I spent this past Saturday with an old high school friend in the suburbs of Minneapolis… The trip had been in the works for over three years. It started in early 2011, when I scored two hard-to-get tickets for the big Stooges reunion show at the Michigan Theater commemorating the passing of Ron Asheton. I […]
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Being there for The Replacements Minneapolis homecoming
Posted in Art and Culture, Mark's Life, Uncategorized Also tagged Bob Stinson, Chris Mars, concerts, Iggy and the Stooges, Minneapolis, Paul Westerberg, Ron Asheton, Slim Dunlap, The Replacements, Tommy Stinson 8 Comments
Velvet Underground members talk about the old times, somehow without mentioning John Cale
Our outspoken drummer friend Moe Tucker reunited with her perpetually grumpy Velvet Underground collaborator Lou Reed a few days ago for an appearance at the New York Public Library, coinciding with the release of the new book, “The Velvet Underground: New York Art.” The event, I’m told, sold out in less than four minutes… probably […]