Based on all-new interviews and including 72 uncommon photos, Issues Boys: THE REAL Story of the Replacements is the definitive boigraphy of one of the last great rock and roll ‘n’ roll bands from the twentieth century. Written with the participation of the group’s crucial associates, including reclusive singer-songwriter Paul Westerberg, bassist Tommy Stinson, and the family of past due guitarist Bob Stinson, Problems Boys is a deeply personal and nuanced family portrait, revealing the primal elements and forces–addiction, mistreatment, fear–that would shape probably one of the most brilliant and notoriously self-destructive bands ever.

Based on a decade of study and reporting, a huge selection of interviews (with family, friends, managers, producers, and musical colleagues), as well as full access to the Replacements’ archives at Twin/Tone and Warner Bros. Records, writer Bob Mehr has fashioned something far more compelling than a conventional band bio.

A roaring rock ‘n’ roll experience, a heartrending family episode, and a cautionary showbiz story, Trouble Guys is a penetrating function of biography and a significant addition to the rock book canon.