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Karl's Corner - 02/09/2010

...People, heres the scoop - Weezer is playing the 2010 Bonnaroo festival, coming June 10-12 in Manchester, TN! Tickets are going onsale at www.bonnaroo.com at 12PM EST! Weezer is playing on the 12th. Also on bonnaroo.com, fans can get the full lineup as it develops, details on the festival and an interactive community with other people attending the festival. But most importantly to you and I, weezer will be there!
...REMINDER: New Weezer Track "The Rat Race" avail via donation to TargetCancer!
***New Weezer song "the Rat Race" (and many other great songs by other artists including Ween and The Donnas) available at http://www.righttracktunes.org/ for a minimum .99 cent donation each!***
Reminder: Rivers did an interview with CapCom's Games Radar podcast. Rivers' part starts at 31:30 into the podcast.
Category:Karl's Corner - February 2010
Karl's Corner - 02/09/2011

*** UPDATE ***
Hey folks – thanks to your interest and requests, there is now a FREE mp3 available of Weezer’s new cover of Barry Manilow’s “Like A Good Neighbor”, on the State Farm Nation facebook page. Check it out!
When we were setting up The Memories Tour, the good people at State Farm asked the band, “Would you sing our jingle for us?” Weezer then asked if the jingle was from a whole song, and if anyone had recorded it lately. So State Farm went back to their headquarters to find out the answers. What they came back with was that “all we could find was the lyrics and sheet music, we are not sure anyone has ever recorded the whole song.” It turns out Barry Manilow wrote the song, back when he was just starting out and wrote songs for commercials to pay his bills. Rivers looked over the sheet music and said “this is a great song; we should record the whole thing.” So the band went into the studio and had a lot of fun rocking out with Mr. Manilow's tune, hoping he would be proud of the results. This video was shot on a day in early December while Weezer recorded the song.
The video can be watched right now on State Farm Nation Facebook page. Check it out! 
Category:Karl's Corner - February 2011
Karl's Corner - 02/09/2014

2014/02/09 Show: Mississaugua, Ontario, Canada: Powerade Centre: Microsoft Store Opening
Today the weezer assemblage assembled in snowy, super cold Mississauga (or Brampton, depending on which GPS you use), a major suburb of Toronto, for a free weezer show hosted by Microsoft, to help launch their new store at the nearby Square One Shopping Centre. In a distinctly Canadian move, the show itself was put on at the Powerade Centre, a huge hockey complex full of local teams practicing, and the home of the CHL regional team, The Brampton Beast. 
The kids fought their way through the snow and rotten conditions on the roads to come rock out with us, and the thousand or so people who waited for their tickets at the store and made their way over to the rink were definitely rewarded. Thanks to the fans for coming out and rocking so hard with us, and to Microsoft for putting on the whole shindig!
Category:Karl's Corner - February 2014
Karl's Corner - 02/10/2001

...recording day 43 (mixing day 11)...last day of mixing...Well, I know I can speak for Rivers when I say we are tired! Todays session turned into an all day affair of last minute repair work and re-calls. Our original plan, to work part of the day and then fly back to L.A. at 5pm was scuttled when it became apparent that there wasnt enough time to get everything done in just a few hours. In the end, new final mixes were completed for "Gimmie Some Love", "Hash Pipe", "O Lisa", "Teenage Victory Song" and "Gonna Make My Move". We decided that Tom should hold off on mixing "Always" till monday when he returns to the studio, then we'll have to ship the mixes back and forth till its all done. "New Song" will be finished up back in L.A. this week.
...Unfortunately, the only replacement flight we could get departs at 6:30 AM on Sunday, only a few hours away as I write this. So, we decided to stay up and catch a 1 AM showing of "Hannibal", because we were way too awake to even try to get to sleep before the ride to the airport. It's gonna be a strange day....
 
