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Karl's Corner - 05/25/2006

*UPDATE 6/4* - A recent Press Release from the new Interscope Records subsidiary Suretone includes mention of a Weezer Greatest Hits album due later in '06. However, we must state here that this info was released very prematurely, and it may or may not end up being the case. Whomever supplied this information had no business speaking on the bands behalf. While yes, there is talk amongst the band of a greatest hits record, the band has NOT confirmed it nor scheduled any time to record new songs. When this (or any) weezer news is *for sure* it will be posted here first.
*UPDATE 5/31* - Brian sez he will be playing the classic Go-go's song "Our Lips Are Sealed" onstage with original Go-go member Jane Wiedlin, tomorrow (Thursday) at 10 PM at Hollywood's Viper Room. So be there at 10 for some new wave magic crossed with the magic of Brian Bell.
...The new People Magazine on the newsstands tomorrow (Friday 5/26), includes a feature on Rivers, focusing on the Harvard scene and all that smooth jazz. So far as we know, it will *not* be put online, but you never know about this stuff...
...In addition, look for an interview piece on the world o' Rivers on ABC's primetime news program "World News Tonight", on Sunday, June 4th.
5/28 *UPDATE* - the info was suspect as it turns out, and the ABC World News Tonight Rivers piece was actually played tonight - however, you can watch the (apparently complete) clip online here.
...as for the Great weezer.com Rivers Fan Interview 2006, the final question tally came in at a whopping 120 questions, all of which were organized into various categories and then sent on to Rivers. Rivers reports that he wont be able to sit down and concentrate on the interview till after June 4th, and once that process begins, we have no idea how long it will take him nor if he will tackle all the questions or not. But he is excited to dive in and see what you guys had to ask! Thanks again for coming up with so many good questions.
...While Prince won the PETA "Sexiest Vegetarian" poll this year that both Rivers and Brian were nominated for, Brian's mother was interviewed about this (somewhat odd but deserved) honor for the 5/5/06 Knoxville News-Sentinel. The story is online here.
...thanks to Luxembourg Weez fan Tom P., a wee bit of Luxembourg (in the 'Voix Du Luxembourg') for Weezer at last...
...Weezer vs... Hendrix? Yikes! But you know what to do...
...today's picture is of the nephew of weezer fan Bryce D., whom Bryce has clearly gotten off to a healthy musical start! 
Category:Karl's Corner - May 2006
Karl's Corner - 05/25/2012

2012/05/25 Weezer at the Roxy JUNE 6 for school benefit: Small L.A. show, ticket info!
People of the Southern Cali variety, and those who can get there! Weezer is playing a charity event to raise money for a scholarship program at a local school.
Tickets have been limited to friends and families of children at the school but we are opening up some tickets for Weezer fans.
The show is Wednesday June 6th at the Roxy in West Hollywood, California.
06:30 PM: Doors
08:00 PM: WEEZER (50 min.)
All Ages
There is a 2 ticket limit, all tickets will be will call only day of show with valid photo identification and are non-transferable.
Ticket Link:
http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelec...
Category:Karl's Corner - May 2012
Karl's Corner - 05/26/2001

Much of today was a continuation of last night's drive, from Chicago to Washington D.C. The crew had to get things set up in advance for the RFK stadium show, so we went straight to the Stadium, the setting up was done, and then we got to go to the hotel. Everybody chilled. A Jewish wedding (not ours) was held in the lobby. Room Service, thunderstorms, CNN Headline News. Happy birthday to Joe BeBee the Bass Tech! 
Category:Karl's Corner - May 2001
Karl's Corner - 05/26/2009

