Though it seems like only a few years ago that The Replacement’s early output on Twin/Tone was remastered, their old catalog is now in the hands of Rhino and gets the deluxe re-issue treatment this week. Anyone without a copy of the magnificent Let It Be (1984) ought to crawl down to their local record [...]
The Shangri-Las: Still waiting for their induction… The Rock Hall is set to vote on the next round of inductions and it’s a very mixed bag, (the notes in parenthesis are my personal preferences): Madonna (yes, she is that influential even if she is not “rock’ per se)The Beastie Boys (yes but not before Run-D.M.C. [...]
For us fans of long defunct early 90′s distaff Minneapolis alt-rock band ZuZu’s Petals, the AP and CNN have an update on bandleader Laurie Lindeen. Turns out she’s married to none other than ex-Replacements head honcho Paul Westerberg! Who knew? Not I… Here’s the story, mostly about her life and new book, and the scoop [...]
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