Music journalist Bob Mehr wanted to write a biography of the Replacements, the Minneapolis punk/alt-rock group that formed in a basement in 1979, recorded great songs, influenced generations of songwriters and bands but then fizzled out in just over a decade. Britt Aamodt looks at Mehr’s eight-year journey to produce Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements.
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Producer: Britt Aamodt
Editorial support: Emily Krumberger
Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood
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