The Replacements vs SNL
The guys finally get to a stack of letters about Paul Westerberg and The Replacements and untangle the tale of the time that the Twin Cities ne'er-do-wells took their inferiority complex onto national TV. Support the show on Patreon See the show on YouTube Visit the show on Instagram Visit the show on Facebook Sign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!) Win tickets to Louder Than Life 2026! Just send us your (totally made up) fake history of a band on the bill. Make us laugh and you could win 4-Day GA passes! Email [email protected]. SHOW NOTES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Replacements_(band) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Stinson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Westerberg https://www.amazon.com/Trouble-Boys-True-Story-Replacements/dp/0306825368 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Stinson https://www.thecurrent.org/feature/2023/11/14/peter-jespersons-colorful-new-memoir-shares-music-business-thrills-and-spills Jesperson interview on Licorice Pizza TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3WBS_hvrVA&t=3087s The Replacements performance: https://www.reddit.com/r/punk/comments/1p4dwjl/snl_musical_performance_bastards_of_young_january/ https://uproxx.com/indie/rivals-revisited-rem-the-replacements-up-tim-reissues/ https://www.reddit.com/r/indieheads/comments/l1nc3r/inside_the_replacements_disastrous_snl_debut/ https://snl.fandom.com/wiki/Elvis_Costello https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Radio
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