A Dozen Dead Roses: An anti-Valentine's Day mix for the jaded heartbroken
Above: "Broken Heart" by Fabu Any hint of bitterness aside, I've always felt Valentine's Day was a silly holiday, even when I was happily in a relationship. The idea of celebrating your love for someone by showering them with expensive gifts, candy, flowers and really cheesy Hallmark cards on a designated day when everyone's supposed to do it anyway seems the antithesis of showing sincere appreciation for a loved one.Anyway, I thought today was as good of an excuse as any to take a listen to some of the very best songs exploring popular music's most fertile themes—heartbreak, lost love, unrequited... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayPaul Westerberg to pen songs for Glen Campbell
When head (ex-)Replacement Paul Westerberg found out that country star Glen Campbell covered the Minnesota band's "Sadly Beautiful" on August's Meet Glen Campbell, he called his manager. "'Tell Glen I'll be his next Jimmy Webb,'" Westerberg said, according to The Guardian. Webb, who penned hits like "Up, Up, and Away" and "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" for Campbell, now performs his own songs and recently released live record Live and at Large.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsNew Paul Westerberg track available on TuneCore
Paul Westerberg has released a new track called "Bored of Edukation," which is available through TuneCore and Amazon.com.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsPaul Westerberg: Up to His Old Tricks Again
Earlier this week, when Paste received unexpected word of this brand-new, independent, web-only release from Paul Westerberg, we were spun into an intense round of e-mail exchanges about what this kind of approach means, both artistically and for the music industry. As our writer Brent Dey... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesPaul Westerberg releases 49:00 MP3 for 49 cents
Check your pockets, champ. If you’ve got enough change to be a McDonald’s Dollar Menunaire, then you’ve got enough to buy Paul Westerberg’s latest release...twice.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsPaul Westerberg resurfaces, new material in the works?
Sometimes songwriters just want to take a break. Sometimes, they impale their damn hands and a hiatus is sort of forced upon them. Poor Paul Westerberg falls into the latter camp. People talk about the man like he was a recluse for dropping out of the limelight for a bit, but seriously... he impaled his damn hand! Thankfully, the ex-Replacement's injured left hand is coming along nicely, allowing him to recently reappear for a special gig Sunday night at First Avenue in Minneapolis. As reported by Billboard.com, Westerberg participated in the Rock Hall of Fame-sponsored series "The Craft." Fielding questions... read more
Found in: Music, NewsThe Best of Paul Westerberg
Former Replacements frontman Paul Westerberg is set to release Besterberg on May 17, comprised of some of his strongest post-Mats material and rare, previously unreleased tracks spanning the songwriter’s solo career. The tracks are taken from five of Westerberg's solo albums—14 Songs, Eventually, Suicaine Gratification, Stereo and Come Feel Me Tremble. In addition to album tracks, the album also contains rarities and songs that have appeared on soundtracks: "Dyslexic Heart" from Singles, "A Star Is Bored" from Melrose Place: The Music, "Stain Yer Blood," from Friends: Music From The TV Series and a cover of The Beatles' "Nowhere Man" from... read more
Found in: Music, NewsPaul Westerberg
It started off like a Paul Westerberg gig and then a Replacements show broke out. Harking back to the good old days... read more
Found in: Concerts, ReviewsSigns of Life 2004
If there are any complaints about Westerberg’s impassioned work with The Replacements it’s that it was uneven... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesPaul Westerberg - Folker
From his earliest days as The Replacements’ frontman, Paul Westerberg appeared to be the product of some experiment in rock genetics gone horribly awry... read more
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