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  Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.

  Longtime Twin Cities radio DJ Mary Lucia is leaving 89.3 The Current

  In a surprise move, longtime Twin Cities radio personality and founding 89.3 The Current DJ Mary Lucia announced Tuesday she was leaving the Minnesota Public Radio indie rock station. Lucia’s final on-air shift at The Current will be 2 to 6 p.m. Thursday. The 51-year-old did not give a reason for her sudden departure, but said in a post on the station’s website that “starting The Current 17 ...

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  The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.

  New old music from the Replacements, the Doors, Bob Dylan and Prince to beat the winter blahs

  Jan. 27—A great way to beat the winter blahs is blasting vinyl until a semblance of spring arrives. Some hot new reissues are helping ease the pain caused by the January doldrums — and February, really. While interviewing Tommy Stinson 20 years ago, I asked about a potential Replacements reunion. "There's an 80% chance that we'll never reunite," Stinson said. "If we do it, it will only be for ...

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  SPIN

  25 Artists, 25 Albums, 25 Years of Vagrant Records

  For much of the last quarter-century, Vagrant Records has been synonymous with the emo and alternative scenes. Much like how Epitaph Records and Fat Wreck Chords have become well-established homes for punk, Vagrant remains one of the most significant labels in the world thanks to a catalog featuring hundreds of beloved albums and dozens of… The post 25 Artists, 25 Albums, 25 Years of Vagrant Records appeared first on SPIN.

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  Entertainment Weekly

  Meet Your Makers: Legends of Tomorrow bosses reveal their pop culture influences

  Legends of Tomorrow showrunners Grainne Godfree, Phil Klemmer, and Keto Shimizu share some of the pop culture that has influenced the series and their careers as a whole.

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  Tribune Publishing

  Mickey's Diner almost played a key role in new 'Mighty Ducks' TV series

  America's most famous youth hockey team couldn't return to the ice without Minnesota. In "The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers," the first live-action TV series in the franchise's 29-year history, the coach of a new ragtag team favors University of Minnesota sweatshirts. A bar bears more than a passing resemblance to Nye's Polonaise Room. Paul Westerberg's "Runaway Wind" plays during a pivotal ...

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  Tribune Publishing

  The Hold Steady's Craig Finn is fine with looking more like a librarian than rocker

  Feb. 25—It's an honor when Craig Finn namechecks your town. The Hold Steady singer-songwriter takes lyrics as seriously as Bruce Springsteen and the Replacements' Paul Westerberg. The diminutive frontman is possibly the greatest songsmith you don't know. "I know we made plans to meet in Spokane / But the way I make plans, you gotta take it with a grain of salt" is how Finn kicks off the catchy ...

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  Rolling Stone

  The Replacements’ ‘Pleased to Meet Me’ Box Set Is Filled With Great Music the Band Left in the Fridge

  With rare recordings featuring guitarist Bob Stinson and previously unreleased songs, the collection shines new light on the beloved indie-rock band's career turning point

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  Rolling Stone

  Song You Need to Know: Puss N Boots, ‘It’s a Wonderful Lie’

  Norah Jones' trio deliver a refreshing update on Paul Westerberg's track

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  Variety

  Album Review: The Replacements’ ‘Dead Man’s Pop’

  If you buy just one boxed set that came out on the 50th anniversary weekend of the Beatles' “Abbey Road”… well, try not to burden yourself with such foolish limitations, if you can help it. Because that particular commemorative edition is essential, sure, but celebrating the quintessential band of the ‘60s shouldn’t blot out awarding equal-time […]

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  Consequence of Sound

  Beach Slang announce covers EP, MPLS, share take on Bob Mould’s “I Hate Alternative Rock”: Stream

  Two-track EP also features take on Paul Westerberg's "AAA".

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