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Paul Westerberg

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2012

    Paul Westerberg collaboration appears on Kevin Bowe's new record

    As Twin Cities music fans wait patiently for any sign of stirring from Paul Westerberg, there is a small bit of creative activity from the former 'Mats frontman on the forthcoming new record from renowned Minneapolis songwriter/producer/guitarist Kevin Bowe and his band the Okemah Prophets. Bowe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2011

    Replacements Archives: Twin Tone Madness, Garage Rock Mania

    ​Following last Friday's yearly tribute to the Replacements at First Ave--this year's headline featured a star-studded performance of the Replacements' debut album, Sorry Ma, I Forgot To Take Out The Trash--we thought it would be interesting to dig through the CityPages archives and look at some o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2011

    Replacements Archives: Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash

    ​Following last Friday's yearly tribute to the Replacements at First Ave--this year's headline featured a star-studded performance of the Replacements' debut album, Sorry Ma, I Forgot To Take Out The Trash--we thought it would be interesting to dig through the CityPages archives and look at some o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2011

    Replacements Archives: Pow! Go the Replacements

    ​Following last Friday's yearly tribute to the Replacements at First Ave--this year's headline featured a star-studded performance of the Replacements' debut album, Sorry Ma, I Forgot To Take Out The Trash--we thought it would be interesting to dig through the CityPages archives and look at some o ... More >>

  • Movies

    November 23, 2011

    Color Me Obsessed: A Film about The Replacements

    Except with no Replacements music

  • Calendar

    November 9, 2011

    Deer Tick

    Except with no Replacements music

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2011

    Paul Westerberg makes cameo in new Glen Campbell video, directed by Minnesota native Kii Arens

    ​Replacements fans will recognize a few familiar qualities in Glen Campbell's new video for "Ghost on the Canvas," the title track from his farewell album. Not only was the song written by Paul Westerberg, but the video begins with a shot quite similar to that used in the 'Mats' video "Bastards of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2011

    Paul Westerberg talks to the Village Voice, hints at new solo material

    ​It's not often that Paul Westerberg talks to the press these days -- a fact that Village Voice contributor Peter Gerstenzang brags about in the intro to his new Q&A -- so it's interesting that the former Replacements frontman has shown up not once, but two separate times in New York blogs thi ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 18, 2011

    Tommy Stinson

    ​It's not often that Paul Westerberg talks to the press these days -- a fact that Village Voice contributor Peter Gerstenzang brags about in the intro to his new Q&A -- so it's interesting that the former Replacements frontman has shown up not once, but two separate times in New York blogs thi ... More >>

  • Music

    May 18, 2011

    Tommy Stinson returns to First Avenue for one night

    Stinson: "I haven't changed where I come from or how I got there"

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2011

    Tommy Stinson coming to First Avenue

    ​After touring Europe with Guns 'N Roses and traveling to Haiti to help with hurricane cleanup and relief efforts, former Replacements bassist Tommy Stinson has embarked on a solo tour that will bring him to his hometown on May 20 to play a show at First Avenue.

  • Calendar

    November 24, 2010

    A Tribute to the Replacements

    ​After touring Europe with Guns 'N Roses and traveling to Haiti to help with hurricane cleanup and relief efforts, former Replacements bassist Tommy Stinson has embarked on a solo tour that will bring him to his hometown on May 20 to play a show at First Avenue.

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2010

    Paul Westerberg re-emerges as Mr. F

    ​The inscrutable and completely random recent output by Paul Westerberg is apparently going to continue with the just announced release of a 7-inch featuring a batch of new songs attributed to Westerberg, now evidently recording under the moniker Mr. F. Nimbit Music (another seemingly arbitrary d ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 29, 2010

    Bobby Bare Jr.

    ​The inscrutable and completely random recent output by Paul Westerberg is apparently going to continue with the just announced release of a 7-inch featuring a batch of new songs attributed to Westerberg, now evidently recording under the moniker Mr. F. Nimbit Music (another seemingly arbitrary d ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 8, 2010

    Titus Andronicus

    ​The inscrutable and completely random recent output by Paul Westerberg is apparently going to continue with the just announced release of a 7-inch featuring a batch of new songs attributed to Westerberg, now evidently recording under the moniker Mr. F. Nimbit Music (another seemingly arbitrary d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2010

    Paul Westerberg at Target Field: Preview footage

    ​As we reported last week, Paul Westerberg recently resurfaced to play a rare, two-song set at Target Field for the travelogue-style documentary 40 Nights of Rock 'n' Roll. Today, the filmmakers sent us a teaser clip of the performance, which includes a snippet of his acoustic performance on top o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2010

    Paul Westerberg filmed at Target Field

    ​Former Paste editor Steve LaBate and filmmaker Scott Sloan are in the midst of a trek called "40 Nights of Rock 'n' Roll," in which they travel the country rounding up musicians for interviews and performances, and they've been keeping their stop in the Twin Cities a secret until today. It turns ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2010

    Billie Joe Armstrong and Paul Westerberg interviewed together in SPIN

    A discussion between the two provides an intriguing slice of Twin Cities music history.