 
Category:Karl's Corner - February 2001
Karl's Corner - 02/10/2002

...day off in NYC! the day was spent catching up on biz, and doing a photo shoot for a certain musician's mag... 
...yes thats a bonafide E.V.H. guitar, borrowed from the Hard Rock...
...now, go check out the 'audio video' page for a fresh new video clip, shot in Lowell, MA.
Category:Karl's Corner - February 2002
Karl's Corner - 02/10/2004

...blue deluxe package exterior (minus the frosted 'o' sleeve)...
...so what's on the upcoming DVD you ask? Here's a basic rundown of what to expect:
videos:
Undone - The Sweater Song 
Buddy Holly 
Say It Ain’t So 
El Scorcho (directors cut) 
The Good Life 
Pink Triangle (home made no budget) 
Hash Pipe 
Island In The Sun (Marcos Siega) 
Island In The Sun (Spike Jonze) 
Photograph 
Dope Nose 
Keep Fishin’ 
Slob (indie style low budget) 
Documentary, B-roll, and Live stuff:
Undone - the Sweater song (Alternate version) 
"Weezer Goes To NY: The Making of The Blue Album" 
In The Garage (live) 
Jamie (Live) 
"Buddy Holly News" 
"Saction" (spring 1995 tour action) 
Say It Ain't So (B-roll version) 
Say It Ain't So (live - Dave Letterman) 
"Weezer Goes To Van Nuys: The Making of Pinkerton" 
El Scorcho (live) 
The Good Life (B-roll version) 
Pink Triangle (Live and Acoustic) 
Mykel and Carli (Live) 
My Brain (Live) 
"Outlog" 
"Stoopid Fresh" (green album preparations) 
"How Not To Do An Interview" 
Dope Nose (B-roll version) 
"Eurotrash" (2002 tour action) 
Take Control (Live) 
Fall Together (Pre-Show Warmup) 
Prodigy Lover (demo session) 
also, there will be a selection of 5 "Raw Nuggets" from 1991-2002, generally rougher footage, but still of very cool events, plus a selection of the TV ads crafted over the years to promote the release of the band's albums. There will be optional band commentary on all the music videos and on about half of the "Documentary" and "Raw Nuggets" pieces.
Please note that while this is a confirmed list, there is still a chance that a last minute change or 2 could occur, and a piece could be cut out or changed, etc.
...as for international releases, the details are still coming in but it is confirmed that there will be subtitling in several languages, and that the DVD will see a seperate release in non-USA countries - possibly a little later than the USA release (which is still scheduled for 3/23 at this writing).
Category:Karl's Corner - February 2004
Karl's Corner - 02/11/2001

...a very very very welcome day off. Rivers and I flew back to L.A. today on a super early flight that we did our best to sleep through. Gosh darn it, I missed out on the "egg stuffed potato" breakfast. What a pity. ...I think I've got a touch of something, I feel a bit spaced out and under the weather. Rivers is tired but says he feels good. Well, he should, he just (nearly) finished up the best sounding record of 2001! (I dont mean to brag, I dont mean to boast... but I like hot butter on my breakfast toast.) (huh?)
...As you are aware, we are going through some growing pains here at RWA, and our web traffic has been gridlocked for several days. This should be all cleared up in another day or two, for good! Thanks to those who passed on my updates to the message board, you all get the medal of honor for quick thinking.
...Since the RWA merchandise page ran out of shirts, many of you have been waiting for the official weezer online store to get up and running. Well, I am really happy to be able to clue you all in that it will be a fully functioning reality within a matter of days! Stay tuned to here and the RWA news page for the info and the "link" you need!
Category:Karl's Corner - February 2001
Karl's Corner - 02/11/2014

new shows added!
weezer rolls into spring with new shows in the southeast and two memories shows in Nashville!
presale begins Tuesday Feb. 11 at 10am local time - purchase tickets at weezertix.com
4/1 Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues
4/2 Charlotte, NC The Fillmore
4/3 Richmond, VA The National
4/5 Nashville, TN Ryman (Blue Album Memories Show)
4/6 Nashville, TN Ryman (Pinkerton Memories Show)
6/21 Rochester, NY Main Street Armory
Category:Karl's Corner - February 2014
Karl's Corner - 02/12/2004

