May 6, 2009 | MusicEmissions
I would actually spend 49 minutes listening to Westerberg gargle water. Thankfully, thanks to his new release 49:00 I won't have to.
Required Listening: The Replacements
Who: The Replacements, the 1980s band from Minneapolis. Standout Album: "Pleased to Meet Me" Educational Value: The 'Mats, as fans-in-the-know call them, were one of the most influential bands of the '80s, whom critics adored but who never really made it big.
North Coast Journal Weekly Politics
Former Replacements frontman, vocalist and songwriter Paul Westerberg has recounted how he would constantly try to record songs on his own in hopes to record a solo record.