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Karl's Corner - 08/13/2000

JET LAG... oh, man! As we expected and fought against, everyone is now staying up way too late, and accidentally sleeping in half the day. must...fight....jet..lag.. Argh!... Anyway, today I had the Docta' (Pat Wilson) work some magic on this laptop, and its like a whole new machine. Hopefully I'll be able to fufill some promises I made regarding pictures and more, soon....
...TONS of responses to the poll on 8/10!! Thanks to the over 300 who have responded to date. I'm not sure if were gonna report the results yet, but I can say that you would be suprised how many songs got both a lot of "drop" votes, AND a nearly equal number of "don't drop" votes! Plus you gave lots and lots of very helpful comments and suggestions, which will definitely be seriously considered by the band as they work on new set lists.... There will surely be at least a few minor (and perhaps one or two major) changes made, in reflection of your opinions. Again, thanks a lot for a great response! The band totally appreciates your interest and support!
A lot of people are asking for the REAL date of the Providence show... I can tell you with 100% certainty, no matter WHAT you see elsewhere, that it is on the 27th, a sunday. Yes. Thats the truth. Yes. 27th.
...Also, the guys took your many emails about ticket scalpers buying big blocks of weezer tix just to re-sell them very seriously. They have talked directly to their management and have secured a guarentee: ALL shows from now on will have a 2 ticket per customer limit. Now, I'm not totally sure when exactly this takes effect, but I assume it goes for any show that hasn't gone on sale yet. Please, e-mail me If you encounter future violations of this policy.
Special announcement for SoCal fans... Weezer will be playing a special morning show with Kevin and Bean on KROQ-FM. The show will include the guys playing several songs LIVE on the air, fully amplified and rocking out, as well as the usual morning show chatter, interviews and nonsense. This show will be taped at a SMALL club, with FREE admission to the first people who show up (to the point that the club is full). The details are as yet unknown to the band, I assume KROQ will announce this event as it comes closer... When is it happening, you ask? Sometime in September... 
Category:Karl's Corner - August 2000
Karl's Corner - 08/13/2009

...People, its official: Weezer's upcoming 7th studio album (title, details, etc to be announced) is set for release October 27th, 2009!
...And the first single off the album is titled "(If you're wondering if I want you to) I want you to" and it comes out on August 25th!
...And here's another cool thing: on August 22nd in Toronto, the day before the 1st show of the tour, Rivers will be making a special appearance on the field in Athletes for Africa Charity Soccer Tournament!
Rivers is really excited to be playing in this match. He's played in the last 2 Mia Hamm and Nomar Garciaparra Celebrity Soccer Challenges in L.A. and this match promises to be just as fun. For this match, Rivers is a member of The Mystery Team, which also includes Ted Leo, of indie-punk band Ted Leo and the Pharmacists; Murray Foster, of folk-rock group Great Big Sea (and of Moxy Fruvous fame); freestyle soccer whiz Steve Elias and founder of Athletes for Africa, Adrian Bradbury. They join Broken Social Scene’s Brendan Canning, Bedouin Soundclash’s Eon Sinclair, former MuchMusic VJs Rick ‘The Temp’ Campanelli, Tony ‘Master-T’ Young, Sportsnet’s Martine Gaillard, The Score’s ‘Cabbie’ Richards and James Sharman, Toronto musician Dane Hartsell and many more, in the first-of-its-kind event, pitting celebs on the field against members of the public.
The tournament is in support of a youth and cultural center for sport, arts and reconciliation in northern Uganda, where war has ravaged the region for more than 22 years. 
Game Day: Saturday, August 22, 2:00pm – 8:00pm, at Cherry Beach Fields, 275 Unwin Avenue (at the foot of Cherry Street).
Fans are welcome to come, cheer-on their favourite team and have the chance to win tickets to the after-party at the Modest Mouse show that night! More details can be found at the website! 
...Today the band continued their rehearsals for the upcoming tour with Blink-182. Some cool new material was gone over extensively and the whole set was run through multiple times in an effort to root out any problem areas. The process is going very well and continues tomorrow.
...here's a neat piano/organ version of "We Are All On Drugs" courtesy creative weez fan Anders.
...and here's a cool fan video for "Island In The Sun" by Natasha T.: "I recently went on a backpacking trip through Costa Rica for three weeks. During my time there, I was able to record the various locals and travelers I met along the way singing "Island in the Sun". This is the most ambitious project I have ever undertaken and wished to share it with the world, and Weezer."
...Reminder: contest, in which you can make your own custom remix of the Rivers Cuomo track "My Brain Is Working Overtime", on Indaba.com! "...Rivers is now offering the Indaba community the accapella and instrumental tracks for the song "My Brain Is Working Overtime" and wants to hear you complete, reimagine, and fully-realize the potential of this home recording..."
...Reminder: check out Weezer's "Why Bother?" in the upcoming Guitar Hero 5 game coming on September 1st! For more on GH5 click here. 
Category:Karl's Corner - August 2009
Karl's Corner - 08/14/2000

