Last night was something like my 40th set of music in under a week, and it came on the heels of my second night with My Bloody Valentine (Roseland was amazing). But still it was never in danger of being... CONTINUE READING WEEZER @ MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NYC 9/24/08»
Posted on September 25, 2008 in (16 comments)
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Rivers and company are out on tour supporting that much blogged Red Album, and they're raking it in arena-style. (Tonight they'll be at MSG proper. I'll be there, hoping they play Pinkerton front-to-back. Shh, I know.) The Village Voice (via... CONTINUE READING WEEZER COVER OASIS, ARE PSYCHED ABOUT THEIR TOUR REVENUE»
Posted on September 24, 2008 in (14 comments)
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Popular "suburban rapper" Asher Roth samples Weezer's "Say It Ain't So" in his debut single "I Love College." It leaked yesterday. It's been a long time since we've mentioned Weezer. The Morrisville, PA rapper (who currently lives in Atlanta) is... CONTINUE READING "SUBURBAN RAPPER" SAMPLES WEEZER, WEEZER ANNOUNCE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR»
Posted on August 6, 2008 in , (56 comments)
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Following in the footsteps of Shearwater, Weezer have their very own Talk Talk cover. When we were rounding up Red's b-sides, their version of "Life's What You Make It" came up in the comments, but we hadn't heard it. Now... CONTINUE READING WEEZER COVER TALK TALK»
Posted on July 2, 2008 in (6 comments)
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Weezer recorded some unplugged songs for AOL: They did tracks off Red ("Pork And Beans," "Troublemaker"), something from Pinkerton ("Why Bother" with Brian Bell on vocals, Cuomo on drums), and three Red B-sides you've already heard ("Miss Sweeney," "It's Easy,"... CONTINUE READING WEEZER VISITS RED, REVISITS PINKERTON ON AOL»
Posted on June 25, 2008 in (26 comments)
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Weezer's in the midst of Red and their Hootenanny tour. As we let you know last week, Rivers and the boys are mixing R.E.M., Psychedelic Furs, Gary Numan, and Radiohead covers into their special please-touch set lists. As proof, we... CONTINUE READING WEEZER & FANS COVER RADIOHEAD»
Posted on June 23, 2008 in (25 comments)
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Between Red and various bonuses, Weezer's given us plenty of Weezer lately. Hell, why not give us songs written by other people, too? NME reports the UK "Pork And Beans" single will come in three versions with three different B-Sides,... CONTINUE READING WEEZER COVERING R.E.M., RADIOHEAD»
Posted on June 18, 2008 (6 comments)
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Yup, Red continues birthing new b-sides. Last week we heard Rivers do BoA's "メリクリ." Now, there are four songs you may not want to sink your teeth into: "It's Easy" offers loose, jammy country western(ish) sounds (which make me think... CONTINUE READING MORE NEW WEEZER B-SIDES»
Posted on June 9, 2008 (14 comments)
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You thought it was when Tay Zonday covered the song with Weezer, but it is this, dear friends, that marks the logical conclusion of the "Pork And Beans" meta-meme. We hope. Until the DVD version comes out with Rivers' audio... CONTINUE READING BEHIND THE SCENES OF "PORK AND BEANS"»
Posted on June 6, 2008 in (4 comments)
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For the Japanese version of Red, Rivers puts his heart into a cover of Korean-born j- and k-pop star BoA's "メリクリ," or "Meri Kuri." It's not very good. It helps if you've heard the original, too. But it's still not... CONTINUE READING WEEZER RELEASE JAPANESE BONUS TRACK, INTERVIEW WITH TAY ZONDAY, DETAILS ON HOOTENANNY TOUR»
Posted on June 5, 2008 in (17 comments)
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Didn't we already exhaust Tay's 15MB of fame? No. We did not. Because Rivers discovered YouTube, and then hired YouTube's Most Viewed alum for Weezer's "Pork And Beans" video, and then had Brian sit down with Tay to do an... CONTINUE READING TAY ZONDAY COVERS WEEZER. WITH WEEZER.»