...hi folks - well, the ticket madness has begun! Everyone on the weezer mailing list has just been sent the first round of presale info - including the password, for the weezer/Blink-182 tour dates. And if you aint on the mailing list, consider signing up! There are a lot more dates to go onsale still...
***special correction note - the email listed Salt Lake 9/7 as a Blink/Weezer city - NOT TRUE - sorry about that. No SLC for Weez on this run.
UPDATED WEEZER/BLINK TOUR DATES (*changes noted)
DATE CITY VENUE
Sun 8/23 Toronto, ON - Molson Amphitheater
Mon 8/24 OFF
Tues 8/25 Wantagh, NY - Nikon Theater @ Jones Beach
Wed 8/26 Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
Thu 8/27 Camden, PA - Susquehanna Bank Center (*new date)
Fri 8/28 OFF
Sat 8/29 Hartford, CT - New England Dodge Music Center
Sun 8/30 Washington DC - TBA (*now confirmed, but venue still unknown)
Mon 8/31 Saratoga, NY - SPAC
Tues 9/1 OFF
Wed 9/2 Cleveland, OH - Blossom
Thu 9/3 St. Louis, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Fri 9/4 Kansas City, KS - Sandstone Amphitheatre
Sat 9/5 OFF
Sun 9/6 Denver, CO - Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
Mon 9/7 OFF
Tues 9/8 OFF
Wed 9/9 OFF
Thu 9/10 Seattle, WA - White River Amphitheatre
Fri 9/11 OFF
Sat 9/12 Sacramento, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre
Sun 9/13 San Francisco, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
Mon 9/14 OFF
Tues 9/15 OFF
Wed 9/16 San Diego, CA - Cricket Amphitheatre
Thu 9/17 Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
...meanwhile, many have been wondering about the status of weezer's next album - their 7th! While theres not much that can yet be officially revealed, here's the basics as they now stand...
* The band worked with Jacknife Lee in Malibu, Santa Monica, and West L.A. between 11/08 and 1/09, recording a nice pile of songs. The songs were mixed in March '09 in NYC with Rich Costey. Now the band has more new songs they are excited about, so they will be doing some more recording soon. What exactly ends up on the new album, and what is saved for the future, remains to be seen.
* As usual, weezer has kept things interesting with new experiments and ideas. After this many albums, its a given that they will try some new theories out. However, one thing thats stayed the same this time is Rivers singing lead.
* There is no release date set. Rumors and speculation about a July release are unfounded. The album may come out in summer, or fall, or ???. We shall see.
* No title has been selected, rumors and speculation to the contrary.
* No 1st single has been selected. The 1st single will probably come out in the summer. Stay tuned.
* Yes, the album rocks.
* More info to come, whenever it can be revealed. Thanks.
...in other news... (more on that biz to come).
Category:Karl's Corner - May 2009
Karl's Corner - 05/27/2001

...today the guys took advantage of a rare day off to record some demos of new songs. A local D.C. studio was booked and the session lasted from 2 PM till about midnight. The guys worked at an extremely fast pace, but not due to rushing. They had practiced these songs a lot in the last few weeks during soundcheck, and had even played some of them live at the St. Louis show. So it wasnt too difficult to get some pretty nice-sounding versions down on tape! The songs were done "live", except for the vocals. After the 12 songs were put down, the guys went back and added lead and backup vocals, all together at once. Everyone really enjoyed this technique and planned on using it more in the future. At the end of the day, 12 songs were done, 10 of which came out really good, and 2 of which didn't quite gel. The songs recorded were (all provisional titles):
Burnt Jamb (no lyrics, first appeared at the St. Louis show)
Listen Up
American Gigolo
High Up Above
Keep Fishin' (first appeared at the St. Louis show)
Not In Love (first appeared at the St. Louis show as "I'm Not In Love With You")
December
I Can't Tell You (1 of 2 songs that didn't quite "gel" today)
Happy Grunge (1 of 2 songs that didn't quite "gel" today)
Take Control (first appeared at the St. Louis show)
Saturday Night (first appeared at the St. Louis show)
Puerto Vallerta
..so, why did they do this demo? Well, the new songs have been flowing pretty good since the Green Album was "put to bed", and everyone is already excited about doing the next album. Rather than ignore the new stuff while touring for the Green Album, the guys have opted to prepare in advance, so that whenever they finally have the opportunity to make the next album, they will be fully ready to go, without having to go through another painful selection and demo process like last time. They want to rock and they want to rock now! 
Category:Karl's Corner - May 2001
Karl's Corner - 05/27/2005

...hey folks! click here to see the transcript from Mondays MSN Chat with weezer.
update: Ok, there are some chat transcript errors you should know about if you dont want to get confused. Pat and Scott's quotes are switched up several times. For the record, The Scott comments that refer to Shakespeare are actually Pat talking, as are the reference to the Green Strat guitar. Then it appears that Pat is talking about his "fiance", when in fact Pat has of course been married for 11 years, and thats actually Scott talking.
...and click here to see a new Artist Direct interview with Pat.
...I Met with the JONAS people at their HQ today, we talked about how its going with the JONAS army, how the tour went and what we can do in the coming weeks and months to keep the ball rolling. Thanks to all the members who have come up and introduced themselves at shows! Im hoping to meet some Euoprean JONAS members on the upcoming tour as well...(looking forward to seeing everyone of course!)
Category:Karl's Corner - May 2005
Karl's Corner - 05/27/2008

