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The Mailbox Giveth: Bright Little Field

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Bright Little Field Treatment Bound: A Ukulele Tribute To The Replacements  Bar-None Records Released: 9.18.12 A band called Bright Little Field put out an album of Replacements covers using the ukulele as the primary instrument of conveyance, Treatment Bound: A Ukulele Tribute To The Replacements .  It's difficult to really grade something like this because, through Bright Little Field's reinterpretation of a selection of Paul Westerberg 's much-revered catalogue, what you get is only confirmation of the music's quality, the mere presence of amplification proven inadequate without good songwriting to make it worth something.  An obvious conclusion considering the source material. Bright Little Field is Jonathan Bright and Tim Littlefield , hence the clever band name, and they do a respectable job with the music.  "We're Comin' Out" and "I Will Dare," two of my favorite songs from Let It Be , are played with necessary gusto and ...

The Replacements: Color Me Obsessed documentary trailer

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On November 20th, MVD Entertainment Group will be releasing Color Me Obsessed , a new documentary about The Replacements .  Directed by author/filmmaker Gorman Bechard , Color Me Obsessed will be the first documentary to detail the history and the lasting importance of the band. All info comes courtesy of MVD Entertainment Group. The Replacements Color Me Obsessed comes to DVD on November 20 One of 'The Seven Best New Music Documentaries of the Year' - David Browne , Rolling Stone COLOR ME OBSESSED, the first documentary about famed 80's indie-rock band The Replacements,will be released in a two-disc DVD set (with 6 hours of extras) on November 20 via MVD Entertainment Group. Told through the eyes of fans, friends, and contemporaries, COLOR ME OBSESSED breaks from the traditional music documentary format of music and performances. Not looking to make a VH1/where-are-they-now style documentary, director Gorman Bechard took a unique approach, "I d...