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Karl's Corner - 11/27/2010

*Special Announcement* Contrary to whats been mentioned in some interviews and advertisements, the order of the sets at these Memories shows is: FIRST the greatest hits set, THEN the classic album set (i.e. blue or pinkerton).
On to night 2! A different set of hits, and then on to Pinkerton, in its entirety - for the first time ever!
(later)
Sweet Jumpin Christmas, as Luke Cage, Power Man used to say back in the day! I'd say we're on to something here. I dont think its really possible for me to describe just how fun and epic tonights show was. Suffice it to say it was an VERY intense experience. The hits set was mostly different from the Blue night and included b-sides which are rarely if ever played, as well as "Only In Dreams". Watching that one get played two nights in a row brought me right back to the setlists of 1994, when we toured in "The Enforcer" AKA "Betsy", our great yet problematic van.
Tonight I had the honor and privilege of accompanying Rivers on "Butterfly", playing the simple drum beat. Back when the song was recorded for Pinkerton, it was so late at night that only me and Rivers were still at the studio, so he asked me to run through it with him on the drum, using just a bass drum turned on its side and draped with a towel. As you can hear on the Pinkerton Deluxe Edition, he also cut the song with no drums, so it was a real honor for me that the drums version was picked for the original album. Then when we went out to tour Pinkerton in '96-'97, Rivers asked me to come out and do the drum part when he played Butterfly, and that had not happened again till now. So thank you Rivers for letting me do it again. (Catch some nice video of this performance over on whatosaw.com).
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Big ups to everyone who came out, it really felt like a family affair, from the old school fans to the new to the crazy assortment of celebs who came to witness the special night of rock. Beth and Jorge reprised their singing assistance with style and panache. And a special weezer brotherhood shout out to Justin Fisher in the house - the Amherst House to be exact!
Tonight and every Memories show night, Brian is signing copies of his new CD by his other band The Relationship, up at the merch booths, right after weezer's performance.
Read the SPIN review of both L.A. Memories shows here.
Comment here if you went, or start a thread on our message boards, tell your tale!
To see these pix individually and larger, click here.
Also, remember to check weezer's Twitter/Yfrog photo/video page for photos taken on the fly as things happen!
...REMINDER: Here's a nice way to score some weezer goodies - go and download Gowalla at Gowalla.com for your smartphone - iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Palm, etc. Then use it to check-in at any Memories Tour date and get a free Weezer download, an exclusive Weezer badge, and connect with fellow weezer fans at the show!
...REMINDER: Weezer's all new online store is up now!
Category:Karl's Corner - November 2010
Karl's Corner - 11/28/2000

...A fresh 6 song demo was polished up today, thats the 4th demo in 4 weeks! This one consisted of the brand new songs "Break-Up", "Tough Guy Hat", "Drink In The Water", and "Mr. Taxman", plus remakes of "Mad Kow" (from the summer) and "Castles In The Sand" from the previous demos a few weeks ago.
...to the total surprise of the band, both the Philadelphia and Chicago shows have already sold out! Holy cow! Thats a whole lot of tickets to go that fast...I imagine that its possible that a small amount of tickets for these shows might be held back for sale after the "web-only" sale is over on Dec 31...but that's only an assumption on my part...
..and the Kevin and Bean "the real slim santa" CD came out yesterday, featuring weezer's "The Christmas Song"(original version)...I've gotten some comments that the production sounds a bit 'lo-fi'. I can definately confirm that the re-done remixed version thats gonna be on the Geffen radio promo 2-song "Christmas CD" is definitely superior. Still not exactly sure when radio stations should be getting that CD, but it must be very very soon...
...useful, (and not-so-good) news right from a fan...
"well, i emailed kevin and bean asking them if their christmas cd was going to
be available online or anything and how much of a shame it would be if it was
not because there are weezer fans all over the world wanting nothing more
than to sink their teeth into the first new song in years....and their reply
was: "sorry...only southern california...try ebay. --kevin"...i guess that's about
as official (and unfortunate) as it gets........
--colin
...and still no exact word on if weezer is doing 0 or 1 or 2 of L.A.'s KROQ-FM "Acoustic Christmas" shows, but we have confirmed the following, in San Diego....
...yeah i know, i know...hey! its gonna be fun, alright? now come on down check it out!...
Category:Karl's Corner - November 2000
Karl's Corner - 11/28/2001

