Elizabeth Nelson
@paranoiacs.bsky.social
Singer-songwriter for the Paranoid Style, contributor to the New York Times, Washington Post, the New Yorker, the Atlantic, The Ringer, Pitchfork, LGM.
The truest and cruelest song about the cannibalistic music industry of the rock age, Paul Westerberg's "World Class Fad" was a clarion call to Kurt Cobain and whoever else obviously wasn't listening about the reality of the circumstances. Yr. worth more to them dead than alive. The suicide your on.
November 25, 2025 at 3:23 AM
The truest and cruelest song about the cannibalistic music industry of the rock age, Paul Westerberg's "World Class Fad" was a clarion call to Kurt Cobain and whoever else obviously wasn't listening about the reality of the circumstances. Yr. worth more to them dead than alive. The suicide your on.
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I am loving Elizabeth Nelson's liner notes for the Let It Be box set. She describes Tommy's playing on I Will Dare as a "Walking-around-the-prision-yard" bassline. Genius.
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#TheReplacements #LetItBe ##minneapolis #TwinTone #1980s
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#TheReplacements #LetItBe ##minneapolis #TwinTone #1980s
November 25, 2025 at 1:27 AM
I am loving Elizabeth Nelson's liner notes for the Let It Be box set. She describes Tommy's playing on I Will Dare as a "Walking-around-the-prision-yard" bassline. Genius.
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#TheReplacements #LetItBe ##minneapolis #TwinTone #1980s
@paranoiacs.bsky.social
#TheReplacements #LetItBe ##minneapolis #TwinTone #1980s
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@paranoiacs.bsky.social Elizabeth Nelson is my favorite rock writer these days. She wrote the liner notes for the new Let it Be re-release, and she killed it, unsurprisingly.
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When The Replacements' Courage Was at its Peak
On their 1984 album ‘Let It Be,’ the Minneapolis indie-rock wastrels spewed a message of working-class passion and outsider solidarity into the world's answering machine.
www.gq.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:47 PM
@paranoiacs.bsky.social Elizabeth Nelson is my favorite rock writer these days. She wrote the liner notes for the new Let it Be re-release, and she killed it, unsurprisingly.
www.gq.com/story/when-t...
www.gq.com/story/when-t...
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Chris stopped in and visited Paul recently and the big topic of conversation was their e-bikes.
Over at the Washington Post, the great Geoff Edgers wrangled Tommy Stinson and Chris Mars from the Replacements to discuss the spectacular new 'Let It Be' boxset released by
@Rhino_Records on Friday. A genuine feat of reporting and a crucial read for any fan. The new best historian? wapo.st/4ifEGDx
@Rhino_Records on Friday. A genuine feat of reporting and a crucial read for any fan. The new best historian? wapo.st/4ifEGDx
The moment it all clicked for the Replacements — before it fell apart
‘Let It Be,” the Replacements’ 1984 album, hit a sweet spot they would never again find. Drummer Chris Mars and guitarist Tommy Stinson discuss a new RE-release.
wapo.st
November 23, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Chris stopped in and visited Paul recently and the big topic of conversation was their e-bikes.
Over at the Washington Post, the great Geoff Edgers wrangled Tommy Stinson and Chris Mars from the Replacements to discuss the spectacular new 'Let It Be' boxset released by
@Rhino_Records on Friday. A genuine feat of reporting and a crucial read for any fan. The new best historian? wapo.st/4ifEGDx
@Rhino_Records on Friday. A genuine feat of reporting and a crucial read for any fan. The new best historian? wapo.st/4ifEGDx
The moment it all clicked for the Replacements — before it fell apart
‘Let It Be,” the Replacements’ 1984 album, hit a sweet spot they would never again find. Drummer Chris Mars and guitarist Tommy Stinson discuss a new RE-release.
wapo.st
November 23, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Over at the Washington Post, the great Geoff Edgers wrangled Tommy Stinson and Chris Mars from the Replacements to discuss the spectacular new 'Let It Be' boxset released by
@Rhino_Records on Friday. A genuine feat of reporting and a crucial read for any fan. The new best historian? wapo.st/4ifEGDx
@Rhino_Records on Friday. A genuine feat of reporting and a crucial read for any fan. The new best historian? wapo.st/4ifEGDx
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Todd Snider's death got me reflecting on the thread connecting my favorite songwriters. Elizabeth Nelson (as usual) captures it pretty well in this tremendous piece on the 'Mats. Call it an empathetic sensibility, a concern for the outcasts and marginalized, expressed with a poet's feel for words.
