Ed Stasium, Pt. 2 (Replacements, Ramones, Smithereens)

It's time to hear about producer Ed Stasium’s acclaimed new remix of the Replacements’ album Tim, as well as his work with the Ramones, Talking Heads and the Smithereens. How did Stasium make the "Let It Bleed Edition" of Tim so much more muscular than Tommy Erdelyi’s original mix? Has he gotten feedback from Paul Westerberg? How did Stasium work with Erdelyi (a.k.a. Tommy Ramone) on the classic early Ramones albums? How did he wind up playing on the Ramones' Phil Spector-produced End of the Century and getting held prisoner in Spector’s home? Why, despite the Smithereens’ Dennis Diken’s objections, does he like drummers to play with click tracks? What happened when Madonna was scheduled to sing on a Smithereens song? And what’s his secret to making music sound so good?