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CHAPTER 7
Author interviews with Paul Westerberg, Anita Stinson, Robert Flemal, Tommy Stinson, and Tom Byrne.
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Ross, R. E. “Bob Stinson: Displacement.” Cake, November–December 1990.
CHAPTER 8
Author interviews with Anita Stinson, Paul Westerberg, Tommy Stinson, Jef Jodell, Peter Jesperson, Paul Stark, Mike Lasley, Steve Skibbe, Mike Burns, and Kevin Bowe.
Other Sources
Azerrad, Michael. Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981–1991. New York: Little, Brown & Co., 2001.
Bream, Jon. “Mars Takes His 75% Less Act to Radio.” Minneapolis Star-Tribune, May 6, 1993.
George-Warren, Holly. Interview with Chris Mars, 1992 (transcript).
Ross, R. E. “Bob Stinson: Displacement.” Cake, November–December 1990.
CHAPTER 9
Author interviews with Peter Jesperson, Andy Schwartz, Terry Katzman, Bob Dunlap, Curtis Almsted, Chris Osgood, Paul Stark, Chan Poling, Jay Berine, Steve McClellan, P. D. Larson, Paul Westerberg, Tommy Stinson, Jef Jodell, Danny Amis, and Steve Skibbe.
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Holmes, Tim. “Twin Town Tones.” Trouser Press, August 1980.
Magnet Magazine. Interview with Kevin Cole, 2005 (transcript).
CHAPTER 10
Author interviews with Peter Jesperson, Terry Katzman, Mike Hoeger, Lori Barbero, Tommy Stinson, Bob Dunlap, Lou Santacroce, Chris Osgood, Chan Poling, Steve Skibbe, Bob Mould, Paul Stark, Curt Almsted, Martin Keller, P. D. Larson, Dave Ayers, Wayne Kramer, and Steve Fjelstad.
Other Sources
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Farrell, Christopher, “Accept No Replacements.” Trax Magazine, August 1980.
Hoeger, Mike. “The Dads, the Ben Day Dots, the Replacements.” Minnesota Daily, October 17, 1980.
Larson, P. D. “POW! Go the Replacements.” Sweet Potato, February 18, 1981.
Orshoski, Wes. “The Billboard Q&A: The Replacements’ Paul Westerberg.” Billboard, April 22, 2008.
CHAPTER 11
Author interviews with Peter Jesperson, Paul Westerberg, P. D. Larson, Lou Santacroce, Tommy Stinson, Steve Fjelstad, and Greg Helgeson.
Other Sources
Birmingham, Steve. Interview with Bob Stinson, April 3–4, 1994 (transcript).
Bourdaghs, Michael. Interview with the Replacements, January 30, 1981 (transcript).
Orshoski, Wes. “The Billboard Q&A: The Replacements’ Paul Westerberg.” Billboard, April 22, 2008.
CHAPTER 12
Author interviews with Peter Jesperson, Paul Westerberg, Lori Barbero, Lucinda Teasley, Lou Santacroce, Tommy Stinson, Daune Earle, David Roth, Casey Macpherson, Chris Johnson, Dave Ayers, Bob Mould, Terry Katzman, P. D. Larson, Paul Stark, Chan Poling, and Dave Pirner.
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Carslon, Angela. “Change of Replacementality.” Minnesota Daily, September 21, 1984.
Davis, Phil. “Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash.” New York Rocker, February 1982.
CHAPTER 13
Author interviews with Peter Jesperson, Paul Westerberg, Tommy Stinson, Dave Pirner, Dan Murphy, David Roth, Dave Ayers, Blake Gumprecht, Chris Osgood, Kevin Bowe, and Paul Stark.
Other Sources
Ayers, David. “Replacement Part.” Minnesota Daily, June 30, 1982.
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Mars, Chris. “Eight Really Dumb Things the Replacements Did.” In Rolling Stone’s Alt-Rock-A-Rama, edited by Scott Schinder, 269–274. New York: Delta, 1996.
McGowan, David. Interview with Paul Westerberg, KFAI Radio, May 1983 (transcript).
CHAPTER 14
Author interviews with Tommy Stinson, Peter Jesperson, Paul Westerberg, Michael Hill, Glenn Morrow, Mike Hoeger, Julie Farman, Lilli Dennison, Warren Zanes, and Julie Panebianco.
