Tag: The Replacements

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.

Listen: Paul Westerberg sings the praises of morning coffee on new rocker ‘Come Hither’

Listen: Paul Westerberg sings the praises of morning coffee on new rocker ‘Come Hither’

Leave it to Paul Westerberg to go off-schedule: After a string of Saturday song drops via his anonymous Soundcloud account, the former Replacement snuck out this week’s new song early, releasing “Come Hither,” a rollicking ode to morning coffee, last Wednesday. Stream it right here.

Listen: Paul Westerberg debuts new rocker ‘Dead Sick Of’ — and a Hank Williams cover

Listen: Paul Westerberg debuts new rocker ‘Dead Sick Of’ — and a Hank Williams cover

After dropping three new songs over the last three Saturdays, Paul Westerberg today doubled up, releasing the electric rocker “Dead Sick Of” via his anonymous Soundcloud account, plus a cover of Hank Williams’ “Someday You’ll Call My Name.” Listen to both right here.

Listen: Paul Westerberg’s ‘Feelin’ Good’ on twangy new song — 3rd from mystery project

Listen: Paul Westerberg’s ‘Feelin’ Good’ on twangy new song — 3rd from mystery project

For the third Saturday in a row, Paul Westerberg has released a new song via his anonymous Soundcloud account — and this time it’s a twangy, acoustic shuffle called “Felin’ Good” that’s the most conventional of the batch of new songs he’s released over the course of this month. Stream it here.

The Replacements dig up classic-era gig for ‘For Sale: Live at Maxwell’s 1986’ album

The Replacements dig up classic-era gig for ‘For Sale: Live at Maxwell’s 1986’ album

Rhino Records today announced it will release a live double album recorded by the beloved original lineup of The Replacements, a fabled February 1986 show at Maxwell’s in Hoboken, N.J., that found the band blasting through a 29-song set of album tracks, B-sides and covers. See full tracklist.

Listen: Paul Westerberg’s ‘Got it Made’ with bouncy new solo synth track

Listen: Paul Westerberg’s ‘Got it Made’ with bouncy new solo synth track

As The Replacements build suspense about something “coming soon,” Paul Westerberg today released the second new song in a week from his own mysterious new project, a bouncy pop number called “Got it Made” that rides along on synths and a simple drum-machine beat. Listen to the full track here.

‘Coming soon’: The Replacements appear to be up to something… but what, exactly?

‘Coming soon’: The Replacements appear to be up to something… but what, exactly?

Two years after their reunion fizzled out, The Replacements’ sporadically used Twitter and Facebook accounts recently began teasing… well, something… by sharing photos of the band performing in 1986 — the most recent of which bore the caption “Coming soon.” What’s it all mean?