One thing I want to tell you about my job
By Jodi | Filed under Uncategorized | Comments (6)
I end every losing argument with my cubemate, Trip Shakespeare, by saying, “Suck it, Trumpet Clip. You have no taste.”
It’s an insult. Trumpet Clip is a bad song
Tags: Trumpet Clip
Merry Christmas — New Music from Paul Westerberg to Download
By Jodi | Filed under Uncategorized | Comments (20)
Three songs to download on this fine Christmas Eve. Get them at Tunecore for only $0.74! Tracklisting is:
Track 1: Always In A Manger (supposed to be Away)
Track 2: Streets of Laredo
Track 3: D.G.T.
Sweet.
Tags: D.G.T, paul westerberg, Streets of Laredo
Video Wednesday – I’ll Be Me For Awhile
By pzp | Filed under Uncategorized | Comments (3)
I met this Hem41 character once, and he is such a douchebag, but he posts some decent videos:
One for the locals — Husker Du EP release party tonight at Grumpy’s downtown
By Jodi | Filed under Uncategorized | Comments (3)
So it seems the Huskers are releasing a special 3-song live EP recorded sometime in the 80s as a memorial for a recently-deceased friend J.C. (and we all know how special people with those initials are). Grant’s gonna be there and so will some Rick Fuller footage of the Huskers in action. Learn more over at the Rake.
oh boy, another original Mats tribute song…
By Scott in Montreal | Filed under Uncategorized | Comments (2)
yeah, well, this one works in all the album titles as a narrative, so there!
“Sentimental Institution”
Hey Mrs. Stinson?
Can Tim come out to play today?
She said she was pleased to meet me
But don’t tell a soul, just let it be
It’s a shame about Bob
Feels like he taught me ‘n Dando half of our chops
Paul and Chris can still turn a phrase
And I’m praying Tommy’s laying off the lampshades
Sorry Ma, forgot to take out the trash
I know you think it stinks
But I’m all shook down
Still recovering from the Hootenany
Even ten twenty years later, it still sounds fresh
(At least I haven’t gotten sick of it yet)
Well it’s a dedication from a fan
And I’m praying they’ll be laying out
The welcome Mats
At the sentimental institution to you
The sentimental institution from me
To you
And some boy
Named Goo
Tags: assholery, dedication, lyrics, song, tribute
In the Blogs: I can’t believe I am up at 6:30 a.m. edition
By Jodi | Filed under In the Blogs, Uncategorized | Comments (1)
- • Feed the Ogre has a disappointing run-in involving ‘Unsatisfied’ and his kids.
- • WOXY counts down the top 500 modern rock songs (Alex Chilton is the highest ranking ‘Mats song, weird)
- • I really liked Linnet’s piece about All for Nothing, mostly because she talks about how when you break up you lose half your record collection
- • Here’s a great piece about Joan Jett, whom we all love, right?
P.S. Stop by the NEW Forum and tell us about the first time you saw the ‘mats or Paul Westerberg or see why PW.net is better than rightsaidfred.com.
Tags: 'Mats, Joan Jett, the replacements, Unsatisfied
Paul Westerberg, the Pitchfork Interview
By Jodi | Filed under PW News, Uncategorized | Comments (7)
Veritable indie-tastemakers Pitchfork interviews our man Paul (which still cracks me up)
Pitchfork: Did you feel at all left behind by your friends who left town?
PW: No, because I didn’t have that many friends at the time, and the ones that I had were all quasi-musicians. Sort of cats, layabouts, whatever. There was the occasional guy we played drums with whose dad wanted him to be an accountant. The line was sort of drawn in the sand, the guys who were going to put their picks and sticks behind them and move on to something else. I knew in my gut that this was what I had to do and what I was going to do.
Tags: paul westerberg, Pitchfork
In the Blogs: Look I remembered edition
By Jodi | Filed under In the Blogs, Uncategorized | Comments (11)
City Pages unearths the now-famous ‘Lovelines’ issue.
Paul Westerberg as best friend, a short and sweet piece I think y’all can relate to.
The Washington Post has a nice interview with Laurie Lindeen about Petal Pusher
10 Quotes from SPIN’s Story on the Replacements
A Crash Course in The Replacements, in case you need a refresher.
Crawdaddy republishes a 1987 article about Husker Du and The ‘Mats
Okay, so this is a review of the new Tobias Wolff short story collection, and I link to it for two reasons:
1.) Tobias Wolff is brilliant and you should read him
2.) The review likens remembering the first time you read Tobias Wolff (Vodo’s Beginning Fiction class 2003) to the first time you heard the ‘Mats (The Camaraderie’s jukebox 1994 or 1995)
Tags: 'Mats, Husker Du, Laurie Lindeen, the replacements, Tobias Wolff
Mats Madness Championship
By Some Guy | Filed under 'Mats Madness, Uncategorized | Comments (11)
And then there were two…
Well not literally those two obviously, but their namesakes. It’s Let It Be vs Tim for the the championship. And you thought deciding between All Shook Down and Hootenanny was tough! Voting open till end of day Wednesday. Thursday we crown a champion.
Tags: 'Mats, 'Mats Madness, Let it Be, the replacements, Tim
Got yer books? Go read ‘em.
By pzp | Filed under Uncategorized | Comments (3)
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!?!)
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