Thanks so much to GQ for publishing my liner notes for the new Replacements 'Let It Be' boxset, out on Friday. Extra special thanks to Jessica Hopper, Patterson Hood and Brian Paulson for their extraordinary insights. What an absolute joy this project has been to work on. www.gq.com/story/when-t...
When The Replacements' Courage Was at its Peak
On their 1984 album ‘Let It Be,’ the Minneapolis indie-rock wastrels spewed a message of working-class passion and outsider solidarity into the world's answering machine.
www.gq.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Todd Snider's death got me reflecting on the thread connecting my favorite songwriters. Elizabeth Nelson (as usual) captures it pretty well in this tremendous piece on the 'Mats. Call it an empathetic sensibility, a concern for the outcasts and marginalized, expressed with a poet's feel for words.
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Sat. Nov. 22 in DMV DC- Sirius Company w/ dj Dirty Rico free 1-4 pm Shaken not Stirred @ District E (go-go); Replacements Let it Be Deluxe Edition Listening session & talk w/ journalist & musician @paranoiacs.bsky.social Elizabeth Nelson & Jim Spellman (Velocity Girl) free 4:30 @ Songbyrd🧵
November 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Thanks so much to GQ for publishing my liner notes for the new Replacements 'Let It Be' boxset, out on Friday. Extra special thanks to Jessica Hopper, Patterson Hood and Brian Paulson for their extraordinary insights. What an absolute joy this project has been to work on. www.gq.com/story/when-t...
When The Replacements' Courage Was at its Peak
On their 1984 album ‘Let It Be,’ the Minneapolis indie-rock wastrels spewed a message of working-class passion and outsider solidarity into the world's answering machine.
www.gq.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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One of the best music essays I’ve ever read.
Thanks so much to GQ for publishing my liner notes for the new Replacements 'Let It Be' boxset, out on Friday. Extra special thanks to Jessica Hopper, Patterson Hood and Brian Paulson for their extraordinary insights. What an absolute joy this project has been to work on. www.gq.com/story/when-t...
When The Replacements' Courage Was at its Peak
On their 1984 album ‘Let It Be,’ the Minneapolis indie-rock wastrels spewed a message of working-class passion and outsider solidarity into the world's answering machine.
www.gq.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
One of the best music essays I’ve ever read.
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Great piece on the 'Mats & their classic album.
Thanks so much to GQ for publishing my liner notes for the new Replacements 'Let It Be' boxset, out on Friday. Extra special thanks to Jessica Hopper, Patterson Hood and Brian Paulson for their extraordinary insights. What an absolute joy this project has been to work on. www.gq.com/story/when-t...
When The Replacements' Courage Was at its Peak
On their 1984 album ‘Let It Be,’ the Minneapolis indie-rock wastrels spewed a message of working-class passion and outsider solidarity into the world's answering machine.
www.gq.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Great piece on the 'Mats & their classic album.
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Fantastic Elizabeth Nelson essay on the 'Mats "Let it Be." "The enormity of the compassion is made to feel deeper by the extent of the confusion."
www.gq.com/story/when-t...
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When The Replacements' Courage Was at its Peak
On their 1984 album ‘Let It Be,’ the Minneapolis indie-rock wastrels spewed a message of working-class passion and outsider solidarity into the world's answering machine.
www.gq.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Fantastic Elizabeth Nelson essay on the 'Mats "Let it Be." "The enormity of the compassion is made to feel deeper by the extent of the confusion."
www.gq.com/story/when-t...
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www.gq.com/story/when-t...
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"Get busy fighting for new art and new voices, or get busy dying." Thrilled to see my old Indiana buddy Darius Van Arman writing in Stereogum in the most meticulous terms, about the precarious state of the music industry amidst our current techno-feudal nightmare. Brilliant guy. tinyurl.com/2c7uu84r
Op-Ed: The Struggle For Independence In The Modern Age
Jagjaguwar's Darius Van Arman on our shared fight against market concentration and for art, culture, and access.
