Bob Mehr

NYT bestselling author, 'Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements.' 2X Grammy winner (Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, Dead Man's Pop). Music Critic, USA Today Co.

[Seán, Master of Wagons @candon_sean]

No controversies. No duds. Over 40 bangers

[SPIN @SPIN]

The Ettes are officially back — and they’re leading with a bang. The reunited Nashville-based duo has dropped “Not at All,” a high-energy comeback single that doubles as the first proper statement from their long-awaited second act.
https://t.co/sOpe5tzXi4

[Bob Mehr @BobMehr]

My latest for The New York Times: a look at the life & legacy of the late great D. Boon. Visited San Pedro to talk to the surviving Minutemen, Mike Watt and George Hurley, as they continue to carry forward the spirit of Boon and the band. Gift link here: https://t.co/Hu1BLAFMjP

[Pitchfork @pitchfork]

The Replacements bucked at playing nice with industry figures, purposely tanked do-or-die shows, and antagonized producers until they quit. No wonder it took them decades to get their due

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[Bob Mehr @BobMehr]

Today is the 10th anniversary of my book, "Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements.” Hard to believe a decade has passed since it came out in March 2016, which is also when we released this “trailer” about the making of the bio. Learn more at https://t.co/9csa8vPvyw

[octopus/caveman @octopuscaveman]

I wish GG Allin had lived and gone full MAGA so I could watch old republican white ladies pretend to like it when he sang Bite It You Scum and threw shit at them

[Bob Mehr @BobMehr]

Sad news from Memphis: the great soul singer & songwriter Don Bryant has died at 83. A Hi Records artist who penned hits for his wife Ann Peebles (including the immortal "I Can't Stand the Rain"), Bryant enjoyed a late-career comeback over the last decade. https://t.co/1fwKIbhGTJ

[Beau Hayhoe @BeauHayhoe]

It has indeed been a very @TheReplacements-themed Christmas! @Rhino_Records @BobMehr

[New York Times Music @nytimesmusic]

11 musical love letters from artists to their heroes. https://t.co/ie3UdhvnhD

[Bob Mehr @BobMehr]

My latest for The New York Times, on John Prine. A new concert film, "You Got Gold," documenting a pair of tribute shows begins its theatrical run on the heels of Tom Piazza’s book on Prine. Fiona Prine, Bonnie Raitt & more talk about his life & legacy. https://t.co/FDImELxFx2

[Bob Mehr @BobMehr]

This is E-I-E-I-O erasure, and it will not stand.

[Steven Hyden @Steven_Hyden]

Need a halftime show at Lambeau where Bon Iver brings out the Violent Femmes and the BoDeans.

[Bob Mehr @BobMehr]

Was honored to receive a Grammy nomination the other day for my album notes for Wilco's "A Ghost Is Born (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)." Always a privilege to rep the band, Nonesuch and the Warner family-and be part of such great archival work from producer Cheryl Pawelski!

[Bob Mehr @BobMehr]

The mailman brought a copy of an incredible Hüsker Dü release, "1985: The Miracle Year," for which I wrote liner notes. This 4LP/2CD set from Numero Group comes out Friday. You can hit the Numero site or local record retailers to get yours: https://t.co/gmdHNKSnYU

[Bob Mehr @BobMehr]

My latest for The New York Times on the great Warren Zevon, in the wake of a lavish tribute concert dedicated to him in Los Angeles and ahead of his induction to the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame next week. Gift link here: https://t.co/Z5w846a9EU

[Bob Mehr @BobMehr]

Some personal news, as they say...

[Variety @Variety]

EXCLUSIVE: Finn Wolfhard is mounting a biopic on the 1980s punk band The Replacements

The actor is teaming with his father, Eric Wolfhard, and producer Rich Peete to bring the biography “Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements” to the big screen.
https://t.co/SiFF6x5OsF

[Bob Mehr @BobMehr]

My latest for The New York Times on the legendary session musician Carol Kaye. The outspoken 90-year-old is being inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame this fall. With thoughts on Kaye's career from Paul McCartney, Kathy Valentine & more. https://t.co/TNjASS5kq4

[Bob Mehr @BobMehr]

My latest for The New York Times on the legendary session musician Carol Kaye. The outspoken 90-year-old is being inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame this fall. With thoughts on Kaye's career from Paul McCartney, Kathy Valentine & more. https://t.co/TNjASS5kq4

[Sitcom People @SitcomPeople]

Who’s your all time favorite sitcom “that guy?” You know the guy who’s never in the main cast but was on every sitcom of his era and was funny every single time.

[Bob Mehr @BobMehr]

My latest for the New York Times on the colorful career of Josh Freese, late of Foo Fighters, currently of Nine Inch Nails-an ex-drum prodigy who's become one of rock's top musicians. With thoughts from Sting, Mark Mothersbaugh, Jim Keltner, Bob Rock, etc. https://t.co/bYeguvOLcD

[Bob Mehr @BobMehr]

You might've heard the news about an incredible project from Hüsker Dü, "1985: The Miracle Year," a 4LP/2CD box set coming this fall from Numero Group. Had the privilege of writing the liner notes to this epic package. Check it out here: https://t.co/gmdHNKRQ9m