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Karl's Corner - 09/12/2008

500px|09/12/08 Troublemaker Tour Show 3: Tokyo Club Zepp 
After a day off which involved a flight from Fukuoka to Tokyo (which we were on when the earthquake hit Northern Japan, so we didn't know it had happened till we landed), and a lot of walking around Shibuya marvelling at the sheer quantity of people, stores, sounds, lights, and vehicles (enhanced with a Mos Burger visit, naturally), today was the 1st of 2 Tokyo shows. The show is at the biggest of all Club Zepps. Zepp Club are fun to do - the staff is really pro and the venue just feels right for rock - and sounds awesome. More venues should be run like these places. 
Man, people were packed into the Zepp - some serious steam in the air, and super high energy all around. Things are really sounding and looking better every night. Tonights Hootenanny was the best yet as well. The band and crew are working very hard to whip the show into shape, and the many suggestions and opinions of the fans are being listened to and taken seriously. It's a little tricky making major adjustments on the fly, but Weezer is a band who can buckle down and reanoint, call an audible. Dont let them play football. 
Here are some pictures from tonights wicked rock show (click on a picture to see it bigger):
...Also: 
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Category:Karl's Corner - September 2008
Karl's Corner - 09/12/2009

Weezer's upcoming 7th studio album "Raditude", starring Sidney the dog! Make your own cover remix featuring Sidney over on Spinner.com - AOL Music is now running a contest through next week - then you will be able to vote on their favorite Raditude Remix Cover - The winner will get a 12"x12" (LP sized) print of their winning cover autographed by the band! 
*** NEW SINGLE "I Want You To" on iTunes now! Click here! ***
*** "RADIO WEEZER” has launched, check it out! ***
...After a crazy blast of thunderstorms in San Francisco last night, the dawn broke clear and we headed out to the deepest hinterlands of the North East Sacramento-ish Rural Non-Affiliated Sector, where they put this Sleep Train Ampitheater for no clear reason. But we are here now, and many fans are too, presumably from Sacto, Davis, etc. Rock Time Is Now. Rock Time was good! Despite its odd location, Sleep train sounds very good and the people and weezer were having a good time. Another ukelele bites the dust - such is the toll exacted by the forces of rock, and roll. 
Were you at this show? Post your stories here.
(click on any photo for a full size version)
...heres a picture of the merch thats available on this tour, click it for full size:
...New Contest! Enter to win a signed gift bag from Weezer, All-American Rejects, Blink 182 and Chester French and receive a FREE Chester French MP3!
Enter to win 1 of 5 signed gift bags with signed stuff from Weezer, The All-American Rejects, Blink 182 and Chester French and receive a FREE Chester French MP3 immediately! 
Each gift bag includes: 
- signed Blink 182 poster
- signed Blink 182 “Greatest Hits” CD
- signed Rivers Cuomo lithograph
- a “Pork and Beans” 7”
- signed The All-American Rejects picture
- The All-American Rejects “AAR” necklace
- signed Chester French “Love The Future” Vinyl
- signed Chester French “Love The Future” CD 
Click HERE to enter, good luck! For official sweepstakes rules go here. 
...Jillian's Blog - Scott Shiner's wife Jillian is blogging about her experiences on this tour as a new mother and rock tour wife. Good stuff!
...Josh Freese's Twitter
...Twitter Search: Weezer - the power of the fans with the cams! 
...Reminder: Weezer's new single, the first from their upcoming 7th album "Raditude" is called "(If you're wondering if i want you to) I want you to". And the super simple radio request phrase once again is: "(If you're wondering if i want you to play "(If you're wondering if i want you to) I want you to", yes, I want you to play "(If you're wondering if i want you to) I want you to". What could be easier? ***Debuted at #21 on 8/27! #1 most played on KROQ Los Angeles! Thanks to you!***
"Raditude". Out 10/27 from Weezer. Produced by Jacknife Lee and Butch Walker. Featuring (If you're wondering if i want you to) I want you to", "Trippin' Down The Freeway", "Can't Stop Partying", "The Girl Got Hot", "I'm Your Daddy", and "In The Mall", just to name a few! 
Category:Karl's Corner - September 2009
Karl's Corner - 09/12/2010

