Children by the million mourn for Alex Chilton

By Jodi | Filed under Related News | Comments (9)

Alex Chilton has died. Wow. that one punched me right in the gut. There’s a great story of meeting Alex in the comments, you should go read that.

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Read more | Comments (9) | | March 17th, 2010

Video Tuesday: (on Sunday) A Song For Paul Westerberg

By Jodi | Filed under Seen Your Video | Comments (3)

Sometimes I feel guilty that this poor site has been dormant for about 38 web-years (or two months in human years). So I was sitting here thinking, I should put some stuff here something, anything. I went to YouTube and I found this. The title (A Song for Paul Westerberg) was not the main reason I post it here. No, it’s the shelf there with Spider-man’s arm around Ernie. That’s why! Enjoy.

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Read more | Comments (3) | | March 8th, 2010

Mississippi river born in ‘59

By Jodi | Filed under 'Mats Memories, In the News | Comments (11)

Today’s Mr. Paul Westerberg’s 50th birthday. Yesterday the Strib ran a nice piece about the old man.

“Starting in the 1980s, the Replacements injected a much-needed dose of mischief into a musical environment close to being overtaken by poseurs and synth-rock. Westerberg and his bandmates Tommy Stinson, Chris Mars and Bob Stinson took their direction from romantic songwriters and glam bands from the coasts — sentimental troubadours like Eric Carmen and Neil Diamond and party hounds like Thin Lizzy and Kiss. Ambitious, skilled, and swaggering but not stupid, they were the Clash without the notion that they had something important to say.

“Originally content to play simply fast and loud, Westerberg’s often comic and daring music grew increasingly more ambitious. By the band’s third and fourth albums, he was throwing off evocative tales of heartbreak, pain and confusion at a level that most bands would be lucky to stumble upon once in a career. Commercially, the Replacements mostly went nowhere, but you have to remember, this was the decade of Phil Collins.”

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Read more | Comments (11) | | December 31st, 2009

Paul Westerberg signs to new label

By Jodi | Filed under PW News | Comments (5)

You heard it here last. . . Bug music snatches up Paul Westerberg.

Do you think that means we’ll get a new, non-basement tapes album from the weirdo?

I sure as hell hope so. What say ye?

BONUS Random Skyway video with David de Young of Howwastheshow.com helping Jim Walsh and friends with the lyrics to “Skyway.” (P.S. click that link to see some awesome pics of the ‘Mats tribute a few weeks back)

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Read more | Comments (5) | | December 11th, 2009

A little bit of self-pimpage

By Jodi | Filed under Books | Comments (1)

I don’t do this very often. But I think some of you Westernerds should head over to MN Reads to check out my review of Nick Hornby’s Juliet, Naked. Have you read it? Will you read it so we can discuss what it means to be a weirdo fan on the Internet?

One of the main characters has an undeniable similarity to our own Mr. Paul Westerberg (cult-rocker turned soccer dad). I’d like one of y’all who are vastly more knowledgeable about the history of rock & roll and The ‘Mats to see if there are anymore similarities, or who Tucker Crowe (that’s the character) could be based on.

Read it! It’ll be fun.

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Read more | Comments (1) | | December 10th, 2009

RIP Bruce Allen, guitarist from The Suburbs

By Jodi | Filed under In the News | Comments (2)

City Pages is reporting the death of Bruce Allen, the guitarist for The Suburbs and the graphic designer behind The Replacements’ “Let it Be” album art.

It’s sad. Condolences to friends, family, and fans.

Embarrassing 3:42 p.m. UPDATE: Now City Pages is reporting that Allen is still alive, but will be taken off life support sometime tonight.

Bitchy editor’s note:Are you fucking kidding me City Pages? Is it so important to get the scoop that you prematurely announce the death of a dying man. That’s so gross. I hope everyone at the rag is ashamed. Damn.

UPDATE: the STrib’s Jon Bream has a nice article about Allen, also make sure to take a peek at the comments for people sharing memories/condolences.

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Read more | Comments (2) | | December 7th, 2009

Celebrate Let it Be’s 25th Anniversary at First Ave.

By Jodi | Filed under Books, Upcoming Shows | Comments (11)

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Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Let It Be and the paperback release of The Replacements: All Over But The Shouting at 7 p.m. on Friday, November 27th at First Ave. Tickets are $6 in advance and $8 at the door. The event is also a benefit for the Twin Cities Music Community Trust and will feature:
The Let It Be House Band
The Idle Hands
Gospel Gossip
High On Stress
Jennifer Markey
Jeremy Messersmith
Martin Devaney
Ashleigh Still
Stook!
The Bottom Forty
The Tisdales
Patches and Gretchen
The Hard Left

And probably much, much more. You can get all the details at on First Ave’s site here.

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Read more | Comments (11) | | October 6th, 2009

PW & The Ghost Gloves Cat Wing Joy Boys

By Jodi | Filed under PW News | Comments (45)

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Did you know there was going to be a new Paul Westerberg EP released on Tuesday, September 22nd? Me neither. I’m a bad fangirl. But there it is, PW & The Ghost Gloves Cat Wing Joy Boys. You can also order it on CD.

Super sweet, it’s about damn time.

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Read more | Comments (45) | | September 20th, 2009

Video Tuesday (on Sunday): An, um, interesting cover of Swinging Party

By Jodi | Filed under Seen Your Video | Comments (0)

Spotted on NME

Swinging Party from Kindness on Vimeo.

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Read more | Comments (0) | | September 20th, 2009

Tough week for Rock & Roll

By Jodi | Filed under Seen Your Video, Westbergesque | Comments (9)

First Les Paul, and now legendary producer (of Pleased to Meet Me), Jim Dickinson has died.

Here is talking about making Big Star’s Third/Sister Lovers.

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Read more | Comments (9) | | August 16th, 2009

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