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Karl's Corner - 02/04/2001

...recording day 37 (mixing day 5)...today was Tom the mixer's day off, so no songs were finished off. However, lots of work was done polishing up both "Island In The Sun" and "If You Want It", and they are ready to mix. Also, some key last minute decisions were made on "O Girlfriend", and a few changes were made. Since that song was already mixed, it has to go into what is called "recall mode", where all the settings on the mixing board for that particular song are reloaded into the machine and reset to mix the tracks again with the new changes. This sounds scary, but is actually fairly common in mixing albums and shouldn't cause any big delay.
...Before the work got underway we had our sunday afternoon golf challenge, which we envisioned to be a high-stakes competition, but turned out to be a competition of who could lose the least golf balls in the water hazards! We worked hard on getting our games improved, and some progress was made amongst the fairway carnage. "Caddyshack" quotes were running rampant..."be the ball, Noonan.."
...Today we got more than a handful of fans zeroing in on the studio, coming out of the woodwork to say hello. (see photo) As far as I could tell, none of these fans were actually from Miami, strengthening our confusions about the state of the rock around here!
 
 
 
Category:Karl's Corner - February 2001
Karl's Corner - 02/04/2002

...French report pt 2... "...as pascal from france said it's crazy here but he forgot to mention NOW there is an advertisment on TV for the island in the sun single!! it says: "Island in the Sun of Weezer, the hit of the moment'...or something like that...!" ---oliver
...today we were stuck at the airport terminal for an extra hour or so because they were trying to fix the plane... Then they said "ok, its gonna be 6-8 hours till the mechanics can get the part...see the ticket counter for rescheduling...", but then, not 60 seconds later, they said "Oh! wait, they fixed it. You can board now..." We wondered what on Earth was so hard to fix, and then suddenly perfect. Not the most confidence boosting moment in the history of commercial aviation...
...Brian knows that the guy snoozing next to Scott is James Van Der Beek. But Scott didnt have his Dawson-radar on...
...More Meritorious Maladroit Madness!
* 107.7 the End in Seattle: the "Dope Nose"/"Keep Fishin" vote so far: 51% for Dope Nose and 49% for Keep Fishin.
* 104.9 San Francisco: "Dope Nose" got played!
* Y101, Richmond, VA: playing "Dope Nose", and it beat out No Doubt in Monday night's Cage Match!
* WTBU Boston University, 89.3FM/640AM (webcast www.wtburadio.com ) ..."Maladriot Monday" is moving to Tuesday (2/5) night from 8pm-10pm...will air Maladroit in its entirety!
* 91.3 WVKR in Poughkeepsie NY: Saturdays at Midnight: the DJ says "I’ll be playing new Weez cuts on my show...available throughout New York’s Hudson Valley. I’ll also be encouraging other DJs to play the new stuff too so listeners should keep their ears open."
...the "rock music | a tribute to weezer" album comes out today! see =rwa= news or dead droid records for the lowdown!
...a cool little new interview with Pat is at Mike's World of Weezer .
Category:Karl's Corner - February 2002
Karl's Corner - 02/04/2011

Another show in a slowly gathering list of 2011 shows, folks: Weezer at the Borgata in Atlantic City on May 27th! This show goes on sale with an American Express presale next Wed - Thurs (2/9, 2/10) starting at 10 AM PST Wednesday. The regular onsale starts on Friday, 2/11. 
Category:Karl's Corner - February 2011
Karl's Corner - 02/05/2001

...recording day 38 (mixing day 6)...today Tom Lord-Alge did the re-do mix of "O Girlfriend", and then tackled "Island In The Sun", the unusual song that has always taken the most time and effort to get right. Tom worked all day and the results were wonderful! It feels great to find the "answers" for that song and say "wow, it's finished". In the smaller side studio, The remaining unmixed songs were carefully analyzed to determine if there were any minor bass fixes, and as it turns out, none are needed. So Mikey gets a small break and will be heading north to visit family tomorrow. But he was certainly needed tonight! Rivers was working on multiple aspects of "Teenage Victory Song", doing various guitar and vocal overdubs and fixes, and he determined that some good "gang vocals" were needed. We had Mikey, myself, and Carlos the engineer on hand, but Rivers was really hoping for a true gang, and went outside looking for some fans! There was a small group out front earlier in the day, but unfortunately the area was deserted by the time Rivers went a-hunting for guest vocalists. Fortunately we were able to make do with the "gang" already on hand, and the part turned out fine. 
 
