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Karl's Corner - 12/18/2008

UPDATE 12/22 - Rivers Stereogum videos (3!) NOW UP ON STEREOGUM. Enjoy, this is great stuff! Rivers and some very special guests perform unique and beautiful versions of 3 songs from "Alone II" (out now!)
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UPDATE 12/19 - Now with even MORE cool stuff, added at the bottom of this post! 
Good peoples of the world of Weezer, theres a lot of good stuff going on right now. Heres the rundown:
1. CHRISTMAS WITH WEEZER IPHONE APP
This exclusive cool new variation on Tapulous' popular "Tap Tap Revolution" iPhone game is available now! Features 6 brand new Weezer Christmas songs and other Weezer music!
2. CHRISTMAS WITH WEEZER EP
6 brand new holiday classics recorded by the Weez men, available NOW on iTunes and Amazon!
And courtesy of fan Paul W. aka OBSiDEONEYE, todays picture is a hilarious variant cover for the Christmas EP!
3. RIVERS CUOMO "ALONE II" ALBUM
This awesome collection of never before heard home recordings is available NOW in record stores and iTunes, Amazon, etc. Wherever good music is sold!
And tune into to Stereogum this coming MONDAY DEC. 22 for video of Rivers performing 3 songs from 'Alone II'! And it's not just Rivers performing - these songs are performed with some VERY special guest musicians and in FRESH arrangements that you have come to expect from the king of the unexpected, Rivers Cuomo! ...and over on Goal.com, a nice write up of "My Day Is Coming" from Alone II. 
MORE GOOD STUFF added 12/19: 
...Check out these sweet customized weezer Flip video cameras, available now! And/or, design your own with the Flip Mino "Create Your Own Design" feature!
..."The Greatest Man That Ever Lived" is now the official new radio single off the Red Album! Request! Listen! Enjoy! And if you missed it, here's Weezer performing the track on last Sundays Video Game Awards on Spike TV:
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and don't forget the Greatest Man Mtv 52 Bands video!
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VIDEO: Rivers and Jermaine Dupri (not to mention Jose from Ozma, dude from Yellowcard, and a wicked flautist)?!?! say wha? (tune into Stereogum on Monday for much more!)
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VIDEO: Here's Pat and Scott awarding "Guitar Hero 2" the Music Video Game Of The Year, at the Spike TV Video Game Awards.
Weezerpedia note: This Video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Viacom International Inc.
NOMINATION: Weezer's "Pork And Beans", is up for the Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video (versus Gnarls Barkley, Erykah Badu, and Radiohead).
...happy holidays to all!
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2008
Karl's Corner - 12/18/2010

...Todays December Daily Weezer Webisode is now up! Weezer Webisode #38: "Pathways To Verisimilitude". Enjoy! and remember, we're adding a new webisode to yfrog every day from now till xmas! They are all automatically gathered on our yfrog Bloggie player page here.
Last night's Blue show at Roseland was seriously off the freaking hook. So packed with so many stoked people, the band just nailing it, just the definition of epic! Tonight's Pinkerton show promises to be an even deeper dose of the rock. Emotions are running high here in the big apple, so much anticipation!
HATS OFF TO: The old school fanclubbers, the boardies of all stripes, the I Love All Access VIP peeps and the tireless ILAA staffers, Free Energy - our awesome opening act on these East Coast shows, Ric Ocasek and Paulina P., Spike Jonze, Titus Andronicus brocipher, Nat The Elder Naked Brother, "How To Be Tight"/Magic Hugs' Chazz, Matt Pinfield, All the weezer staff and crew, and everyone rocking out at these Memories shows! You all rule!
We'll have a selection of pictures up asap from both Boston and both NYC shows - its been so hectic with all the new photos and video, the hard drives dont have time to cool down!
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! 
To see these pix individually and larger, click here.
Also, remember to checkweezer's Twitter/Yfrog photo/video page for photos taken on the fly as things happen!
...Find out how you could meet the band, win Rivers’ guitar, Pat’s drums or whatever you wish, from State Farm, here.
...new tunes avail for d/l to fight rare cancers at Right Track. Rare Weezer recording "The Rat Race" still available there, for a minimum donation of 99 cents.
...Memories Tour article/interview in The Boston Globe.
...Two interesting articles on Weezers history and pre-history, on The Phoenix's website: Metal Years, Early Years.
...One of weezer's trusted and gifted roadies, Doug Forsdick, has been nominated for "Roadie Of The Year" for his work with Weezer and Rod Stewart in the Tour Link Conference "Top Dog" award. Please vote for Doug! he frickin' rules and we love him. Please register at tourlinkconference.com to cast your vote! 
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2010
Karl's Corner - 12/19/2000