Today Rivers made a surprise appearance and joined former weezer bassist Matt Sharp onstage for 4 songs at "The Pub" in the Titan Student Union at Cal State Fullerton. Matt's show was publicized as another in his usual series of solo acoustic shows around SoCal and North America, and Rivers' guesting was not announced beforehand.
The show started with Matt running through 6 songs solo: "Jumping Around", "Goodbye West Coast", "January's Girl", "Thoughts From A Slow Train", "When I Get Up" (cover of a Tegan and Sara song), and "The Love I'm Searching For". Then he warmly introduced Rivers to the general astonishment of all in the room who hadn't caught a glimpse of the pair rehearsing earlier. The crowd beefed up considerably as pagers and cell phones alerted friends around campus to hightail it over. The two then proceeded to play "Mrs. Young", a song Rivers helped Matt write back in '93, "Time Song", a new collaboration between the two, and a rather touching "Say It Ain't So". The two thought they were done at that point but the crowd demanded an encore, and after some hemming and hawing, "Undone - The Sweater Song" was played.
The show came off well and delighted the audience, and marked a public end of the estrangement that had persisted between the two former bandmates for several years. With the legal (and emotional) issues cleared up, the two have gotten back in touch as friends and are now keeping in touch and sharing music, separately from their individual works in Weezer and Matt Sharp solo. Once in a while, hell does freeze over. 
...Meanwhile, weezer rehearsals for the second round of Album 5 recording have had to take a temporary time out as some unexpected personal biz has taken some weez-men out of L.A. for a few days. The rest of February contains some further choppy scheduling that the band is doing their best to work around. Due to this, it is likely that they won't return to the recording studio to pick up recording work on #5 till March. The good news is that the new songs are just as rad as they ever were, and work continues at every opportunity to tweak and improve the songs and maximize the rock.
...the DVD has officially entered the "Authoring" phase at long last. We are working overtime and sleeping little, to get it right and get it done on time. At this rate, the deadlines will be met and there should be no reason to change the 3/23 release date. Keep ya fingaz crossed!
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Category:Karl's Corner - February 2004
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Karl's Corner - 02/12/2014

2014/02/12 Weezer Cruise 2: Atlantic Boogaloo
Today an army of weezer peoples started their assault on Jacksonville, Florida, where The Carnival Fascination cruise liner will depart from tomorrow, for 4 days of rock craziness on the open seas and the beaches of the Bahamas. Bands, crew, staff, and a whole lot of fans have been preparing, practicing, packing, and making ready for this moment for months now, and finally its time to get this show, the second ever Weezer Cruise, on the road - er, the water.
Hopefully no one will be delayed in trying to get to the embarkation spot, as a nasty winter storm is disrupting Atlanta's airport and a big part of the southeast in general right now. Travel safe, folks!
The details of the cruise, from the tons of great bands playing, to special events with each member of weezer as well as the other bands, to the theme night parties (2 of which I'll be DJing at), and all the usual cruise ship amenities and excursions, are all listed in www.theweezercruise.com. 
See you on the boat!
Category:Karl's Corner - February 2014
Karl's Corner - 02/13/2001

...The pieces are starting to come together. Today Mikey flew back to L.A. after his little break, and tomorrow Pat re-joins the fold. There are a ton of business things going on right now, and everyone's got a lot on their minds. (I even forgot to post an update yesterday, I apologize!) The next few days will see several photo shoots, including the one for the album cover, interviews, band rehearsals, some last minute album touch-up sessions, preparation of some special home video clips for use on the tour (you'll see soon enough), finishing the album credits and thank-you's, packing everything up for the tour, and perhaps most importantly, meetings. Especially important is the upcoming meeting where we play the finished album for the big-wigs at the record company. Will they like what they hear? After the negative reactions we got from them in the past, we are keeping our fingers crossed! Especially now, when there's no time to go back and keep recording! Its "do or die" time... 
Category:Karl's Corner - February 2001
Karl's Corner - 02/13/2003

Letter o the week!
"Do you do the songs say it ain't so, or, and Buddy Holly?" ---sg 
...tommorrow [fri 14th] is not only Valentine's day [happy V-day by the way!] but also weezer's 11th anniversary as a band, as well as what fans have come to call "International Weezer T-Shirt Day". People all over will be donning their weez-wear and heading off in search of others doing the same thing...
"...i made some nifty designs in honour of weezer's birthday on friday." ---kim [spiffy_kimbean from All Things Weezer] 
...thanks Pete at weezerisland.com...[and click here for the new Rivers Cuomo look alike contest at weezerisland!]... 
...recent mtv.com article here, fans react here. 
...back...back into time...
The following goes for those of you who have seen a weezer show between 1992-1999 [anything from the early days up till the rc solo stuff in boston + the 2 '98 GP shows]. OR, if you KNOW someone who attended any show in that time period.
I am looking for TRUE, original and real stories of fan's perspectives on these shows, including interesting pre+post show events, meeting the band, etc. These tales will be added to the super chronology weezer history pages under the appropriate dates. This also goes for any [true + real] non-show encounter with the band or its individual members from '92-'99.
So, if youve got a story to share, email it to karl. As with the fan accounts that were used in karls corner news stories from 2000-now, the person who wrote the account will be credited [unless you want to remain anonymous] .....and thanks!
...looking for some serious [okay, very funny and cool] entertainment? Check out the Aibo Life visuals page...The 5th item down is a video clip that you MUST see! Enjoy! Thanks to Dean C., who made it all happen! 
Category:Karl's Corner - February 2003
Karl's Corner - 02/14/2001

