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  Ambitious Replacements Fansite Archiving Every Known Live Gig Online

  April 24, 2013 – The Replacements' scattershot live performances are a thing of legend. Take the following quote, which features prominently in the trailer for Color Me Obsessed, a 2011 documentary dedicated to the 'Mats: "You could go see them on one night and they'd be blindingly brilliant, close to a religious experience. …
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  The Replacements' Reunion Has Already Raised Thousands for Ailing Slim Dunlap

  March 5, 2013 – The Replacements' Songs for Slim reunion EP comes out digitally today (March 5), just as organizers behind the monthly "Songs for Slim" split seven-inch series have declared the project's second auction "an overwhelming success."Following the January auction of the 'Mats five-track covers EP — featuring four songs by Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson, plus one extra from drummer Chris Mars — the charity effort to raise mo …
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  The Replacements Spit-Shine Gordon Lightfoot's 'I'm Not Sayin'' for Tribute EP

  February 26, 2013 – The Replacements reportedly raised more than $100,000 on behalf of former guitarist Slim Dunlap, who suffered a stroke in 2012, with their limited-edition five-track Songs for Slim reunion EP, which went up for auction last month. …
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  The Replacements' Limited Edition Vinyl-Only Reunion EP Goes to Auction This Month

  January 9, 2013 – The final track list for the Replacements' upcoming reunion 10-inch, vinyl-only EP — recorded to benefit their former guitarist Slim Dunlap, who played in the band from 1987 to 1991 and suffered a stroke last winter — was announced on the record's Facebook page last night. …
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  Watch the Full Replacements Doc 'Color Me Obsessed' for Free, Right Now

  December 26, 2012 – Almost three decades after the release of their seminal Let It Be, the Replacements are giving longtime aficionados and new fans reason aplenty to listen up. In early 2012, we learned that singer-guitarist Paul Westerberg and bassist Tommy Stinson had reunited in order to record a limited-edition single to benefit former guitarist Slim Dunlap. …
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  New Replacements Album Is 'Possible,' Says Paul Westerberg

  October 4, 2012 – Back in June, SPIN reported that the Replacements' Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson were back in the studio working on a covers project for their old guitarist Slim Dunlap, who suffered a stroke last winter. Apparently they had a good recording run, so much so that Westerberg is considering keeping it going."Tommy and I strapped on guitars, not a word was said, and bang — we still rock like murder," Westerberg told Rolling Stone. …
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  Hear Paul Westerberg's Lonesome New 'My Road Now'

  September 21, 2012 – Former Replacements frontman (and Singles soundtrack boss) Paul Westerberg shared a previously unreleased song today by way of fan-run website Paul Westerberg.net. "My Road Now" finds St. Westerberg alone with his piano, taking on shades of Randy Newman and adding a thin layer of schmaltz, transforming an otherwise modest recording (enjoy the rough edges on both ends of the tape) and chorus into a shot just below your ribcage.  …
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  The Replacements Doc 'Color Me Obsessed' Heads to DVD

  September 20, 2012 – A documentary about the Replacements and their diehard fans will soon be available to watch in your living room. Color Me Obsessed: A Film About the Replacements hits DVD on November 20 via MVD Entertainment Group. …
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  Ex-Replacements Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson Reuniting to Help Bandmate

  June 28, 2012 – This week, while on tour with Guns N' Roses in Israel, Tommy Stinson let slip that he and fellow former Replacement Paul Westerberg were working on a song together to benefit their old guitarist, Slim Dunlap, who suffered a debilitating stroke this past winter. …
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  Tough Questions for Tommy Stinson

  August 14, 2011 – As a founding member of the Replacements at age 12 and the bassist and musical director in Guns N' Roses since 1998, Tommy Stinson can lay claim to what may be rock's most bipolar CV. But he's not just a sideman -- Stinson's new album, One Man Mutiny (Done to Death), which arrives seven years after his solo debut, is a homespun collection of crystalline guitar pop and confessional balladry. …
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