Tag: The Replacements

The Replacements’ Riot Fest Toronto reunion set available on colored double-vinyl

The Replacements’ Riot Fest Toronto reunion set available on colored double-vinyl

The Replacements are selling red- and green-vinyl pressings of a 2LP set of the band’s first concert in 22 years headlining Riot Fest Toronto in 2013

The Replacements dredge up old footage to make new ‘Can’t Hardly Wait’ video

The Replacements dredge up old footage to make new ‘Can’t Hardly Wait’ video

Some 33 years later, The Replacements have finally made a video for Pleased To Meet Me lead-off single “Can’t Hardly Wait” — and it’s been assembled from footage originally shot for the infamously banned-from-MTV clip for “The Ledge” then used for follow-up video “Alex Chilton.” Watch it right here.

Listen: The Replacements, ‘I Don’t Know’ (Demo) — off ‘Pleased To Meet Me’ box set

Listen: The Replacements, ‘I Don’t Know’ (Demo) — off ‘Pleased To Meet Me’ box set

Rhino Records this fall will release a 3CD/1LP edition of The Replacements’ 1987 album Pleased To Meet Me, and the label is offering fans’ another taste of the previously unreleased material contained within: in this case, a demo of the record’s third track, “I Don’t Know.” Listen to it right here.

The Replacements’ ‘Pleased To Meet Me’ box set to include 29 unreleased tracks

The Replacements’ ‘Pleased To Meet Me’ box set to include 29 unreleased tracks

The Replacements’ Pleased To Meet Me gets the box set treatment this fall when Rhino Records releases a 3CD/1LP edition of the band’s fifth album stuffed with 29 previously unreleased demos, rough mixes and outtakes — including Bob Stinson’s final recordings with the ‘Mats. Hear six of the unreleased tracks here.

The Replacements’ ‘Complete Inconcerated Live’ gets 3LP Record Store Day release

The Replacements’ ‘Complete Inconcerated Live’ gets 3LP Record Store Day release

Rhino Records will release one of the highlights of The Replacements’ recent Dead Man’s Pop box set — the 29-song The Complete Inconcerated Live set — in a standalone 3LP, 140-gram black vinyl edition for this year’s installment of Record Store Day. Full details right here.

New releases: The Replacements, Ramones, Thurston Moore, KMFDM, Prefab Sprout, Midge Ure

New releases: The Replacements, Ramones, Thurston Moore, KMFDM, Prefab Sprout, Midge Ure

This is a round-up of the week’s new albums, expanded reissues and/or box sets, appearing each Monday on Slicing Up Eyeballs. All releases due out Friday. May also include other titles released in recent weeks but not previously featured. This weeks’ releases include titles from The Replacements, KMFDM and more.

Listen: The Replacements, ‘Alex Chilton’ (Live) — off ‘Dead Man’s Pop’ box set

Listen: The Replacements, ‘Alex Chilton’ (Live) — off ‘Dead Man’s Pop’ box set

Rhino Records continues to dole out samples of the upcoming Dead Man’s Pop box set from The Replacements, a 4CD/1LP collection celebrating the Don’t Tell a Soul album and era that will include the two-disc The Complete Inconcerted Live — a set that includes the live version of “Alex Chilton” that you can hear here.

Listen: The Replacements, ‘Achin’ to Be’ (Bearsville Version) — off ‘Dead Man’s Pop’ box set

Listen: The Replacements, ‘Achin’ to Be’ (Bearsville Version) — off ‘Dead Man’s Pop’ box set

The Replacements have offered up a second taste of their “radically re-imagined” version of their 1989 record Don’t Tell a Soul in the form of version of “Achin’ to Be” recorded at their aborted first sessions in Bearsville, N.Y.  You can stream the song right here and learn more about the reissue.

Listen: The Replacements, ‘Talent Show’ (Matt Wallace Mix) — off ‘Dead Man’s Pop’ box set

Listen: The Replacements, ‘Talent Show’ (Matt Wallace Mix) — off ‘Dead Man’s Pop’ box set

The Replacements have offered up the first taste of their “radically re-imagined” version of their 1989 record Don’t Tell a Soul in the form of the new Matt Wallace mix of album opener “Talent Show,” which, as promised, is a bit more rough-hewn than what was released 30 years ago. Listen here.

The Replacements promise ‘radically reimagined’ ‘Don’t Tell a Soul’ with new box set

The Replacements promise ‘radically reimagined’ ‘Don’t Tell a Soul’ with new box set

The Replacements — as they’re wont to do — have been teasing something on social media over the past couple days, tweeting a photo of tape reels on Wednesday and, on Thursday, an image of Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson with the date “7/23/19.” Check out the full tracklist right here.

Listen: Replacements fan (and senator) Tim Kaine appears on Rockin’ the Suburbs podcast

Listen: Replacements fan (and senator) Tim Kaine appears on Rockin’ the Suburbs podcast

Our friends at the Rockin’ the Suburbs podcast recently sat down with a man who is almost certainly the highest-ranking fan of The Replacements in the U.S. government: Tim Kaine, the U.S. senator from Virginia and former vice presidential candidate. You can now hear their conversation right here.

This week’s new releases: The Replacements, The Church, The Blow Monkeys, a-ha

This week’s new releases: The Replacements, The Church, The Blow Monkeys, a-ha

Record Rack: A round-up of the week’s new albums, expanded reissues and/or box sets, appearing each Monday on Slicing Up Eyeballs. All releases due out this Friday unless noted. This week’s haul includes releases from The Replacements, The Church, The Blow Monkeys, a-ha and The Selecter.

Can’t hardly wait? Hear 6 tracks off The Replacements’ ‘For Sale: Live at Maxwell’s’

Can’t hardly wait? Hear 6 tracks off The Replacements’ ‘For Sale: Live at Maxwell’s’

We’re still more than two weeks a way from the release of The Replacements’ vintage concert document For Sale: Live at Maxwell’s 1986, but if you’re itching to wrap your ears around some of those classic-era live tracks, here are six that have been released to whet fans’ appetites. Hear them here.