Rivers's garage, today
We have elected to throw caution to the wind and secretly defy the building inspector, by completing the long-stalled home studio in River's ex-garage. Above you can see Rivers and I completing construction of the drum riser platform (we had already tested it out at this point, as you can tell by the kit...). The plan now calls for getting the studio functional by mid-week and then having several days of band rehearsal to learn some new songs for the coming East coast tour.
...As you can tell, I once again have the ability to put new still pictures up. Next I tackle the thorny video clip challenge... with renewed resources!
...Today's question: "Do you like the Deftones?" A simple yes or no in your email subject header is sufficient, or feel free to comment. e-mail me here to cast your vote!
...The number one song that you voted to drop from the set was "Buddy Holly", which made Rivers sad, as he says its one of his favorite songs to play live. Hmmmm...
Category:Karl's Corner - August 2000
Karl's Corner - 08/14/2002

touring: Fly To Japan [part 1]
Off to Japan! Thru the wonder of airline miles, I was able to upgrade to business class for the 10 hour flight, which allowed for an actual nap at some point. Never kept track of those pesky miles before this year, now I'm glad I started! A smooth flight for the most part. A blur of naps and nap-like states of grogginess, reading Clash book 'A Riot Of Our Own', salads, cheese, nasty film "The Time Machine" blissfully ignored in favor of some good computer work. The band napped heavily on this flight, which is always a good thing when hurtling thru the air at 37,000 feet. Conclusion: take more naps, youll be happier.
The bummer of it being that when we landed in Japan, we had lost a day. It was 4 Pm... on the 15th! See the upcoming 8/15 report for the continuation of...As The Weez Turns... 
Category:Karl's Corner - August 2002
Karl's Corner - 08/14/2004

summer recording session, day 22. Partial recording day, more Rivers vocal work. He's been doing an awesome job this past week. The rest of the day was set aside for Engineer Chad to clean up the myriad tracks laid down so far over the last 2 weeks and get everything ready for the next assault, starting Monday after a much deserved day off on Sunday 8/15.
Category:Karl's Corner - August 2004
Karl's Corner - 08/14/2008

Im in a Flying J truckstop parking lot in Western North Dakota, using some country fried rodeo wi-fi to get these urgent messages to you the people! Never mind WHY im in North Dakota, just know that when important news must get to you, we here at weezer.com spare no effort!
First of all, L.A. area fans might have heard the announcements on KROQ radio, for the upcoming "Kevin And Bean Breakfast With Weezer"! This is coming up this coming Monday the 18th, and the ONLY way to get in is to be the 20th caller when they announce it at random on KROQ.... so listen! Call! Try! Anyone who has been to one knows how special and intimate these cool "Breakfast" shows are.
Now for the crazy one - TROUBLEMAKER VIDEO SHOOT! In the spirit of the recent Hootenannys, yet going far FAR beyond that at the same time (you'll see...heh heh), is the upcoming video shoot for "Troublemaker". This is taking place in L.A., and Weezer needs you! (and you.... and you.... a LOT of you!) for this shoot. The MAIN requirements are:
* You must be available on August 21st in the Los Angeles Area
* email weezervideo@gmail.com ...NOW.
If/when you get approved, you'll learn more details, like what to wear, what to bring, times, places, etc. Hope to see you there!!!
AND - head on over to IMVU to win Weezer tix and get your avatar on!
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...note to people who preordered the Red Album thru iTunes and are expecting a presale password - what I have heard so far is that you will be emailed, but this hasnt happened yet. You havent been forgotten, and wont be denied a ticket.
...Check out the latest issue of American Songwriter magazine for a nice cover story on Weezer. Available on the newsstands or online (w/o pictures) here.
...Weezer tribute band alert!
Say It Aint... Weezer from Portland, OR will be playing Berbati's Pan Saturday August 23rd in Portland OR, and the Thirsty Lion on Friday Sept 12th in Portland OR - "This is what we're calling "Project Pinkerton"; where a contest winner gets to pick our set list for the night."
... by "Freaky Deaky Dawn".
Category:Karl's Corner - August 2008
Karl's Corner - 08/14/2009