Posted on June 3, 2008 in (24 comments)
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Red leaked in fits and starts and birthed "Pork And Beans"'s beloved YouTube-centric video before we'd heard the album from start to finish. Though we had most of it. If you add it up -- three plus four and carry... CONTINUE READING PREMATURE EVALUATION: WEEZER - THE RED ALBUM»
Posted on May 27, 2008 in , (46 comments)
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Weezer's new music video, you guys: (via stereogum) This means YouTube is over, right? They've shut down the uploading function and are deleting the libraries. When you go to YouTube from now on it will just be this video along... CONTINUE READING THE ULTIMATE ARGUMENT SETTLER: THE TOP 10 YOUTUBE SENSATIONS WHO DIDN'T MAKE IT INTO THE WEEZER VIDEO»
Posted on May 23, 2008 in , , (5 comments)
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Red has been leaking bit by bit -- three songs here, four songs there -- and so far we're all a little less than enthused. Remember when people were enthused, though? Way back when we first sampled "Pork And Beans"?... CONTINUE READING NEW WEEZER VIDEO - "PORK AND BEANS"»
Posted on May 23, 2008 in (42 comments)
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As you may have heard, Rivers Cuomo is asking for your help in writing a new song. RC started out telling us it should be "fun" as well as "poppy" and "tough," then folks suggested titles. "'80s Radio" won. If... CONTINUE READING RIVERS CUOMO IS STILL WRITING A SONG ON YOUTUBE»
Posted on May 21, 2008 in (14 comments)
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For better or for worse (ok, mostly worse), tracks from Weezer's LP6 are swishing around the web. This could explain why Interscope has pushed up the album's release date a few weeks, from 6/24 to 6/3. Or maybe it's just... CONTINUE READING NEW WEEZER - "HEART SONGS," "TROUBLEMAKER," & "DREAMIN'"»
Posted on May 15, 2008 (41 comments)
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We've all consumed a few servings of "Pork And Beans," so it's about time additional Red-era tunes have popped up to provide Weezer fans nourishment. "The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations on a Shaker Hymn)" is as epic as... CONTINUE READING NEW WEEZER - "THE GREATEST MAN THAT EVER LIVED (VARIATIONS ON A SHAKER HYMN)," "COLD DARK WORLD," "EVERYBODY GET DANGEROUS," "THOUGHT I KNEW"»
Posted on May 8, 2008 in (112 comments)
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The wait's over. We spent quite a bit of time this past last week nibbling "Pork And Beans" and wondering where the single's minimalist cover scheme (look to the right to partially jog your memory) would fit into the overall... CONTINUE READING WEEZER'S RED ALBUM ART & TRACKLIST»
Posted on April 22, 2008 in (66 comments)
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Earlier this week, a snippet of "Pork And Beans" surfaced. Now Weezer has a more filling portion streaming over at their site: Zone out on the spinning Weezer logo while you soak up the workout, Oakley, music biz, and Timbaland... CONTINUE READING NEW WEEZER - "PORK AND BEANS" (FULL-LENGTH TRACK)»
Posted on April 17, 2008 (64 comments)
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Recently we've spotted Rivers playing soccer and otherwise Alone, but a new Weezer LP's on the horizon, starting with a serving of "Pork And Beans." The snippet portion over at Amazon is small, but it gives you an idea --... CONTINUE READING WEEZER OFFER A TASTE OF "PORK AND BEANS"»
Posted on April 14, 2008 in (39 comments)
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Rivers Cuomo gets sentimental in this "Lover In The Snow" clip. Before the song starts, he gives us an emotional voice over monologue about how he romanticized soccer because his dad loved it -- he drew soccer scenes for pop,... CONTINUE READING NEW RIVERS CUOMO VIDEO - "LOVER IN THE SNOW"»
Posted on March 19, 2008 in (9 comments)
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If we've learned one thing since blogging about Rivers Cuomo's solo home recordings, it's that Weezer fans know their trivia frighteningly well. And, hey, speaking of frightening, the video for Alone single "Blast Off!" is pretty eerie, especially considering Cuomo's... CONTINUE READING NEW RIVERS CUOMO VIDEO - "BLAST OFF!"»
Posted on January 11, 2008 in (13 comments)
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In a Weezer state of mind, Rivers Cuomo hits that "Beverly Hills" (et al) bounce on "Blast Off." You can hear the new, feeling blue (or green), beer drinking (to go with your hash pipe) tune over at MySpace. When... CONTINUE READING NEW RIVERS CUOMO - "BLAST OFF"»
Posted on November 26, 2007 (31 comments)
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When we heard the new Rentals tune, we threw down the gauntlet at camp Weezer, saying "your move." Rivers took that shit to heart. A new update to weezer.com, complete with kiddie pic..."Hey Party-People, Weezer is just polishing up a... CONTINUE READING NEW WEEZER SLATED FOR '08»
Posted on June 27, 2007 in (9 comments)
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Reader Lucas K. writes:Perez Hilton randomly called my good friend's band Chester French "The New Weezer." They're great, nothing really like weezer....they were offered a deal with [redacted at Lukas's request], last I heard...not sure if they signed w/ them... CONTINUE READING THE NEW WEEZER»
Posted on March 28, 2007 in (9 comments)
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