

“Trouble Boys” was written with full participation from band members Paul Westerberg, Tommy Stinson, and Slim Dunlap. Over six years in the making, the book’s official release date is this Tuesday, March 1 (although copies have been leaking out from retailers over the past few days). While us “Westernerds” were becoming more and more impatient, it was actually a lucky break for author Bob Mehr that the book was delayed as “Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements” could now include material associated with the 2013/2014 reunion shows.


Well, that date came and went, as did the publisher’s schedules that listed it on various days in 20. To say we were excited would be a huge understatement, although Replacements fans have long become used to disappointment. Sometime in mid-2011, a member of Kathy Shine’s Paul Westerberg message board reported that a new book on the Replacements was scheduled for a 2012 release.