 
Category:Karl's Corner - February 2001
Karl's Corner - 02/05/2002

Hyper Extended Midget Tour Show #1: Cricket Arena, Charlotte NC...
...the tour got off to a pretty raucous start! The Cricket Arena wasnt fully packed, but those in attendance were loud and stoked!! They were really cool to Ozma, freaked for Saves the Day, and went ballistic for the weez! This show marked "the return of the amps" for weezer, which gave the sound a crunchy extra flavor and seemed to fuel the overall stoke factor. These folks went a little overboard. First the barricade broke down, forcing a short delay between STD and Weezer while the security dudes shored up the barricade with all these metal pipes. No one was positive that it would hold, and if it hadn't, the police probably would have stopped the show for safety reasons.
Fortunately that didnt happen. What did happen was pretty scary though! Some imaginative (and possibly crazy) fans decided to pull up the floor borads that were covering the ice of the rink, and use them as giant crowd surfing boards. I think this trick was developed during that infamously rough festival Woodstock '99, and no one expected it to surface indoors tonight!! This is some seriously dangerous stuff. I learned the hard way when one of the boards came over the barricade and bashed me in the back of the head in the fog of "Only In Dreams", which made me whack my nose on the videocamera and get a bloody nose and a huge headache...d'oh! (dope nose??) Man, this rock stuff can get rough!
...check out music from the 2 openers on this tour. ozma's (above left) website is here and mp3's are here. saves the day's (above center) website is here.... 
...this wasnt the wisest thing to do...
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Category:Karl's Corner - February 2002
Karl's Corner - 02/05/2003

...the press, where news travels fast:
Some keen-eyed fans spotted a recent L.A. times article containing some fresh comments from a certain lead singer. Fans comments. Meanwhile, in the new Rolling Stone mag [#916, Beatles on cover], similar ground was covered with a pretty funny photo. And our fave news source, CNN Headline News apparently mentioned this very website today, in connection with the tragedy of STS-107 and Commander Willie McCool. ...Folks, a little word of warning: youre gonna have to keep your eyes peeled in the coming months, as theres going to be weez news coming down the pike from all sides, and it wont necessarily be hitting the 'ol corner! Keeping your feelers out on the magazine racks, tv, and the web is advised... 
...Please see our links page for updates - many new additions scattered throughout. 
...some CD justice?
If youve ever felt a bit 'nipped' by high CD prices, you are not alone, and a nifty little refund is only a few clicks away! Check out the Music Settlement.com for an online claim form that entitles you to anywhere from $5 to $20. Its easy, and if youve bought *any* CD's in the last 7 years, its yours for the taking! 
...this persons got it allll planned out... [Feb 14th: 11th =w= anniversary + "International =w= T-shirt day"]
"...The joy inside of me overflows as Happy Weezer Day approches. Some may call it Valentines Day, and some people are idiots. Good people know that Feb. 14th is Weezer's 11th anniversary. Over a decade of arse kickin music! My friend and I are having an all out celebration by partying in her basement, a Weezer shrine, going to Hot Topic and buying matching outfits then scanning iron on weezer stuff to them, and making bedding with weezer on it. We're also posting flyers on the walls of our school to announce the happy day!" ---Berkeley C. of PA
...Yet another Weezer tribute cd! This makes 5 at last count! The rumored "Weezer String Tribute" is a reality, its called "Come on and Kick Me", and you can check it out here. There are preview mp3s of several tracks available too. 
...tribute show report:
"I was at the Blue Weezer Cult show (The Annual Cover Band Contest at First Avenue Night club on Jan 29th, 2003... i thought bWc rocked with respect for both bands! Here's their set-list:
1. This Ain't The Summer of Love - BOC
2. ("Barracuda" by Heart intro into) Buddy Holly - Weezer
3. Burnin' For You - BOC
4. Jamie - Weezer
5. (medley sorta) - Don't Fear the Reaper/Sweater Song/Burnin' For You [reprise]
While the band didn't win (1st place was a case of Night Train fortified wine!), they were a crowd pleaser. Other bands included SHeart (Heart cover band), Panel Of Experts (Dead Kennedy's Cover band), Nuns 'n' Roses (GnR Cover band) and Plate 0' Shrimp (Pretenders Cover band)." ---Michael N. 
Category:Karl's Corner - February 2003
Karl's Corner - 02/06/2001

...recording day 39 (mixing day 7)...today Tom mixed "If You Want It" , and got almost done with "Sugar Booger", which will be finished first thing tomorrow. Meanwhile Rivers and I continued our 'business attack', getting details sorted out over the phone for all kinds of upcoming stuff, from merchandise designs to album art photo shoots. There is going to be a ton of stuff to take care of over the next few weeks, but the ball is rolling...
...todays little golf match was a big improvement, so we actually kept score this time. We hit the driving range for a while too, just to prove that we still stink!
...Later, Rivers worked extensively on the two "mellow" songs, "Always", and the untitled "New Song", singing multiple new takes of the lead vocals and various other finishing touches. "Always" is basically almost ready for Tom, but Rivers still isnt satisfied with how "New Song" sounds. Hopefully tomorrow...
 
