In honor of The Replacements’ appearance on The Tonight Show tonight, I decided to but myself through this excruciating exercise. Much like the other Greatest Hits According to Me the list had to be between…
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A History of Swinging Parties
The first time I went to Midway Stadium it was with my friend Anderla to see Soul Asylum, The Jayhawks, and Matthew Sweet. It was glorious and we serendipitously ran into a gaggle of guys…
The Disarming Charm of ‘Rockin’ Here Tonight,’ Another 2013 Favorite
I’ve been thinking a lot about the songwriting of Slim Dunlap vs the songwriting of Paul Westerberg over the past month since the release of Rockin’ Here Tonight, the compilation to benefit the replacement Replacement….
Emails From People Who Think I am Paul Westerberg: The Greatest Hits
In honor of the release of Rockin’ Here Tonight, a 2-CD benefit compilation for Slim Dunlap (he replaced Bob Stinson in The Replacements, in case you are new here), I decided to do a little…
What a Mess on the Ladder of Success: The Replacements’ Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Nomination
So The Replacements were nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame earlier this week along with the likes of a little band called Nirvana, KISS, my latest reading subject, Linda Ronstadat (the only…