Hey folks, we got a new iTunes single off the Red Album for ya. Heres "Dreamin'". 
...okay, The Pork And Beans video was a Memorial Weekend blowout, getting 3 million views in just 3 days! And counting! According to People.com it was (still is?) the most viewed video on the internet. Weezer wins teh internets! Epic win!
...Meanwhile, on actual television, the video has been added to Fuse! And it looks like its shooting to #1 on their upcoming Alternative Countdown Show!
...More actual television news: This past Saturday, the band did a special acoustic show in L.A. with musically inclined fans selected from the Weezer Mailing List (so sign up already!) The audience brought instruments and their voices and was invited to play along as Weezer ran through some tracks from The Red Album. Mtv was on hand, filming everything for their "52 Bands" Promotion. We dont have the exact info yet, but we do know they will be airing the special during next week, in time for the release of the album! So stay tuned... 
...Press: look for an article on the Red Album in the current issue of Entertainment Weekly (5/30 cover date). And dont forget the SPIN cover story, out now! 
...Rivers "Lets Write A Sawng" Part 11 (mad drama, yo) is up now on his Youtube Channel. 
Category:Karl's Corner - May 2008
Karl's Corner - 05/27/2011 (b)

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weezer covering "Paranoid Android" by Radiohead in the studio, 2 days ago.
...Team Weezer has re-assembled once again, this time in the now-familiar swampy yet glitzy environs of the Borgata Casino, whose big 'ol events center we come to once again rock out in. The show is sold out so its bound to be a corker...
And a corker it was - weezer played a Memories Tour style set, with a "Memories Time Machine" set counting down the years to the second set, the Blue Album in its entirety. In the middle they debuted their cover of Radiohead's "paranoid Android" to a shocked and delighted crowd. Well, they seemed shocked and delighted to me!
Are you going? Did you go? Comment here and/or in our message boards, tell your tale! Post your show pix on our photo page!
Category:Karl's Corner - May 2011
Karl's Corner - 05/27/2013

New Shows: 8/31 X-FEST + 9/1 SONiC Boom
Peoples of the Weezerific Republic of Canada! We’ve got a pair of shows to announce for you – Weezer will be playing on August 31st at the X-Fest in Fort Calgary, and on September 1st at the Sonic Boom Festival in Edmonton’s Northlands Park! We played the X-Fest for the first time in 2011 and it was a blast, and we are really looking forward to rocking it again, and hopefully seeing some more wrestling too. And we were last at Sonic Boom back in 2010, playing after City And Colour and Bad Religion for a rain soaked super stoked crowd. Cant wait to get back to where we once belonged!
Tickets for both festivals go on sale 5/31 at 10am
www.xfestcalgary.com
www.sonicboomfestival.com
Category:Karl's Corner - May 2013
Karl's Corner - 05/28/2001

Today's show was hidden deep within the labrynth of RFK Stadium, in a small meeting room that WHFS had designated the "convention hall", decorating it to the hilt as if weezer were running for president and this was the convention. Everyone got a bunch of special "=W=" balloons and other weezer freebies. The attendees had all gone to great and crazy lengths to with tickets to this very intimate show, and were rewarded with the rock and an autographing session that left everyone with a smile... 
Category:Karl's Corner - May 2001
Karl's Corner - 05/28/2010

...Another show added: July 31 – Columbus, OH at Celeste Center (State Fair) - Tickets go onsale June 5th!
...if you missed them, you can watch Weezer's "If Youre Wondering" performance on the Ellen Show here, and their performance of "Can't Stop Partying" on the George Lopez Show here.
...Here's a new casual and sass-riddled video interview with Brian on Robert Schwartzman (Rooney)'s Ustream page - Brian and Robert took live questions from fans on Twitter. Video stream here, part 1, part 2.
...2 year old sings Buddy Holly. "A two year old coulda sang that song!" they said...
...weezer tribute band alert!
*TONIGHT! In The Garage- Tribute to Weezer
Friday, May 28th, 2010 at 9:00pm
Location: Marilyn's on K (9th and K), Sacramento, CA
"We'll be playing songs off of The Blue Album, Pinkerton, and The Green Album. Sacramento's only Weezer Tribute?!"
* El Scorcho is playing this Saturday afternoon at the 7th annual Beer Festival at Brownwood Park in East Atlanta Village, a non-profit community benefitting event. Saturday, May 22, 2010, 1 - 6pm (VIP ticket holders get early entry at 12pm) *** El Scorcho takes the stage at 3:40 ***
* Tweezer (back again!), will be playing the Crossroads in Garwood, NJ June 11th.
...Todays picture of a bowl of delicious Weezer Chirashi-zushi courtesy of Chipolin.
Category:Karl's Corner - May 2010
Karl's Corner - 05/28/2011

