In the Blogs: No toes were stepped on in the making of this post edition
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Creepy fan of the week award goes to the dude talked about in this post.
Over at J’s Indie Rock Mayhem, he’s recalling his love affair with the ‘Mats.
The Huffington Post has a great Q&A piece with Jim Walsh author of All Over But the Shouting.
Gonzo’s Music-O-Rama has Shit, Shower, and Shave available for you to download.
New Blog on the Block, Color Me Impressed News. I am impressed. They’ve got a ton of stuff on artists influenced or compared to Paul Westerberg and/or the ‘Mats.
Tags: jim walsh, paul westerberg, Shit, Shower and Shave, the replacements
Video Tuesday — What are we doing here?
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From the International Rock Awards? I had no idea there were such a thing. I want one.
Tags: talent show, the replacements
Got yer books? Go read ‘em.
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The publishing industry is positively awash in Paul-Westerberg-influenced projects, much as I predicted would happen in my blog on this very site three years ago. A few examples:
And next month’s Oprah Bookclub Pick is riding the bandwagon too.
Go figure.
(Now, who wants a free car!?!)
In the Blogs: I think this makes two weeks in a row, go me!
Posted by Jodi | Filed under In the Blogs
Did you know that Chris Mars had some of animations of his work on his web site? I didn’t either.
I cannot resist anything that mentions both Billy Joel and Paul Westerberg. Now you know my dirty secret.
On the KEXP blog one reader chronicles his quest to read all the 33 1/3 books and talks about the Let it Bes (beatles and ‘mats).
This has nothing to do with anything, but I am reading a really funny book called Rock On: An Office Power Ballad by Dan Kennedy which is about this poor marketing wonk who gets a job at Atlantic Records right as the record industry begins to disintegrate. What does this have to do with paul westerberg.net? Well it starts out with a nice little quote from Bastards of Young. That is all.
Oldmankase offers up some knowledge from Paul Westerberg.
Douglas Coupland, Paul Westerberg, and Obama . . what do they have in common? Find out here.
Tags: 33 1/3, Dan Kennedy, Let it Be, Obama, the replacements
Video Tuesday — ‘Mats on KFAI in 1983 or Blasty sure has no patience
Posted by Jodi | Filed under Seen Your Video
It’s all Audio, But it’s damn cool.
Tags: KFAI, live interviews, the replacements, Videos
Video Tuesday- The Jodi’s slacking off version
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Jodi must be snoozing today, so I’ll take the lead and post one the greatest videos ever!
Tags: Laurie Lindeen, petal pusher, smartass
Did you know Chris Mars has an art book coming out? Because I didn’t
Posted by Jodi | Filed under Books
Because I am a giant book nerd, I was doing some random browsing on Amazon.com today when I stumbled across an art book my Chris Mars. Holy Hannah, how cool is that?
After some investigation, I discovered the book was being put out by Last Gasp a cool little press that publishes underground comics. So that’s like double-plus cool points.
Also, if you pre-order the book at Amazon you’ll save 5% off the $26.40 price, which is a freaking steal for a nice artbook.
Tags: art, Chris Mars, Last Gasp, Tolerance
An Open Letter to Paul Westerberg
Posted by brooklynfall | Filed under Westbergesque
Dear Paul Westerberg,
I know you probably get this all the time - everyone from record label execs to 8 year old kids must have told you what a genius you are, how the Replacements changed their lives, how much they liked that song from Singles, et cetera. I think all I can hope to do is add my voice to the chorus …
The thing is that listening to the Replacements and your solo stuff makes me feel like I’m fourteen again. That was the last time I remember listening to a band and loving them so much that I wanted to dress like them, style my hair like them, start a tribute band featuring their music, name my kids after their songs. You get the point. The first music I put on most mornings is yours. A first date? “Love Untold”. Second date? “Dyslexic Heart”. On tour with my band, away from my girl? “Answering Machine”. And if I could die having written only one song, it would hopefully sound a lot like “First Glimmer”.
