Your first PW/Mats memories

By zook | Filed under 'Mats Memories | Comments (18)

So when did you first discover Paul and/or the Replacements?

I will admit to being a little behind the curve on the Mats. I distinctly remember hearing “Bastards of Young” in a record store in college probably around 1985-86 and liking the tune but I never acted on it (this was sadly during my MTV/hair metal phase.) Ditto with “I’ll Be You” - saw the video, liked the song but never went further. Fast forward to 1990 where one of the guys who worked me asked me if I had ever heard of the Replacements. I told him I’d heard of the name but didn’t know much about them. He just smiled, handed me a cassette of Please to Meet Me and said that I had to listen to it immediately. I was blown away. I proceeded to buy All Shook Down, which had come out recently, and worked my way through the back catalog. I got to see the band once - on July 4th in Chicago for what turned out to the last show they’d ever play. Wherever you are - thanks Wayne for insisting I listen to that tape.

Read more | Comments (18) | | July 18th, 2007

The Phoenix lists ‘Let it Be’ in their post-punk pantheon

By Jodi | Filed under In the News | Comments (4)

Last week, the Largehearted Boy linked to The Phoenix list of the ten landmark albums that made indie rock. The Replacements’ “Let it Be” barely made the Top 10, but it’s there (though it’s listed after Husker Du’s “Zen Arcade [the nerve]). The article also features a nice live version of “I Will Dare” not that I’m partial to that song at all.

Update: In the comments Sir Blasty has kindly posted a “Let it Be” outtake, Temptation Eyes.

Read more | Comments (4) | | July 17th, 2007

PW To Play For MGD

By Wolfdog | Filed under PW News | Comments (11)

From adweek.com, news of a possible upcoming Twin Cities show to be featured in Miller Brewing online advertising.

The series began last week in San Diego with Jim James, the singer and principal songwriter for My Morning Jacket. Other artists will include Patty Griffin, Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard and Paul Westerberg in cities such as San Francisco, Denver, Chicago, Minneapolis and Seattle, which are considered key markets for MGD. In all, 12 shows are planned over the next 11 months.

Read more | Comments (11) | | July 16th, 2007

Eventually Bonus Track

By Wolfdog | Filed under Media | Comments (0)

Make Your Own Kind Of Music

Read more | Comments (0) | | July 2nd, 2007

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