...Today is (was) weezer's 9th anniversary as a band! Thats right, exactly 9 years ago today the very first band rehearsal was held. It's really hard to believe its been that long, but a bit of reflection reveals a mountain of memories, and more stuff than even I can keep track of. And though '98 and '99 were on the lean side, I hope our burst of activity in 2000 and now 2001 is making up for it! Happy Valentines day too!
...weezer's Valentines day sadly had no time for romance. As Pat re-joined the gang here in L.A., last minute plans were coming together all day. Complex planning was required, because tomorrow is utterly chock full of activities for both band and crew alike. This includes a major photo shoot for a magazine cover, and a last minute recording session to try and correct a few things that Rivers has been hearing in the final mixes. Combined with the fact that (most of) the band's gear is being shipped to Texas tomorrow to make it in time for the tour next week, you've got "Grand Central Station"-like chaos going on...its like an anthill thats been stepped on around here! My "Miami cold" isnt helping one bit...(pass the Kleenex!) ...But... like Gloria Gaynor, I (and we) will survive!
...sorry no pictures for the last few days, they should return with tomorrows update... 
Category:Karl's Corner - February 2001
Karl's Corner - 02/14/2004

Happy Valentine's Day, and much more importantly, happy 12th anniversary to Weezer. On this day in 1992, the band had their first practice together, at TK Productions in West L.A. They weren't yet even named, but soon they would be. A few weeks later in March '92, after a handful of practices, weezer would play their first show, at Raji's in Hollywood - oddly enough opening up for Keanu Reeves's band Dogstar, in what is believed to be their first show too.
To mark the day as they do every year on this date, many fans worldwide are participating in the grassroots effort "International Weezer T-Shirt Day", showing their colors en masse. Good luck turning on the non-believers, folks! 
...valentines weez cookies courtesey of 'Leen (KatFox14) click here for more!...
Category:Karl's Corner - February 2004
Karl's Corner - 02/14/2012

2012/02/14 Happy 20th Anniversary To Weezer
Happy 20th Anniversary to Weezer! To our fans - THANK YOU for your loyalty and friendship!
This photocollage (above, full sized linked to here) was built around the collage we posted in 2002 at the 10th anniversary. It doesn't seem possible that another 10 years has flown by so fast. But that's what happens when you don't stop - the history just keeps on growing....
Category:Karl's Corner - February 2012
Karl's Corner - 02/15/2001

...a few notes for today, which was filled to the brim with more behind the scenes band activity, from photo shoots to b-side touch-up recording sessions...
...freaky technical issues prevented me from putting up yesterdays post on time, so its finally up just now (see below). Sorry!
...The current issue of Revolver (korn dude on cover) has a 2 page article on weezer including a nice big color photo.
...On Saturday, the band will meet with the higher-ups at Geffen, to play the finished album for them and see how they react. All fingers crossed, now... 
Category:Karl's Corner - February 2001
Karl's Corner - 02/15/2002

...Hyper Extended Midget Tour Show #8: Molson Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada:
More hockey arena action tonight, this time at the new home of the Montreal Canadiens. This is an impressive building with really tall seating stands, and the effect was like being at the Coliseum in Rome- just a huge wall of people, all shouting and singing in unison. Thunderous! The guys looked like they were having a good time up there too, lots of smiles and joking around.
Earlier today the guys did a full band videotaped interview with "Musique Plus", which is Quebec's verion of Canada's Much Music channel. It went pretty well. 
...above L: Ozma; above center: Saves The Day....
Category:Karl's Corner - February 2002
Karl's Corner - 02/15/2011