...day off in St. Louis! Its gettin' COLD outside! We saw our first snow of the season last night out in the middle of nowhere, at a truck stop in Oklahoma. Time to bust out the winter jackets...Tonight most of the guys went to the U2 concert, which just so happened to be tonight here in St. Louis. Me and Pat stayed behind and got stupid. Well actually we worked on various computer problems, and heshed 'em out!
...Some EUROPE tour dates just got confirmed, check it out:
13 March - Madrid - Plaza de Toros Vista Alegre
15 Marzo - Barcelona - Palau Sant Jordi
16 Marzo - S.Sebastian - Plaza de Toros de Illumbe
The shows are "Movistar" events, which are apparently some big TV/Radio thing. The line-up will be:
The Cranberries (headlining)
Dover
Weezer (playing 2nd out of 4)
+ one local band
more details (and hopefully more dates!) to be added to the "Tour" page...
... and heres a special "p.o.v." from the Long Beach show, a few days late, but nevertheless cool...
::: "Just got back from the weezer show in Long Beach California on the 23rd and
::: had to write about how much fun I had. It was good seeing the guys again and
::: watching the show. Haven't seen em in a while. I remember seeing them in LA
::: when only 20 people went to the shows. Seeing them in a hockey arena fills my
::: heart with joy, knowing that all those people came to see and hear weezer. If
::: anyone wants, I have naked pictures of Pat..." --Darrin Pfeiffer, Goldfinger. 
Category:Karl's Corner - November 2001
Karl's Corner - 11/28/2009

...todays photo is of Kazuhiro Hara, who co-wrote Raditude's "The Underdogs" with Rivers. Kazuhiro sent the photo from his studio in Japan. 
...a recent text message from Brian Bell: "Just heard "In The Mall" on TV during the Eagles/Bears game!" NICE.
...well the Weezer Thanksgiving Week TV Blitz has come and gone. If you tuned into everything, you got: "(If you're wondering it I want you to) I want you to" (with Sara Bareilles) and "I'm your daddy" on Jimmy Kimmel, "(If you're wondering it I want you to) I want you to" with Max Weinburg guesting on drums (who came straight from the Springsteen E Street band farewell(?) show in Buffalo!) and the Max Weinberg 7 guys on horns) on Conan O'Brien, and finally a full half hour of the weez on Thanksgiving nights Carson Daly show, including live performances, interviews with everyone (including me) and other whatnot from the 10/24 Hollywood Palladium show. Hope you could catch some or all of it! 
...Next Tuesday the December portion of the Raditude Tour kicks off at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago! The guys have been working hard on preparing the show, tuning up some songs that havent been in the setlist for a while, as well as tightening up the classics and working on whats become the usual over the last year: surprises. 
...New BBC interview with Rivers here.
...Rivers picks his favorite guitar riff for Musicradar.com.
...Reminder - Rivers was interviewed by SIDNEY the Raditude cover star dog, here.
...upcoming TV:
* Weezer will be hosting Mtv2's Subterranean show on December 6th.
* STILL UNKNOWN airdate - Weezer performing a cool song about bugs while in bug costumes, on the Yo Gabba Gabba show! Airtime TBA.
Category:Karl's Corner - November 2009
Karl's Corner - 11/29/2010

Back in the glorious city of San Francisco, todays big challenge was sorting out how to get the equipment and everything fitting in the very unusual [but pleasing to the eye] "thrust stage" hall of the Nob Hill Masonic Center. Many of the normal tech conventions present in regular theaters were totally absent, giving our courageous crew quite a conundrum. They worked everything out in time for the "Blue" show, of course, but it wasnt the easiest setup theyve done! Meanwhile, I had a blast giving the pre-show behind the scenes tours to the I Love All Access VIP gang. Later, the show was pretty stellar. Some of the timing and other little issues that were I.D.'s after the first L.A. show were tweaked to good effect, and everything felt really solid. Big ups to all the devoted fans and friends who came to help celebrate! A shout out to Jackie and Kristy, who once hosted the famous Pasadena fanclub gathering with Mykel and Carli back in '96. And a shout out to Adam Orth for being the man.
Comment here if you went, or start a thread on our message boards, tell your tale!
To see these pix individually and larger, click here.
Also, remember to check weezer's Twitter/Yfrog photo/video page for photos taken on the fly as things happen!
...REMINDER: Here's a nice way to score some weezer goodies - go and download Gowalla at Gowalla.com for your smartphone - iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Palm, etc. Then use it to check-in at any Memories Tour date and get a free Weezer download, an exclusive Weezer badge, and connect with fellow weezer fans at the show!
Category:Karl's Corner - November 2010
Karl's Corner - 11/29/2022

