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Karl's Corner - 05/20/2001

Weezer just finished playing at tonights Pointfest in St. Loius. Run-DMC is about to go on. The big news is that weezer debuted 5 (thats right FIVE) NEW SONGS in tonights set! These songs are so new that the titles haven't even been officially chosen, but they were listed on the setlist. I really love these new ones, and they did an awesome job with them, especially considering the rough day of travel today (flying in from NYC) before the show.
There was a bit of a mix-up with the autograph signing, and a bunch of people (25? 40? 75?) were cut off, unable to get their stuff signed by the band. Several factors came into play here. One, the travel from NYC was delayed, resulting in the band not being where they needed to be at the start time. Then, a HUGE torrential downpour decided to start, further pushing things back. When things finally cleared up a bit, the guys rushed to fit everybody in, but unfortunately the autograph tent was to be taken over by Our Lady Peace at a set time, and not all the weezer people got in before time ran out. We are very sorry for what happened, and we hope those who lost out can understand the weird circumstances.
Today started with a funky flight on a "corporate" jet. Everyone was too tired from last night in NYC to comment much on the "rock n roll" aspect of renting a private jet for a day, but apparently the tight schedule called for it, and our tour manager had the sweet connections to make it so. I'm really glad there was no bad weather, it felt terribly small and fragile...but the food was good. 
Category:Karl's Corner - May 2001
Karl's Corner - 05/20/2008

Peoples! The "Troublemaker" iTunes single is out now! Go man go!
...Check out the 1st Weezer Webisode! Rivers lays it down deep in the cut and pumps the jams as a man can and should. its on the homepage and at the top of the stack on the media page! More Weezer Webisodes to come on the Wild World Web, so watch this space for announcements! 
...folks, Rivers has just put up the latest installment of his "Let's Write A Sawng" interactive YouTube videos. Here it be!
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Category:Karl's Corner - May 2008
Karl's Corner - 05/20/2010

*** UPDATE: 2 new shows added!
June 4 – Kansas City, KS at City Market – Buzz radio show - on sale now!
July 31 – Columbus, OH at Celeste Center - onsale June 5th.
...folks, dont forget, Weezer is on the Ellen show today! (4PM EST). They were at her studios yesterday to tape the show. According to the various tweets that surfaced so far, a. the studios were the nicest ones Weezer has ever been in, and b. Josh was busted for taking too many shrimps. Rock And Roll Meets Daytime Television. It's as it should be.
...Reminder: 2 new clips of Rivers in action! With B.O.B. singing their new track "Magic"; and on stage covering the Shondells classic "I Think We're Alone Now".
...weezer tribute band alert!
* 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 photo courtesy SCK.
Category:Karl's Corner - May 2010
Karl's Corner - 05/20/2011

The rain has followed us down the I-95 to the great city of Philadelphia, where today weezer is playing at the 104.5 FM Birthday Party with Panic! At the Disco, fun., and Foxy Shazam. Bring a rain poncho and come on down to the Festival Pier at Penn's Landing! Doors at 6, show at 7.
More later - 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 - 05/21/2001

"The biggest concert up here in Juneau, Alaska this year is the triumphant
return of Juice Newton. Last year we got the melodious, dance inspiring
tunes of Quiet Riot. Who's next, Eddie Money? Krokus? WEEZER? Is life
really worth living anymore?"-- (deprived) fan 
We drove all night to Detroit, and woke up in a rather fancy suburb, complete with overpriced clothing shoppes. Excellent brick-oven pizza was located nearby. Many many many phone calls and other biz were taken care of. I still didnt catch up on all the things still missing from the site, but I did get Rivers's darn printer working again, after about 4 hours on the phone with various tech-support hotlines.
I got some letters today from some people who report that The Green Album has debuted in the UK at #31, (#3 in the "rock" chart), and in Australia at #25! The word on first week US Sales is official as of early Wednesday! It seems the Hash Pipe UK single will be released June 18, and it will have one (currently unidentified) b-side. The promotion of the new album over there seems to be timed with the bands upcoming visit to UK/Europe. Other interesting bits I've learned are: The Japanese Green Album CD "+2 songs" comes packaged with a cool weezer sticker inside; The first Japan single is "Photograph", but the b-side(s) are still unclear on that one. The Japanese "Hash Pipe" single, coming soon, will have 2 B-sides, also unknown at this point. 
hey look its Run-DMC... 
Category:Karl's Corner - May 2001
Karl's Corner - 05/21/2008

