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Karl's Corner - 09/02/2003

upcoming weez: "You Wont Get With Me Tonight" [1995 'Black Hole' demo] - on "Gimmie Skelter", an excellent compilation CD due 10/21... [or is it 9/30?], on Buddyhead records.
Weezer DVD notes: title chosen, main content finished, waiting for 2 replacement pieces [upgrades/revisions]. Photography for packaging and menu screens complete. Packaging and menu design underway. Booklet liner notes and layout in progress. Architecture is plotted but not actually programmed yet. Band commentaries yet to be 'married' to the structure. Runtime 3 to 3.5 hours. No release date set, possibly out by the holiday season '03, or early '04.
Blue Album Special Edition notes: Both music content and packaging layout are in progress. This will be a 2 disc set in the Universal Deluxe Edition series. Lots of cool and unseen photos have been selected for the booklet and packaging and the bonus tracks are in the selection process. Extensive liner notes and all lyrics included. Besides the blue album songs, it will include all blue album era b-sides, a selection of special rarities, and some never before released material. No release schedule known yet.
Album 5 notes: no major changes yet since last update. Pre-production continues: acoustic rehearsals and demo recordings, lots of killer new songs. Rick Rubin to produce album. No start time set yet. More details to come as known.
...and in "other bands the guys are in" news, check out Brians Space Twins site for some cool news, namely their new album making it onto FMQB.com's top 20 list with an excellent review to boot. And check out Pat's The Special Goodness site too, as the SG has signed a deal with Epitaph Records and has filmed a sweet new video... 
Category:Karl's Corner - September 2003
Karl's Corner - 09/02/2008

375px|09/02/08 takedown, shakedown, yer busted
...Band rehearsals have just wrapped up after many weeks of hard work, sorting out the songs and the gameplan for the upcoming shows in Japan and the USA. Last Thursday, a very small audience was let into the studio to watch a sneak preview of the band running thru their set, rough n' ready style. This was the first full electric weezer show of any sort in nearly 3 years, and the set was loaded with suprises and classics alike. Come on down to a show near you, folks, you will like what you see and hear!
...Red Album DELUXE VINYL. Folks, the Red Album Deluxe Edition has now been pressed as a strictly limited 180g 2xLP audiophile set, with the full deluxe liner notes and photos. This set was crafted (and I do mean crafted, one piece at a time), starting with the mastering, done by Kevin Gray at AcousTech Mastering. The vinyl pressing was done at the legendary RTI facility, where true artisans are at work. The album cover and inner sleeves printing were made at Stoughton Printing, and the center labels were printed by G&M Graphics. 
You can be sure that this edition of the Red Album is the definitive one, and will look and sound amazing! The finished LPs are en route now, and I believe they will be featured in the (coming soon) all new weezer online store, as well as select retail outlets. They may be a tour item as well, haven't heard for sure yet. Check out this video of the Deluxe LP pressing process (set to "Dreamin'"), courtesy Tom Vadakan and Robert Lepe!
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...The Winner of the Dance Jam Pork N' Beans Signature Dance Contest will be announced very soon. If you havent seen the many crazy submissions, go here and check them out!
...SoCal Be warned! Weezer is doing a pirate takeover of 106.7 KROQ-FM very soon! Hear weird songs that KROQ never plays but weezer likes! Hear bad jokes! Hear good ones too!
...Special tour note! Brian's other band The Relationship has been added to the lineup of the 3 California shows on the upcoming tour. San Jose, Los Angeles and San Diego will all have Brian pulling double duty as opener in The Relationship and headliner in Weezer. 
...Speaking of Red Albums, the Deluxe Japanese Red Album CD version comes out in Japan tomorrow (9/3). This edition includes the expanded Deluxe tracklist plus 3 additional tracks including the exclusive Japanese B-Side "Meri-Kuri" (featuring Rivers singing in Japanese), as well as a bonus all-region DVD that has a bunch of cool stuff on it. Remember the talk of a live Weezer DVD a few years ago? Well, for some reason that plan went belly-up, but the footage was saved, and now 7 tracks from those late 2005 shows in Japan will be available on this bonus DVD. Also there will be behind the scenes stuff from that tour (breifly and mysteriously previewed on YouTube some months ago), an Electronic Press Kit (interview and song by song commentary for the Red Album), and the Pork And Beans video in its first(?) official physical release. Yes, the Japanese always seem to get the good stuff. But in todays global society, the good stuff gets around!
Category:Karl's Corner - September 2008
Karl's Corner - 09/02/2009