weezer INDONESIA! At long last, after 8 years we’ve returned to this amazing country - how did the time fly by so fast?
11/26/22: Jakarta - Headline set at the Soundrenaline Festival...
Indonesian weezer fans (and those from neighboring countries who made the trek) have shown legendary love and devotion for many years, and we are so fortunate to have you guys in our corner! For this show, Rivers took a deep dive into Indonesian, adding to the long list of languages he has spoken and sung on stages around the world. It went over well!
An eyewitness account from long time weezer Fan Club member Hasief Ardiasyah #1312:
"...For Weezer's first ever show in Jakarta way back in 2013, they played the Blue Album in full plus the other greatest hits and even "Across the Sea" which had me sobbing like a baby. So the bar was raised high when the band finally came back to headline the Soundrenaline Festival, and they achieved it courtesy of a cover of the Indonesian Eighties pop classic "Anak Sekolah" by the late legend Chrisye, along with a selection of Indonesian banter by Rivers that felt so authentic some people in the crowd were certain someone was feeding him lines through his in-ears. Nope, just a lot of care and hard work went into it. And so the bar has been further raised for the band's Bali show in a few days. Watch this space..."
Photo credits 📸:
#1 Faizal Fanani @ichalgeek
#2 Galuh Putri @gaaaaaaals
#3 Yochana Sulle @fluffchirp
#4 Yoga Nandiwardhana #6631 @yonan32
#5 Kuntum Hapsari Lalean #3393 (@iiekkhlalean) and Erlynda Taufik #5685 (@lyndataufik) with their friend Dhony
#6 Faizal Fanani @ichalgeek
#WFC4life #karlscorner
Category:Karl's Corner - November 2022
Karl's Corner - 11/30/2004

...Suprise new weezer release, just in time for the holidays! 
...click on the pic above for a large size version...
Patrick Wilson and his wife Jennifer are proud to announce the birth of their son, Charles Patrick Wilson, a.k.a. Charlie! Born at 3:24 PM on Tuesday, 11/30. Congratulations!
more Charlie here!
Category:Karl's Corner - November 2004
Karl's Corner - 11/30/2009

Today the troops assembled in Chicagoland for the first Weezer appearence here since last year. Yesterday the crew and the gear showed up, today everything got set up and tested all morning and afternoon, and in the evening the band arrived, fresh off the plane from L.A. to fine tune the rock for tomorrows tour kickoff here at the Aragon Ballroom. They rehearsed for about 3-4 hours, going over sections of the set and repeating various songs to get the sounds dialed in and the transitions ironed out. The bulk of the preparation was already done in the past 2 weeks of rehearsals back in L.A., but theres always things to go over one more time...
...Tuesday morning 12/1, keep an eye on this site! 
...We're excited to offer you this exclusive t-shirt brought to you by MySpace Music and Shockhound. Supplies are limited, so click the image below to get your shirt now!
...Here's a new Rivers interview, with the Toronto Sun/Jam Canada
...upcoming TV:
* Weezer will be hosting Mtv2's Subterranean show this coming Sunday December 6th.
* STILL UNKNOWN airdate - Weezer performing a cool song about bugs while in bug costumes, on the Yo Gabba Gabba show! Airtime TBA.
...weezer tribute band alert!
The Wheeze will be playing at Paladino's in Tarzana, CA on Saturday, December 5 @ 7 PM. 
(click on any photo for a full size version) 
Category:Karl's Corner - November 2009
Karl's Corner - 11/30/2010

Night 2 in SF! More hits, b-sides, and Pinkerton, played in its entirely for only the second time ever! This night was pretty close to epic by everyone's account. weezer acquired another cool stage prop tonight, to go with the re-created "Bokkus" drum head and the Chewbacca standup courtesy the boardies, but this one is just for these shows: thanks to Mike McCarthy for the loan of the =w= flag! And a shout out to Steve from yfrog, Adam Orth again on the scene (thanks for the amazing behind the scenes peek at Lucasfilm!), and big ups to Jim Davis AKA "Gim Debbis from Bafalo Spel is Rong?" (...its a long story)!
Comment here if you went, or start a thread on our message boards, tell your tale!
To see these pix individually and larger, click here.
Brian's The Relationship album was released today! Congratulations Brian! Check it out!!!
Also, remember to check weezer's Twitter/Yfrog photo/video page for photos taken on the fly as things happen!
...REMINDER: Here's a nice way to score some weezer goodies - go and download Gowalla at Gowalla.com for your smartphone - iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Palm, etc. Then use it to check-in at any Memories Tour date and get a free Weezer download, an exclusive Weezer badge, and connect with fellow weezer fans at the show!
Category:Karl's Corner - November 2010
Karl's Corner - 12/01/2001

