Meat-and-potatoes rock at its most tender and tasty.“Anything Could Happen” finds Replacements bassist Tommy Stinson reviving not only the name but the rollicking, post-Faces rock-and-roll spirit of the early ‘90s group he formed when the Replacements went their separate ways in 1991.Which is to say if you liked the Replacements, Stinson’s new material should speak directly to the part of you that once responded to the misspent part of his misspent youth with “I’m in love; what’s that song?”This is the year’s best straight-up rock-and-roll release, from the reckless abandon of “Not This Time” to the understated unplugged charms of “Shortcut,” the bittersweet country of “Anytime Soon” and the singalong chorus of “Never Wanted to Know.”Originally published by: Matt Ryan, December 11, 2017 on magnetmagazine.com   Two priceless gifts were bestowed upon Replacements fans this year, most notably the formal release of the band’s oft-bootlegged 1986 live set at Maxwell’s.

He was so touched he launched an online auction, which raised $50,000 by selling memorabilia of his from throughout the years. “Y’all think I’m a fuckin’ rock star?” he says. Anything Could happen.“Funny shit, right?” Tommy Stinson laughed. Whether that worked or not…doing another facebook live thing with Cowboys in the Campfire next tuesday at 7pm est. At the same time, he took part in a Replacements reunion….As the bad mojo of another Monday slowly exits your corporeal abode maybe a little live music on Tuesday night can help expedite the eviction process.

“Sweatin’ to the oldies, the way we did, without digging deeper into the catalog into the weirder stuff or making something new, you can only go so far. write your questions here.By Scott Tady | July 15, 2017   PITTSBURGH — Tommy Stinson served as the bassist and emotional spark plug for one of alternative rock’s most admired bands, The Replacements, before starting an 18-year stretch with Guns N’ Roses. The reissue will have 18 bonus tracks, photos, and new liner notes by Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements author Bob Mehr.

And I care about world affairs a whole lot.” Just then, Tallulah pops in and asks him how long it will be until the Bagel Bites will be ready. We barely scratched the surface on the whole catalog. One of the bonus tracks, a home demo of “Never Aim To Please,” premieres in this post. “You’ve got to take care of yourself,” he says. He had begun working with Westerberg again, recording The next year, he and Westerberg improbably decided to assemble a new touring lineup of the band for what would be one of the most surprising – and welcome – reunions in recent years. “You’re on tape right now.”“No, I’m not,” she says, flipping into full school’s-out, silly non-sequitur mode. “I’ll take a stuffy piece of tissue and rub it all over your face and stuff it in your mouth like they do with a pig with an apple.”“No, but I will now,” she says, pulling a candy out of her backpack and scarfing it right in front of him.“Who’s giving you Jolly Ranchers?” he says.
)They did over 20 covers, including a few Ramones songs and a couple Clash songs, plus The Plimsouls’ “A Million Miles Away,” Dead Boys’ “Sonic Reducer,” Paul Collins’ The Beat’s “Walk Out of Love,” Tom Petty’s “American Girl,” New York Dolls’ “Pills,” The Kinks’ “Father Christmas,” “The Undertones’ “Teenage Kicks,” Cheap Trick’s “Surrender,” Wreckless Eric’s “Whole Wide World,” Blondie’s “One Way or Another,” and more. “We did a lot of stuff that was supposed to be on After Guns N’ Roses, Stinson continued to be a family man and play sporadic Replacements gigs with Westerberg, but that too ran its course by June 2015. You can listen live at 955klos.com or download the podcast later.” LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Always a blast hanging with King…If you think Tommy Stinson has been part of your musical life for much if not all of it, imagine how he must feel. It was like, ‘Wow, dude. While he rallied for an encore, he wasn’t quite able to recapture the momentum of the first part of show.Luckily, Stinson is on the road again, and Monday night he’ll bring a new version of his band Bash & Pop to the Haunt. It is two dudes well over 40, Stinson playing acoustic and Roberts playing electric, casually traipsing through the sort of songs you write with friends while sitting around a literal campfire: warm, convivial, maybe even a little sappy, but a hell of a lot of fun. Owner Kevin Kirk books punk bands (Dwarves) and singer-songwriters (Michael Dean Damron) for in-store performances.…Originally published by: Kathy Flynn, November 13,2017 on californiarocker.com The Wild Honey Foundation is known for it’s cool pop shows that benefit the Autism Think Tank. “Who do I have to kill for this?” He turns his attention back to the interview, now discussing extremism in the Middle East. Tommy Stinson & Chip Roberts’ Cowboys in the Campfire. “There’s some stuff with lyrics, some without,” he says.

I knew, in my own way, I was getting kind of like, ‘OK, what are we going to do here to keep it interesting and fun but also to keep playing?’ And I didn’t realize that really wasn’t in the cards.
“I’ll be the first to tell you that I haven’t been the best at that. “That’s kind of my problem.” “Never Wanted To Know” by BASH & POP has been nominated for Little Steven’s Underground Garage “The 2017 Coolest Song of the Year 11th Annual Listener’s Poll” where Stevie Van Zandt asks the fans to get involved and vote for their “#CoolestSongOfTheYear”. With classic LPs such as Let it Be and Tim, the band pioneered what later came to be known as alternative rock, while largely retaining their original punk sound.After the band broke up in 1991, Tommy Stinson started the band Bash and Pop, which comprising friends from Minneapolis, recorded the album “Friday Night is Killing Me,” and the single “Making Me Sick” for the classic film Clerks, before breaking up two years later.Tommy’s brother Bob Stinson had left the Replacements in 1986 and sadly passed away at the age of 35 in 1995 after playing in various bands.After Bash and Pop, Tommy went on to form the band Perfect (1995-1998) before joining Guns n’ Roses lineup as its permanent bass player for eight years (1998-2016). “I need to be at the bus stop in half an hour. come on out to get hip records in pittsburgh this friday to hear new songs from our upcoming record !! “I wasn’t intending to quit Guns N’ Roses,” he says.

Tommy has also worked with Soul Asylum, made two solo albums and produced music for other musicians.In 2016, Tommy re-formed Bash and Pop and released the LP Anything Can Happen in 2017.