...break time! ...sort of. I have gone home for Christmas, and the guys were supposed to have a week off starting yesterday. As it turns out, they were so involved with the pre-production of last week, that they have decided to squeeze in several more rehearsals this week, without Ric or anyone around to help out! There were several songs that just werent quite nailed down, as far as which way they would end or what key was best to do them in. And there were a couple songs that werent quite decided if they were "in" or "out". In the interest of REALLY being ready when recording starts next Wednesday, they decided to just keep on working, almost right up to Christmas day...I've said it before and I'll say it again: weezer is certainly not lazy!
...also, I fear I may have issued a false alarm about those extra Palladium tickets, as no one reports actually getting them. Various reports from around the country are saying that they've heard that more tickets for all or most dates on the Outloud Tour will be made available to the general public on January 6th. I only have sketchy info on this, but I'm fairly sure that this is correct for the most part,and that this is when any extra Palladium tickets would be available too.
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2000
Karl's Corner - 12/19/2001

...whew! Just got done tweaking a fairly big update to the Equipment History. The little bad boy is up to 3 full pages! You may note that theres still a lot to add, but this is a significant update across the board, with virtually every section expanded and detailed more. I actually have some more additions to make in the next week or so, so its not over yet! Where is this stuff? Click on "Info" above, and then click on "Equipment History".
...see the message boards for 2 threads I just put up, #1 asking for your input on future touring partners for weezer, #2 asking for your suggestions for titles for the upcoming 4th album.
...How to vote Australian: Australia's national Triple J radio's annual Hottest 100 poll has just opened, and Island In The Sun & Hash Pipe are both in the voting list. Cast your crocodile hunting vote at: triplej . Apparently this is the worlds largest music poll too, they got about 11 million votes last year. Let's be about 10 million of those this year.
...as far as the band knows, they are playing the following show:
Feburary 26th, Long Beach Convention Center, with No Doubt and Offspring.
(the show is one of several that day to raise $ to help the Recording Artists Coalition do what they do.)
there is a remote chance the band are wrong about this!
when it is confirmed "for real", it will be in our "Tour" section!
...from one fan to the rest:
::::"I've been a Weezer fan for a long time. Just like many of you, I've played the albums hundreds of times; I've bought the clothes, posters and vinyl; I've gone to the shows, and enjoyed seeing my favorite band live. Then, I joined the Weezer Bboard on Weezer.net. I've never interacted with such a pleasant group of people online. Between all the conversations, arguments, Weezer debates and MP3s traded, I don't think you'll find a better group of devoted fans as the Weezer fans. Thank you for being the people you are, and I hope 2002 is a bright year for Weezer fans all across the world." Jared Davis (JDym00) 
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2001
Karl's Corner - 12/19/2003

Album 5 recording sessions (phase 1) - extra recording day tacked on today - recording day 15. Los Angeles, CA. Holiday break commences 12/20. Post-holiday rough schedule: back to pre-production for a while, then into recording phase 2.
...fan announcement: Phoenix, AZ: "weezerfest is happening on december 20th at the Bash On Ash in Tempe, AZ. i've searched far and wide for the 6 best weezer cover bands around and they've all agreed to cover a few songs. we'll also have a couple acoustic performances and maybe even a string quartet." -Mark W. 
...nice rank: "Say it aint so" named "#8 song of the 90's" by Toronto's 102.1 The Edge listeners.
..."Christmas in the key of W"
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2003
Karl's Corner - 12/19/2005