 
Category:Karl's Corner - February 2001
Karl's Corner - 02/06/2002

...day off: Rochester. RockChester. Rah Cha Cha.
...Heres a video mini-treat for you, on the 'audio video' page, a 2-camera clip from Charlotte's "Burndt jamb" performance...more of this type of tour footage to follow as I improve my techniques...
...more Maladroit action!
*Seattle's 107.7 theend: "Dope Nose" won over "Keep Fishin' " this past weekend with 64% of the vote. Then Dope Nose debuted at number 8!
*Philly's Y100: "Weezer Wednesday" ("Dope Nose" VS. "Keep Fishin' ") : "...The winner was supposed to be announced at 10:20 pm, but after a day of voting the results were TIED! The winner will be announced tomorrow at 5 p.m. after further voting and Internet tallying..."
*CJAM 95.1fm, Windsor, Ontario: both 'take control' and 'dope nose' are getting played!
*y101 richmond, VA: playing dope nose, and its winning more cage matches! (won VS. Sevendust 2/5)
*San Diego's 91x played dope nose 2/6, touting it as the "next song from weezer's upcoming cd"
*The Pulse-91.9 FM KUHI, St Louis; DJ sez: "everything from American Gigolo to December has gotten some action..."
*WBTU Boston University: The "Comfortably Numb" show (Wednesday Night/Thurs Morns from 11PM-1AM PST) has played "Smile", "Zep Song", and "Take Control". The DJ takes requests via AOL IM! (Screen Name: WBTU DJ) (or email
...Photograph Video: Still #1 on Much Music USA's "Oven Fresh"! 
Category:Karl's Corner - February 2002
Karl's Corner - 02/06/2009

We have a new webisode in the house! "Webisode 13: Ain't No Particular Sign"
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..The Weezer Live In Japan concert footage from 12/05 will bei airing on the Palladia cable channel at the following times. Check it out!
02/13/2009 01:00:00 PM Friday
02/13/2009 02:00:00 AM Friday
02/15/2009 09:00:00 PM Sunday
02/18/2009 02:00:00 PM Wednesday
02/25/2009 09:00:00 AM Wednesday
(Palladia is the HD channel of MTV, and is ch. 332 on Direct TV, and channel 369 on Dish Network )
...More Weezer tribute band action!
*Atlanta, GA: The mighty "El Scorcho"is playing TODAY, Feb 6 2009 10:00 PM at Midtown Music Hall in Chattanooga, TN
*Honolulu, HI: "Goat Punishment" (a tribute band, not weezer in disguise) is playing at the Sand Island R&B club on Feb 13th.
*West Michigan: "Our Name Is Jonas - A Weezer Tribute" will be playing The Tip Off in Comstock Park, just north of Grand Rapids on Feb 21. "We'll be playing all your favorites, except that one you might not like. Heck, we might even play that one too!"
*Raleigh, NC: "Destroy All Sweaters" is playing at “The Dive Bar” in Raleigh on Feb 28th. Cost = FREE
Category:Karl's Corner - February 2009
Karl's Corner - 02/07/2000

A bit more Rivers info: I got a hold of him, and he sounded good! He is indeed planning on turning his new garage into a little home studio (apparently his neighborhood is pretty quiet and wouldnt take well to loud rock n roll). And he explained his isolation of the last year (no radio listening, no parties, no shows, no music-shopping) as essential for his songwriting, something he didn't realize earlier. And he is pleased with the results! Songs (that he likes) are, in fact, being written. He had no word on any kind of schedule, but I beleive the deal with those braces (RS article, see below) has kind of created one for him. 
Category:Karl's Corner - February 2000
Karl's Corner - 02/07/2001

...recording day 40 (mixing day 8)...today Tom finished the mix of "Sugar Booger", and then moved on, completing the mix for "Knock-down Drag-out". At this point there are 4 songs remaining to mix that are intended for the album, "Teenage Victory Song", "Always", "Inside A Smile", and the untitled "New Song". Tom expects to finish the mixes for the first three of those songs, plus hopefully a b-side or two, before we leave on Saturday. The "New song", meanwhile, is now to be finished up and mixed back in L.A., as Rivers has some special plans for its instrumentation...
...while Tom was mixing, Rivers continued the work on the remaining songs. Carlos the engineer and I joined Rivers for another set of 'gang' vocals on "Teenage Victory Song", and Rivers did a whole bunch of vocal and guitar work on that song plus "Inside A Smile".
...yet another 9 holes of golf today. We did worse than yesterday! oh, the shame...
 
