Karl's Corner - 12/04/2001

...random note #1: Get the new "Photograph" e-greeting card here (for PC), and here (for Mac). Pretty cool, take a look!
...random note #2: Cleveland area fans can get pumped for the upcoming show on Saturday the 8th, by listening to 88.9 WRDL FM (Ashland OH) on Friday the 7th. They will be hosting a 2 hour Weezer radio show from 1-3 pm. "in it we will be playing all three albums in their entirety, playing some b-sides and talking about all things Weezer as
time permits."
...random note #3: the Hot Topic chain of rock stuff stores is now carrying (while supplies last) both the Green Album limited vinyl LP edition (black vinyl), as well as the UK import 7-inch of "Island In The Sun" on yellow vinyl (see the discography section for photo and details on that one).
...okay, for those looking for some more info on bass man Scott, heres a cool little interview conducted by fan Michael K.:
:::1. how do you like playing in weezer, so far, now that you've done a few live shows?
:::"The more shows I get to do with Weezer the more fun I have. I have never been so happy on stage in my life or been in a better band."
:::2. how was the transition to the 'weezer way,' musically speaking?
:::"They are the some of the most accomplished musicians ive played with in a long time, so it took me a little while to get my ears together. we work fast. I have been in bands that take two hours to do what we do in 25 seconds. I need to be challenged to keep from being bored and we always are pushing each other to come up with better parts. Never before have I been in a group that the musicians support and encourage each other so much without any competition. I think we are all confident about our ability and enjoy each others playing and/or singing, so that takes out all of the competitivness. So to finally answer your question, I have played in so many completely different kind of bands that the style of music wasn’t so hard to adjust to. I have always made sure that I could play as many different kind of styles of music that I could, from Motown to punk f---ing rock to rockabilly to funk and just plain heavy metal. I have been a fan of Elvis Costello, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath since I was a wee small guy and this might sound nuts, but playing with weezer is somehow a perfect mix of all the bands and music that I have been playing and listing to my whole life."
:::3. what did you do before playing for weezer?
:::"Before =W= I was playing in a hard rock band named Broken. I ran my course with them and really just saw music completely different. Its funny because they were encouraging me to play with some different bands due to my apparent desire to play more than the songs called for, [a] very openly boneheaded style of songs which I really enjoy. With time however, I grew restless and would have fits of riffing, and much like a dog that has been in the house too long (Shrinedog?), [I] would have bass freakouts, so they asked me to go play somewhere else to settle down...and while doing this [I] found what seems like the perfect blend of all my favorite jams wrapped into one band who totally seem to enjoy what I have to offer. How lucky am I ? UNBELEIVABLE!!!!!!!!!"
:::4. how long have you been playing bass? do you play anything other than bass?
:::"I started playing the trumpet when I was in the fourth grade in the school band. My dad is a saxophone player and a very good one at that. He encouraged me to play whatever instrument I wanted, so when I was getting ready to go to High school I feared that trumpet playing would not be very cool and I was having a hard enough time fitting in as it was, so I decided to try guitar lessons. One month later I asked my dad "what is that instrument that makes that low bump bump pop?" the rest is my destiny, to rock the bass. To sum it up I have never been so happy in my life. Thanks for asking." -----Scott 711
:::[note that Scott's last name is 'Shriner', not '711', but Scott likes to sign his name that way for a reason that I can't remember if private or not, so for now its a mystery.]
...(updated) The Photograph (and other weez songs) Radio Report: across the country, people have been writing in with their stories of whats up on the radio in their area. Right now, "Photograph", now in its 5th week on the Modern Rock charts, has pushed into the top 20, hitting #17 this week, getting "airpower" status! This continued activity is thanks to you and your requests, and some very cool radio stations!
And....a lot of folks have been asking if there will be a video for "Photograph", and I can tell you now that the answer is "yes!" This video is in production, on tour, as we speak, is directed by yours truly, and is heavy on the homegrown goofiness youve come to expect from a "home made" weezer video...more to come on this!
So anyway, here's where you guys have been hearing the song so far...
