...until then, learn more at
http://www.whatwerewethinkingfilms.com/colormeobsessed
July 16, 2010
Last week I'm sitting on the sofa reading a Nelson DeMille novel, my youngest child watching Disney channel, and I look up to see who's screechy voice is ruining an otherwise palatable rock/pop background. Not Miley, not enough nasal tone. Okay, it's one of those Jonas brothers. Doubletake! Did I just see what I thought I'd seen? Michael Bland behind the kit, sporting a mohawk, lending some credibility by association to manufactured Disney kiddie rocker Nick Jonas. Jonas producer/bass player John Fields recruited a trio of former Prince's New Power Generation members to help back-up Nick Jonas on his recent cd. Surpisingly, this is not Bland's first foray into the mouse's house. He appeared on the last Jonas brothers cd as well.
Westerberg fans will recall that Bland played drums for past PW solo tours and most recently on the 2004/2005 Folker tour. His other Mats connection, he currently is playing with Tommy Stinson for Minneapolis alums Soul Asylum. Kudos to ERB, the original "Ebony Rhythm Buddha", on scoring a nice paycheck and broadening the kids musical experience. Now if I can figure out how to turn the volume to zero on the vocals, I might actually listen again.
February 3, 2010
From December 12th through January 2, 2010 Chris Mars showed his art at Billy Shire Fine Arts in Culver City, California. additional info
December 8, 2009
Last updated February 2, 2010Another PW entry into the download pool. Perhaps another 5 year hiatus is in order before we are treated to something on caliber with Stereo/Mono.
November, 2009
Written by Minneapolis writer/musician Jim Walsh, The Replacements: All over but the Shouting: an oral history is available NOW at your favorite book seller.
First Ave. hosted "the Craft" featuring Paul Westerberg. The Craft is a concert series sponsored by MGD, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and locally by Minneapolis radio station Cities 97. Featured artists perform and talk about their music in a "Story Tellers" type format. Other featured artists are Elvis Costello, Frank Black, and Aimee Mann. Westerberg appeared at First Ave. on Sunday, September 23.
For the lucky who were given tickets, the interview and performance went off without a hitch. In uncustomary fashion, Paul was cooperative and forthcoming with his answers to questions posed by Warren Zanes (Del Fuegos fame). Despite a hand injury suffered earlier in the year, he played almost flawlessly. Alas, with two perfectly working hands Paul never played flawlessly. But that is part of the charm isn't it? Pictures and setlist
links to press reviews of the night
Star Tribune
Spin
September 10, 2007
last updated October 4, 2007Tommy must have caught a bit of the movie soundtrack bug after lending instrumentals to Westerberg's work on Open Season. Stinson co-scored the movie Catch and Release and included Westerberg's solo track "Let the Bad Times Roll." The Catch and Release soundtrack was released January 23, 2007. The movie premiered on Friday, the 26th of January.
January 22, 2007
Colvin's critically acclaimed release, "These Four Walls" includes a cover of "Even Here We Are" from Westerberg's "14 Songs" (1993). Colvin can be heard on solo Westerberg CD "Suicaine Gratifaction" (1999) as the backing vocalist on "Born For Me".
January 16, 2007
Well, kinda, maybe, it's not really the Replacements unless Chris was there. But it was as close to a live Mats reunion as we will likely get. Let's just call it the Paul & Tommy show and pray to the gods of music that they decide to take it on the road in the near future.
September 26, 2006
Westerberg relaxing in the recording studio during the soundtrack production for the animated film Open Season. To be released September 29th.
The Open Season soundtrack was released on Lost Highway Records on September 26th, 2006. Featuring 9 Westerberg penned songs. One sung by Pete Yorn and another by Deathray. Instrumental contributions from Tommy Stinson, Kevin Bowe, Jim Boquist, and the original "Ebony Rhythm Buddha" Michael Bland.
Be sure to check out sound clips & Westerberg's comments on making the "Open Season" soundtrack.
August 2, 2006
last updated September 15, 2006We'll Inherit The Earth TRIBUTE CD
Punk indy label 1-2-3-4- GO! Records released "We'll Inherit the Earth - A Tribute to the Replacements" on October 3rd, 2006. Looks like you missed out on buying this one.
May 26, 2006
last updated December, 2009The Replacements circa 2006
At least they were for a little while with the help of Josh Freese on drums. Chris Mars leant his vocals to the background of two new Replacements tunes entitled
"Pool & Dive" and
"Message to the Boys"The songs were written by Westerberg and recorded by the band at Minneapolis' Flowers studio this past December and appear on:
the BEST of THE REPLACEMENTS:
DON'T YOU KNOW WHO I THINK I WAS?
released on Rhino records June 13, 2006. This compilation is a "best of" from both the Twin/Tone and Sire/Reprise records releases.
Track List: Takin' A Ride, Shiftless When Idle, Kids Don't Follow, Color Me Impressed, Within Your Reach, I Will Dare, Answering Machine, Unsatisfied, Here Comes A Regular, Kiss Me On the Bus, Bastards of Young, Left of the Dial, Alex Chilton, Skyway, Can't Hardly Wait, Achin' To Be, I'll Be You, Merry Go Round, Message to the Boys, Pool & Dive
Reissues of both Twin/Tone and Sire/Reprise's Replacements albums with bonus material expected late 2006/ early 2007.
The much anticipated rarities "box set" is expected sometime in 2007/2008.
March 28, 2006
last updated December, 2009