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weezer covering "Paranoid Android" by Radiohead in the studio, 2 days ago.
...we rolled into the BOMBfest after it had gotten underway, which wasnt a surprise as this thing really is an all day event, stating at 10 AM. We've been enjoying the many many other bands that have been rocking out, like Titus Andronicus, Health, Best Coast, and Edward Sharpe/TMZ, and soon weezer will take the stage to put todays events to bed. Sadly Ceorge Clinton had to cancel his appearance for some reason, so the Funk was not properly represented. Perhaps the weez can supply a dose of that...
Category:Karl's Corner - May 2011
Karl's Corner - 05/28/2013

Weezer Cruise Support Bands Announcment
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We scoured the globe to find the right amazing artists to join us in February. We are happy to announce this killer line up! Please join us in welcoming:
Cat Power
Toro Y Moi
Diiv
The Cribs
Ash
Palma Violets
Holy F*ck
Bleached
Caveman
The Orwells
Ozma
The Relationship
Adam Devine from Workaholics
 
Like on the first Weezer Cruise, all the bands will be playing multiple sets over the days we sail to and thru the Bahamas! (except for Cat Power who is saving all their magic for the beach concert). Between all the bands playing, there is almost no time you won't be able to rock out, all day and evening every day!
Every band we've invited is very cool and unique, and they all put on a great show.
Spotify users - we created a weezer cruise Spotify playlist featuring all the bands joining us on the boat. If you haven't heard the music of any one of these bands, do yourself a favor and get familiar!
Folks, get ready, because the bands of Weezer Cruise 2: Atlantic Boogaloo are here!
Category:Karl's Corner - May 2013
Karl's Corner - 05/29/2000

Ok folks, I'm now officially getting way too many emails to answer them all... It was bound to happen... so please dont be sad if i dont answer your email. Mostly I'm getting flooded by requests that weezer play Detroit, Texas, Florida, and Philadelphia. I can only say at this point that , YES weezer is intending to do a full USA tour, but NO, its not planned enough to report any details yet. And YES that also goes true for recording a new album. If things go as planned in the next few months, BOTH an album and USA/worldwide touring will be happening. When, exactly? Just stay tuned, and thanks for being patient.
Also, for those wishing to express their support for the band, heres a link to "Project Weezer", which is a grass roots fan campaign that was recently pointed out to me. According to project leader JuLs Kuna, it is "a project for fans to tell Weezer how much they love them". Go check it out!
Pat Wilson tells me he has 4 or possibly more Special Goodness shows lined up, before weezer hits the road. I dont know the exact details, but all are in LA. The shows are on June 3 and 4, i think at the Opium Den, and the 11th and 12th, I think- one is at the Dragonfly, the other at Spaceland. I'll try to get some more details on this. 
Category:Karl's Corner - May 2000
Karl's Corner - 05/29/2001

...Today's adventure took us to the Boston Harbor, or at least somewhere in Boston where there were some boats. The band played their set under a tent on a pier next to all sorts of cargo cranes, contruction equipment, and lots of boats. Then, everyone got on a large cruise vessel and the autograph signing was conducted whilst the boat cruised around the harbor! This was pretty cool. Captain Insano (I'm not making this up) was a fine aquatic pilot, and no one got seasick (though there was plenty of 'green' around...) However, Brian wasn't much into hanging out on the windswept deck afterwards, citing a lack of "sea legs". Pat kept insisting we were in for a "Nor'easter" and complaining that his pegleg was itchy.
Category:Karl's Corner - May 2001
Karl's Corner - 05/29/2002