::: original report, early november: Tulsa's 104.5, Iowa's 105.1 kccq, Sacramento's KWOD 106.5 (#4 requested!), Grand Rapids' WGRD 97.9, LA's KROQ (#17 most played), Seattle's 107.7 (consistently in the Top 10 Peoples Choice Countdown, hit #1 recently), Charlotte, NC's 106.5 The End ("Budlight Spotlight"), St. Louis's 93.3x, St Louis' 105.7 The Point (won the cage match an unknown number of nights), Chicago's 94.7 The Zone,, added 11/5: Chicago's Q101 (playing "photograph" now, not to mention Undone, IITS, and Hash Pipe on a consistant basis), Richmond VA's Y 101,
::: , added 11/6: Lansing's 92.1 The Edge, Boise Idaho's 100.3 the X., Springfield Mass.'s, Laser 99.3, SF's Live105.3 (at #12 on it's most played list!), Channel 104.9 ("photograph" at # 18 "island..." at #5), Lafayette, Louisiana's Planet Radio 96.5 (also still heavy on Hash Pipe), and Columbus, Ohio's CD101 (also still up on "Hash Pipe" and "Island"),
::: , added 11/7: Dayton, Ohio's 103.9 the X (also IITS, Hash Pipe, and the classics), dallas/fort worth area's 102.1 the edge (and had "extended midget weekends" where they gave away tickets and cds and a ride to the concert in their "short bus" (they took the midget thing all the way) with their crew),
::: , added 11/8: Lewiston, Maine's WRBC, Montreal/Plattsburgh/Burlington's 99.9 The Buzz (# 7 during the Top 9 @ 9!), Columbia, SC's Channel 93.5 - WARQ, San Diego's Independent Radio 92.1 and 91X, San Fransisco's Live 105.3,South Jersey's 102.7 WJSE, Albany, NY's The Channel 103.1, Austin, Tx's 101X, Salt Lake City's X96, Rochester NY's 94.1 the zone, Iowa's 89.7 The River, London, Ontario's FM96, Toronto's Edge102 (on 'club nights' only at this point, "Island" and "Hash Pipe" are still in heavy rotation), and "Channel 1", the high school A-V program that is aired at many high schools every morning (damn, sounds kinda cool...wish i had that when i was in high school!)
::: , added/updated 11/9: Johnson City, TN's 95.9 KROK, montreal's chom 97.7 fm, Lafayette, LA's Planet Radio 96.5, Tuscon, AZ's 92.1 KFMA, Denver, CO's Channel 93.3, La Verne, CA's KULV 107.9 FM, vancouver's 99.3 the Fox, Gainesville FL's 103.7 WRUF, tulsa, oklahoma's 104.5 the edge, columbia, sc's channel 93.5 - WARQ, lexington ky's Z103, detroit's 89x (in the top 20 Hitlist!), Philly's Y-100 ('retired' from cage match as champ, #1 (!!!) on the Top 7 @ 8, ranked at 25 most played (hash pipe is still #6!), and San Diego's 91X.
::: , added/updated 11/10: Minneapolis' 770AM Radio K, Rochester, NY's WBER, Hawaii's 97.5 Kpoi (#2 in the top 10 requests!), Hawaii's Lava Rock 105.9 (all 3 singles in major rotation!), Hawaii's STAR 101.9, NYC's KROCK 92.3 (debuted at #37, now #5 on the Big 10 at 10, added to the nominees for Furious Five at Nine countdown), San Francisco's "Today's Hit music" z95.7, San Francisco's New Rock Alternative 'Channel 104.9', Chicago's 94.7, Long Island New York's 92.7/98.5 WLIR, Brownwood, TX's KHPU 91.7fm The Buzz, Chesapeake's 96X. Also, "Simple Pages" is in rotation on 107.1 In Champaign, IL.
::: , added/updated 11/12: new online radio station "Radio@Aol", Hawaii's 101.1 The Point, some "emo"-themed online station that Rivers and I were checking out, Cleveland OH's 92.3 X-treme Radio, Summit County, OH's 91.3 The Summit, Utica, NY's Krock (#5 on the big 10 at 10), Boston's WFNX 101.7, University of Wisconsin Eau Claire's on-line station WSRI, Santa Barbara's 92.9, KJEE, 88.7fm/64am Radio Noise Pollution, LSU Louisiana's 91.1 KLSU, DC's 99.1 WHFS, UW Platteville's 91.1 fm The evolution, Chattanooga, TN's 91.5 the Wawl.