...Folks, the new weezer record "Hurley" drops in just 2 days, but you can pick it up RIGHT NOW at any PacSun store Link has been removed on Weezerpedia because it is no longer available. (Original link: http://shop.pacsun.com/search/Weezer/index.search?ICID=0000749). And they also have some very cool new weezer style clothes for sale that are limited and only available at PacSun.
...On Sirius-XM Radio's Alt-Nation channel Link has been changed on Weezerpedia because the original redirect is no longer active. (Original link: http://bit.ly/L1nNm), they have been debuting new Weezer music from 'Hurley' all weekend! Also you can hear the band doing several brand new performances of some new and older tracks in the Sirius-XM studio. This is still going on right now.
***Hurley Pre-Order packages via Bravado: exclusive shirts, prints, wristband avail w/ "Hurley" preorders. Cool stuff!*** Link has been changed on Weezerpedia to an archived capture on archive.org.
***Hurley Pre-Order packages via Epitaph: Many variations and permutations to choose from! Exclusive new T-Shirts!***
...REMINDER: If you havent seen it yet, watch our new music video, for the lead off Hurley single "Memories"! Link has been removed on Weezerpedia because it is no longer available. (Original link: http://www.mtv.com/videos/weezer/559819/memories.jhtml) It debuted on Mtv and mtv.com yesterday, check it out! Jackass! Skating! Stunts! Shredding! Shralping!
...REMINDER: on Wednesday, September 15th, Weezer are playing on the Tonight Show w/ Jay Leno! Tune in! And if your gonna be near Burbank, CA that day, now you know why you need to try and get in the audience!
...new weezer.com coming very soon! Stay tuned!
==Notes==
Category:Karl's Corner - September 2010
Karl's Corner - 09/12/2011

2011/09/12 Weezer Cruise + more
Behold, the Weezer Cruise temporary tattoo! The band, myself and everyone working for weezer is getting more and more excited about the Weezer Cruise coming up in January. Stay tuned for some announcements later this week!!
...Brian did a pair of interviews at the recent festival show up in Squamish, B.C.. The first one was with Leacocks.com, and is kinda funny, and its linked to here. The second one is a video interview with VanMusic (also includes some "Pumped Up kicks" footage from the show), and here it is:
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...Rivers is one of the judges for the Adobe Imagination Challenge. Check out his profile video and if you got something to share, enter the contest! Also there are prizes you could win just for voting on the submissions too.
...Hanson, yes, that Hanson, all grown up, gets loose and slinky on "Troublemaker". Plus an interview on why they wanted to cover it. 
Category:Karl's Corner - September 2011
Karl's Corner - 09/12/2024

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weezer In New York, concrete jungle where dreams are made of, there’s nothing you cant do! And that includes landing a spaceship in Madison Square Garden @thegarden and rocking out 30 light years to the Blue planet for a sold out crowd! This isn’t our first rodeo at MSG, but it was certainly the most epic! It’s been an emotional ride to be sure since playing the Z100 show in December ‘94 here. Thanks to the fans for sticking with us! And thanks to our stellar flight crew for moving mountains to make this tour and this show happen, and thank you to our wonderful friends in @flaminglips and @dinosaurjr ! #vttbp #karlscorner #only100togotocatchuptoBillyJoel
Category:Karl's Corner - September 2024
Karl's Corner - 09/13/2000

The hammer comes down... today the band learned from Interscope that they CANNOT start recording the new album unless they definitely have a producer! This flies in the face of the band's insistence on starting on October 23 "by any means necessary", and puts a serious damper on their hopes for getting the new record off the ground on schedule...Despite numerous meetings with potential producers, including some that they were even stoked on, as of this writing there is STILL no official agreement with anyone, and the guys must anxiously await word from their hopeful choices....
...The Sept 17th show in Clovis, CA now looks likely to be the LAST weezer show of the year, so if you were hesitating on going before, and you can make it there, dont sleep on this one!
...Many of you have asked about if its possible to buy the new weezer merchandise without being able to go to a show. Finally, we can announce that, while the details are not set yet, there will be (as soon as a bunch of stuff is sorted out) a full weezer online store built into the RWA, carrying all the shirts from the tour plus lots more! This as-yet-to-be-created page will replace the merchandise page and will even take credit cards. Please hold off on asking any questions yet, as 99 percent of the details are still up in the air. 
"im gonna tell my grandchildren about this"-Melissa Arasin, Dallas fan
"I almost died before the show started"-John Mendoza,Dallas fan referring to the nasty pushing and shoving that erupted before the band hit the stage
...Big thanks to Jimmy Kirk of Houston (pictured below with some freinds...what a motley looking crew!) for hooking up weezer with some much needed computer hardware!
...And also a big thank you to Martin Danyluk, whose outlook express fix-it suggestion was the only one of the many kind suggestions to work! Thank you everyone who sent some help, and big thanks to Martin for hitting the nail on the head!karl@weezer.net is fully functional again!
"I thought the vma's horrible. A good f***ing award would be with shows of Weezer, Nofx, Foo Fighters, Eel's and Radiohead. (Mtv Brasil transmited the vma's) --Regards, Renato Silva, from Brazil"
Renato's comment pretty much sums up what the majority of you had to say about the VMA's...thanks for responding!...now go get some new mpegs over at the WFO!
Category:Karl's Corner - September 2000
Karl's Corner - 09/13/2001