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Casey, Vickie Gilmer. “The Sullivan Show; Veteran Roadie and 400 Bar Co-owner Bill Sullivan Takes a Break from the Club Wars to Indulge a First Love: Rock ’n’ Roll.” Minneapolis Star-Tribune, October 29, 1999.
Goldberg, Emily. Interview with Bill Sullivan, November 1987 (transcript).
Hoeger, Mike. “Native Sons Rise in the East.” Minnesota Daily, April 22, 1983.
Riley, Frank. Email to author, December 6, 2010.
CHAPTER 15
Author interviews with John Doe, Exene Cervenka, Chris Morris, Peter Buck, Brian Baker, Casey Macpherson, Paul Westerberg, Tommy Stinson, Peter Jesperson, and Tommy Keene.
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Amorim, Kevin. “Another Soul Saved by Rock and Roll.” New York Newsday, August 16, 2002.
CHAPTER 16
Author interviews with Peter Jesperson, Paul Westerberg, Peter Buck, Tommy Stinson, Dave Ayers, Daniel Corrigan, John Freeman, Mary Beth Gordon, Lori Bizer, Paul Stark, and Blake Gumprecht.
Other Sources
Heibutzki, Ralph. “Brats in Babylon.” Goldmine, October 29, 1993.
Morrow, Glenn. Interview with Paul Westerberg, January 10, 1985 (transcript).
CHAPTER 17
Author interviews with Paul Westerberg, Tommy Stinson, Bill Mack, Peter Jesperson, Mike Bosley, John Freeman, Ross Shoemaker, and Ward Dotson.
Other Sources
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CHAPTER 18
Author interviews with Paul Westerberg, P. D. Larson, Frank Black, Wayne Coyne, Ward Dotson, George Lewis, Peter Jesperson, Steve Ralbovsky, Steve Albini, Peter Buck, Warren Zanes, Tommy Stinson, Lori Bizer, Julie Farman, and Lilli Dennison.
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Mundy, Chris. “The Rolling Stone Interview: Paul Westerberg.” Rolling Stone, June 24, 1993.
Paul, Alan. “A (Pretty Damn Good) Interview with Paul Westerberg, 1996.”
CHAPTER 19
Author interviews with Dave Ayers, George Regis, Peter Jesperson, Joanna Spock Dean, Steve Ralbovsky, Michael Hill, and Paul Westerberg.
CHAPTER 20
Author interviews with RJ Smith, Blake Gumprecht, Peter Jesperson, Paul Westerberg, George Regis, Dave Ayers, and Seymour Stein.
CHAPTER 21
Author interviews with Seymour Stein, Michael Hill, Sandy Alouette, Howie Klein, Steve Ralbovsky, and Paul Westerberg.
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Herbers, Tom. “Three Tracks, Echo, and a Bunch of Hungry Teenagers.” City Pages, June 8, 2005.
Katznelson, David. Interview with Seymour Stein, SXSW, March 13, 2008 (transcript).
CHAPTER 22
Author interviews with Carleen Krietler, Ray Reigstad, Tommy Erdelyi, Michael Hill, Peter Jesperson, Tommy Stinson, and Paul Westerberg.
CHAPTER 23
Author interviews with Peter Jesperson, Tommy Stinson, Paul Westerberg, Tommy Erdelyi, Lynn Blakey, Michael Hill, and Peter Buck.
Other Sources
Birmingham, Steve. Interview with Bob Stinson, April 3–4, 1994 (transcript).
Ross, R. E. “Bob Stinson: Displacement.” Cake, November–December 1990.
CHAPTER 24
Author interviews with Carleen Krietler, Lonnie Stinson, Ray Reigstad, Paul Westerberg, Tommy Stinson, Robert Longo, Peter Jesperson, and Monty Lee Wilkes.
Other Sources
Aaron, Charles. “Hold My Life: Bob Stinson’s Regrets.” SPIN, June 1993.
Azerrad, Michael. Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from th
e American Indie Underground 1981–1991. New York: Little, Brown & Co., 2001.
Goldberg, Emily. Interview with Bill Sullivan, November 1987 (transcript).
Magnet Magazine. Interview with Kevin Cole, 2005 (transcript).
CHAPTER 25
Author interviews with Larry Butler, Michael Hill, Sandy Alouette, Steven Baker, Adam Sommers, Cathy Lincoln, Jo Lenardi, Julie Panebianco, Tommy Stinson, Charlie Springer, Casey Macpherson, Monty Lee Wilkes, Peter Jesperson, Wayne Coyne, John DeVries, Tom Bunch, and Marty Racine.