...opening the show in Madison tomorrow: Duvall. Duvall is essentially the current version of the band who were once called The Smoking Popes. The Smoking Popes were (and remain so as Duvall, I'm told) a very cool Chicago band who shared the "Angus" soundtrack with weezer back in the day, and they rock hard! This will be an excellent substitution for J.E.W., who had to run off to Florida for a few days to do some radio shows.
...turns out "Movistar" is a cell phone company in Spain. So the shows in Spain are being 'presented' by a big wireless company. ok, we've got that straight now, right? Cell phones. Cell Phones. Bleargh!
...as in 2000, this years 2001 KROQ (L.A.) Kevin and Bean Christmas CD will have a weezer song on it, but I'm still waiting on confirmation of which track. It will likely be a b-side/rarity that hasnt been on a cd yet. The CD will be in SoCal stores on December 11...
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2001
Karl's Corner - 12/02/2000

"im angered that weezer is so unaware of the intensity of their fan
base as well as the feeling im getting of disconnection because your no
longer my deep little secret. Don't get me wrong im glad weezer is up and
about again, but they are going so mainstream with it and its not even for
their fans now."
"I would support any decision that they make, except for one. Going on MTV.
I was watching the spin.com interview, and I couldn't help but almost have a
heartattack as Mikey and Brian expressed their desires to be on the biggest
sellout show of all time, TRL. Now I know these two chaps have great senses of
humor, so I hope this was all a joke. But please, don't let weezer be on posters
that will be hung in a little 12-year-old girl's room."
"The only thing i am scared of and things other people might be scared
about is you all going VERY VERY mainstream like.........as popular as a band
like blink182 or limp bizkit. Yeah....... i mean i would love for you guys
to go somewhat mainstream.....but i would be really disappointed if you guys
ended up on TRL or frequently appearing on Mtv. I think this would cause
weezer to loose their supportive fanbase and the people who would have
always like you and turning the fanbase into a bunch of teenypoppin 10-20 yr
old people who will listen to that one single or two for a month and then
never listen to the album again."
"...I do see a problem with sailing under a corporate flag. Weezer loses its
garage-band-type appearance when this company goes and spends money on the tour."
"Weezer is formost a pop band. Of course. But they have strong grunge/indie
influences. I would hate to see that s**t on."
"it is easy to feel dissapointed at the recent swell in weezer fan numbers. it's
us hard-core fans who have been with =w= since the beginning, have always seen weezer
as a little-known secret of musical genius. now, with so many people starting to
like weezer, being a fan is becoming more and more impersonal, and doesn't mean as
much to us. i enjoy the new material also, but i feel that it is attempting to please
too large of an audience."
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2000
Karl's Corner - 12/02/2002

...letter o' the week!
"...I am thinking that most of the record companies are not liking the MP3 availability over the internet. however, I would contend that without such MP3's I would have never have listened to Weezer at all, ever. I am now a fan and like the band very much. I believe that there are many other Pakistanis who are also liking the band. I hope that you send this message to the record company that governs this band and tell them to go to hell and that MP3's are very good for promotion.
Thank you very much, ---Romel
[more news and stuff coming down the pike!] 
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2002
Karl's Corner - 12/02/2010

Hey folks, its time for some video fun. The good people at Yfrog have hooked us up with some of the new Sony Bloggies, so that starting today (and continuing each and every day for the next 24 days), we're releasing an all new behind the scenes weezer webisode for your enjoyment on yfrog! As always with weezer webisodes, these new vids range all over the map from fairly slick edited pieces to truly random as-it-happened activity, but the common denominators are weezer and fun. Look for links to our daily new videos on our twitter and facebook accounts, and check out our yfrog video gallery page at yfrog.com/bloggie.
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2010
Karl's Corner - 12/03/2010

