Showing All "The Replacements" Posts
Jun 13th 11 Comments
Legendary sloppy-transcendent Minneapolis punks the Replacements broke up in 1991, and they haven't played any shows since then. But last year, frontman Paul Westerberg and bassist Tommy Stinson got… Read Story »
Feb 26th 7 Comments
Argue all you like about whether the Replacements reunion should be termed a "reunion" -- or, for that matter, "The Replacements" -- but you'd be a cold-hearted individual to suggest that it's not a… Read Story »
Oct 3rd, 2012 29 Comments
It's only Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson, but the legendary Minneapolis punks the Replacements are back together and about to release some new music. The pair recently got together in a… Read Story »
Sep 29th, 2012 7 Comments
Fall has fallen, as they say. As a result this month's mix of ten tracks delivered right on time for September's grand finale has all the classic ingredients of a prosperous autumn: rap, punk,… Read Story »
Sep 21st, 2012 69 Comments
Rock and roll is a business largely founded on a kind of voyeuristic cannibalism: Take the most vulnerable, volatile performers you can find, place them in the most intense circumstances imaginable,… Read Story »
Jul 6th, 2012 25 Comments
As is the case with any impassioned faith-based group, opinion amongst ardent Replacements fans regarding what constitutes their best work is vocal and fractious. Many contend that the 'Mats never… Read Story »
Jun 9th, 2012 7 Comments
As free and independent human thinkers we're entitled to differ about an infinite number of things in this life. It's beautiful, really. All the autonomous choices and mindsets! That said, the… Read Story »
Nov 18th, 2011 Comment
The all-star tandem of Titus Andronicus' Patrick Stickles, The Hold Steady's Craig Finn, and Tommy Ramone (along with Jesse Malin and Dave Hause) got together a couple of nights ago at Bowery… Read Story »
May 23rd, 2011 Comment
It's ten years since Michael Azerrad first published his defining DIY '80s scene portrait Our Band Could Be Your Life, which covered an independent music culture that changed irrevocably a decade… Read Story »
Nov 1st, 2010 Comment
As TwentyFourBit reports, the occasionally prolific Mr. W is releasing a two-song 7" (and bonus digital download) as Mr. F. The vinyl tracks are called “This Machine” and “Foolish Hand Shake,"… Read Story »