...ok, here's the breaking news on the show scheduled for tomorrow in San Diego: it has been postponed, but like the San Jose show, i have no word whatsoever as to when it could be rescheduled. As soon as we have more on this as well as any updates on all future tourdates, they will be here on weezer.com. Thanks for your patience and understanding in this stuff, and let's all keep both the victims and rescue workers in NYC, DC and Pennsylvania close to our hearts... 
Category:Karl's Corner - September 2001
Karl's Corner - 09/13/2004

...summer recording session, day 42. Today Rivers worked on his vocals, then Scott and Brian did some 'semi-gang' backing vocals, and finally Brian worked on lead guitar and solos. The song they were working on was one of the few that was still feeling sorta 'not quite there', and after this new stuff was layered on, its a lot more 'there'!
Looks like the recording work will extend beyone Rivers' departure for school on Thursday, with Pat, Brian and Scott using the following week or so to add various parts and overdubs that there wont be time for while Rivers is still here doing his vocal work, as well as several days set aside for Chad to clean everything up and bring the tracks up to their best.
 
Category:Karl's Corner - September 2004
Karl's Corner - 09/13/2005

...MB '05 Tour: Day 87: Houston TX - CW Mitchell Pavillion (Woodlands)
A'waaaay out in the woods outside'a Houston, lies what was once the Woodlands Pavilion, in an area that could at one time be properly labeled 'out in the middle of nowhere'. Now its the CW Mitchell Pavillion, and its not exactly out in the middle of nowhere anymore, as "somewhere" has come to Woodlands, in the form of roads, shops, Starbucks, parking garages, streets and housing. The theme of 'The Woodlands' has been strictly preserved however, as everywhere you look are trees and forest, wherever you'd normally see just grass or dirt in most developments. Its sort of as if a piece of suburbia was carefully wedged into a vast tract of forest. Kind of refreshing actually.
Well, anyway, out in the hot humid 'backwoods', we came to bring the Foozer tour to thousands of Houston area fans. And. It. Was. Good. At first it seemed like the outdoor crowd was a little sleepy, but the relentless Weezer assault prodded them to full alertness, singing along to classics old and new, including "Perfect Situation" and "Say It Ain't So".
Thanks to Joey, 'possibly from your hometown', for helping out on acoustic guitar tonight!
fan reaction! (more on the comment page, add your own too)
"...The Houston show last night was definitely one for the books. Laws were broken in this sensational display of musical talent by Mae, Weezer, and the Foo Fighters. I had never heard of Mae before, but they sounded really good and fit well with the headliners. The first thing I noticed was that Weezer was really into it. Rivers was there to have a good time, and he showed it in the way he played tonight. Some of the high points were Say It Ain't So, the "fire drill" on Photograph with the joint band drumming at the end with Patrick wailing on the guitar, and the =w=. Definitely a great show, but I was disappointed they didn't play Only In Dreams to close. Foo Fighters blew us away as well, with Dave Grohl making a drum appearance, playing a cover of Born on the Bayou, and just playing an all-around-all-out-in-your-face-kick-ass show. Weezer and the Foos is definitely the best show i've ever been to and they need to do it again." ---Chris C.
large size picture link: .
The current tour merchandise can be seen .
(updated 9/8/05).
Weezer (and Foos and Mae) on Fuse tv, on Steven's "Untitled" Rock Show (taped at the Sunrise, FL show on Saturday) 
GUEST..............PREMIERE..............................REPEAT
Weezer.........Mon, 9/19 @ 10p ET, 7p PT.......Tue, 9/20 @ 4p ET, 1p PT
Foo Fighters...Tue, 9/20 @ 10p ET, 7p PT.......Wed, 9/21 @ 4p ET, 1p PT
Mae............Wed, 9/21 @ 10p ET, 7p PT.......Thur, 9/22 @ 4p ET, 1p PT
...This wont last forever, so see it while you can - Weezer's performance of "Beverly Hills" on The Late Show With Dave Letterman, which aired last Thursday night.
Category:Karl's Corner - September 2005
Karl's Corner - 09/13/2008

