This cover image released by Rhino Records shows "Tim, Let it Bleed" by The Replacements. (Rhino Records via AP) Near the 40th anniversary of their fifth studio album and major label debut, “Tim,” The ...

It’s a story as old as time, or at least as old as rock and roll. A band with a decent-sized following reaches a higher level of success, and longtime fans feel cheated. The increase in popularity is ...

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The Replacements always felt like they were on the verge of self-destruction. Part of the band’s appeal was the strong possibility they’d crash and burn on stage. Some people enjoy getting close to ...

“I hate music / sometimes I don’t / I hate music / it’s got too many notes” – fewer lyrics sum up the pure essence of their creator more than Replacements frontman Paul Westerberg‘s on “I Hate Music,” ...

As someone who purchased “Tim,” the Replacements’ 1985 major label debut, on the day it arrived in my local record store, I can say the following with absolute certainty: If the remixed, significantly ...

Like so many other Replacements fans, no doubt, the first thing I did with the new version of Tim was skip right to “Left of the Dial.” One of those “bury my soul in these guitars” songs that any ...

As anticipation grows for the final season of “Stranger Things,” star Finn Wolfhard has lined up another project that takes him back to the ’80s. The “It” and “Ghostbusters” leading man is teaming ...

Near the 40th anniversary of their fifth studio album and major label debut, “Tim,” The Replacements are releasing “Tim: Let it Bleed Edition.” The massive box set features a loving remaster of the ...