Due to circumstances surrounding the unfortunate and untimely passing of Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein the Weezer / Blink-182 concerts in Cleveland and St. Louis are cancelled. Note that Weezer is *not* playing at Blink's rescheduled dates for these two shows at the end of September.
+++ RIP DJ AM - Condolences to Travis Barker, the Blink clan and AM's family. +++
*** NEW SINGLE "I Want You To" on iTunes now! Click here! ***
*** "RADIO WEEZER” has launched, check it out! ***
Category:Karl's Corner - September 2009
Karl's Corner - 09/02/2023

weezer Its been a good long while since we had a proper headline show in Vegas, and it was worth the wait! Another rare indoor gig for the #indierockroadtrip , this time at the @bakkttheaterlv - and on the day the weather broke and wasnt even that hot anymore! Thank you to our fans, our crew, @spoontheband and @whitereaperusa !! #karlscorner
Category:Karl's Corner - September 2023
Karl's Corner - 09/03/2002

"...I am an avid listener to police scanners & police radio. This morning, an officer from the Hazlet, NJ department, called into headquarters to run a license plate check. While he was reading out the license plate, "Buddy Holly" was heard very clearly in the background." -tom
...photo alert: In addition to the BBC Radio 1 pix from the Reading festival, there are also some weez Reading photos on rollingstone.com here and here.
...Now, here's a really cool weezer "e-greeting". Its fun just to watch!
...also, over at Songlounge.com, there is a new interview with Rivers regarding songwriting. Songlounge is a website run by Eric Serrano, percussionist for the Offspring, that hosts a web based quarterly song contest. They award thousands in cash and prizes every three months to three of the songs submitted to them every quarter. To view the interview, go to songlounge.com and scroll down the page to where it says "Songlounge Interviews". 
...dvd/not dvd... 
Category:Karl's Corner - September 2002
Karl's Corner - 09/03/2009

Due to circumstances surrounding the unfortunate and untimely passing of Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein the Weezer / Blink-182 concerts in Cleveland and St. Louis are cancelled. Note that Weezer is *not* playing at Blink's rescheduled dates for these two shows at the end of September. 
+++ RIP DJ AM - Condolences to Travis Barker, the Blink clan and AM's family. +++
*** NEW SINGLE "I Want You To" on iTunes now! Click here! ***
*** "RADIO WEEZER” has launched, check it out! ***
Category:Karl's Corner - September 2009
Karl's Corner - 09/03/2010

***Hurley Pre-Order packages via Bravado: exclusive shirts, prints, wristband avail w/ "Hurley" preorders. Cool stuff!*** Link has been changed on Weezerpedia to an archived capture on archive.org.
***Hurley Pre-Order packages via Epitaph: Many variations and permutations to choose from! Exclusive new T-Shirts!***
...on Wednesday, September 15th, Weezer are playing on the Tonight Show w/ Jay Leno! Tune in! And if your gonna be near Burbank, CA that day, now you know why you need to try and get in the audience!
...Here's a fun way to listen to and buy the new Weezer album "Hurley", early! "Hurley" will be released on 9/14, but you can hear it and get a hold of it 4 days early on Friday Sept 10 at all PacSun locations in the USA and Puerto Rico.
The listening parties start at 6PM. The stores will be playing the album in its entirety, with special commentary by the band added for your edification and enjoyment. Then you will be able to buy the album, plus some new limited edition Weezer threads.
Some PacSun locations will also be giving away a free Hurley/Weezer T-Shirt for the first 100 Weezer fans that arrive for the listening party.
...Today's photo is a special weezy moment from the big Apple press conference thing from a few days ago. I apologize to the photographer, whose name i do not know.
...Weezer's 'Memories' Video: Watch Exclusive On-Set Footage! 'Jackass' guys guest-star in the nostalgic clip. Link has been changed on Weezerpedia to an archived capture on archive.org.
...New article for The Edmonton Journal incl Rivers interview. Link has been changed on Weezerpedia to an archived capture on archive.org.
...Here's our new ad for the new album! Edited by Johannes Gamble. The director of the spot thought “the song sounded like happy hyper kids on Saturday morning watching cartoons and eating cereal and jumping up and down on the couch...so that is why there is a happy hyper kid jumping up and down on the couch.” Look for this on several TV stations soon!
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Category:Karl's Corner - September 2010
Karl's Corner - 09/03/2011