CHAPTER 26
Author interviews with Peter Jesperson, George Regis, Mike Lembo, Russ Rieger, Gary Hobbib, Warren Zanes, Sandy Alouette, Seymour Stein, Michael Hill, Paul Westerberg, and Tommy Stinson.
CHAPTER 27
Author interviews with Michele Galfas, Steven Baker, Jeff Ayeroff, Peter Jesperson, Paul Westerberg, Daune Earle, Carleen Krietler, Russ Rieger, Gary Hobbib, Monty Lee Wilkes, Tommy Stinson, Mary Melia, Julie Panebianco, and Michael Hill.
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Heibutzki, Ralph. “Brats in Babylon.” Goldmine, October 29, 1993.
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Sharbutt, Jay. “NBC’s Grant Tinker Looks Ahead with Optimism for 1986.” Los Angeles Times, January 7, 1986.
CHAPTER 28
Author interviews with Jeff Ayeroff, Carleen Krietler, Ray Reigstad, Peter Jesperson, Paul Westerberg, Tommy Stinson, Bob Dunlap, Ward Dotson, Anita Stinson, Russ Rieger, Gary Hobbib, George Regis, and David Ayers.
CHAPTER 29
Author interviews with Randy Skinner, Steven Baker, Paul Westerberg, Andy Proudfoot, Monty Lee Wilkes, Gary Hobbib, Carleen Krietler, Anita Stinson, and Russ Rieger.
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Snow, Mat. “The Replacements: Hits from the Sticks.” New Musical Express, January 11, 1986.
CHAPTER 30
Author interviews with Andy Proudfoot, Julie Panebianco, Paul Westerberg, Robert Longo, Seymour Stein, Sandy Alouette, Gary Hobbib, Carleen Krietler, Bob Dunlap, Ray Reigstad, Tommy Stinson, Mike Owens, and Russ Rieger.
Other Sources
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Heibutzki, Ralph. “Brats in Babylon.” Goldmine, October 29, 1993.
Valania, Jonathan. Interview with Paul Westerberg, April 30, 2002 (transcript).
CHAPTER 31
Author interviews with Russ Rieger, Steven Baker, Dave Jerden, Michael Hill, Scott Litt, and Paul Westerberg.
CHAPTER 32
Author interviews with Jim Dickinson, Michael Hill, Russ Rieger, Jim Lancaster, Tommy Stinson, Paul Westerberg, Joe Hardy, and John Hampton.
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Smith, RJ. “Dixie Fried: Jim Dickinson’s Memphis Productions.” Village Voice Rock & Roll Quarterly, Summer 1992.
CHAPTER 33
Author interviews with Paul Westerberg, John Hampton, Jim Lancaster, Rick Raburn, Lori Bizer, Tommy Stinson, Michael Hill, Russ Rieger, and Joe Hardy.
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Aaron, Charles. “Hold My Life: Bob Stinson’s Regrets.” SPIN, June 1993.
DeMuir, Harold. “Minneapolis Dropouts Go Digital.” BAM, September 11, 1987.
Drozdowski, Ted. Interview with Jim Dickinson, 2006 (transcript).
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Hall, Russell. Interview with Jim Dickinson, 2005 (transcript).
Herrington, Chris. Interview with Jim Dickinson, 2008 (transcript).
Holdship, Bill. Interview with Jim Dickinson, 2005 (transcript).
Iorio, Paul. “The Replacements’ ‘Pleased to Meet Me’: This Year’s Masterpiece.” Cashbox, March 2, 1987.
Panebianco, Julie. Interview with Paul Westerberg, 1987 (transcript).
Standish, Peter. “The Other Guy from Minneapolis: Paul Westerberg and the Replacements.” The Gavin Report, June 19, 1987.
Trakin, Roy. Interview with Paul Westerberg, August 1987 (transcript).
Walsh, Jim. Interview with Paul Westerberg, March 1987 (transcript).
CHAPTER 34
Author interviews with Paul Westerberg, Tommy Stinson, Peter Jesperson, Jeff Waryan, Chrissie Dunlap, Bob Dunlap, Curt Almsted, Carleen Krietler, Daune Earle, and Gary Hobbib.
