Where in the world is Paul Westerberg?
By Jodi | Filed under In the News | Comments (0)
The Strib asks that question and answers it! (thanks Erik for the tip)
And if you’re looking for more about the Color Me Obsessed party (that featured the Craig Finn cover), head on over to Jukebox Graduate for a great write up and more videos.
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Q&A with PW in VV
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In case you missed this yesterday (like I did), The Village Voice has a nice little Q&A with Paul about that new Glen Campbell record. It includes this little tidbit. I, for one, would still buy a Paul Westerberg record.
As far as the grown-ups go, are you thinking of putting out a proper solo album again, or have you had it with the industry?
I’m always writing and I have plenty of songs, but I think the Glen Campbell record is a bit of a test to see if people still buy records. Or go for my stuff. I’d like to go on record and say something concrete, but I can’t. So, we shall see.
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PW is named in Gibson’s Top 10 Melody Maker Monsters….
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Paul Westerburg: The Replacements’ frontman displayed the punk rock power in the Melody Maker’s pickups, using his 1962 model for classic songs like “Answering Machine.” With plenty of growl in both of their voices, Westerburg found his perfect foil in the guitar.
Ten Melody Maker Monsters: Joan Jett, Keith Richards, Paul Westerburg, Robbie Krieger And More
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New Paul Westerberg limited-edition vinyl: This Machine b/w Foolish Hand Shake
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While I cannot test the veracity of the claims, I did just get an e-mail from Ten Pin Managment with a link to a new 45 with two songs. It definitely looks Westerbergian, no?
According to the email:
Mr. F “This Machine” b/w “Foolish Hand Shake”
LIMITED EDITION multi-colored vinyl w/ picture sleeve
BONUS: comes with free download card which can be redeemed for the epic “Grandpaboy’s Last Stand”
$8 + shipping and handling
Limit 1 per customer (orders for more than 1 single will not be shipped)
I ordered one. What do you think?
P.S. I just wanted to say that I’ve gotten emails from the same email address about other releases that were true. You know, in case you were wondering.
Tags: Foolish Hand Shake, paul westerberg, This Machine
Westerberg plays Target Field
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Well, he already did I guess. Boo. According to the Strib:
“The Replacements frontman reserfaced yesterday, and the surface he chose was the turf at Target Field. He was filmed there for an in-the-works documentary “40 Nights of Rock ‘n’ Roll.”
Am I the absolute last to know everything?
Check out the itinerary of the movie. It looks to be fucking awesome.
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Glen Campbell & Paul Westerberg collaborating on Glen’s new album
By Jodi | Filed under PW News | Comments (4)
Did y’all see this about Glen Campbell’s new album?
“Meanwhile, Raymond said, “an unbelievable amount of people” wanted to be part of the current project, which will feature all original material. Westerberg wrote the title track, and other collaborators include members of the Dandy Warhols, guitarist Steve Hunter, former Prince cohort Wendy Melvoin and drummer Josh Freese. The album’s release date is pending a label deal.”
Interesting, yes?
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Billie Joe Armstrong Meets Paul Westerberg in April Spin Magazine…
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In a series of interviews where today’s artists talk with their own idols, Billie Joe of Green Day talks with PW. Too short article, but Paul seems pretty good-natured about the exchange.
The online version isn’t the full story, but in the print version, the greatest revelation I didn’t know: the misheard lyrics of Bastards: “We are the sons of no one” is actually “Wait on the sons of no one” – Paul says he lifted that phrase from the Bible. Wow! And I thought “Bacon & Cigarettes” was king!
Tags: Bastards of Young, billie joe armstrong, paul westerberg
Westerberg writes about Alex Chilton in the NY Times
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“Yeah, December boys got it bad, as “September Gurls” notes. The great Alex Chilton is gone — folk troubadour, blues shouter, master singer, songwriter and guitarist. Someone should write a tune about him. Then again, nah, that would be impossible. Or just plain stupid.”
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Video Tuesday: (on Sunday) A Song For Paul Westerberg
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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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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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