 
Category:Karl's Corner - February 2001
Karl's Corner - 02/07/2002

...Hyper Extended Midget Tour Show #2: Blue Cross Arena, Rochester NY:
Once again a weakened barricade made for temporary fixes and nervous security guys in the pit, but fortunately no one got any nutty ideas to rip up the floor or anything this time. Lots of people at this show! The floor and seating areas were chock full, and the air was charged with energy from a very stoked Western New York crowd. A really good vibe overall. 
...Maladroit action!
*Y-100 Philly "Weezer Wednesday" final tally: Keep Fishin' won with 56 percent of the vote.
...Green Action: Europe!
*Spain and France: "Island in the Sun" and the Green Album have been getting huge in recent weeks! The song now enjoys massive popularity, spurred on by usage in various commercials and high profile radio play. This is easily the best a Weezer single has done outside of North America, and may become the most sucessful weezer single ever, overall!
England: (fan report) "...In the south west of England Weezer are being hailed as "genuises", that was in Kerrang! People i've spoken to reckon the Brixton Academy gig is gonna be amazing, a sell out. Radio have yet to play anything from Weezer's new album or anything near "Photograph". But hey. We're all happy though, the fact they've got maybe 2 albums coming out soon is almost orgasmic. This is Will reporting for the south west of England." 
Category:Karl's Corner - February 2002
Karl's Corner - 02/07/2006

...Tomorrow night: The Grammys! "Beverly Hills" has been nominated in the Best Rock Song catergory for the 2006 Grammy Awards, up against U2, Foo Fighters, Coldplay, and Bruce Springsteen. This is Weezer's first ever Grammy nomination, so keep your fingers crossed! The Grammy Awards take place tomorrow Feb 8th at the Staples Center in L.A. The show will be broadcast live on CBS from 8 - 11:30 pm (ET/PT). According to Rolling Stone mag (check the current ish with Kanye-as-Jesus on the cover for the bonus booklet with Pat chiming in), Beverly Hills not only "should win", but it "will win"! Let's hope RS has called it...
Category:Karl's Corner - February 2006
Karl's Corner - 02/08/2000

I got the following news from one Jason, of SoCal: "I am putting on a Space Twins show on Friday, March 24th @ Yesteryear's in Pomona, CA - across the street from the famous Glass House. It is an all ages show that will start at 6PM Tickets will be available through Ticketmaster after Feb.7th, 2000. The lineup will include : The Space Twins, The Teen Heroes, The Migs (Featuring Steven Perkins formerly of Jane's Addiction), Acme Pop, The Junior Maxwell's, and Velcro. "
 
Category:Karl's Corner - February 2000
Karl's Corner - 02/08/2001

...recording day 41 (mixing day 9)...today was a super productive day! Tom Lord-Alge mixed almost 3 full songs, finishing "Teenage Victory Song" and "Inside A Smile", and nearly finishing "Gonna Make My Move". Tomorrow is his last day of mixing, and things look excellent in that department. Meanwhile Rivers continued his last minute recording work, doing small changes on both "Inside A Smile" and "Gonna Make My Move" even as they were being mixed by Tom in the other room! (...how do they do that?) Later, Rivers re-sang the lead vocals to "Crab" 22 straight times before he was satisfied with it! Now Crab is ready for the mix tomorrow, along with "Always".
...this week there have been a lot of fans stopping by the studio, and due to the rather frantic nature of the recording and mixing these days, the situation isnt always right for autographs and such. Some folks have gone away disappointed that they werent able to say hello. This is a message to them to please not take this sort of thing personally, it's sometimes just not the best time for Rivers, who is known for his bouts of shyness and intense concentration on the work at hand. Thanks for your understanding...
...tonight marked a strange occurrence here at Miami Beach. Apparently there is a midnight beach gathering every full moon, and tons of people congregate on the beach to play drums, dance, and generally go nuts for a while. When the work was done at the studio for the night, we couldnt resist checking it out, and to the windy moonlit beach we headed...
 