500px|09/13/08 Troublemaker Tour Show 4: Osaka Intex Hall 
Today the band took the Shinkansen from Tokyo down to Osaka, where we loaded into the ubiquitous van coaches and were ferried over to the Intex hall. Intex is part of the massive Osaka World Trade Center complex, and is the very same site as where the Summersonic Festival is held. But todays show, while really big, was not held in the unbelievably massive outdoor area, but rather the merely massive indoor hall. 
This was the first of two "Weezer Festival" shows that feature 3 opening bands who all share some Weezer spirit. About 5-6000 people came to see a terrific bill consisting of Sakanaction, who were sort of an electronica act, pop rockers Going Under Ground, the tremendous Asian Kung Fu Generation (who killed it), and finally Weezer. 
Weezer had quite a challenge today. Despite being the headliner, travel and press schedules prevented them from being able to soundcheck at all. They were able to have a little meet up with the Hootenanny people (finally a trombone!) so they could prepare for that a bit. But the electric part of the show had been amended with two more songs today, neither of which there was any chance to rehearse except backstage in the dressing rooms. Well, weezer's ability to pull the fat out of the fire and nail it when it counts came through again, and aside from a handful of minor glitches, the set was powerful and full of energy. The crowd was stoked! So many people came up to me after the show and expressed really positive reactions, and I can see why - that show had a power.
Here are some pictures from the show (click on a picture to see it bigger):
Tomorrow is a day off - first the bullet train back to Tokyo, then an afternoon to do the Shibuya/Harajuku/Roppongi thing (and rest!)
Category:Karl's Corner - September 2008
Karl's Corner - 09/13/2010

***Folks, the new weezer record "Hurley" drops TOMORROW, but you can pick it up RIGHT NOW at any PacSun store. And they also have some very cool new weezer style clothes for sale that are limited and only available at PacSun.
...SoCal Weezer fans, Weezer is doing a thing with AXE for the unique AXE Music One Night Only Concert Series on September 21 in Los Angeles. The location will be a secret but follow AXE on Facebook and Twitter throughout the week to find out how to get tickets. They’ll be leaving them in secret locations, but you’ll have to follow AXE to know exactly when/where.
...People, the day is here, the time is now. After a lot of experimenting and tweaking, The new home of weezer.com is ready for visitors! At some point during Monday (today/tonight), the URL "weezer.com" will start pointing to the new site, while what you know as the current site will live on under the URL "http://classic.weezer.com". Link has been changed on Weezerpedia to an archived capture on archive.org. (The new site will get all updates and such, while the soon-to-be-old site will get slected updates depending on if the news is regarding a Geffen release.) So when you start seeing something different, we will have officially launched! (refresh your browser if you arent sure).
The most important thing to know is that you will need to RE-REGISTER on the new site in order to participate (beyond normal browsing). And theres a LOT to participate in - every registered member can post on the forums, post their very own blogs, post pictures and video, get email updates, and more! We tried to create the most fan friendly and fan-interactive home for weezer.com, and we think we've succeeded!
Theres still some work to be done for sure, but all the basics are up and running right now. SO... when it pops up at weezer.com, check it out and explore! It's a bit different than most band websites, but after you get the feel of it and see the potential, we think you're gonna like our new home!
***Hurley Pre-Order packages via Bravado: exclusive shirts, prints, wristband avail w/ "Hurley" preorders. Cool stuff!*** Link has been changed on Weezerpedia to an archived capture on archive.org.
***Hurley Pre-Order packages via Epitaph: Many variations and permutations to choose from! Exclusive new T-Shirts!***
...REMINDER: If you havent seen it yet, watch our new music video, for the lead off Hurley single "Memories"! Link has been removed on Weezerpedia because it is no longer available. (Original link: http://www.mtv.com/videos/weezer/559819/memories.jhtml) It debuted on Mtv and mtv.com yesterday, check it out! Jackass! Skating! Stunts! Shredding! Shralping!
...REMINDER: on Wednesday, September 15th, Weezer are playing on the Tonight Show w/ Jay Leno! Tune in! And if your gonna be near Burbank, CA that day, now you know why you need to try and get in the audience!
==Notes==
Category:Karl's Corner - September 2010
Karl's Corner - 09/13/2013

