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 ...
A Replacements biopic is in the works. Variety broke the news Wednesday that “Stranger Things” star Finn Wolfhard is working on a script about the cult Minneapolis band with his father, Eric Wolfhard, ...
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 ...
It’s a story as old as time, or at least as old as rock and roll. A band with a decent-sized following reaches a higher level of success, and longtime fans feel cheated. The increase in popularity is ...
This cover image released by Rhino Records shows "Tim, Let it Bleed" by The Replacements. (Rhino Records via AP) Near the 40th anniversary of their fifth studio album and major label debut, “Tim,” The ...
During their time together, the Replacements never saw what the music industry deems as “success,” but talent is in the ear of the beholder. Whether they were thought to be reckless or spirited, ...
The Replacements’ Let It Be is the best record ever made—or, that’s what I declared on my Twitter feed this week, along with Prince’s Sign ‘O The Times. The prompt was to pick one safe and one unsafe ...