CHAPTER 35
Author interviews with Russ Rieger, Gary Hobbib, Seymour Stein, Charlie Springer, Paul Westerberg, Tommy Stinson, Bob Dunlap, Michael Hill, Jo Lenardi, Steve Tipp, Randy Skinner, Julie Panebianco, Peter Jesperson, Dave Ayers, John DeVries, Chris Osgood, Abbie Kane, and Paul Stark.
CHAPTER 36
Author interviews with George Gerrity, Steve Tipp, Paul Westerberg, Russ Rieger, Mary Melia, Bill Flanagan, and David Fricke.
Other Sources
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Fricke, David. “Pleased to Meet Me.” Rolling Stone, July 2, 1987.
CHAPTER 37
Author interviews with Russ Rieger, Lewis Largent, Bill Holdship, Kurt Hirsch, Johnny Mars, Paul Westerberg, Lin Brehmer, George Gerrity, Suzanne Emil, Bob Dunlap, Gary Hobbib, and Julie Panebianco.
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WBRU. Interview with the Replacements, July 1987 (transcript).
WXRT. Interview with the Replacements, Big Beat, August 1987 (transcript).
CHAPTER 38
Author interviews with Randy Skinner, Rick Krim, Paul Westerberg, Russ Rieger, Ray Reigstad, and Daune Earle.
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Gaines, Donna. Teenage Wasteland: Suburbia’s Dead End Kids. New York: Pantheon Books, 1991.
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Wilentz, Amy. “Teen Suicide: Two Death Pacts Shake the Country.” Time, March 23, 1987.
CHAPTER 39
Author interviews with Paul Westerberg, Bob Dunlap, Tommy Stinson, Monty Lee Wilkes, Dan Baird, and Rick Richards.
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Gill, Andy. “Husker Du and the Replacements: Euphoric . . . Urgent . . . Raucous . . . Drunk.” Q, August 1987.
Kirsch, Michele. “Taking Out the Trash.” New Musical Express, June 13, 1987.
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CHAPTER 40
Author interviews with Scott McCaughey, Bill Holdship, Russ Rieger, Paul Westerberg, Gary Hobbib, Charlie Springer, Derek Wilkinson, Tommy Stinson, Bob Dunlap, and Julie Panebianco.
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Fricke, David. “Spirit in the Sky.” Melody Maker, August 8, 1987.
George-Warren, Holly. Interview with Chris Mars, 1992 (transcript).
Pareles, Jon. “Rock: The Replacements in Songs from 3 Decades.” New York Times, July 26, 1987.
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an, October 1987.
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CHAPTER 41
Author interviews with Lori Bizer, Paul Westerberg, Tommy Stinson, Scott McCaughey, Daune Earle, Chrissie Dunlap, Rob Light, Steve Davis, Steve McClellan, Lewis Largent, Larry Weinles, and Russ Rieger.
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Pareles, Jon. “This Band Speaks for Lowbrows and Underdogs.” New York Times, July 19, 1987.
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CHAPTER 42
Author interviews with Paul Westerberg, Scott Litt, Peter Buck, Lori Bizer, Gary Hobbib, and Tommy Stinson.
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CHAPTER 43
Author interviews with Michael Hill, Russ Rieger, Paul Westerberg, Tony Berg, and Gary Hobbib.
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CHAPTER 44
Author interviews with Bob Dunlap, Julie Panebianco, Michael Hill, Tim Perell, Ian Kimmet, Tony Berg, Dan Bates, Paul Westerberg, and Tommy Stinson.
CHAPTER 45
Author interviews with Michael Hill, Gary Hobbib, George Regis, Russ Rieger, Howie Klein, Steven Baker, Lenny Waronker, Matt Wallace, Paul Westerberg, Bob Dunlap, and Tommy Stinson.
CHAPTER 46
Author interviews with Michael Hill, Matt Wallace, Steven Baker, Paul Westerberg, Tommy Stinson, Bob Dunlap, Mike Bosley, and Kim Buie.
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Rowland, Mark. “Tom Waits Is Flying Upside Down (on Purpose).” Musician, October 1987.
CHAPTER 47
Author interviews with Paul Westerberg, Matt Wallace, Mike Bosley, Tommy Stinson, Bob Dunlap, Steven Baker, Lenny Waronker, Russ Rieger, Michael Hill, Chris Lord-Alge, and Rich Fitzgerald.
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