In the Blogs: The quality not quantity edition
By Jodi | Filed under In the Blogs | Comments (1)
Comedy Central has a list of the Five Funniest Replacements Songs. Oddly enough, “Tommy Gets His Tonsils Out” and “Gary’s Got a Boner” are not on the list.
DFactor points out that Tommy’s got second billing on the Chinese Democracy myspace page. You can also listen to a stream of the album. Are you gonna buy it?
Wild Tyme has a good piece on Our Man Paul’s 49:00.
The Current’s Musicheads are making a list of singers who aren’t “good” but who you love anyway. Check the comments to see who made the list (I did not make the list).
And another thing, that poll over there ——> there is a ONE VOTE DIFFERENCE. I think in the spirit of all things Minnesota, we should have a recount. What say ye?
Tags: 49:00, Chinese Democracy, Funny 'Mats Songs, paul westerberg, tommy stinson
In the Blogs: A bunch of stuff that defies description but is entertaining nonetheless
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Rhino’s got a listening party going for the next four Replacements’ reissues due out next week. And according to one Mr. Jay Taco the demo of Kiss Me on the Bus is good (fuckballs good, apparently).
In case you missed it in the comments, Robert from Mulberry Panda has an extensive (and good) piece about 49:00, 5:05 and working with record labels and producers.
The wonderfully-named Model Citizen . . . Zero Discipline has an engaging piece called The Nils & The Sad, Sad Story of Alex Soria (who was apparently called the Canadian Paul Westerberg).
I am not sure what a Fool’s Brigade is or what their benefit is for, but you can vote for The Replacements to be honored at it.
Sonic Slang thinks Bored of Edukation is the best of the downloads Our Man Paul has released this summer.
Goodnight to the Rock & Roll era compares Westerberg’s recent productivity to Ryan Adams and asks a great question about why blogs are hailing the low price of the music and still hosting free mp3s.
In other tangential news, my nephews came over this morning and immediately discovered Chris Mars’ Tolerance on my coffee table. As I mentioned the paintings are a bit on the dark and scary side.
At first I tried to grunt my disapproval because I try not to speak before 9 a.m., and it was 7:30 a.m., but they were either ignoring or misinterpreting the grunts.
“Guys, you might not like that,” I said. “It’s a little scary.”
“We love scary!” They said and started flipping pages.
“Ohh look,” Liam, who is 3, said. “It’s a bat!”
“It’s a Halloween book,” Nolan, who is 4, screeched in delight. “I love Halloween.”
Soon after my lap was full of little boys and a big artbook that wasn’t really about Halloween but that they loved discussing any way. It was weird, that little kids could see something so different than I did. The counted pumpkins and skeletons and basically thought the book was the best thing ever, and it caused them to jump up and down with great gobs of glee shouting “Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!”
Tags: 49:00, Alex Soria, bored of edukation, Chris Mars, The Replacements reissues
Your quarterly reminder — I’m still not Paul Westerberg
By Jodi | Filed under Thx the mgmt | Comments (47)
Dear Mike,
I am not Paul Westerberg. I am Jodi. I am sure Paul would love the fact that you like the way he sings eyes in Be My Darling. He’d also be thrilled that your cat says hi. However, I am not Paul Westerberg and therefore I cannot answer your questions regarding the release of 49:00, 5:05, or 3oclockreep on CD.
Keep on keeping on,
Jodi, queen of the underground, who is not Paul Westerberg
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Dear Guitar Maker,
I am not Paul Westerberg. However, I am sure he’d love it if you sent me a handmade guitar.
Love you in the fall,
Jodi, queen of the underground, who is not Paul Westerberg
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Dear Chris,
Thank you for not assuming I am Paul Westerberg. I truly appreciate it. However, I am not a man.
Sincerely,
Jodi, queen of the underground, who is not sporting a chain
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Dear Chris, Rob, Sid, Tommy, Bob, Kim, and Dopey,
Thank you for not assuming I am Paul Westerberg. I appreciate it. Also, I am sorry you missed the download of 49:00. That sucks. You should pay more attention. I am sure if you Googled hard enough you could find a download, somewhere.
Sincerely,
Jodi, queen of the underground, who is not Paul Westerberg
Tags: 49:00, not paul westerberg, reader mail
In the Blogs: The I will try not to talk politics just for you Edition
By Jodi | Filed under In the Blogs | Comments (17)
Oh, first of all, I heard (Tell Me) Who You Gonna Marry on 89.3 The Current today (yesterday when you’re reading this). I nearly fell out of Ruby (my truck) for two reasons. 1.) Barb Abney called it “Tell Me Who You Gonna Marry. (take that you Terri lovers) and 2.) I just hadn’t heard anything off of 49:00 on the radio.
Filter magazine revisits the Replacements.
WNYC’s Sound Check blog weighs in on Minnesota’s musical muscle.
Aquarium Drunkard reviews 3oclockreep.
Here’s a random (apolitical) aside. Why is everyone so unsure/surprised that Tom Waits appears on 3oclockreep. Has the Internet collectively forgotten about “Date to the Church?”
Hoboken Rock City reminisces about the Replacements after learning of Steve Foley’s death.
DFactors’ got a bit about the latest release. His post makes me laugh, but then I am generally a fan of his writing.
Also, for the record, my dander is not up. I am just questioning. I am inquisitive and rancorous by nature. I just find all these garage cleaning sort of releases odd. I mean, it’s weird, isn’t it? I had something else I was going to say and now I forgot it. I blame DFactor and the dander.
