Best of 2017: Albums

 

#8. Bash & Pop, Anything Can Happen That long stint in Guns N’ Roses drove Tommy Stinson to make a full-blown Replacements record, thank God. Meat-and-potatoes rock at its most tender and tasty.

25 Best Albums of 2017: azcentral.com

#9 Bash & Pop, “Anything Could Happen”

 

“Anything Could Happen” finds Replacements bassist Tommy Stinson reviving not only the name but the rollicking, post-Faces rock-and-roll spirit of the early ‘90s group he formed when the Replacements went their separate ways in 1991.

Which is to say if you liked the Replacements, Stinson’s new material should speak directly to the part of you that once responded to the misspent part of his misspent youth with “I’m in love; what’s that song?”

This is the year’s best straight-up rock-and-roll release, from the reckless abandon of “Not This Time” to the understated unplugged charms of “Shortcut,” the bittersweet country of “Anytime Soon” and the singalong chorus of “Never Wanted to Know.”
 

MAGNET’s #23 Album Of 2017: Bash & Pop’s “Anything Could Happen”

Originally published by: Matt Ryan, December 11, 2017 on magnetmagazine.com   Two priceless gifts were bestowed upon Replacements fans this year, most notably the formal release of the band’s oft-bootlegged 1986 live set at Maxwell’s.   Unfortunately, that nostalgia trip diverted attention from a new collection of gloriously boozy rock ’n’ roll songs by the…

Little Steven’s Underground Garage “Coolest Song Of The Year” 2017

 

Breaking news! “Never Wanted To Know” by BASH & POP has been nominated for Little Steven’s Underground Garage “The 2017 Coolest Song of the Year 11th Annual Listener’s Poll” where Stevie Van Zandt asks the fans to get involved and vote for their “#CoolestSongOfTheYear”. In addition to the voting, fans can also enter the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana contest. First place prize will receive: round-trip airfare for 2, a 4-night, all-inclusive stay and $500 resort credit at the #HardRockHotel in Punta Cana! Fans may vote for their favorite “Coolest Song” once every 24 hours, and may enter the Hard Rock Punta Cana contest as many times as they want. The “Coolest Song of 2017” winner will be announced on January 1st, during Kid Leo’s “Coolest Songs of 2017 Revisited Annual Year End Review” show on Sirius XM-21 where Kid Leo will play all 50 “Coolest Songs” of 2016. So whaddaya waiting for?!! Go here to vote –> http://undergroundgarage.com/the-coolest-songs-in-the-world-2017.html (voting ends on Saturday, December 23rd)
 

Having Redeemed His Punk Reputation in Portland, Tommy Stinson Goes Country

Originally published by: Craig Wright, November 21, 2017 on wweek.com   By tackling a country- and blues-based sound for his new project, Cowboys in the Campfire, Stinson says he’s completing a cycle.   From basements to stadiums and everything in between, Tommy Stinson has left his mark on venues across the world. But not every…

Hudson Rocker Tommy Stinson’s Bash & Pop Drops Single

Following the Replacements’ manically received 2013-2015 reunion, bassist and devout Hudson resident Tommy Stinson reactivated his 1990s band Bash & Pop for the release of last January’s Anything Could Happen. This Friday, the latter unit’s second wind continues with the unveiling of a new single, “Too Late” b/w “Saturday,” a collaboration with Nicole Atkins that’s available digitally and as a limited-edition vinyl seven-inch.

Besides Stinson on lead vocals and guitar, the current lineup of Bash & Pop features lead guitarist Steve Selvidge (Hold Steady), drummer Joe Sirois (Mighty Mighty BossTones), and bassist Justin Perkins (Screeching Weasel). Singer-songwriter Atkins’s aching Americana has won unanimous raves via her fourth and most recent studio album, Goodnight Rhonda Lee.
 

Here, then, is the single’s bittersweet A side, “Too Late”:

“Too Late” b/w “Saturday” is out digitally and on vinyl via Fat Possum Records on November 24. Tommy Stinson’s “Cowboys in the Campfire” acoustic tour wraps up in Bakersfield, California on November 29.

Bash & Pop Share Second New Song Feat. Nicole Atkins

BASH & POP SHARE SECOND NEW SONG FEATURING NICOLE ATKINS LIMITED EDITION 7″ OUT NOVEMBER 24 ON FAT POSSUM RECORDS LISTEN TO ‘SATURDAY’ (AVAILABLE TO STREAM/PURCHASE DIGITALLY HERE) TOMMY STINSON CURRENTLY ON COWBOYS IN THE CAMPFIRE ACOUSTIC TOUR     Tommy Stinson’s BASH & POP share the second of two new songs; ‘SATURDAY’, featuring a…

Tommy Stinson chooses intimacy with his new duo, Cowboys in the Campfire.

Originally published by: Randy Harward, November 15,2017 on cityweekly.net/utah You Can Smell ‘Em One of the many cool things about The Heavy Metal Shop is it’s not all brutality and volume. It celebrates rock ‘n’ roll in all its forms. Owner Kevin Kirk books punk bands (Dwarves) and singer-songwriters (Michael Dean Damron) for in-store performances.…

HypnoticTurtle.com Interview w/ Tommy

Webisode #6 by Special Guest Tommy Stinson (The Replacements, Cowboys in the Campfire, Bash and Pop, Guns and Roses)

Released 11/14/2017

Arlo talks with Tommy Stinson (The Replacements, Cowboys in the Campfire, Bash and Pop, Guns and Roses)

Tommy Stinson on Ditching School for Tour With the Replacements