2011/09/03 Minneapolis, MN: Minnesota State Fair: Grandstand
Its a beautiful evening in Minneapolis, perfect weather for the midway, the livestock competitions, the jumbo corn dogs! There could be no better capper on the evening than a set from our late '09 tour buddies Motion City Soundtrack, followed by Weezer of course! Everyone is rip roarin' and ready to go, including even yours truly who had a trains planes and automobiles nightmare including some lost luggage - but they dont call me MacGyver for nothing! The show must go on!
Photos 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! Same goes for video clips if you got em!
Category:Karl's Corner - September 2011
Karl's Corner - 09/03/2023

weezer At long last, the homecoming show! The #indierocktoadtrip made its penultimate stop on 9/2/23 at @fivepointamphitheatre in Irvine, CA! The old Irvine Meadows is long gone sadly but Five Point is a righteous successor. Great show, great crowd! Thanks to our crew, @spoontheband and @whitereaperusa ! #karlscorner
Category:Karl's Corner - September 2023
Karl's Corner - 09/04/2000

Labor day, a much-needed day of rest for the weezer touring machine. The first of two massive runs of shows is behind us now, with the successful gigs in Detroits St. Andrews Hall (Also known as "a large furnace that is generally uninhabitable by humans due to its prohibitively high temperatures and humidity, but is used as a venue of rock n roll nonetheless") and at Chicago's Metro (also known as "Venue most desperately in need of an elevator for loading equipment"...man, that place can wear a guy out!). Both shows rocked to the moon and back, and left a lot of people walking out with smiling faces. After the Chicago gig I met up with fellow RWA webmasters Anuj and Dan, and talked of RWA web-plans over some magically delicious Taco Bell.
Above you see Pat and Rivers on Milwaukee's local ABC station news, WIJN Channel 12. As we lounged in the park today on our day off, we were randomly approached by news reporter Rebecca Clayfish (?), who proceeded to ask Pat his views on the upcoming Presidential race. She hadn't any idea who she was interviewing, and we made sure not to let on. We made it back to our hotel in time to catch the story on the nighttime news! Want to see it? Read on...
...I have finally got some more mpegs up over on the WFO page, check them out. some clips from D.C's 9:30 club and Philly's TLA, as well as 2 special moments from the Chicago show, and video shot off the TV of the above-mentioned news story.
...I forgot to report that the Buffalo show was indeed the public debut of the new song "Peace and Quiet". They have also played it the next 2 nights, in Detriot and Chicago. People seem to be reacting well to it.
...Unfortunately, there is still no producer news to report. Band anxiety over this issue continues to loom, and fingers are crossed as they await some crucial responses and meetings. Despite this uncertainty, the guys are sticking to their recording "go" date of October 23rd, no matter what!
...Here's a really good article/review on weezer's return that was spotted recently online. This writer really did a nice job, check it out!
Category:Karl's Corner - September 2000
Karl's Corner - 09/04/2001

UPDATE 9/6 RWA NEWS
the new island video is here! see the audio video section for viewing!
...in case you missed it in the RWA news, I finished a new video clip and its waiting for you in the Audio Video section. This is the first of either 2 or 3 clips im doing from my footage taken at the Spike Jonze "Island" video shoot. It features Pat doing some Bob Seger, and fun with a big scary bear, so check it out!
...speaking of the new video by Spike, we should have it available for your viewing very soon...we are waiting for the Geffen folks to encode it, which doesnt take too long. Also, some folks have reported seeing the new video on VH1! I think thats a first for weezer: having a new video played on VH1, not as part of some oldies countdown or something. However, it sounds like VH1 is erroneously crediting the director as Marcos Siega, who did the first "Island" video. Hopefully they'll fix that! We havent heard when its supposed to officially premiere on Mtv, but now that the Labor Day weekend is over, perhaps folks will get it in gear...(and welcome back to school, if applicable!)
...we now have a picture of the halftime "weez-formation" by the UC Berkeley Marching Band! check this out: 
thanks to fast-thinking Christopher Ying for that one!!
...Remember that report from a few days ago about the Air Guitar championships? Well, to see the winning Air Guitar Champion performance (of "Hash Pipe"!) at this years championships in Finland, simply go here. Thanks, Mika!
...and don't forget: if you missed the Weezer performances on Saturday Night Live back in May, the episode is being repeated this coming Saturday, September 8th.
...Mikey: not in a hospital. (if youre amongst those who have been sending me essays on the horrors of psychiatric facilities, you can stop now. Thanks for the info, though.)
Category:Karl's Corner - September 2001
Karl's Corner - 09/04/2002

