Paul Westerberg

Replacements were an American rock band formed in Minneapolis , Minnesota in 1979. The band was composed of guitarist and vocalist Paul Westerberg, guitarist Bob Stinson, bassist Tommy Stinson, and drummer Chris Mars for most of their...

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Stereo is the fourth solo album from Paul Westerberg. At this point in his career, the former Replacements leader was entering a new phase. He said goodbye to professional studios and big-name producers like Brendan O'Brien and Don Was,...

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...a red plaid pickguard, the guitar was designed to be "mean and lean". On July 17, 2008 it was announced that on "June 49" (July 19) Paul Westerberg would release an album with 49 minutes' worth of music for 49 cents. The album, '', was...

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...American Beatles would be The Byrds. But since that's almost too obvious, I'll have to go with my gut and nominate The Replacements. While Paul Westerberg and crew didn't make the same kind of over-the-counter cultural impact that The Beatles...

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...on the radio. "Territorial Pissings" Sounding remarkably like The Replacements in mid-career, this song also has the very Paul Westerberg-ian line, "Just because you're paranoid / don't mean they're not after you," which would lead one...

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...and soul. Singing with a combination of grit and vulnerability, he carries on in the tradition of Ray Davies, Alex Chilton and Paul Westerberg, a legacy extended by his quartet's latest album, "The Planets" (GangGreen Records), Saturday...

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Giving fans further hope for some kind of Replacements reunion, group principals Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson joined forces last month to "mess around" in Minneapolis with Soul Asylum/Prince drummer Michael Bland. Stinson told the...

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Album Review: Paul Westerberg, "49:00" (self-released) >> LiveDaily Paul Westerberg's immediate post-Replacements output always felt a bit too mannered compared to his previous unhinged and slightly drunken output with his Minneapolis...

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Paul Westerberg Sells 44-Minute MP3 for 49 Cents | Listening Post from Wired.com Paul Westerberg Sells 44-Minute MP3 for 49 Cents Former Replacements' frontman Paul Westerberg finished a 12-song album last Monday. On Tuesday, he sent it to...

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Despite the fact that he doesn't have a computer and may never have been online in his life, Replacements frontman Paul Westerberg is the latest artist to embrace the Internet for rapid dissemination of new music. Yesterday, Westerberg...

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