The Replacements have announced a sprawling box set of their 1985 album Tim, featuring a completely remixed version of the LP. Titled Tim: Let It Bleed Edition, the four-CD and one-LP set also ...
A few months ago, I went with a couple friends to see Tommy Stinson, the former bassist of The Replacements, play an acoustic show in a backyard in Eagle Rock. It was part of the Wild Honey Foundation ...
This week marks the 35th anniversary of the fifth full-length album by The Replacements, Pleased To Meet Me. As a Midwestern male of the Gen X persuasion, this qualifies as a holiday. And, as is ...
The post Every Album by The Replacements Ranked From Worst to Best appeared first on Consequence. Since then, there have been two sides to the fan base. Those who would rather crush cans to “Kids ...
The Replacements are feted as the most gloriously alcoholic band of their generation—Midwestern fuck-ups writing heart-on-sleeve anthems who craved the spotlight, but did just enough damage to ensure ...
When the Replacements got together for a long-wished-for reunion in 2013, I wrote: "The Replacements are the band that saved my life. Their songs were messy and sentimental and they came around when I ...
The Replacements tend to inspire idolatry and mythmaking in those who love them best, yet are not that widely known outside of that hard core. The post-punk quartet from Minneapolis was extremely ...
The Replacements at First Avenue in Minneapolis, 1984. Pictured are (left to right) Tommy Stinson, Chris Mars, and Paul Westerberg. From First Avenue: Minnesota’s Mainroom (Minnesota Historical ...
The period leading up to the recording of the Replacements' 1987 classic Pleased to Meet Me was a tumultuous one, even for a group quite accustomed to causing tumult. They fired longtime ...