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November 22, 2025 at 3:46 AM
"Get busy fighting for new art and new voices, or get busy dying." Thrilled to see my old Indiana buddy Darius Van Arman writing in Stereogum in the most meticulous terms, about the precarious state of the music industry amidst our current techno-feudal nightmare. Brilliant guy. tinyurl.com/2c7uu84r
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Reading Elizabeth's liner notes makes me recall this story that was included in the "All for Nothing, Nothing for All" CD booklet. Definitely goes to show that Paul and the Replacements were definitely not just a "guys" band.
November 22, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Reading Elizabeth's liner notes makes me recall this story that was included in the "All for Nothing, Nothing for All" CD booklet. Definitely goes to show that Paul and the Replacements were definitely not just a "guys" band.
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I'll usually say you had to be there when people ask me about The Replacements but Elizabeth wasn't there (by her own admission) and she totally nails this album and the specific moment in time when it meant so much. "Meet me anywhere" forever
Thanks so much to GQ for publishing my liner notes for the new Replacements 'Let It Be' boxset, out on Friday. Extra special thanks to Jessica Hopper, Patterson Hood and Brian Paulson for their extraordinary insights. What an absolute joy this project has been to work on. www.gq.com/story/when-t...
When The Replacements' Courage Was at its Peak
On their 1984 album ‘Let It Be,’ the Minneapolis indie-rock wastrels spewed a message of working-class passion and outsider solidarity into the world's answering machine.
www.gq.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I'll usually say you had to be there when people ask me about The Replacements but Elizabeth wasn't there (by her own admission) and she totally nails this album and the specific moment in time when it meant so much. "Meet me anywhere" forever
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I bought the new Replacements box set mainly so I could read Elizabeth Nelson’s liner notes. So good.
Thanks so much to GQ for publishing my liner notes for the new Replacements 'Let It Be' boxset, out on Friday. Extra special thanks to Jessica Hopper, Patterson Hood and Brian Paulson for their extraordinary insights. What an absolute joy this project has been to work on. www.gq.com/story/when-t...
When The Replacements' Courage Was at its Peak
On their 1984 album ‘Let It Be,’ the Minneapolis indie-rock wastrels spewed a message of working-class passion and outsider solidarity into the world's answering machine.
www.gq.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I bought the new Replacements box set mainly so I could read Elizabeth Nelson’s liner notes. So good.
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Sharp work from Elizabeth Nelson—which one should expect by now.
Thanks so much to GQ for publishing my liner notes for the new Replacements 'Let It Be' boxset, out on Friday. Extra special thanks to Jessica Hopper, Patterson Hood and Brian Paulson for their extraordinary insights. What an absolute joy this project has been to work on. www.gq.com/story/when-t...
When The Replacements' Courage Was at its Peak
On their 1984 album ‘Let It Be,’ the Minneapolis indie-rock wastrels spewed a message of working-class passion and outsider solidarity into the world's answering machine.
www.gq.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Sharp work from Elizabeth Nelson—which one should expect by now.
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I love how she writes about a band I love.
Thanks so much to GQ for publishing my liner notes for the new Replacements 'Let It Be' boxset, out on Friday. Extra special thanks to Jessica Hopper, Patterson Hood and Brian Paulson for their extraordinary insights. What an absolute joy this project has been to work on. www.gq.com/story/when-t...
When The Replacements' Courage Was at its Peak
On their 1984 album ‘Let It Be,’ the Minneapolis indie-rock wastrels spewed a message of working-class passion and outsider solidarity into the world's answering machine.
www.gq.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I love how she writes about a band I love.
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god the new reissue sounds so fucking good
Thanks so much to GQ for publishing my liner notes for the new Replacements 'Let It Be' boxset, out on Friday. Extra special thanks to Jessica Hopper, Patterson Hood and Brian Paulson for their extraordinary insights. What an absolute joy this project has been to work on. www.gq.com/story/when-t...
When The Replacements' Courage Was at its Peak
On their 1984 album ‘Let It Be,’ the Minneapolis indie-rock wastrels spewed a message of working-class passion and outsider solidarity into the world's answering machine.
www.gq.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
god the new reissue sounds so fucking good
Thanks so much to GQ for publishing my liner notes for the new Replacements 'Let It Be' boxset, out on Friday. Extra special thanks to Jessica Hopper, Patterson Hood and Brian Paulson for their extraordinary insights. What an absolute joy this project has been to work on. www.gq.com/story/when-t...