Recording in Japan: day 2 (of 4)
...yesterday, most of the crew (including yours truly) took the extremely long flights from Japan that crossed back over the International Date Line, thus landing us back in the USA at just about the same date and time that we took off (whoa). However, the band, with a skeleton crew, stayed behind in Japan for what should be several days in a Tokyo recording studio. The plan calls for doing some additional work on a Maladroit track, for possible use as the next single. The LA recording crew, Chad 'diet coke' B. and Rod (Cervera) flew over to Tokyo to meet up with the band and help do the recording. Yesterday the studio was set up and the sounds gotten, today recording began in earnest. 
...recording day 2, [haircut day?!?]; pix courtesy SK...
The reason they are doing this in Japan is due to Rivers own World Cup mini-vacation plans, which will keep him in Japan and Korea for a while to catch some serious soccer! After these few days of recording there will be a short break as Rivers does that and the other guys go back to L.A. to catch up on their own biz. More recording (new demos) is scheduled for later in June, in L.A., before the Enlightenment Tour kicks off in early July.
My own plans for this couple of weeks include the daunting but very exciting task of selecting and editing footage for a weezer DVD, which, assuming all goes according to plan, will hopefully be out by late 2002. (note that all details are subject to change at this early stage). As that project moves ahead, the info will be made available here.
Category:Karl's Corner - May 2002
Karl's Corner - 05/29/2004

...letter of the week!
Dear "TheBand" you are really good at MEGA - Rockin. Just thought you otta know.
Keep the Rock comin,
Youre freind,
Andrew the Mega - Rocker
...in these lean days without a new album nor a tour on the immediate horizon, there are still come cool ways to get into the weez. For one, in honor of the Blue Album Deluxe Edition, a very cool new t-shirt is on sale at the online store. This shirt borrows elements of the Deluxe Edition packaging, (namely the original lyric scans and the band's seldom seen feet), and is a really tasteful design. 
click picture to go to the store and see the full size pix
...some tech issues seemed to prevent everyone on the weezer.com mailing list from getting the last mass email from 5/15. If you missed it, click here to see the contents of the email as a pop up window. (if you'd like this sort of linkage to be done on the news page after all future mailing list emails, drop us a line. Might be handy...?
...the links page has finally been updated, so its out of date no more. There are several more links to be added, so if you don't see the one you sent in, don't worry, its coming.
..."is the band in the studio yet" you ask? Actually, no, not yet. But that's not a bad thing - Rivers made the desicion to continue his re-writing/editing/upgrading the songs sessions for a bit, aimed at further nailing down the songs on his personal fave 'a-list'. He has been taking extra special care with the songs, working extensively on lyrics, melodies, solos... (all the things you look for in a quality weezer track!) When the guys do hit the studio again to nail the songs as a band (and nail them they will!) and get the record done, the info will be posted here.
...the Chevy High Performance article featuring Patrick Wilson's Chevelle SS muscle car *is* in fact happening, in an upcoming issue. We are awaiting word on what month's issue it will be in, and that info will be here on the news when it is known. What is known is that it will be an interior color spread with many quotes from Pat, but will not be the cover story.
...as of 5/9, Australian fans are reporting that the Blue Album Deluxe Edition HAS NOT been released locally yet. Some stores have (fairly expensive) US imports, but there is apparently no Australian version out there. (The DVD is locally available though.)
...The UK release of the Blue Album Deluxe Edition is reviewed on BBC's music site here, while the UK Music Mag 'Q' gives the Deluxe Edition a 4 star review in its latest issue!
...and another nice review of the Weezer DVD is now up on 411mania.com.
Category:Karl's Corner - May 2004
Karl's Corner - 05/29/2008

Red Album in Just 5 Days, folks!! (Deluxe edition too!)
Weezer Webisode #2 is currently featured on the Imeem Homepage, check it out! (Direct link here for later on.) Remember, Thursdays are Weezer Webisode premiere days at Imeem!
The Pork And Beans video has continued its journey to the center of the web, flying past 4 million views and still spreading! Todays USA Today (print and web editions) had a nice article about it in their "Life" section.
...You might have noticed the Weezer Jonas Street Team banner being updated, and yes its true, JONAS is in the process of relaunching now. All kinds of cool stuff is coming soon, fresh for '08! Sign up if you want to be a part of it and help promote the Red Album! When everything is up and running there will be a more detailed annoucement.
Pork And Beans (physical) single info confirmed to date:
USA:
7" (free with indie retailer album preorder)
b side: ‘Are Friends Electric?’ (Tubeway Army)
UK:
CD
‘Pork and Beans’
‘Are Friends Electric?’ (Gary Numan Tubeway Army cover)
7” vinyl #1
‘Pork and Beans’
‘Love My Way’ (Psychedelic Furs cover)
7” vinyl #2
‘Pork and Beans’
‘Oddfellows Local 151’ (REM cover)
Category:Karl's Corner - May 2008