Hey folks, check out this sneak preview of the June SPIN cover, featuring the Weez! The mag hits stands and mailboxes shortly, and should be a good one! 
...Meanwhile, lettuce not forget...
"Troublemaker" is the new iTunes single!
Webisode #0 featuring Rivers is up now, on the homepage and the media page!
Here it is right here right now:
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Rivers "Lets Write A Sawng" Part 10 is up now on his Youtube Channel! 
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...more to come!
Category:Karl's Corner - May 2008
Karl's Corner - 05/21/2011

We are happy to be back in the nations capital once again, and after 2 days of rainy weather up in Boston and Philly, it appears the sun is finally shining on the weez. Today's show is an early one - in fact they opened the gates at RFK Stadium at 11 AM, which sure seems early for the rock and the roll, but it is the weekend after all, plus this way anyone who plans on getting raptured this evening will still have time to. But the rest of us will be rocking out starting at 6:45!
Rivers is excited to be meeting some of the DC United soccer team players later today, who are coming down to check out the rock on their home field.
More later - 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 - 05/22/2000

Several small things...Ive just updated the "F.A.Q.s" page with some new Q and A's and a slight revamping. Click on the link above to check it out.... And, thanks to Mark F., we have learned that the Special Goodness import CD is available from towerrecords.com . They ship it out reasonably quick and it costs $23.99, which is about 10+$ cheaper than previously available sources...... I'm still waiting for word on how Pat's S.G. show on the 18th went... And I breifly talked to a Mr. Matt Sharp who is back in LA looking for an apartment...(didnt have time to ask him what he's up to...) 
Category:Karl's Corner - May 2000
Karl's Corner - 05/22/2001

a full report on Detroit is on the way, for now I've got to pass on the big news that "The Green Album" debuted on the Billboard Top 200 Album chart at #4!!! This is definately weezer's biggest ever week in terms of sales and chart position, and is definately a very impressive start! Of course, making such a big splash would be impossible without YOU, the folks who went out and picked up a copy this past week (I did too!). So a big hearty THANK YOU to all who helped make this weezer's "biggest week ever"!
...the Detroit "contest winners" show at the Airborne skatepark was, as far as I could tell, a big success, and a lot of fun! (what a sweet park, I wish I could ride it everyday...) The guys practiced a lot of those new new songs during soundcheck, including several that weren't played during the St. Louis show, including a very pretty slow one that Rivers called "December", but hastened to add that the title wasn't decided yet. The show was all Blue, Pink, and Green, however, as you can see from the setlist below. Then the autograph line got lined up, and the guys, unhastened by any other bands this time, stayed and signed till everyone was through. Some pretty interesting characters have been coming to these things!
Anyway, me and BeeBe the Bass Tech hit the ramps whenever possible, laying down some fresh moves and the occasional bail. Pat joined us for some butt-board drop ins (dont worry, i got it on film, when the video clips are back up youll see...), and Dan the Lighting Man busted out his ancient-school board and worked on getting his chops back. Everyone is sore now, but it was worth it. Rivers wisely avoided all skateboards. 
Category:Karl's Corner - May 2001
Karl's Corner - 05/22/2005