...MB '05 Tour: Day 141: Mos Burger Tour day 7: Nagoya - Club Zepp
Yet another club Zepp in an unending array of Club Zepps. Plus, stylish tweed overcoats. Slushy sidewalks. Taiko drum video games. I like!
The first order of the day was a pair of interviews, conducted at the hoteru. First with “Midnight Jams” for Zip FM, then with “Radio Interline” for Radio 1 FM. Both of these are being turned into 30 minute specials on their respective stations.
The Nagoya crowd at first seemed kinda restrained compared to the last few nights, but they finally found their voice with a little egging on from Rivers displays of sheer energy, soundly complemented by the rest of the weez-men's raw soul power. Tonight was another in a serieds of really strong shows, though there was a bit of technical tomfoolery going on here and there, again more than made up for with spirit and energy. Everything looks and sounds tip top for the upcoming 2 nights of dvd video shooting in Tokyo.
Thanks to Yoshi(?) (Yuichi? what was that guys name?) from Nagoya for helping out with "Undone" on the acoustic guitar. Sorry to the "guy from Pennsylvania" (as Scott put it, heh heh) - looks like they were looking for a Nagoya local for the shredding duties.
Shout outs and big ups to Rockin' Rie and to (???), whose thoughtful gift of PB Twix (where they cannnot be bought!) and a crazy 'Karl' toy are much appreciated! Happy suprise time, it nice!
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...Theres a new article on cnn.com about Rivers here.
...Check out the Myspace Records Vol 1 special on Fuse! This is a multi artist special (including weezer of course), see it at these times:
Premieres: Tuesday December 20th @ 9pm EST
Repeats: Wednesday December 21st @ 1am EST
Friday December 23rd @ 2:30pm EST
Saturday December 24th @ 1pm EST
Sunday December 25th @ 9:30pm EST
Monday December 26th @ 2pm EST
Saturday December 31st @ 2pm EST
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2005
Karl's Corner - 12/19/2009

...Folks, Rivers is looking for both seasoned veterans and young upstarts in the producing game to help him out with his new demo that he's cooking up on his artist profile on Indaba Music. Whosoever's production is chosen by Rivers shall be paid exactly $208 dollars. Work with Rivers now!
...Weezer's version of "We Wish You A merry Christmas" (from the "Christmas With Weezer" iTunes EP) is available for free download right now. Enjoy!
Reminders:
...Due to the recent bus crash involving Rivers Cuomo, as per doctors orders all previously scheduled December and upcoming January Weezer shows are cancelled. At present, neither the December shows nor the upcoming January shows are being rescheduled. We’ll try to get back to the cancelled areas asap, but we have no info currently.
The following shows are cancelled:
12/7/2009 -- Agganis Arena -- Boston, MA
12/9/2009 -- UMBC Fieldhouse -- Baltimore, MD
12/10/2009 -- Susquehanna Center -- Camden, NJ
1/9/2010 -- Bill Graham Civic Auditorium -- San Francisco, CA
1/11/2010 -- UCI Bren Events Center -- Irvine, CA
1/13/2010 -- RIMAC Arena -- La Jolla, CA
1/15/2010 -- Dodge Theatre -- Phoenix, AZ
Refunds will be given at point of purchase.
...the December Raditude Tour shows (that actually happened) will be added to the Official Bootleg Series soon.
...Dont miss the January 2010 issue of EQ magazine, with the feature cover story on Weezer and the Raditude album.
...todays photo is of fan Jon Allen enjoying his new Weezer Snuggie in the comforts of his own home. 
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2009
Karl's Corner - 12/19/2010

...Todays December Daily Weezer Webisode is now up! Weezer Webisode #39: "Journey To The Center Of The Guitar". Enjoy! and remember, we're adding a new webisode to yfrog every day from now till xmas! They are all automatically gathered on our yfrog Bloggie player page here.
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2010
Karl's Corner - 12/20/2005