 
Category:Karl's Corner - February 2001
Karl's Corner - 02/08/2002

...Hyper Extended Midget Tour Show #3: Tsongas Arena, Lowell, MA:
Third time's the charm! This is the show that sold out all 7000 tickets in 15 minutes, and this was just about the coziest arena rock show ever, with everyone packed in and the temperature nice and warm (er, maybe a little too warm!) A last minute set change gave the crowd "Take Control", its first public performance since being revived for the "Maladroit" sessions. 
...openers Ozma and Saves The Day.... 
...here's a new interview with Pat for The Daily Collegian, Penn State's newspaper...
...Maladroit action!
*102.1 The Edge, Dallas, TX: "Dope Nose" was #3 on the "ten o' clock news"! That means it was the third most requested song of the day!
*91X (91.1 FM), San Diego; "Dope Nose" is now being played!
*"Middle Tennesee TV" played "Dope Nose" Thursday (this is a radio station apparently?)
*WTBU, Boston University: "the Block Party" show, on Thursdays 12-2pm, will be featuring 'Maladroit' Next week (Valentines Day, 2/14: Weezer's 10th anniversary!) ...plus lots of weez from all albums--a 2 hour all weez show! Website here.
*Pure Radio 88.7 WRFW @ UW-River Falls, WI: "The Extra Special Goodness" show airs on Sunday Nights/Monday Mornings from 11:59 pm to 2:01 am (CT) (website here) has been playing "Dope Nose" and "Keep Fishin'", and plan on playing lots more from "Maladroit"...
...strange action!
*102.3 FM in Tulsa, Oklahoma is playing a remake of "Hash Pipe" ...Homer Simpson, of all people, is the singer and the song is called "Duff Light."....(ok...)
...Green Action: Europe!
more info on what's up in France from Pascal...
"...the ad for "island in the sun" is played on prime time, airing goes on a lot and the album seems to sell very well (as compared to when it was released: 30 copies at first for my whole city, Marseille) and i saw that in the virgin megastore, the whole 3 albums' pile getting thinner, and a whole box of new copies waiting. it's cool here, and it seems that people become more aware of what is worth listening to, i mean my country's opinion was to say that rock was dead with radiohead, so you see, what a bunch of morons i am part of....anyway, next time they're touring france ,they could easily play every major city (paris, lyon, marseille ,bordeaux, nantes, strasbourg....)"
Category:Karl's Corner - February 2002
Karl's Corner - 02/09/2001

...recording day 42 (mixing day 10)...SECOND LAST DAY OF MIXING...thats right, today was the penultimate day of work here in Florida. Tomorrow we are supposed to wrap up at 3 PM and got to the airport, but if the work isnt finished we'll go as long as we have to and leave on Sunday instead. Anyway, today Tom finished up "Gonna Make My Move", fully mixed "Crab", and got started on "Always". Tomorrow should see him mixing "Always" and then doing 4 "re-calls", where a previously finished mix is put back up for a minor change. As the mixes are listened to and "lived with", occasionally a small problem is heard, and Rivers wants to iron out everything he can while Tom is around to fix it!
...meanwhile Rivers continued his last minute singing chores, mostly concentrating on the "New Song", which will be finished up and mixed in L.A. in a few days. Downstairs, the Friday night booty shaking hip hop party had returned to the hotel lobby, so we took breaks to go out and mingle with people who definitely did not seem to want us around, as if we were disturbing their booty wonderland...
...on a side note, I saw Iron Maiden's "Number of the Beast" video tonight. (un)holy cow!
 
 
Category:Karl's Corner - February 2001
Karl's Corner - 02/09/2002

...Hyper Extended Midget Tour Show #4: First Union Center, Wilkes Barre, PA:
Now were getting into the groove. Today's show was smooth and ran pretty much like clockwork. It almost felt too smooth for a while there, but the crowd and the band seemed to increase the level of wild rock as the night went on...
...Unfortunately some sort of nasty flu or stomach virus seems to be going around now, first striking Dan the Lighting Man this morning, then attacking Kenny the new bass n drum tech. Both of them struggled to survive working thru the show, and somehow made it. We thought it was isolated food poisoning at first, but then we got word near the end of the night that someone in the Ozma camp had suddenly taken ill. Everyone is crossing their fingers that it goes no further now, as we head for a merciful day off, a chance for those under the weather to recover!
...Maladroit action!
*WBNY 91.3 Buffalo NY: rocking Maladroit songs Thursdays at 1 PM every week. (website here).
*The Lion 90.7fm, Penn State Student Radio (WKPS): the DJ writes: "On "Indie 500" (Weekdays 11am-3pm, Sat & Sun 5-7pm), we're playing various demos and Maladroit tracks in anticipation of the Weezer concert in town this Wednesday. This coming Monday (2/11) from 11am-1pm we're having a special "Maladroit Monday" show with all the new album tracks (and much more)." (website here).
*104.9 San Francisco: "Dope Nose" getting played!
*102.1 Dallas: playing "Dope Nose"!
Category:Karl's Corner - February 2002