The Replacements

Velvet Underground, Grateful Dead, Otis Redding & more; Bill Bentley tells us about his favorite shows, releases book

In December 2015, the Smithsonian put out a call for music fans to submit personal photos and stories from their favorite rock n’ roll moments. Those have been collected in Bill Bentley’s new book, Smithsonian Rock and Roll: Live and Unseen, which is out today. Bill’s seen a lot of amazing shows over the years — he tells us his Top 5.

PICS: The Replacements @ Maxwell's in 1986

The Replacements‘ reunion may be over but they are giving an official release to the storied live recordings of their February 4, 1986 show at Maxwell’s in Hoboken, called For Sale: Live at Maxwell’s 1986, on October 6 via Rhino. While you wait for the two-disc album to drop, we’ve got an exclusive set of never-before-seen photos by Caryn Rose from that very Maxwell’s show…

BrooklynVegan Blog Radio on SiriusXMU: Playlist for September 6, 2017

This week’s show includes new music from St. Vincent, LCD Soundsystem, Oh Sees, Grizzly Bear, Spoon, The National, plus a tribute to Can’s Holger Czukay and more.

Mourn cover Replacements, Bunnymen & more on new EP; tour starts this week

Listen to Mourn’s cover of The Replacements’ “Color Me Impressed” from their new EP.

BrooklynVegan Blog Radio on SiriusXMU: Playlist for July 19, 2017

This week’s edition of BrooklynVegan Blog Radio on SiriusXMU features brand new music from The War on Drugs, The National, Ariel Pink, Nine Inch Nails, Waxahatchee, Big Thief, This is the Kit, and more.

The Replacements releasing live album of 1986 Maxwell's show

The legendary (and previously bootlegged) show was one of the last to feature the band’s classic lineup before Bob Stinson left the band. After decades of sitting in the vaults, the recordings are getting a proper release.

Bash & Pop reissuing their debut with 18 bonus tracks (listen to one)

Tommy Stinson‘s post-Replacements band Bash & Pop returned this year with Anything Could Happen (on Fat Possum), the loooong-awaited followup to their 1993 debut Friday Night Is Killing Me. On September 8, Friday Night Is Killing Me will receive an expanded reissue…

Tommy Stinson's Bash & Pop playing 2 TX shows on tour (BV Presents)

While The Replacements reunion may be done, bassist Tommy Stinson reignited his another of his bands, Bash & Pop. They released their first album in 25 years, Anything Could Happen, earlier this year via Fat Possum. BrooklynVegan is now excited to announce that we’ll be presenting Bash & Pop’s next tour…

Tommy Stinson's Bash & Pop touring in May (BV Presents)

While The Replacements reunion may be done, bassist Tommy Stinson reignited his another of his bands, Bash & Pop. They released their first album in 25 years, Anything Could Happen, earlier this year via Fat Possum. BrooklynVegan is now excited to announce that we’ll be presenting Bash & Pop’s next tour…

Kvelertak made us a playlist of their indie rock influences for Beachheads LP

To further promote their power pop side project Beachheads, Kvelertak members Vidar Landa (guitar) and Marvin Nygaard (bass) go long on their indie rock and other non-metal influences.
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