When The Replacements' Courage Was at its Peak
On their 1984 album ‘Let It Be,’ the Minneapolis indie-rock wastrels spewed a message of working-class passion and outsider solidarity into the world's answering machine.
www.gq.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Thanks so much to GQ for publishing my liner notes for the new Replacements 'Let It Be' boxset, out on Friday. Extra special thanks to Jessica Hopper, Patterson Hood and Brian Paulson for their extraordinary insights. What an absolute joy this project has been to work on. www.gq.com/story/when-t...
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1040!
The Replacements' 'Let It Be (Deluxe Edition)' with Peter Jesperson, Jason Jones & Elizabeth Nelson
🍎: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/e...
💰: www.patreon.com/posts/ep-104...
☁️: overcast.fm/+AA3_nswzEqw
vk: bit.ly/4nWCG49
🌲: linktr.ee/vishkhanna
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The Replacements' 'Let It Be (Deluxe Edition)' with Peter Jesperson, Jason Jones & Elizabeth Nelson
🍎: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/e...
💰: www.patreon.com/posts/ep-104...
☁️: overcast.fm/+AA3_nswzEqw
vk: bit.ly/4nWCG49
🌲: linktr.ee/vishkhanna
@paranoiacs.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 2:45 PM
1040!
The Replacements' 'Let It Be (Deluxe Edition)' with Peter Jesperson, Jason Jones & Elizabeth Nelson
🍎: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/e...
💰: www.patreon.com/posts/ep-104...
☁️: overcast.fm/+AA3_nswzEqw
vk: bit.ly/4nWCG49
🌲: linktr.ee/vishkhanna
@paranoiacs.bsky.social
The Replacements' 'Let It Be (Deluxe Edition)' with Peter Jesperson, Jason Jones & Elizabeth Nelson
🍎: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/e...
💰: www.patreon.com/posts/ep-104...
☁️: overcast.fm/+AA3_nswzEqw
vk: bit.ly/4nWCG49
🌲: linktr.ee/vishkhanna
@paranoiacs.bsky.social
I had a wonderful time over at the Kreative Kontrol podcast, discussing the new Replacements' 41st anniversary 'Let It Be' boxset alongside industry legend Peter Jesperson, Rhino Records' visionary A&R man Jason Jones and the courteous Vish Khanna. Listen and buy! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
November 19, 2025 at 3:30 AM
I had a wonderful time over at the Kreative Kontrol podcast, discussing the new Replacements' 41st anniversary 'Let It Be' boxset alongside industry legend Peter Jesperson, Rhino Records' visionary A&R man Jason Jones and the courteous Vish Khanna. Listen and buy! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
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With Cher as the SNL musical guest on December 20 (with Ariana Grande hosting!!) I have the PERFECT book for you! www.runningpress.com/titles/annie...
November 17, 2025 at 7:34 PM
With Cher as the SNL musical guest on December 20 (with Ariana Grande hosting!!) I have the PERFECT book for you! www.runningpress.com/titles/annie...
A major writer of enduring consequence. I read last week that he was too sick to be on the road and too broke to be off it. Awful people indulge themselves in despicable rationalizations about life choices and lost highways, but it's murder most foul. I don't think I can take this business anymore.
I'm very sorry to report that the great alt-country singer-songwriter Todd Snider has died at 59 of undiagnosed walking pneumonia. I stick by what I wrote about him in 2012. www.robertchristgau.com/xg/bn/2012-0... Here's Rolling Stone's coverage. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Robert Christgau: Preaching Agnosticism (with Laugh Lines)
www.robertchristgau.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:58 PM
A major writer of enduring consequence. I read last week that he was too sick to be on the road and too broke to be off it. Awful people indulge themselves in despicable rationalizations about life choices and lost highways, but it's murder most foul. I don't think I can take this business anymore.
Like "I'm Waiting For The Man" reimagined for the Pat Garret & Billy The Kid soundtrack, Warren Zevon's "Carmelita" is one of the great ballads of the 1970's: part debauched LA travelogue, part working class romance, part bizarro-world Eagles. Ensenada and Echo Park. Rock-by-way-of Raymond Chandler.
November 15, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Like "I'm Waiting For The Man" reimagined for the Pat Garret & Billy The Kid soundtrack, Warren Zevon's "Carmelita" is one of the great ballads of the 1970's: part debauched LA travelogue, part working class romance, part bizarro-world Eagles. Ensenada and Echo Park. Rock-by-way-of Raymond Chandler.