..REMINDER: check it out! Weezer is going to be doing an MSN Live Chat TOMORROW - Monday, 5/23 at 4pm (PST)!
...reminder #2 - VOTE for WEEZER! MSN's artist of the month June Poll!
...even more international Make Believe chart debuts:
UK: correction: debuted at #9, not #11. Highest debut from weezer ever there!
Finland: debuts at #13, second highest debut of the week!
Japan: debuts at #4 on their domestic chart, #1 on their International chart!
France: debuts at #45.
Switzerland: debuted at #58.
Indonesia: I'll leave this up to out Jakartan correspondant, Hasief: "It's a bit hard to describe the chart system in Indonesia - in fact, I'd say practically non-existant pretty much sums it up....However, at Aquarius, one of Jakarta, Indonesia's main music stores,and one of the only stores that actually bothers to set up some sort of weekly chart, Make Believe has entered at No. 16 on both the CD and cassette charts - making it last week's highest debut for an album from a foreign act. Apart from that, it was also the second highest-placed foreign album on both charts, only losing out to Rob Thomas on cassette and Kenny G (!) on CD....It should be noted that local acts dominate overall sales, naturally, and that the Kenny G album includes a duet by one of Indonesia's top pop singers which undoubtably gave it a boost. Rob Thomas' success shouldn't be much of a surprise, considering his worldwide marketing campaign's been going in overdrive. So all in all, it's a pretty nifty thing for Make Believe to chart as high as it did, under the circumstances..."
...'Beverly Hills' has been out in the public eye for nearly 2 months, and instead of flaggin', it looks like its been gaining newfound strength on the radio. Its holding steady near the top of the Modern Rock heap, while gaining (regaining?) ground in the pop radio world.
Modern Rock Tracks: Holds steady at #3!
Hot 100: up to #21 from #47, 'greatest gainer sales' (from paid download sales)
Pop 100: up to #27 from #44
Hot Digital Tracks: up to #6 from #14
...these charts are reflecting real activity on 'the street', including reports like "Beverly Hills is #1 on the Top 9 at 9 on our local alternative station 99.9 the Buzz, in Vermont"; "Beverly Hills played on 105.7 the X (a York, PA station) during their "Out of Order"
countdown, and it was #1. This station plays a lot of harder stuff like Metallica and Ozzy, but I think they've been getting better lately."; and "[Beverly Hills] reached number one on the Ontario, Canada top 100 of the month according to K106.3 fm".
Meanwhile, other Make Believe songs have been getting some exposure as well. On L.A.'s influential Indie 103, "We Are All On Drugs" has been getting some prime time daytime play. And the "harder rocking alt/rock station" 101X in Austin has been playing "Perfect Situation" in their "Other Tracks" show, where they play songs that aren't yet singles.
...and finally, Dave Grohl says something interesting here.
Category:Karl's Corner - May 2005
Karl's Corner - 05/22/2008

Peoples, Every Thursday starting today is "Weezer Webisode Thursday" on Imeem.com. Get over there to see a never before seen clip, Weezer Webisode Thursday" on Weezer Webisode #1! With more to come each Thursday for the next month!
...more new info to come... 
Category:Karl's Corner - May 2008
Karl's Corner - 05/22/2011

Folks, ok. We made the Name That Video Contest hard on purpose. We're tired of those easy contests that anyone can win, even if they're not a big fan or weezer. So we made it hard. Real hard as it turns out! Maybe a little too hard! People are tearing their hair out over this one and sadly some are not even bothering to try. So we decided to give out a few hints, to give more people a shot at it...
Hint #1 is that there are in fact 24 clips to identify total.
Hint #2 is that there are two songs that are represented twice! In other words, 4 of the 24 total clips only represent 2 of the songs.
Hint #3 is that for those two songs that have two clips each, the 'doubles' are not right next to each other in the order, they are mixed up in the order.
Hint #4 is that 23 of the 24 clips are from Weezer's main studio albums, one is a b-side. No demos, no "Alone" tracks, no covers, etc.
Hint #5 is that there are no songs from "Maladroit" or "Death To False Metal" in the 24 clips, but the other 7 studio albums are represented.
If you have already submitted a response and would like to modify your answers, there is still time - send a new email to karl (at) weezer (dot) com, but in the subject line include the words "Name that tune RE-DO"!
We havent fixed a deadline, but remember, its the *FIRST* 15 *correct* responses that win prizes, so the sooner you send em in, the better!
original rules:
Care to play weezer's version of the 1970's game show "Name That Tune"? Weezer Webisode #51 (below) challenges you to name that tune; tunes captured from behind-the-scenes moments from this year. Can you name them all? List every song they are playing in order and email your list to me (karl) at: karl (at) weezer (dot) com.
The first correct, complete, in-order list wins two tickets and a meet and greet to an upcoming Weezer show in your area. Also up for grabs is a one-of-a-kind band signed 11x14 print (2nd prize), three Pinkerton Deluxe Edition 4-vinyl sets (3 runner-ups), and ten sets of the Live Bootleg albums from both nights of the Memories Tour (city to be determined) (for winners #6-15). Note that only the first 15 *correct* and *complete* *in-order* lists I receive are eligible for the 15 prizes, so listen and watch carefully!
 