Today we're getting a little extra nuts and putting up not one but 2 new webisodes in the yfrog video gallery page! #22 is up now, #23 coming later today!
Weezer Webisode #22: Doctors Are Recommending It
Weezer Webisode #23: Shredzen Sie Deutch
Enjoy! and remember, we're adding a new webisode every day from now till xmas!
...One of weezer's trusted and gifted roadies, Doug Forsdick, has been nominated for "Roadie Of The Year" for his work with Weezer and Rod Stewart in the Tour Link Conference "Top Dog" award. Please vote for Doug! he frickin' rules and we love him. Please register at tourlinkconference.com to cast your vote! 
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2010
Karl's Corner - 12/03/2013

New Show - Jan 31. 2014 - Scottsdale, AZ
weezer fans and those that oughta be! We're looking ahead to 2014, and we know that as awesome as the Weezer Cruise is gonna be in February, we have to do plenty more shows than ones on a boat and a beach in the Bahamas. So here’s the first new show announcement of 2014 – Scottsdale, Arizona! On Friday Jan 31, were playing at the Coors Light Birds Nest, as part of a series of concerts to coincide with the Phoenix Open PGA golf tournament. So it looks like weezer in a warm spot in February, with a side of golf. Join us! Tickets available now here:http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/19004B6ECD044E25
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2013
Karl's Corner - 12/03/2022

weezer INDONESIA Show #2!
11/29/22: Bali - The Road To Now Playing Festival, headline set...
Once in a while, despite having traveled the world to rock out for nearly 30 years, weezer sets up the rock at a new (to them) location. While this show was the 3rd ever weezer show in Indonesia, it was their first ever in the beautiful resort town of Bali. The legends of Bali proved true for the weez, everyone was blown away by the natural beauty of the island and the warm kindness shared by the locals. This show's rundown is provided once again by longtime weezer Fan Club member #1312, Hasief Ardiasyah, who has been holding down weezer fandom in Indonesia since the 90's!
(See comments for his story!)
Photo credits 📸:
#1-6 Raka Syahreza @rakasyah.reza (#1 showing Ario Hendarwan @arjosoenarjo and Pandu Fathoni @pandufuzztoni of The Adams @theadamsband guesting)
#7 Festival attendee Quinn dressed as the Blue Album, photo by Hasief Ardiasyah #1312
#8 weezer Fan Club meetup photo, Hasief #1312 @hasiefardiasyah, Erlynda Taufik #5685 @lyndataufik, and Yoga Nandiwardhana #6631 @yonan32, all of whom made the 1,100 mile trip eastward from Jakarta!
#WFC4life #karlscorner
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weezer "...Taking place at the kind of breathtaking locale that "Island in the Sun" could've been written about, Weezer's headlining set at Road to Now Playing Festival in Peninsula Nusa Dua, Bali turned out to be just as epic in its own right as the Jakarta show three nights earlier. Besides the big hits, the band also brought out deeper cuts like the Blue Album's "The World Has Turned and Left Me Here" (for the first time since 2019 apparently) and Pinkerton era b-side "I Just Threw Out the Love of My Dreams" which has received a new lease on life recently. Rivers even modified his now-famous Indonesian banter and specifically tailored it to the Bali crowd, making it all the more memorable for all in attendance.
You could also see the extent of Weezer's influence on the Indonesian bands on the bill. Ariel, superstar frontman of Noah, was down in the crowd and singing along to "Say It Ain't So" like he was transported back to his days of covering the song when he was still a junior high kid in Bandung. Meanwhile, Ario and Pandu of Jakarta favorites The Adams got onstage to add something special to Weezer's second performance of "Anak Sekolah" and most likely the last...unless Rivers, Brian, Scott and Patrick come back to Indonesia. Considering how fun these two shows were, why wouldn't they return? Let's just hope it doesn't take over eight years next time..."
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2022
Karl's Corner - 12/04/2010

Todays December Daily Weezer Webisode is now up! Weezer Webisode #24: BOH!
Enjoy! and remember, we're adding a new webisode to yfrog every day from now till xmas! They are all automatically gathered on our yfrog Bloggie player page here.
...One of weezer's trusted and gifted roadies, Doug Forsdick, has been nominated for "Roadie Of The Year" for his work with Weezer and Rod Stewart in the Tour Link Conference "Top Dog" award. Please vote for Doug! he frickin' rules and we love him. Please register at tourlinkconference.com to cast your vote! 
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2010