::: , added/updated 11/16: NYC/Queens/Long Island's 92.7 WLIR (on the "Nine Oclock Knockout"), New Jersey's Kroq, Wai'anae, Hawai'i's 105.9 Lava Rock, College Station, TX's 103.9 the X, Fort Wayne, Indiana's X 102.3, Dallas's 102.1 the edge, Auburn University's 104.9 The Tiger, Wash DC's DC101 (on the New Music Mart), Ashland, Ohio's 88.9 WRDL, 95.5 WBRU, Johnson City, TN's 95.9 WRZK, Portland, OR's 94.7 KNRK, Vancouver, British Columbia's Z95.3, Winnipeg's Power 97 (in the "Power 97 Playoff"), Louisville Kentucky's 105.1.
::: , added/updated 11/25: South West Florida's New Rock 99x (is a "buzzcut"), Boston's 95.5 WBRU, NYC's 92.7 WLIR (also playing the Jimmy Pop Hash Pipe remix!), NYC'S 92.3 WXRK, NYC's 104.3 (the 'classic rock' station!), Hinsdale's (IL) 88.5 FM, Austin's KROX 101x (had a 'weezer weekend' last week), France's Grenoble Campus Radio (also play the 'weezer.com' version of "Always"! ...cool), #16 most played at LA's KROQ, NYC's Krock (now #6 in the top 10 at 10), Nashville TN's 102.9 The Buzz, hit #1 on the top 7 at 8 on Philly's Y-100!, Reno, NV's 100.9 KRZQ (played a 45 min weezer block!), Oxford MS's Rebel Radio 92.1, East Tennessee State's WETS the Edge, Pittsburgh, PA's 105.9 FM, 93X (at #16, Hash Pipe at #17), Salinas, California's New Rock 104.3 KMBY, Traverse City Michigan's 95.5 The Zone (giving away green albums!), Chicago's 94.7 (#1 on the top 9 at 9!), Columbus, OH's (unknown station) (playing weezer blocks on occasion!), Salt Lake City's X-96 (who are apparently calling the single 'Dont Let Go' while playing 'Photograph'!)
::: , added/updated 12/04: Lexington, KY's z103.3 (debuts at #1 on top 5 countdown!), New Orleans's 106.7 The End, Charleston, SC's 96.1 The Wave, Detroit/Windsor's 88.7 CIMX ("constant rotation"), Coloroado's Channel 93.3, Orlando's O-ROCK 105.9, Salt Lake City 107.5 "the end" (still on "Island", but featured "photograph" in a week long cage match), San Antonio's 91.7 krtu ("A2" status, online at www.krtu.org), Eugene, OR's 97.9 KNRQ, Bostons's WBCN 104.1 (#21!), Columbus OH's CD 101, Sarnia, Ontario, Canada's K-106.3 (2 weeks at #1 on the "top 6 at 6", 92.1 WMAD.
::: other activity of note:
::: In Ireland, "Island in the Sun" is in regular rotation on the main national radio station "2FM". In the UK the "Island" single is at #63. Have also heard great reports on "Island" from Spain and even Portugal! "Island" also doing well in Belgium, played often on "Studio Brussel"!
::: Also, "Island" has been heard on the air in Turkey! Weezer albums arent even sold in Turkey, and the song hit the airwaves!
::: SF's LIVE 105.3 is playing B-side "Sugar Booger" on their 'sound check' program.
::: on LA's Kroq Rodney on the Rock program, Rodney busted out with "O Lisa" and "Always."
::: Austin's KISS 96.7 is still spinning "Island"
::: ...And THANK YOU to everyone requesting "Photograph"! Find out where to REQUEST "PHOTOGRAPH" AT YOUR LOCAL RADIO STATION HERE. And here is a grass roots fan's effort to help remind folks that "its all about the music"...(though, take note that radio stations tend to ignore "mass" email requests, preferring to hear your individual requests only!!) for example, check out this response...now here's a station that really has their priorities straight...
::: "Hey Guys! Just wanted to let you know how annoying the same five people emailing me bull---t about Weezer is getting. Congratulations, your marketing ploy has worked! You got a few stupid kids to annoy a music director! Alright! In the end...it's all about the music. That's why I have vowed to NEVER play Weezer on my radio station again! Not like we ever did.
::::Thanks,
::::Larry McFeelie
::::Music Director/Middays
::::98 KUPD/Arizona's REAL Rock"
:::NOT playing it (besides our buddies over at 98 K-PUD -er, sorry, i mean KUPD): 93x in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, San Antonio ,TX's Mix 96.1 (apparently because their DJ, Tony, is "in the bathroom"...interesting excuse!), Electic 94.9 in Johnson City, Tn, Peoria Il's 99X WIXO. 
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