*** contest STILL OPEN - WHEN WE HAVE the 15 WINNERS THIS POST WILL BE UPDATED ***
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Category:Karl's Corner - May 2011
Karl's Corner - 05/22/2012

2012/05/22 The Special Goodness "Natural" : Release Day Today!
Folks, its a fine day today, as Patrick Wilson's The Special Goodness releases a new album. its called "Natural" and its Pat's first new TSG album in quite a few years. You need some new rock, dont you? Pat's got your solution. Pat says: "You can get a 6" turkey from Subway and be happy for 30 minutes, or get the new TSG and be happy forever". Head over to iTunes today, to pick it up at a nice price!
Category:Karl's Corner - May 2012
Karl's Corner - 05/22/2013

New Show: Korea - Jisan World Rock Festvial
Click Here For Jisan Festival Tickets and Info
weezer peeps of Korea and everywhere - We are proud to announce our second ever visit to Korea, following our Jisan Festival show back in 2009. We will be playing Jisan again this summer, and are really looking forward to being in Korea again - the fans and staff were so nice to us in '09, and everybody went bananas during our set! Lets do it again, folks!
Category:Karl's Corner - May 2013
Karl's Corner - 05/23/2001

"The Green Album" did even better up in Canada, debuting at #2! Only Tool came in ahead, geting #1 just like in the States.
Today's event was an in-store autograph signing at a Tower Records here in Chicago. Fans waited in a long line that ran out the door and down the street, while periodic rain showers kept things... uh, wet. While there was a cut-off for getting into line, it was still allowed to get extremely long before reaching the limit, and the guys met fans and signed autographs for over 2 hours, till everybody in line got through.
Later we all went to a good restaurant and enjoyed a little time to catch up on the weez-biz, and of course act dumb. 
...here's a question, to any of you who joined the "weezer street team" recently... What do you think about it? How is it? Email your thoughts and comments on this to my adress at the top of the page...thanks.
Category:Karl's Corner - May 2001
Karl's Corner - 05/23/2008

Here it is! The "Pork And Beans" Video! Go! Watch! Now! YouTube WORLD PREMIERE!!!
...also, dont miss the other exclusive new video clips on the Weezer Youtube Page! Weezer introduces the video! plus Daft Bodies! and Kelly n' Dan!
Shot May 7-10 in North Hollywood, CA, this video features a cast of, well, many! And what a cast! An amazing group of well known 'Youtube celebs' was tracked down and flown in so they could do their thing(s) with the Weezer men. Its pretty much impossible to properly describe what went down, so just have a look! 
Category:Karl's Corner - May 2008
Karl's Corner - 05/24/2001

Today's autograph signing thing was outdoors at the Mars Cheese Castle in suburban Milwaukee somewhere, and almost everyone reported that it went well, in spite of very cold temperatures, and a general lack of anything else to do besides wait in line and be cold.
I wasn't there today, however. Today, I accompanied our tour manager Gus on an very important mission, mainly a mission to save tomorrows secret show! It seems that due to the very secretive nature of this special show, not everyone involved at the administrative level was on the same page, and this morning Gus got the sudden word that the show was "off" unless emergency measures were taken! Now, Gus is truly one of the very best tour managers in Rock today, and if he can't get a problem solved, then no one can. The band sent him out to try and make things right, and sent me to take notes and back him up if need be. We started the day by hooking up with our ally and a freind, the show's promoter. Then we travelled way the hell out to the town where this thing is happening tomorrow (sorry if "way the hell out" counts as a clue or something, all i know is it was a long car ride!) Then a long, often heated meeting took place, between Gus, the promoter, the venue's owner, the village's attourney, the Village Manager (technically Mayor), and the Village's Cheif of Police! There were definately some misunderstandings that needed to be worked out here, and Gus was his usual calm self and skillfully defended and defined the band's position and plans. In the end, the show was back on, albeit with increased amounts of security and police presence planned. (As if weezer fans are such troublemakers, but at least everyone is satisfied and the show is happening after all...) A pat on the back for our man Gus! 
a tour manager's work is NEVER done...Gus demonstrates his "kicking ass/taking names" techniques... 
is this a clue? I hope not....yet another perfect publicity photo! 
Category:Karl's Corner - May 2001
Karl's Corner - 05/24/2005

