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Formed as teens in Boston in the mid-’80s, punk tinged alt rock outfit The Lemonheads, initially just called Lemonheads, rose to indie rock prominence with a trio of early albums, 1987’s Hate Your Friends, ’88’s Creator, and ’89’s Lick, heralded as as fixture of the burgeoning college rock scene, but still somewhat niche at the mainstream level.…
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Best known as the bassist and founding member of seminal ’80s punk/alternative group The Replacements (who reconvened in 2013, only to split once more in 2015), as well as for his 18 year tenure in Guns N’ Roses (which ended amicably in 2016 to make way for their current classic lineup reunion), Tommy Stinson is inarguably a…
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Following the 1991 disbandment of punk greats the Replacements (who briefly returned a few years back, before fizzling out once more in 2015), and several years before his near two-decade tenure in Guns ‘N Roses (which only came to an end when the group’s classic lineup mounted a reunion last year), the great Tommy…
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The Replacements at Forecastle 2014. Photo by Mary-Beth Blankenship. Best known as the bassist and founding member of seminal ’80s punk/alternative group The Replacements (who reconvened in 2013, only to split once more last year), as well as for his 18 year tenure in Guns N’ Roses (which recently ended amicably to make way for…