Keep Fishin' report:
*single:
some updated info on the keep fishin' singles that came out 2 days ago: The "Maxi CD #1" has a picture of Kermit on the cover, and the "Maxi CD#2" [uk only] has an image of two people fishing on the cover. [these images will be added to the discography page asap] Also, the mystery of the Dope Nose video on CD #2 has been solved. The video is NOT listed on the packaging, but is indeed present on the cd. When put into a cd-rom drive, a menu comes up allowing you to view the video. However, it is a Quicktime-only file, so if you dont have Quicktime, you may have to download it. Also, to answer some questions, the live tracks on these cd singles are all from the Japan World Cup Tour, the same shows that the tracks on "the Lion And the Witch" EP came from [just different songs and recordings]. Also, the 7" vinyl single was pressed on "its not easy being..." green vinyl! And here's a breif single review from NME. 
*radio:
...Krock NYC [their supplement to Battle of the Bands, "Sux or Rox" is on now, and your vote counts!]...94.7 the Zone [vote here to keep keep fishin in the top 20! Weekly voting ends on Fridays at 9PM CST]...107.7 the end Seattle [the blue and green albums were ranked number 14 and 61 respectively at 1077theend.com]...90.5 FM WBER "The Only Station That Matters" ["Keep Fishin'" is currently the #1 requested song on WBER, and has been holding that status for 3 weeks!]...101.1 xfm in Ottawa, Canada [on their "101 Biggest xfm bands of all time" countdown, Weezer came in at #26]...and in the UK, on XFM 104.9, 'Buddy Holly' came in at #37 on the 'X-List' (a list of X FM's listeners favourite all time songs, compiled and played every August Bank Holiday) ...Up to #37 from 'not on the chart' in one year!
Also, on bbc radio 1, the weezer Reading performance [we think] is scheduled to be broadcast on Monday Sept. 9, on the Lamacq Live show.
*video:
MTV Canada: on last week's "Select" top 10 countdown show, Keep Fishin was #10!
Channel 4 Popworld, UK: played Keep Fishin' - but have they played the performance the band did there? Has anyone seen this?
Mtv Brazil: debuted on the "Riff" show, "...a punk/hardcore show...the vj said that keep fishin shows the new drummer, [making a joke about Animal replacing the kidnapped Pat]." They classified it as a "d+ video", which is apparently a top ranking! The video is scheduled to enter regular rotation in mid-late september.
College Television: currrently #2, your vote counts!
MuchMusic Canada: on the Much on Demand end of summer edition, Weezer were voted the number #1 song of summer...for "island in the sun". 
Category:Karl's Corner - September 2002
Karl's Corner - 09/04/2007

