@BobMehr

Author, 'Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements.' 2X Grammy winner (Best Album Notes). Words: New York Times, MOJO, USA Today Network

 Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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Joined April 2009
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YOU CANT TAKE AWAY MY MEMORIES
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Ed Sheeran’s new backup band is certainly a choice
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Hey, my new book is out today! It’s called IS THIS IT: THE NEVER-ENDING RISE & FALL OF THE STROKES (AND ROCK N ROLL) and it’s available wherever you buy books as a hardcover, Kindle or audiobook! I’m thrilled to have an excerpt over at The Ringer. theringer.com/2026/09/08/mus…

How ‘Is This It’ Launched the Legacy of the Strokes

In an excerpt from his new book, ‘Is This It,’ Steven Hyden looks back on how the New York band’s debut, and the laudatory reactions to it, fit into the early-2000s rock landscape

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My latest for The New York Times on the life, death, & resurrection of Gary Stewart. Spurred by the publication of Jimmy McDonough’s Stewart bio "I Am From The Honky-Tonks,” & a new archival LP "One Track Mind," the singer is enjoying a revival. Gift link: nytimes.com/2026/07/17/arts/…

The Resurrection of Country Music’s Ultimate Vanishing Act (Gift Article)

Gary Stewart spent a few years on top, but was largely forgotten after his tragic death in 2003. Now a new generation is rediscovering the onetime “king of honky-tonk.”

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My latest for The New York Times on the life, death, & resurrection of Gary Stewart. Spurred by the publication of Jimmy McDonough’s Stewart bio "I Am From The Honky-Tonks,” & a new archival LP "One Track Mind," the singer is enjoying a revival. Gift link: nytimes.com/2026/07/17/arts/…

The Resurrection of Country Music’s Ultimate Vanishing Act (Gift Article)

Gary Stewart spent a few years on top, but was largely forgotten after his tragic death in 2003. Now a new generation is rediscovering the onetime “king of honky-tonk.”

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Allen Garfield [1939-2020], the Olivier of American seediness, according to Vincent Canby.
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No controversies. No duds. Over 40 bangers
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The Ettes are officially back — and they’re leading with a bang. The reunited Nashville-based duo has dropped “Not at All,” a high-energy comeback single that doubles as the first proper statement from their long-awaited second act. spinmagazine.com/2026/04/the…
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My latest for The New York Times: a look at the life & legacy of the late great D. Boon. Visited San Pedro to talk to the surviving Minutemen, Mike Watt and George Hurley, as they continue to carry forward the spirit of Boon and the band. Gift link here: nytimes.com/2026/03/26/arts/…

D. Boon’s Death Shook Punk Rock. 40 Years Later, Minutemen Look Back. (Gift Article)

The influential band’s singer and guitarist died at 27, but the bassist Mike Watt and the drummer George Hurley never lost his spirit.

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The Replacements bucked at playing nice with industry figures, purposely tanked do-or-die shows, and antagonized producers until they quit. No wonder it took them decades to get their due pitchfork.com/thepitch/1042-…

Why It Took Decades for The Replacements to Get Their Due

In the latest installment of Paper Trail, Jeremy Gordon retraces the Replacements' history with Bob Mehr, the author behind the band's new official (and revealing) biography, Trouble Boys.

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Today is the 10th anniversary of my book, "Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements.” Hard to believe a decade has passed since it came out in March 2016, which is also when we released this “trailer” about the making of the bio. Learn more at replacementsbook.com
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I wish GG Allin had lived and gone full MAGA so I could watch old republican white ladies pretend to like it when he sang Bite It You Scum and threw shit at them
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Sad news from Memphis: the great soul singer & songwriter Don Bryant has died at 83. A Hi Records artist who penned hits for his wife Ann Peebles (including the immortal "I Can't Stand the Rain"), Bryant enjoyed a late-career comeback over the last decade. commercialappeal.com/story/e…

Don Bryant, soul great who co-wrote 'I Can’t Stand the Rain,' has died

R&B icon Don Bryant, who died Dec. 26, had returned to the spotlight in recent years with releases that earned him his first Grammy nomination at 78.

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It has indeed been a very @TheReplacements-themed Christmas! @Rhino_Records @BobMehr
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11 musical love letters from artists to their heroes. nytimes.com/2025/12/02/arts/…

11 Musical Love Letters From Artists to Their Heroes

Hear the Replacements (on Big Star), Sonic Youth (on Karen Carpenter), Stevie Wonder (on Duke Ellington) and more.

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My latest for The New York Times, on John Prine. A new concert film, "You Got Gold," documenting a pair of tribute shows begins its theatrical run on the heels of Tom Piazza’s book on Prine. Fiona Prine, Bonnie Raitt & more talk about his life & legacy. nytimes.com/2025/11/27/arts/…

5 Years After His Death, John Prine Gets a Cinematic Send-Off (Gift Article)

The singer and songwriter died in April 2020 of Covid-19, delaying proper tributes. Now he is the subject of a new documentary, “You Got Gold.”

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This is E-I-E-I-O erasure, and it will not stand.
Steven Hyden@Steven_Hyden27 Nov 2025
Need a halftime show at Lambeau where Bon Iver brings out the Violent Femmes and the BoDeans.
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Was honored to receive a Grammy nomination the other day for my album notes for Wilco's "A Ghost Is Born (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)." Always a privilege to rep the band, Nonesuch and the Warner family-and be part of such great archival work from producer Cheryl Pawelski!
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The mailman brought a copy of an incredible Hüsker Dü release, "1985: The Miracle Year," for which I wrote liner notes. This 4LP/2CD set from Numero Group comes out Friday. You can hit the Numero site or local record retailers to get yours: numerogroup.com/products/198…
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My latest for The New York Times on the great Warren Zevon, in the wake of a lavish tribute concert dedicated to him in Los Angeles and ahead of his induction to the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame next week. Gift link here: nytimes.com/2025/10/27/arts/…
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