Brooklyn Vegan — Billie Joe Armstrong's new band The Longshot also covered The Replacements, Paul Collins, Generation X, and more at their first of three intimate NYC shows, and they played one Green Day song. Continue reading… more info

NME — A true music nerd at work, here. Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn has penned a personal and lengthy essay about his love of The Replacements calling …Continue reading » The post Guardians Of The Galaxy’s James Gunn pens essay o... more info

Consequence of Sound — Guardians of the Galaxy director also curated a Spotify playlist of his favorite Replacements songs. more info

Stereogum — On New Years Eve, Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong took over the New York club Berlin, playing with a sort of glam-punk all-star squad that included the E Street Band's Steven Van Zandt, the Replacements' Tommy Stinson, Blondie's Clem Burke, t... more info

Nialler9 — Tuesday December 19th Seen Your Video with Pillow Queens and YHRF DJs @ Whelans (€20) The Replacements tribute band in aid of Women’s Aid Tea Party with Jordan and Jimmy Rouge @ Wah Wah Club (€8+) Orange Tree Edits DJs and more We... more info

Nialler9 — After their debut tribute band to American punk-leaning ’80s rock band The Replacements sold out last year, Seen Your Video a band featuring Peter Toomey (The Immediate), James Vincent McMorrow, Conor O’Brien (Villagers), Danny Snow (Villag... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Oxenfree are a Brooklyn-based band who take inspiration from the pop sensibilities of groups like The New Pornographers while bringing the raw energy of acts like The Replacements. The group has me hooked with their high energy rocker “Garbage Coll... more info

Obscure Sound — Touting a strong, muscle-y rock sound heavy on distortion and strong vocal melodies, Talia remind of a more distortion-friendly of The Replacements, who they cover here, while also bring to mind The Hold Steady. A cover of The Replacements track, “... more info

KEXP Seattle — Over the past few weeks, DJ Kevin Cole has been premiering tracks from the new 2-disc set The Replacements For Sale: Live At Maxwell’s 1986, which is now in stores. The collection features remastered versions of a show taped with a 24-track mo... more info

KEXP Seattle — Tomorrow, Friday, October 6th, Rhino Records are releasing The Replacements For Sale: Live At Maxwell’s 1986, a two-disc set capturing The Replacements at their mid-career best. Last month, KEXP premiered the live version of “Takin’ A... more info