Weezer Covering R.E.M., Radiohead

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)
Tags: Weezer

More New Weezer B-Sides

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)
Tags: Grammys | T.I. | Weezer

Behind The Scenes Of "Pork And Beans"

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 Video (4 comments)
Tags: Tay Zonday | Weezer

Weezer Release Japanese Bonus Track, Interview With Tay Zonday, Details On Hootenanny Tour

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 Video (17 comments)
Tags: Grammys | Lil Wayne | Tay Zonday | Weezer

Tay Zonday Covers Weezer. With Weezer.

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 Video (24 comments)
Tags: Tay Zonday | Weezer

Premature Evaluation: Weezer - The Red Album

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 Premature Evaluation, Video (46 comments)
Tags: Weezer

New Weezer Video - "Pork And Beans"

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 Video (42 comments)
Tags: Dramatic Chipmunk | Kevin Federline | Tay Zonday | Weezer

Rivers Cuomo Is Still Writing A Song On YouTube

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 Video (14 comments)
Tags: Rivers Cuomo | Weezer

New Weezer - "Heart Songs," "Troublemaker," & "Dreamin'"

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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New Weezer - "The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations On A Shaker Hymn)," "Cold Dark World," "Everybody Get Dangerous," "Thought I Knew"

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 MP3 (113 comments)
Tags: Weezer

Weezer's Red Album Art & Tracklist

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 Album Art (67 comments)
Tags: Weezer

New Weezer - "Pork And Beans" (Full-Length Track)

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)
Tags: Andrew W.K. | Weezer

Weezer Offer A Taste Of "Pork And Beans"

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 Album Art (39 comments)
Tags: Andrew W.K. | Weezer

New Rivers Cuomo Video - "Lover In The Snow"

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 Video (9 comments)
Tags: Rivers Cuomo | Weezer

New Rivers Cuomo Video - "Blast Off!"

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 Video (13 comments)
Tags: Billy Corgan | David Scott Stone | Rivers Cuomo | The Smashing Pumpkins | Weezer

New Rivers Cuomo - "Blast Off"

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)
Tags: Rivers Cuomo | Weezer

New Weezer Slated For '08

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 MP3 (9 comments)
Tags: The XYZ Affair | Weezer

The New Weezer

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 MP3 (9 comments)
Tags: Weezer

What Rivers Cuomo Liked

The Harvard-educated rocker took time out from his litigious ways to write a column called "Stuff I Liked In '06" for the school paper, and we thought his choices were worth a look. Yeah, it's from last month, but you... CONTINUE READING WHAT RIVERS CUOMO LIKED»

Posted on January 16, 2007 (25 comments)
Tags: Rivers Cuomo | Weezer

Factory Girl Defaming Dylan?

If you were pumped about the release of the forthcoming Edie Sedgwick biopic Factory Girl, about the Andy Warhol-protegé's '60s-It Girl days and later drug abuse and suicide, you're part of a group that doesn't include Bobby D or Lou... CONTINUE READING FACTORY GIRL DEFAMING DYLAN?»

Beer Ad Without Permission Always Leads To Litigation

Isn't that how that drinking rhyme goes? Well, the Miller Brewing Company (of Miller beer fame) forgot that bit of wisdom when, allegedly, it ran ads in Rolling Stone using Weezer's name and likeness without clearing it with the band.... CONTINUE READING BEER AD WITHOUT PERMISSION ALWAYS LEADS TO LITIGATION»

Posted on October 3, 2006 in Where's The Beef? (11 comments)
Tags: Weezer

Rumors Of Weezer's Demise Greatly Exaggerated

Posted three days ago at weezer.com, which we don't visit 'cause they broke up, right? Wrong....A Public Service Announcement from the weez: We right here! (except for Pat who's on a family vacation right now) this PSA has been brought... CONTINUE READING RUMORS OF WEEZER'S DEMISE GREATLY EXAGGERATED»

Posted on August 22, 2006 (37 comments)
Tags: Weezer

Say It Ain't So

Harvard grad and Asian fetishist Rivers Cuomo tells MTVNews that Weezer are going bye-bye again."I've been writing a lot. I don't know what'll happen with these songs — if anything — I just sort of write them and I can't... CONTINUE READING SAY IT AIN'T SO»

Posted on July 12, 2006 in Video (27 comments)
Tags: Weezer

Weezer's "We Are All On Drugs" Video

When we were talking Weezer a few months back, few of you were impressed by the band's latest album, especially the tune "We Are All On Drugs." But I'm gonna recommend you all check out the video for it anyway:... CONTINUE READING WEEZER'S "WE ARE ALL ON DRUGS" VIDEO»

Posted on July 15, 2005 (72 comments)
Tags: Weezer

Chuck Klosterman's 21 CDs From The Past 3 Years

Chuck Klosterman, the cool-obsessed pop culture essayist who loves Kiss but believes "Coldplay is absolutely the shittiest fucking band I've ever heard in my entire life" (Pg. 3), has compiled a list of recent "high-quality" albums May Esquire readers can... CONTINUE READING CHUCK KLOSTERMAN'S 21 CDS FROM THE PAST 3 YEARS»