I’m not sure I can explain myself clearly when I tell you how happy I am that you’ve written this music - how happy it makes me to know that you’re alive and walking around the same streets as everyone else. The fact that you’re a part of this era, right now, my time and not my parents’ time, that you haven’t checked out or burned up or given in, or walked into a river and drowned, is thrilling to me. Probably more thrilling to you though, I would imagine. I guess my point is that the music that you’re making, it’s not like Jimi Hendrix’s or Clapton’s, or Zeppelin or the Who - bands that I love, artists that I love, but ones that I could never feel any ownership in, any PRIDE in. Your music … I feel like it belongs to me and my friends, while Hendrix belongs to my parents. I can read my parents’ books and love them, but they’re not my books. Tim, Let It Be, 14 Songs, Eventually … THOSE are MY fucking books. I don’t know if I’m making myself perfectly clear; shit, I don’t know if that’s even possible when talking about music.
God damn, you know I was listening to “Baby Learns to Crawl” and I had this thought: “Wait. J-just … okay. Just hang on a SECOND. You mean … I bought this record, I have it RIGHT NOW, and I can listen to it whenever I want to? I don’t have to pay an admission fee or register my name with the state or pay sixty bucks for a bag of blow to fucking FEEL this way? All I have to do is listen to this music? Fuck you, there’s a catch.” There’s no catch. You’re that good. Thank you for what you do.
Sincerely
Philip Galitzine
Tags: paul westerberg
In the Blogs: More on the ‘Mats reissues and other stuff that seems less important now
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Welly well well, you can’t shake a stick around the Internet without bumping into someone totally stoked about the upcoming ‘Mats’ reissues. Though Harp should get mad props for the ‘No shit’ headline.
KEXP out of Seattle has an interview with Jim Walsh:
Laurie Lindeen — who’s obviously biased, but hey, she was a fan before a spouse — has said in interviews that Paul Westerberg is “our generation’s Bob Dylan.” Agree?
I think when people say that, they’re just trying to explain to other people how great a songwriter Paul is, and how deeply he’s touched so many people. And that’s certainly valid. But I’d hate to put that on him, you know? Dylan is Dylan, Westerberg is Westerberg. Who’d want to be called the Bob Dylan of their generation?
A nice picture of the 7th Street Entry for those of you who have the common sense not to live in this godforsaken hellhole (come on, it’s February in Minnesota and it’s cold and winter and depressing as all get out).
Visions & Revisions has Shit, Shower, and Shave available for download.
While LisaMC isn’t a big fan of All Over But the Shouting, it still prompts her to recall some great ‘Mats memories.
Dear Internet, I am not Paul Westerberg, Love Jodi.
Poptart laments discovering Let it Be much too late in life.
Tags: 'Mats reissues, paul westerberg, the replacements
Billboard says ‘Mats reissues due April 22 here’s the track lists
Posted by Jodi | Filed under In the News
Here are the track listings according to Billboard (previously unissued tracks marked with *):
“Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out the Trash”:
“Raised in the City,” live, 1980 - demo*
“Shutup,” live, 1980 - demo*
“Don’t Turn Me Down,” live, 1980 - demo*
“Shape Up,” live, 1980 - demo*
“You Ain’t Gotta Dance,” studio demo*
“Get on the Stick,” studio demo*
“Oh Baby,” studio demo*
“Like You,” outtake*
“Get Lost,” outtake*
“A Toe Needs a Shoe,” outtake*
“Customer,” alternate take*
“Basement Jam,” rehearsal*
“If Only You Were Lonely”
“Stink”:
“Staples in Her Stomach,” outtake*
“Hey, Good Lookin’,” outtake*
“(We’re Gonna) Rock Around the Clock,” outtake*
“You’re Getting Married,” solo home demo*
“Hootenanny”:
“Lookin’ for Ya”
“Junior’s Got a Gun,” outtake - rough mix*
“Ain’t No Crime,” outtake*
“Johnny Fast,” outtake - rough mix*
“Treatment Bound,” alternate version*
“Lovelines,” alternate vocal*
“Bad Worker,” solo home demo*
“Let It Be”:
“20th Century Boy”
“Perfectly Lethal,” outtake*
“Temptation Eyes,” outtake*
“Answering Machine,” solo home demo*
“Heartbeat — It’s a Lovebeat,” outtake - rough mix*
“Sixteen Blue,” outtake - alternate vocal*
Any surprises? Disappointments? What say ye Westernerds?
Tags: Hootenanny, Let it Be, reissues, Sorry Ma, stink, the replacements
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