NEW song “Bored of Edukation” available for download
By Jodi | Filed under In the News, Media | Comments (15)
Well, well, well. . . we knew it was only a matter of time. Download Bored of Edukation on Amazon now! It’s a single 4:46 song for 99 cents. I’ll pass on the Tunecore link for those not in the US as soon as I can.
Dudes, did you know Bob Mould was writing his autobiography? How come nobody tells me this stuff!
This is an awful lot of news for a damn Friday. What the hell people?
Tags: Bob Mould, bored of education, downloads, paul westerberg
New Paul Westerberg: 3oclockreep & Finally Here Once
By Jodi | Filed under In the News, Media | Comments (52)
You can download the album which is called “3oclockreep” from Tunecore for $3.99. It consists of two tracks, one called “3oclockreep” which clocks in at 20:08 and the other called “Finally Here Once” which comes in at 3:27. I think Our Man Paul is trying to nickel and dime us to death. I haven’t downloaded either song yet. But I think something must be up, I mean this is odd.
Tags: 3oclockreep, Finally Here Once, paul westerberg
This just in — 49:00 Album Artwork
By Jodi | Filed under Media | Comments (4)
So we just got an e-mail from Our Man Paul’s manager that included a picture that you can use for the back cover CD Artwork. For you burn and printers, here you go. Who loves ya, baby?
Just click the thumbnail below to go the large image, and right-click (ctrl-click on a Mac) and choose Save Image. If you have any problems, I can e-mail the images to you too.
Front Cover:
Back Cover:
And for you uber nerd (like myself) who have the chunked-up version of the album too, I made this, with our (un)official tracklist:
See, I do really love you!
Tags: 49:00, cover art, havefun
’Do It To It: A Field Guide To Rock and Roll Hair Styles
By blasty | Filed under Media | Comments (0)
Tommy Stinson gets a mention in this article from the Gibson Guitar website:
http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/do-it-to-it-a-field-guide-to/
The Rooster ’Do
Nothing says ’70s rock boogie sleaze like this classic, as rocked by Exile-era Keith Richards, and sported to perfection by Ronnie Wood and Rod Stewart in the Faces … and, eh, Ronnie today too … Let ’em know you love the rock like punk never happened—just ask pre-beard Chris Robinson of the Black Crowes, Let It Be-era Tommy Stinson, Hanoi Rocks, and this happy family.
Be very careful with this one though. You need a mop to pull it off and make sure you keep it loosely spiky on top, and shaggy in front. A few snips too many and you’ll be walking out of the Fantastic Sam’s having just dropped six bucks on the infamous Mullet—also known as The Kentucky Waterfall, The Gretzky, Business In Front Party In The Back, and The MacGyver. And by its very nature—and perhaps in the nature of the don’t-give-a-heck fun-lovers who sport it—the Mullet is tenacious. Growing one out takes patience.
Tags: paul westerberg
Cover Band: The Replacements Do The Stones Pt. III
By Wolfdog | Filed under Cover Songs, Media | Comments (1)
From the Beacon Theatre in 1987, the Keef classic Happy.
Cover Band: The Replacements Do The Stones Pt. II
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Happy Black Friday! I hope you successfully purchased that wildly discounted electronic device at your favorite retail shop at an ungodly hour this morning!
In honor of this day of manic consumerism, I wish I had a Mats cover of Steely Dan’s Black Friday. But they never seemed to veer towards Fagen/Brecker songs.
So instead I will just post another Stones cover. Here’s Heart Of Stone from the Uptown Bar in 1985.
Cover Band: The Replacements Do The Stones Pt. I
By Wolfdog | Filed under Cover Songs, Media | Comments (2)
Happy Thanksgiving y’all!
This year, I’m thankful for the normal stuff. You know, family, friends, solvency, nutty bars, beer….. but this year I’m gonna add cowbell to the list.
