Lyric Stash

Music Review: The Replacements, Tim, Pleased To Meet Me, Don't Tell A Soul, All Shook Down (Special Edition reissues) (Blogcritics.org)
Some of the best alternative rock of the late 1980s is cleaned up with bonus tracks in the second half of the Replacements reissues program. When it all began, the Replacements didn't aspire to be the voice of a generation, or anything much at all, really, other than a kick-ass rock 'n' roll band. But singer/songwriter Paul Westerberg and his mates -- guitarist Bob Stinson, bass Tommy Stinson, ...

Perry Partin 1934-2008 (Sidney Herald-Leader)
Funeral services for Perry Partin, 74, Sidney, were at 9 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008, at the Faith Alliance Church in Sidney with Pastor Paul Turek officiating.

Rockin' Our Turntable: Tommy Stinson (and some other dudes) (Chicagoist)
Tommy Stinson 's side project, Guns N' Roses , has finally released the long awaited follow-up to their last album, The Spaghetti Incident . The album has a pristine sound that would have been absolutely perfect and killer ... had it come out in 1998. Stinson's singer, Axl Rose, is still in fine form, but seems to insist in writing songs bearing so many layers of studio trickery that they ...

Val Emmich, Musician/Actor (Gothamist)
Though he's got his hands in just about everything, it's likely you know Val Emmich from his voice, or from him face. The singer/songwriter has done some acting, and currently plays the love interest of "Ugly Betty" (and surprise, his character is a musician!). If you'd like to see this in person, you're in luck, because the NJ-native is in town tomorrow evening at the Canal Room ( tix ), ...

Tommy Keene Sets Release (antiMUSIC)
Tommy Keene, the critically acclaimed power-pop pioneer, is set to release his first solo album in nearly three years