Mats Contest: Must Be A Winner

This was the most popular contest I've ever run on the site, with nearly 900 entries. And the lucky winner is:

John Lee, CA

Thanks to everyone for entering and I hope to be able to do this again when the Sire releases come out in September.

Glen Campbell is Sadly Beautiful

Just a reminder: The contest ends on Saturday, May 3 (I goofed and said "Friday, May 3" in the original posting), so if you haven't already entered, you still have a few days left but you better get on it!.

If the current Twin/Tone reissues and the upcoming Sire reissues aren't enough to whet your appetite for Mats stuff, you'll be especially pleased to hear that it looks like we have some live Mats coming our way too. In an interview on Boston.com, Peter Jesperson said "There will be a live box or series eventually but I don’t think there’s much more non-live stuff of releasable quality." Live box set or multiple CD set? That sounds awesome! You can also read more of his thoughts on the reissues in an interview with Goldmine (and check out Goldmine's reviews of the discs).

If you're looking for the limited edition 7" single, I posted a list of the retailers who have (or had) the singles.

I love this bit of news - No Depression reports that Glen Campbell will be covering the Mats' "Sadly Beautiful" on an upcoming album, "Meet Glen Campbell". Other songs he'll be covering include " All I Want Is You" (U2), "Times Like These" (Foo Fighters) and "These Days" (written by Jackson Browne and first recorded by Nico). "These Days" was also covered by Paul, both on his 2002 solo tour and on CFMT. Campbell is scheduled to perform some of this new material at the Stagecoach Festival on May 2. Paul, in turn, will be covering "Wichita Lineman" on his next solo release (I would actually love that).

And finally today, one more review of the reissues, this one from All Music Guide's review, which does an excellent job explaining why I love "Hootenanny" so much.

Win The Replacements Reissues

Contest Time! Thanks to Rhino, one lucky winner will receive a full set of the deluxe and remastered Replacements reissues: 'Sorry Ma', 'Stink', 'Hootenanny' and 'Let It Be'. To enter the contest, email your name and mailing address (so we can get them to you) to: matscontest@gmail.com

All entries must be in by Friday, May 3, 2008. Please, limit yourself to one entry. And hey, guy who enters every contest using 4 different email addresses to submit the same name and mailing address (you know who you are)? Don't do that this time. I can see through your fiendishly clever ruse.

BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE! Not only will the winner get all 4 CDs, he or she will also get this killer limited edition 7" vinyl single - "I Will Dare" b/w "Color Me Impressed":



WANT. For those of us who aren't the lucky winner, the single will be available through select indie retailers, when/if I get more details on that, I'll post them.

Good luck!

And The Winners Are...

Congratulations to the winners of the tickets to "The Craft" concert:

Mary Mitchel
Paul Vecchio
Monica Schultz
Michelle Maynard
Kim Splaine
Charles Ford
Jim Portesan
Geoffrey McDonald
Kevin Gohl
Stacy Lillyman

Thanks to everyone who entered, I wish I had 400 pairs of tickets to give away.

Hide 'n Seeking for PW Tickets

Thanks very much to Paul's management for offering up 10 pairs of tickets for The Craft show, to be given away through the site.

The winners will be selected at random from all the correct contest entries. The contest is pretty simple (if you know your bacon from your fingernails). Click here for all the contest details and good luck!

Paul Westerberg Live in MPLS!

Awesome news - Paul is playing live in Mpls on Sunday, September, 23! This is part of "The Craft" concert series, produced by Miller Genuine Draft and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. One catch, you have to win tickets through a Mpls radio station, Cities 97. The show will be hosted by Warren Zanes, so there will be Paul performing and Paul talking, a Storytellers kinda thing. Get your butt on over to the Cities 97 site and fill out the entry form/quiz. Good luck to all!

Some consolation for those of us not in attendance: Videos from the show will be streamed online at a later date as well (though obviously being there is much, much, much, much better).