On: An Office Power Ballad by Dan Kennedy which is about this poor marketing wonk who gets a job at Atlantic Records right as the record industry begins to disintegrate. What does this have to do with paul westerberg.net? Well it starts out with a nice little quote from Bastards of Young. That is all.

Oldmankase offers up some knowledge from Paul Westerberg.

Douglas Coupland, Paul Westerberg, and Obama . . what do they have in common? Find out here.