Tag: The Replacements

The Replacements' 'All Shook Down' to get first U.S. vinyl release on Black Friday

The Replacements’ ‘All Shook Down’ to get first U.S. vinyl release on Black Friday

Record Store Day’s Black Friday spinoff is still a good three months away, but we’re getting our first hint of what’s to come: Namely the first-ever U.S. vinyl release of The Replacements’ final album, 1990’s All Shook Down. As Modern Vinyl points out, Org Music has announced a pair of Black Friday pressings.

New releases: The Fall, The Replacements, Peter Buck, John Foxx, The Icicle Works

New releases: The Fall, The Replacements, Peter Buck, John Foxx, The Icicle Works

This week’s new releases include ‘5 Albums’ box sets from The Fall, The Icicle Works and Buffalo Tom, plus a 95-track digital ‘box set’ from The Replacements, the second album from Peter Buck’s Tired Pony, a new EP from John Foxx and Jori Hukkonen, and a vinyl reissue of Elvis Costello’s Brutal Youth.

Paul Westerberg ropes in early '90s sidemen for Replacements' reunion shows

Paul Westerberg ropes in early ’90s sidemen for Replacements’ reunion shows

With the long-awaited reunion of The Replacements now less than 10 days away, we’ve now finally got official word of who’ll be joining Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson on stage at Riot Fest in Toronto: drummer Josh Freese and guitarist David Minehan, both of whom played with Westerberg on his early ’90s solo tours.

Pixies join The Replacements at Riot Fest in Chicago — new lineup's first U.S. date

Pixies join The Replacements at Riot Fest in Chicago — new lineup’s first U.S. date

The Pixies are now set to debut their new Kim Deal-less lineup at Chicago’s Riot Fest this September, joining a bill that includes The Replacements, Blondie, Violent Femmes, Mission of Burma, X, Dinosaur Jr and Peter Hook, among many others. The Pixies were added today alongside Joan Jett, TSOL and Suicidal Tendencies.

Watch 19 seconds of The Replacements rehearsing 'Favorite Thing' earlier today

Watch 19 seconds of The Replacements rehearsing ‘Favorite Thing’ earlier today

A week after teasing fans with the first footage of The Replacements rehearsals now under way in Minneapolis, the ‘Mats today did a bit better, posting to Facebook 19 seconds of Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson ripping through “Favorite Thing.”

Watch 9 seconds of The Replacements rehearsing 'Alex Chilton' today in Minneapolis

Watch 9 seconds of The Replacements rehearsing ‘Alex Chilton’ today in Minneapolis

Here it is: The first footage, albeit just 9 seconds and shot through the sliding-glass door of a rehearsal space, of The Replacements, together again and performing in 2013. The band’s official Facebook page shared video of the ‘Mats running through performing “Alex Chilton.”