...MB '05 Tour: Day 142: Mos Burger Tour day 8: Tokyo - Studio Coast (#1)
Mount Fuji. Truck style SuperGreat. Bust Pudding. An actual geisha. The Perfect Van. K2 the mighty. Veggie curry. Triangles of love.
Today we boarded the Shinkansen bullet train again, this time to zip up to Tokyo for the trifecta of shows scheduled at the Studio Coast club. While the bullet train is incredibly efficient and speedy, getting around Tokyo in a van really isn't, so once we got to Tokyo, there was a lot of stop n' go traffic to deal with (enough to make L.A. actually look pretty good!) before we finally got to the club.
There was an extra heavy amount of preparations going on at the club, as today was the first of 2 days of filming for the first ever weezer live dvd. Its a 2 day, 7 camera shoot of the shows, plus material that will be drawn from various 'behind the scenes' footage that both the Japanese company is shooting as well as footage I've been gathering as we travel around. We'll see how it all turns out, but the important thing is that the band nailed it tonight, as hoped for. There were a few minor moments of confusion here and there, but just about everything was kicking major ass tonight, leading to a ballistic Tokyo audience and some great footage.
Thanks to Kazu from Tokyo for helping out with "Undone" on the acoustic guitar.
fan review:
"...everyone who went to tonight's show had the best christmas present from weezer. members really had wonderful smiles on their faces through the show and crowd was so insane!! even though we saw you this summer, twice a year is just not enough for us weezer freaks. they played songs from second album a lot, which i suppose is good to fans. thanks to god, i can get to rock with weezer tomorrow night also, so keep roooocking!!!!" ---renge c.
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...Theres a new article on cnn.com about Rivers here.
...Check out the Myspace Records Vol 1 special on Fuse! This is a multi artist special (including weezer of course), see it at these times:
Premieres: Tuesday December 20th @ 9pm EST
Repeats: Wednesday December 21st @ 1am EST
Friday December 23rd @ 2:30pm EST
Saturday December 24th @ 1pm EST
Sunday December 25th @ 9:30pm EST
Monday December 26th @ 2pm EST
Saturday December 31st @ 2pm EST
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2005
Karl's Corner - 12/20/2010

...Todays December Daily Weezer Webisode is now up! Weezer Webisode #41 "Public Metal Whistling With Scott". Enjoy! and remember, we're adding a new webisode to yfrog every day from now till xmas! They are all automatically gathered on our yfrog Bloggie player page here.
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2010
Karl's Corner - 12/21/2001

...I got in a nice report from Sheeny the Organized in L.A., on the scene with the guys as they attack the recording of album 4 in earnest, at an undisclosed Hollywood area recording studio.
:::The Sheeny Report 12-18-01: Hollywood- Recording, Day 3..."Where’s Pat’s chicken burrito?..."
::: "Home from the road and straight to the recording studio. I think they may be in the lead for hardest working band in rock. It could hardly be called work though as they love being in the studio and recording tracks as well as being on the road. The band have been churning them out at the usual Weezer pace and as you can see from the daily updated AV page, it’s a fast one. There is some neat stuff happening to the songs and it’s pretty exciting to see them getting honed and tweaked to their near final versions. The guys have really gotten into a groove and the recording is going very smoothly. Here is a list of some of the songs they have done so far that are in contention for Album 4 (and some just for giggles?)
::: 273 Listen Up
::: 286 December
::: 280 Saturday Night
::: 295 So Low
::: 282 Take Control
::: 278 High Up Above
::: 340 Spend Some Time
::: 281 American Gigolo
::: 262 Mr. Taxman
::: Better Off Alone (cover)
::: ...Even with all this going on, during one of his breaks today Rivers popped over to a nearby studio to check out an AM Radio rehearsal. He even joined the band on one of their songs when Kevin stepped out of the room for a break. A good time was had by all." -Sheeny 
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2001
Karl's Corner - 12/21/2010

...Todays December Daily Weezer Webisode is now up! Weezer Webisode #41 "Thee Harde Tymes Und Arejay". Enjoy! and remember, we're adding a new webisode to yfrog every day from now till xmas! They are all automatically gathered on our yfrog Bloggie player page here.
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2010
Karl's Corner - 12/22/2000

...the first Outloud tour weezer videoclips are finally up at outloud.yahoo.com (see the link above). Yes, these clips are in the same vein as the type of stuff I put up on the "WFO" page, but there is a bit more 'theme' going on....well, a little bit, anyway. The first two feature the guys in their Santa Suits, being, uh.. rather silly. (how unusual...) Anyway, Yahoo should be popping up more of these type clips on that page as we get closer to the Feb/Mar tour. "Yes, Smithers.....soon there will be zillions of weezer video clips, on two websites!"
...apologies for the lack of updates for the last few days. You folks have sent in a ton of neat radio reports and such, I will have them up, plus all kinds of news and pics, etc., soon! In a few days it will be Xmas, and I'm trying to get my shopping done! (Its hard to pick out something for grandma with so little shop time to work with...)
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2000
Karl's Corner - 12/22/2001

