the 80s’ top ten saddest songs by the replacements

You may not be aware of it, but there is a pretty entertaining podcast and blog called Stuck in the 80s. As the title suggests, they pretty much cover everything in the 1980s. Well, except television and politics. The hosts are Steve Spears and Sean Daly and they are very fun. There have been otherContinue reading “the 80s’ top ten saddest songs by the replacements”

concert memoirs pt. 42 – babes in toyland & johnny thunders

Babes In Toyland (Minneapolis band) At first, I wasn’t sure of my memories of this band, but I was able to get a hold of John and he confirmed what I remember. When we saw them, Babes In Toyland had four members. They had a lead singer. Kat Bjelland played guitar and did backing vocals.Continue reading “concert memoirs pt. 42 – babes in toyland & johnny thunders”

concert memoirs pt. 10 – the replacements

The Replacements w/Laughing Stock7/1/85 First Avenue w/John Ticket Price: Unknown “Someone put ice in his tea.” That’s the reason Paul Westerberg gave for why The Replacements were there that night and not Robyn Hitchcock. Robyn Hitchcock was scheduled, but he didn’t play. We weren’t too upset, though, because it gave us another chance to seeContinue reading “concert memoirs pt. 10 – the replacements”