“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…
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The Replacements at Riot Fest: Follow along with photos, video, setlist and more — slicing up eyeballs
The Replacements at Riot Fest: photos, video, setlist and more.
The Current’s Guide to The Replacements | The Current from Minnesota Public Radio
Contrary to popular opinion, you didn’t have to be there. When dealing with The Replacements — a band that means so much to so many — it’s easy to forget that not everyone knows it…
How did Riot Fest land the Replacements reunion? | StarTribune.com
“Honestly, I got a little teary when we finally got it done,” Petryshyn said, noting that he and other staffers were up until 4 a.m. today dealing with media inquiries and other to-do’s after last…
The Replacements Quiz: How Smart Are You? | The Current from Minnesota Public Radio
With the news of The Replacements lining up to play a string of gigs later this Summer/Fall, we thought we’d dive a little deeper into their backstory to create a Replacements super fan quiz. via…
The Replacements Announce First Shows in 22 Years | News | Pitchfork
Now, the Replacements have confirmed headlining slots at three Riot Fests in Chicago, Toronto, and Denver. via The Replacements Announce First Shows in 22 Years | News | Pitchfork. BOOM GOES THE DYNAMITE!
Mats reunion? Maybe. Mats box set? Most certainly…
At least, according to this Rolling Stone article. While a reunion may be unlikely in the near future, Westerberg has spent a lot of time recently combing through his past for a planned box set….
Gibson’s top 50 American Bands
Guess who’s #25… “Formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1979, The Replacements, led by singer-songwriter-guitarist Paul Westerberg, shot to underground-alternative superstardom thanks to a slew of critically acclaimed (if not commercially successful) albums and a notoriously…
Spins 125 Best Albums of the Past 25 Years
While most of this Spin list made me make that skeptical, smug, judgmental smelled something bad face. U2? Really? God, I hate U2. And I’m a little shocked that The Strokes placed so high (above…