2013/09/13 Show: Concho, OK: Lucky Star Casino Event Center
Today the Weezer Massive has assembled at the Lucky Star Casino, about 30 miles outside of Oklahoma City, to deliver the correct dose of weezer rock thats been required here. The Event Center is actually a huge tent that they attached to the casino, so its sort of both an indoor and an outdoor venue at the same time. Its always kind of a mystery why they tend to put these casinos so far from the rest of the world, but so long as people can get themselves across the dusty plains to see the show, it works...
Category:Karl's Corner - September 2013
Karl's Corner - 09/14/2001

.....remember......
...Weirdness in Vegas: we arrived in Las Vegas this morning, unsure if tomorrows show was even happening, but unable to do anything else but just show up and see what happens. Today was the National Day of Mourning, so it was fitting that there was no show to deal with, or desicions to have to make about its status. Today's show in San Diego was called off for us by Cox Arena (who were worried about threats to security), and while the guys really want to carry on with the rock, it feels like it was correct to postpone that show, in rememberance and respect. Meanwhile here in Vegas, we have learned that there is every indication that tomorrow's (9/15) show is happening tomorrow, and that Ozma will indeed be filling in for Cold. We had word that Ozma's Ryen Slegr had sucessfully made his way to Detroit and was expected to arrive in L.A. late today, giving Ozma enough time (we hope) to cruise up to Vegas and rock out.
...At this time I have no info regarding the San Jose and San Diego show reschedulings, but all info will appear here on the website ASAP.
...also, currently all the set tour dates are scheduled to go on as planned. if
there are changes, they'll be posted at weezer.com in this corner, rwa news, and the tour page.
otherwise everything is "on" as scheduled.
...in all the confusion, I forgot to mention that there were some brand new songs played at the Oakland show. The guys played "So Low", which is the still-tentative title of what was called "Take Back the Love" at the KROQ Inland Invasion Show in August. And "Do You Want Me to Stay" and "We Go Together" were played live for the first time ever! These 3 songs are just a few from a large new crop of tunes that the guys recorded demos of right before the tour started, and which may appear on the next weezer album. Of course, there have been a lot of new songs over the last year that were played live and never heard from again, but the band is very excited about all the new songs tried out in 2001, so I guess anything could happen...
...poll: we've asked this before, but now that the Green Album has been out for a while, the guys would like to know again: "What is your favorite song on The Green Album?" to take the poll and view the results, click here [pop up]
...thank you to those who have written in with birthday greetings, I had actually forgotten it was my birthday tomorrow (9/15). While I certainly don't feel like its time to celebrate, I really appreciate the letters.
"A man who kills another man is considered in keeping with the norms of Islam to be a criminal who has committed a crime against the entire people," --the Mufti of Uzbekistan (paraphrasing the Koran)
Category:Karl's Corner - September 2001
Karl's Corner - 09/14/2002

...a behind the scenes type of day. Here at weezer.com, expect updates over the next few days, for tabs, links, staff bios, and more. This is gonna be the Autumn of mucho additions to the site! Meanwhile in L.A., the long awaited re-start to the album 5 rehearsals begins tomorrow, with Rivers jumping in the rehearsal studio to start some prototypical work... 
Category:Karl's Corner - September 2002
Karl's Corner - 09/14/2004

...summer recording session, day 43. Today Rivers did a ton of lead vocals, making great strides towards tackling everything he needs to sing before his Thursday departure. Then everyone cleared out of the studio to give Chad the time he needed to get the 12 song mixes prepared so tomorrow the band can listen to everything as it currently stands, and properly re-assess where we're at!
Category:Karl's Corner - September 2004