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2010

    Paul Westerberg writes about Alex Chilton for the New York Times

    The Replacements singer pays tribute to his mentor.

  • Music

    December 17, 2008

    Doomtree, Solid Gold, and Vampire Hands deftly dot Minneapolis's music timeline in '08

    Crack open our Twin Cities Local Music Yearbook and reminisce on an effed-up year

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2008

    Possible new Replacements project in the works

    Crack open our Twin Cities Local Music Yearbook and reminisce on an effed-up year

  • Music

    August 13, 2008

    Paul Westerberg re-emerges

    The ex-'Mat releases a new online-only concept album

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2008

    Reporter's Notebook: Paul Westerberg's 49:00

    The ex-'Mat releases a new online-only concept album

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2008

    Unearthed: Lovelines by the Replacements

    The ex-'Mat releases a new online-only concept album

  • News

    November 28, 2007

    Letters to the Editor

    The ex-'Mat releases a new online-only concept album

  • Music

    November 14, 2007

    The Shouting's Over, Too

    An oral history of the Replacements captures the '80s music scene but can't get a handle on the band

  • Unknown

    June 13, 2007

    It's a Wonderful Life. Kinda.

    Laurie Lindeen, ex-Zuzu's Petals frontwoman, remembers days of touring with a punk band and turning Paul Westerberg's head in her memoir, Petal Pusher

  • News

    December 20, 2006

    Local Music Yearbook '06

    Prince went to Vegas. Smokers went to Maplewood. Tapes 'N Tapes went to the moon. And sometime after the last zombie dance party got busted, we wrote it all down for you.

  • Music

    March 8, 2006

    High on Stress: Moonlight Girls

    Prince went to Vegas. Smokers went to Maplewood. Tapes 'N Tapes went to the moon. And sometime after the last zombie dance party got busted, we wrote it all down for you.

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2005

    Top 10 Minnesota Albums of 2005

    Prince went to Vegas. Smokers went to Maplewood. Tapes 'N Tapes went to the moon. And sometime after the last zombie dance party got busted, we wrote it all down for you.

  • News

    December 15, 2004

    Local Music Yearbook '04

    We crowd-surfed with R.T. We bar hopped on light rail. And between some of our precious last sucks on a cigarette at the club, we scribbled it all down on a cocktail napkin.

  • Columns

    October 20, 2004

    Let's Go Crazy

    For a rocker

  • Columns

    July 28, 2004

    Rock of Ages

    Are bands, like acne, just an adolescent rite of passage?

  • News

    July 28, 2004

    I Hate 1984

    The music and movies were epochal. The politics were abysmal. A poison valentine to the year that won't go away.

  • News

    June 16, 2004

    Wanted: Someone To Write An Ode to a Urinal

    Is there no one in Minnesota who can handle the job?

  • News

    December 17, 2003

    Top-Ten-o-Matic

    City Pages scribes chime in with their top tens

  • News

    December 17, 2003

    Meet The Musicians

    City Pages scribes chime in with their top tens

  • Columns

    October 29, 2003

    Why Sylvia? Why Now?

    Because she was the first, and worst, supermom.

  • News

    October 15, 2003

    Let The Bad Times Roll

    Paul Westerberg talks about drinking, depressed fans, and finding a reason to live

  • News

    October 15, 2003

    I Buried Paul

    More than a decade into Paul Westerberg's solo career, it's time to replace The Replacements

  • Music

    January 22, 2003

    Happy Apple: Youth Oriented

    More than a decade into Paul Westerberg's solo career, it's time to replace The Replacements

  • Music

    December 18, 2002

    Personal Bests

    The Year's Local Favorites

  • Arts

    September 5, 2001

    This is Hardcore

    It made less history than '77 punk. It sold fewer records than Nirvana. But the suburban rebellion of Eighties America found its own potent way to say no.

  • News

    August 4, 1999

    Young Spuds in a Longhorn Daze

    It made less history than '77 punk. It sold fewer records than Nirvana. But the suburban rebellion of Eighties America found its own potent way to say no.

  • Music

    March 17, 1999

    Fakin' to Be

    It made less history than '77 punk. It sold fewer records than Nirvana. But the suburban rebellion of Eighties America found its own potent way to say no.

  • Feature

    September 9, 1998

    HONORABLE MENTIONS

    Also of note: A selective listing of honorable mentions

  • Music

    August 26, 1998

    Be My Baby

    Also of note: A selective listing of honorable mentions

  • Music

    July 29, 1998

    The Red Telephone: The Red Telephone

    Also of note: A selective listing of honorable mentions

  • Music

    June 4, 1997

    Mystery 'mat

    Here Comes Irregular: The new 7-inch from Grandpa Boy

  • Music

    February 7, 1996

    Record Roundup

    Here Comes Irregular: The new 7-inch from Grandpa Boy

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