Pitchfork

Sooner or later, everyone gets anthologized. This spring, Paul Westerberg is next. According to a Billboard report, Rhino is issuing a 20-track set compiling the best-of Westerberg's work since the disbandment of the Replacements. The compilation will include his hits, a couple of new tracks, as well as some B-sides and other harder to come by material. Westerberg also revealed that he has collaborated on a track with former Replacements bassist Tommy Stinson. This cut should appear on the soundtrack to Elizabethtown, Cameron Crowe's next film.

While a reunion is not in the works, several Replacements albums are going to be reissued in the fall. The first four albums, originally released on Twin Tone, will be released by Rykodisc, complete with bonus tracks. The band's later albums, first put out by Warner Brothers, will come out on Rhino.

In the meantime, Paul and His Only Friends (Kevin Bowe, Michael Bland and Jim Bouquist) are in the middle of a tour. Before it's too late:

02-25 Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre
02-26 Anaheim, CA - House of Blues
02-27 Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up Tavern
03-03 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
03-04 Kansas City, MO - Grand Emporium
03-05 Columbia, MO - The Blue Note
03-07 Dallas, TX - Gypsy Tea Room
03-08 Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa
03-10 New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
03-11 Memphis, TN - New Daisy Theatre