...by now I hope you've gotten into the habits of checking =rwa= news for more weez info, plus the audio video page for an almost daily assault of new mp3s! The coming Xmas situation will likely mean several days off from the recording studio, but after that the schedule calls for getting right back in there and getting back to work! Meanwhile, we've got some cool things on the way, such as the new contest- trust me, you will like the prize! And upgrades and tweaks are in the works for several sections of the site, so keep your eyes peeled in the coming days and weeks!
...this is pretty darn cool: Jordan Matzkanin, from Decatur, Alabama writes:
::: "I just got paid today, and recieved a nice x-mas bonus
::: from my job at the carousel in the lovely Colonial Mall here in my town.
::: Well, I decided I needed to do something special with the extra 50$. I then
::: noticed that my family never puts christmas lights outside. I decided it was
::: time to take matters into my own hands. I went to the friendly LOWES down
::: the street, purchased 8 strands of lights, and this is my finished result: 
::: I was up on the roof for like 3 hours. My hands are bruised, and swollen, 
::: and bled, but that doesn't matter anymore: BECAUSE I'M CELEBRATING X-MAS =W= STYLE!" 
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2001
Karl's Corner - 12/22/2005

...MB '05 Tour: Day 144: Mos Burger Tour day 10: Tokyo - Studio Coast (#3)
The kanjoo-teki finale...the last show, the penultimate tour date of '05 (travel day tomorrow = last day)...set suprises...Shark fin sake in a chemically self heating can...tanoshii for all...
Today people got as much walking around and shopping done in the AM as possible, as its the last full day in Japan, and this tour has sort of doubled as the holiday gift locating time for many people on the tour. The shooting for the live DVD is now 'in the can', so there was a good deal less chaos today overall, but there was still plenty to do once we got over to Studio Coast, namely 3 filmed interviews before showtime. These were with Mtv Japan, M-on TV, and CX TV "Factry". All 3 interviews are being used for 30 minute specials on their respective networks.
Showtime! The last show of '05, the last in a long arc starting back in the springtime in Vancouver, BC, that brought weezer around the world and back again more than once (though indeed, not everywhere they wanted to go - some places remain on the docket still). Tonight the stops were pulled out, as the DVD taping was over and it was 100% about bringing the joy to the fans, and getting it back. Overall the show was similar to the last 2 great nights, but there was something extra magical and emotional, knowing it was the last weezer show for what will likely be a good long while.
There were some suprises in the set tonight, in addition to the recently ressurected "Across The Sea". "Haunt You Every Day" returned after many month's absence, and weezer's first public performance of the cover song "I Don't Know How To Love Her", which was originally "I Don't Know How To Love Him" from the soundtrack to "Jesus Christ Superstar". In addition, Scott's mini bass solo section (prefacing the start of "Surf Wax" since sometime on the Foozer tour) evolved over the last few days to include a basstrumental version of "Joy To The World", a nice little holiday treat. The whole show was pretty devastating. Grown men in the audience were crying!
After the show, the band had one more filmed interview to do, with DJ Fujita of “Love CHR” TVK. This one will also be turned into a 30 minute special, on TVK.
So thats it for shows in '05! Tomorrow we pack up and fly home.
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...Theres a new article on cnn.com about Rivers here.
...Check out the Myspace Records Vol 1 special on Fuse! This is a multi artist special (including weezer of course), remaining broadcasts:
Friday December 23rd @ 2:30pm EST
Saturday December 24th @ 1pm EST
Sunday December 25th @ 9:30pm EST
Monday December 26th @ 2pm EST
Saturday December 31st @ 2pm EST 
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2005
Karl's Corner - 12/22/2010

...Todays December Daily Weezer Webisode is now up! Weezer Webisode #42 "Ad Astra Per Alia Porci". Enjoy! and remember, we're adding a new webisode to yfrog every day from now till xmas! They are all automatically gathered on our yfrog Bloggie player page here.
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2010