...July tour update: at this point, the following 4 shows are confirmed - more to come!
07/02/05 Las Vegas, NV - Las Vegas Convention Center - w/RHCP
07/07/05 Milwaukee, WI - Marcus Amphitheater - Summerfest (*tickets onsale Saturday May 28th at 10AM*)
07/16/05 Atlanta, GA - Underground Atlanta - WNNX 99X event - free
07/23/05 Chicago, IL - Hutchinson Field at Grant Park - Lollapalooza
...UK Make Believe debut was #11 after all, not #9. Sorry about that.
...Iceland: debuts at #14!
...heard tonight on KROQ Los Angeles: "Perfect Situation".
...important cultural side note: Chappelle's Show Season 2 DVD out today!
Category:Karl's Corner - May 2005
Karl's Corner - 05/24/2011

...Now that that pesky Rapture is out of the way, coming up next: Atlantic City at the Borgata, The Hartford BOMBfest, and Pittsburgh at Stage AE. Pittsburgh people - we havent been through that neck of the woods in a long time, and I hear tell there are still some tickets available - nows your chance for a hometown Weezer show, hope to see you there! Tickets here.
...Name That Tune contest update: since the hints were added, we've had a new pile of entries, and some of them look pretty good! We are getting closer to having a winner list assembled, so stay tuned. And if you haven't tried, there's still time to get your submissions in! (see this 5/22 post for the details). 
...As hinted at in the name that Tune contest rules, some of the recent historic shows from the Memories Tour will be available pretty soon as official CD bootlegs. We'll have a proper announcement with ordering info and details up asap.
...A little update on the forthcoming Pinkerton Diaries/Alone 3 deluxe package - some changes to the book were made which pushed back the production schedule till sometime this summer. We'll have specific info including pre-ordering details asap. Its going to be an amazing book and cd!
...From Wade O., a hilarious accounting of the lengths some crazy fans went last year to try and get a "Hurley" CD before it was released.
...Heres a slideshow of pix from the DC United soccer team. Rivers and Pat met some of the team before the DC101 Chili Cookoff show at RFK Stadium on Saturday 5/21, and they gave the guys DC United jerseys. (More pix from DC to come here on weezer.com).
...REMINDER: neat virtual and real weezer stickers available via using Weezer's new GetGlue app! Details here.
...REMINDER: Radio Weezer is looking for your weezer covers - submit them and they could get added to the rotation! If you have a song that you’d like to submit, send an MP3 along with your name and hometown to RadioWeezer (at) gmail.com
...REMINDER: Weezer covers The Cars' classic song "You Might Think" in the upcoming "Cars 2" movie, and the song is heard int he new trailer launched last week. Because Cars frontman Ric Ocasek produced weezer's Blue and Green records and because the band are huge fans of the Cars, they were very into the idea of covering the song.
...weezer tribute band alert!
=PINKERTON= is playing a free show this Saturday, May 28, 9:30 to Midnight, at Outlaws Grill and Saloon - 2167 Pickwick Drive, Camarillo, CA
Category:Karl's Corner - May 2011
Karl's Corner - 05/25/2001

Well, despite some pretty outrageous requirments made of the audience to gain access, not to mention some draconian local law enforcement, today's secret show was after all a success. The event took place at a roller skating hall called "Fireside 2", which was way out in the distant Chicago suburb of West Dundee. To get to this show, people were subjected to a fairly rediculous series of challenges, following clues to locate where the special wristbands were being handed out. Apparently that location was moved at the last minute to throw off freinds of radio station insiders who had tips as to where to be, and ultimately make it more fair, so that no one had a clue as to where to go till the last minute. Unfortunately, as many of you related to me, this just led to some pretty unsafe stampedes, both on foot and in car, where the 500 lucky winners were those who were forced to be the most reckless drivers. It was lucky that no one was seriously hurt, and I'd say weezer probably won't be agreeing to these kind of contest rules in the future.
At the gig itself the scene was heavily patrolled by large amounts of local police, who came down hard on anyone who was hanging out that didnt have a way to get into the show. Apparently they took it upon themselves to make sure that no one rioted or chewed gum or looked at anyone funny. But what are ya gonna do, it was their town we were invading, and if the rock isn't cool there, then the rock just can't stay long. Anyway, after all the chaos, the show and autograph signing went swimmingly. 
Category:Karl's Corner - May 2001