And Honky Tonk Women. (Pittsburg, PA 1987)
Cover Band: The Replacements Do The Who
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Carrying over a theme from a Kinks cover, here’s the young Mats ripping through the uber-classic Substitute in 1981. The boys would have made decent mods.
PS - I have a fair amount of material to sift through to find more covers, but would appreciate an special requests or submissions.
Cover Band: The Replacements do The Kinks
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As Jim Walsh’s book gives witness to, the Mats frequently played the role of a cover band live. Many times the covers were delivered with purpose and practice. Sometimes they were tossed off in bits and pieces seemingly killing time. Either way covers seemed to be solely a way for them to entertain themselves.
So, in the dorky fashion I rolled out way too many Can’t Hardly Wait’s…..here’s a series of live Mats covers. Starting with The Kinks…
The Mats influence
By zook | Filed under Media, Westbergesque | Comments (0)
I love when I run across Mats stuff at random.
Insubordination Records is a pop punk music label that puts up a podcast on a semi-regular basis. Glancing at this week’s offering I was pleasantly surprised to find a Replacements track in there. Then it got me thinking about how much the Mats are sited as influences among the twentysomething crowd and especially among pop punk bands. I think I can safely say that I have seen the Replacements listed as favorite artist or influence for at least 20 pop punk bands. Now I know the Mats have been called a “punk” band based on their early output and attitude but I wouldn’t necessarily connect them with the current punk scene. I can see the Billie Joe Armstrongs and Ryan Adams of the world being influenced given their age and having experienced the band during it’s heyday. But it is cool to see the younger crowd getting into the Mats as well and nice to know that it isn’t just us old folks who are carrying the torch.
In case you are interested, here is the play list and link to the podcast…
Insubordination Radio
This weeks show: Radio Free Weekhawken!
Click here to listen: http://www.live365.com/stations/insubradio1
You can also visit the Jersey Beat website: www.jerseybeat.com
Playlist:
1. Sloppy Seconds - “Where Eagles Dare” (7 Inch Ep, Roadkill)
2. Sludgeworth - “Some Day” (7 Inch Ep, Roadkill)
3. Screeching Weasel - “Punk House” (”Punkhouse Ep”, Limited Potential)John Stamos Project - “Jj Is A Drama Queen” (North American All-Stars, Insubordination/Knock Knock)
4. The Erase-Hers - “Rewire” (Out Of My Mind Ep, Not A Mongo Multimedia)
5. The Thumbs - “Made For T.V.” (The Thumbs, Sneezeguard)
6. Sick Sick Birds - “Revolt With Perfect Spelling” (”Chemical Trains” Ep, Toxic Pop)
7. Jawbox - “Tools And Chrome” (”Jawbox” Ep, Desoto/Dischord)
8. Fugazi - “Number One Song” (”3 Songs” Ep, Dischord)
9. Desiderata - “Walking In My Sleep” (7 Inch Ep, Dischord)
10. Minor Threat - “Good Guys Don’t Wear White” (”Salad Days” Ep, Dischord)
11. Lester Bangs & Birdland - “I’m In Love With My Walls” (”Lester Bangs & Birdland, Bacchus Archive)
12. The Lemonheads - “So I Fucked Up” (”All The Way To The Cleaners” Ep, Armory Arms/Huh-Bag)
13. The Outlets - “Best Friends” (7 Inch Ep, Modern Method)
14. Sugar - “Helpless” (7 Inch Ep, Singles Only Label)
15. The Replacements - “Customer” (Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash, Twintone)
16. Soul Asylum - “Easy Street” (And The Horse They Rode In On, A&M)
17. Waterdog - “Good-Bye, Good-Bye” (Waterdog, Atlantic)
18. Moving Targets - “Away From Me” (7 Inch Ep, Taang)
19. Undertones - “Let’s Talk About Girls” (Hypnotised, Castle Us)
Tags: 'Mats, the replacements
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