*update 10/6* NYC folks, theres a weezer cover band in your area now, going by the name o' Tweezer. Check 'em out this coming Wednesday 10/10 at The Lion's Den in NYC. 
...first of all folks, there has been no change in the (cool) weezer situation in the studio - the news from 8/9 (below) is still the latest. If/when theres more to tell, it will be here.
But meanwhile, the random wide world o' weez keeps rolling along, and heres a roundup:
...In the 9/07 issue of Spin magazine, there's an interview with actor turned musician Michael Cera (the skinny one from "Superbad", etc) regarding his band "The Long Goodbye". Michael talks about Weezer being a big influence, saying that "My favorite album of all time is Weezer's Pinkerton". Meanwhile , Cera's band covers 'El Scorcho', and you can hear/see it on their MySpace page.
...A very special kind of "Beverly Hills" video.
...classic Weezer t-shirt (and enthusastic if inaccurate fan) on the USA today 'Pop Candy' blog.
...Very cool fan action in Japan: Nami writes "We held an event called the weezer night in Shinjuku, Tokyo in July of this year. This event is the third this time. Around 100 people come to dance every time. which I sometimes made!! I made this! Is a face of Rivers similar."
...from an anonymous submitter, from the Rock N' Roll Hall Of Fame. Now go to Cleveland and take the tour, and see how the Weez (and the original big light up "W" from '95) fits into Rock History.
...One for the old schoolers and new wavers: The Rentals, led by original Weezer bass player Matt sharp, have been out on tour for a while. On Sept 21 they finish their tour in L.A. at the Henry Ford Theater. The word is out that this tour has really been rocking, so be sure to come on down on 9/21. Info here. (By the way, see Rachel Haden talk a bit about the making of the Buddy Holly video in this YouTube video...amongst other things!)
...weezer tribute band updates:
San Francisco based Little Bitches is playing 2 shows soon:
9/7 Slim's SF, w/ Zoo Station (U2 Tribute) and Rock Steady (No Doubt Tribute)
10/26 Rockit Room SF, w/ Sing Blue Silver (Duran Duran Tribute)
And meanwhile, Hotlanta area peeps, your local weezer tribute band 'El Scorcho' (recently interviewed here, by the way) is playing on 9/21 at the 10 High Club, Atlanta, GA. 
...Finally, a cute weez baby alert (one of many in recent years actually). From São Paulo, Brazil, its , a brand new devotee of weezer. Renato is the son of Fernando - who, coincidentally, also likes weezer. How about that.
Category:Karl's Corner - September 2007
Karl's Corner - 09/04/2009

*** NEW SINGLE "I Want You To" on iTunes now! Click here! ***
*** "RADIO WEEZER” has launched, check it out! ***
Back in the saddle... to rainy Kansas City. Blink-182 is all in one town again and the show must go on! Ok, first of all, the monsoons gave way to clear skies by the time weezer hit the stage, so that was a lucky break. Second of all, after 3 days of downtime, the band was rip roaring and ready to rock out. And thirdly, THE CROWD WAS OFF THE HOOK. I dont know what was going on with the Kansas City peeps but they went ballistic! Easily the most rip-snortingest ultra stokeingest (not to mention indecent exposurest!) crowd on the tour to date! One got the impression that there was either a severe drought of rock in the area till this tour rolled thru, or that people just go extra cookoo for cocoa puffs around these parts. Well, it really doesnt matter why - the end result was an EPIC night of rock for all!
Were you at this show? Post your show stories here.
(click on any photo for a full size version)
...heres a picture of the merch thats available on this tour, click it for full size:
...New Contest! Enter to win a signed gift bag from Weezer, All-American Rejects, Blink 182 and Chester French and receive a FREE Chester French MP3!
Enter to win 1 of 5 signed gift bags with signed stuff from Weezer, The All-American Rejects, Blink 182 and Chester French and receive a FREE Chester French MP3 immediately! 
Each gift bag includes: 
- signed Blink 182 poster
- signed Blink 182 “Greatest Hits” CD
- signed Rivers Cuomo lithograph
- a “Pork and Beans” 7”
- signed The All-American Rejects picture
- The All-American Rejects “AAR” necklace
- signed Chester French “Love The Future” Vinyl
- signed Chester French “Love The Future” CD
Click HERE to enter, good luck! For official sweepstakes rules go here. 
...Check out Jillian's Blog - Scott Shiner's wife Jillian is blogging about her experiences on this tour as a new mother and rock tour wife. Good stuff!
...Josh Freese's Twitter
...Twitter Search: Weezer - the power of the fans with the cams! 
...Reminder: Weezer's new single, the first from their upcoming 7th album "Raditude" is called "(If you're wondering if i want you to) I want you to". And the super simple radio request phrase once again is: "(If you're wondering if i want you to play "(If you're wondering if i want you to) I want you to", yes, I want you to play "(If you're wondering if i want you to) I want you to". What could be easier? ***Debuted at #21 on 8/27! #1 most played on KROQ Los Angeles! Thanks to you!***
"Raditude". Out 10/27 from Weezer. Produced by Jacknife Lee and Butch Walker. Featuring (If you're wondering if i want you to) I want you to", "Trippin' Down The Freeway", "Can't Stop Partying", "The Girl Got Hot", "I'm Your Daddy", and "In The Mall", just to name a few! 
Category:Karl's Corner - September 2009