Thats right, folks - another show has been added to the growing 2011 weezer concert line-up. Weezer will be playing at Houston's Free Press Summer Fest 2011, which takes place the weekend of June 4-5. (They will be releasing the schedule in April). Tickets will be available at www.pegstar.net. Its been a good while since weezer was down in Texas, and we're excited to get back there! As Rivers once said to Scott, "Get back in there"!
Category:Karl's Corner - February 2011
Karl's Corner - 02/15/2022

weezer And just like that, it’s been 30 years to the day that weezer was born. On 2/15/92, Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson, Matt Sharp and Jason Cropper met at TK Productions at 1956 Cotner Ave in West LA, for the first of 3 days of rehearsals, running through about 20 different songs numerous times, including a few songs that would make it to the Blue Album 2 years later. …So here we are on 2/15/22, 30 years on. So much has happened, so many songs, albums, singles, soundtracks, fans, tours, shows, photo shoots, interviews, so many good times - and a few bad ones here and there of course. Brian joined us when Jason left, Mikey joined us when Matt left, Scott joined us when Mikey left. We’ve gained countless thousands of great friends, and lost some of our dearest friends, including Mikey, Ric Ocasek, and Mykel and Carli Allan, who started the weezer Fan Club.
…So much has changed, and yet, having been there for it for every step of the way I can truly say that for all the changes and amazing adventures that have happened, the spirit of weezer has not changed hardly, if at all. Everyone still just wants to make great music, rock out and keep things interesting. And 30 years on, we are nowhere near the end of the story. Thank you for sticking with us, 2022 is going to be another fascinating year for weezer and you. -karl #karlscorner #SZNS #hearyoume
Category:Karl's Corner - February 2022
Karl's Corner - 02/16/2002

...day off: Albany NY. We came, we saw, we wandered around in taxis looking for stuff. Pat and I did manage to find a cool record shop downtown, and there were reports of various malls being invaded during quests for durable goods...or at least triple grande lattes. The evening plan was to go see "The Royal Tenenbaums", but in the end everyone bailed but Sheeny and I. Well, they all missed out! Good flick. Then it was back to work: see the audio video page for a new video clip!
...Maladroit action!
*KROQ Los Angeles continues to spin "Dope Nose" with a pleasant regularity!
*Chicago's 94.7 The Zone is playing "Dope Nose" now too!
*WCHS 88.1, in Worcester Mass: the DJ sez: "...This past Wednesday night, I played a block of songs off of Maladroit (Keep Fishin’, Dope Nose, and Slave). There also is a copy of the entire CD burned and sitting in the studio for all the other DJ’s to play. I know that it has been getting lots of air time..."
...other action:
*WRDL 88.9 FM, "The Eagle", Ashland, Ohio: the DJ sez: "...'Sugar Booger' came out of nowhere and is the #5 song on WRDL !"
Category:Karl's Corner - February 2002
Karl's Corner - 02/16/2004

...more weezebay action here. (some real madness.)
...message board mod JDym00 reports that weezer has been added on myspace.com. Fans that want to add the band can login and then press "Find User" and where it gives the option of finding via e-mail address, enter: weezermyspace@aol.com.
...more random weezer sightings (thanks to fans who sent these in):
#13: speaking of int weez tshirt day...a fan writes "my dad runs a scuba diving company and was last week running a live-aboard boat trip with safari in the unexplored regions of Mozambique (Africa.) Upon his return he informed his little weezerfan daughter that on the outskirts of Maputo, they passed a local farmer wearing a Weezer t-shirt."
#14: still speaking of int weez tshirt day...."Feb 14 may be International Weezer T-Shirt Day but every Thursday at our high school in Rochester MN, we participate in Weezer T-shirt day. We have had this tradition for a good two years now and every Thursday it stays strong."-Mike T.
#15: 2/14 SNL: "American Gigolo" played during a sketch featuring Scott Wainio. (thanks Lenae)
#16: 2/11 Dave Letterman: Both Dave and Drew Barrymore mentioned Weezer on the show. (thanks Nick H.)
#17: 2/15, 99x Atlanta: replayed the Live X acoustic performance of weezer (in the garage/no one else/undone/buddy holly/jamie).
#18: 2/13 & 2/14, on FUSE Satellite ch 339: played the set of Weezer vids on "Loaded".
#19: MTV2 aired a 30 minute "Weezer Greatest Hits" video program recently, playing at least 5 of their videos. (thanks Scott B.)
#20 the album "Jawbreaker" by 19 Wheel contains the lyric: "She's got a musical direction. She plays everything from Styx to Stones, and old Ramones. It don't take too much to please her. Just a little Loverboy or Weezer." (thanks Steph K.)
#21: A recent "Pure Lard" article on t-shirts contains a bit of weezer talk.
#22: "We don’t talk in the theaters like we’re Siskel and Ebert. We drink box wine and we listen to weezer." From mc chris's "White Kids Love Hip-Hop".
...on a different note: Those so inclined may wish to check out an online petition to set up a permanent memorial in Echo Park (L.A.) to the life of Elliott Smith.
Category:Karl's Corner - February 2004