I really like the enthusiasm behind this post on Art Voice about the release of 3oclockreep.
Box of Clams has a great post questioning the “what does it all mean”ess of Westerberg’s digital download releases.
Look I made it all the way through and didn’t make you sit through one political rant. Consider yourself lucky.
Tags: 3oclockreep, 49:00, paul westerberg, Steve Foley, the replacements
In the Blogs: This week brought to you by evil wafers of Satan
By Jodi | Filed under In the Blogs | Comments (20)
Dr. Tony Shore, not a fan of the way 49:00 was released. At all.
Deb’s MP3s has (Tell Me) Who You Gonna Marry? available for download. Allegedly this has been heard on 89.3’s The Current, though I have yet to witness that with my own ears.
The Allmusic Blog reviews Meet Glen Campbell which features a cover of Sadly Beautiful (which I kind of like because of my heritage).
In case you missed the link in the comments Lynnster’s Music Zone gives the whatfor to the people suing Our Man Paul over 49:00.
editorial aside: I’ve decided I have mono because it’s like 10:28 in the p.m. and I can hardly keep my eyes open. I feel like I’m eight and up way, way past my bedtime
USA Today also give Glen Campbell the treatment featuring this Campbell quote:
He recalls one session when Raymond played him Sadly, Beautiful by The Replacements. “I said, ‘Where did you find these songs?’ Because I’d stopped looking.”
7 Astounding yet True Facts about Say Anything. . . if you don’t get the connection and why this is here then I am not going ot explain it to you. Why? Because damnit, I am tired and cranky.
Tags: 49:00, 5:05, paul westerberg, say anything, yomama
In the Blogs: More on 49:00, 5:05 & a 1982 solo concert you can download
By Jodi | Filed under In the Blogs | Comments (42)
Andrea Myers at City Pages shares the thoughts that flitted through her head the first time she listened to 49:00.
There seems to be a bit of confusion in blogland about what exactly happened to 49:00 and what 5:05 is (er, make that a lot of confusion). Heather at I am Fuel, You are Friends explains it all clearly and succinctly.
I think someone linked the B+ AV Club reviews in the comments. If you missed it, well, here it is again.
Owl & Bear has a solo acoustic Paul Westerberg set from 1982 available for you to download. Anyone know anything about this show? Or where this might have come from?
The Rocky Mountain News gives a good run-down of alternate means of distribution for musicians and includes a good bit about Our Man Paul’s 49:00 kerfuffle.
Missing 5:05 Found — Mystery Behind Vanished 49:00 Solved
By Jodi | Filed under In the News | Comments (27)
You can buy the missing 5:05 missing from 49:00 on Tunecore for either a buck or $5.05.
From what I can gather, 49:00 was suddenly and mysteriously pulled off the web for copyright problems. That damn medley.
So what do you think, five more minutes for a buck?
Three 49:00 reviews for you to read because I got a short story to write
By Jodi | Filed under Record Review | Comments (3)
The always delightful Aquarium Drunkard weighs in on 49:00 with a thoughtful review that includes this wonderful summation:
As surprising and unexpected as the delivery method is, just as surprising and unexpected is how good Westerberg sounds across all nearly forty-four minutes. Replacements fans who had given up on Paul, Paul fans who had given up on Paul, rock and roll fans who had given up on rock and roll
Eye Weekly.com gives 49:00 four out of five stars.
The San Antonio Current does a bit of math and figures how 49:00 might just be Our Man Paul’s most profitable record ever.
Tags: 49:00, paul westerberg
In the Blogs: Gotta keep it quick because I’m babysitting edition
By Jodi | Filed under In the Blogs | Comments (4)
CNET’s Digital Noise blog is frustrated with Amazon’s download process but not with Westerberg’s 49:00. I think this is interesting because 49:00 got him to try out the Amazon MP3 delivery service for the first time. Awesome. [via]
The Boston Phoenix is suspicious of the odd price point of 49:00 saying, I dig some of his music, and I could probably scare up the money, but something about that price point seems incredibly fishy and uncouth, like a crazy hobo trying to sell me a dollar bill for 99 cents. Sucks to miss out on something so cool because of paranoia, don’t you think?
As of right this minute (8:10 a.m. on Wednesday), 49:00 is still #1 on the Amazon charts and featured in their New & Notable section. I wonder what this means in the greater music charts? Just how much music is Amazon selling?
Exploding now compiles a list of great songs to listen to on a jukebox in a dive-bar.
Here’s two I like because they are the kind of blogs you’d never expect to see Paul Westserberg on:
1. Apex Exposure, new media, marketing solutions (which made the unfortunate mistake of confusing loose/lose — probably my biggest pet peeve ever)
2. The Drug Law blog, which is a fan of the album
(p.s. I taught my 3-year-old nephew Liam how to do the Batdance, and I am not sure if that’s the coolest thing ever of it it’s a crime against humanity)
Tags: 49:00, paul westerberg
49:00 garners a 7.1 from Pitchfork
By Jodi | Filed under Record Review | Comments (16)
Is anyone as surprised as I am by the 7.1 Pitchfork gave 49:00? I’m having a tough time with this record. I enjoy it, especially the utter rawness. However, I am still wondering if it would have generated so much buzz had it not been a 49-cent downloadable album.
Is the marketing overpowering the music? What do you think? How do you Westernerds feel about this being Our Man Paul’s most popular record?
Tags: 49:00, paul westerberg, Pitchfork
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