...Today the band had another long day of intensive rehearsals, working on nailing their setlist down and all the details that go with it - how to transition between songs, learning some new songs, fixing little errors here and there that can creep in to older material over the years, etc. Of course, no one really knows how it will go down till the lights go down the evening of August 23rd in Toronto - but at least the guys will be as prepared as they can be!
Aaaaaaand Once again, folks, in case you are just tuning in:
...People, its official: Weezer's upcoming 7th studio album (title, details, etc to be announced) is set for release October 27th, 2009!
...And the first single off the album is titled "(If you're wondering if I want you to) I want you to" and it comes out on August 25th!
...Reminder: contest, in which you can make your own custom remix of the Rivers Cuomo track "My Brain Is Working Overtime", on Indaba.com! "...Rivers is now offering the Indaba community the accapella and instrumental tracks for the song "My Brain Is Working Overtime" and wants to hear you complete, reimagine, and fully-realize the potential of this home recording..."
...And here's another cool thing: on August 22nd in Toronto, the day before the 1st show of the tour, Rivers will be making a special appearance on the field in Athletes for Africa Charity Soccer Tournament!
Rivers is really excited to be playing in this match. He's played in the last 2 Mia Hamm and Nomar Garciaparra Celebrity Soccer Challenges in L.A. and this match promises to be just as fun. For this match, Rivers is a member of The Mystery Team, which also includes Ted Leo, of indie-punk band Ted Leo and the Pharmacists; Murray Foster, of folk-rock group Great Big Sea (and of Moxy Fruvous fame); freestyle soccer whiz Steve Elias and founder of Athletes for Africa, Adrian Bradbury. They join Broken Social Scene’s Brendan Canning, Bedouin Soundclash’s Eon Sinclair, former MuchMusic VJs Rick ‘The Temp’ Campanelli, Tony ‘Master-T’ Young, Sportsnet’s Martine Gaillard, The Score’s ‘Cabbie’ Richards and James Sharman, Toronto musician Dane Hartsell and many more, in the first-of-its-kind event, pitting celebs on the field against members of the public.
The tournament is in support of a youth and cultural center for sport, arts and reconciliation in northern Uganda, where war has ravaged the region for more than 22 years. 
Game Day: Saturday, August 22, 2:00pm – 8:00pm, at Cherry Beach Fields, 275 Unwin Avenue (at the foot of Cherry Street).
Fans are welcome to come, cheer-on their favourite team and have the chance to win tickets to the after-party at the Modest Mouse show that night! More details can be found at the website! 
...Reminder: check out Weezer's "Why Bother?" in the upcoming Guitar Hero 5 game coming on September 1st! For more on GH5 click here. 
Category:Karl's Corner - August 2009
Karl's Corner - 08/14/2010

Off we go to the River Riot, the festival style show put on by 89.7 The River, with a bunch of other bands including Cage The Elephant and the resurrected Stone Temple Pilots. Should be a fun day. Would be nice if the temperature dropped about 20 degrees though!
(later...)
What is is about the raw power and fury of the Midwest that makes for such crazy shows? One thing i think I have finally deduced is that girls are not afraid to crowd surf out here, and they do so in amazing quantity and with style and panache. Add that to the human tidal wave of screaming dancing freaking out people and the more expected (but still sadly rare these days outside of the midwest) guy crowdsurfers, it really put the evening over the edge. Another thing about a good midwest show is that people will dress up in full blue body suits for no known reason except to become The Blue Guy. And furthermore, the ability to attend a rock show in a full on chicken costume is a must, because what is a hot sweaty, loud, shredding experience in a beer-soaked Iowan field without Chicken Guy? The answer is that a hot sweaty, loud, shredding experience in a beer-soaked Iowan field without Blue Guy and Chicken Guy is just not over the top the way a weezer show needs to be.
So thanks to the amazing crowd tonight, you gave it your all, as did the band. You'd never know that Rivers was feeling under the weather and was battling to keep his voice alive all day prior to the show. Energy. We has it.
Following weezer were StoTemPi, i.e. The Stone Temple Pilots, who are in the midst of a comeback/reunion. They invited Josh to play the drums on the grunge era classic "Sex Type Thing" and Josh was happy to join in and oblige.
So thanks Omaha and Council Bluffs and that whole Missouri River region, you turned a dirty ol' patch of farmland into an epic rock event!
Comment here if you went, or start a thread on our message boards! Tell your tale!
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Category:Karl's Corner - August 2010
Karl's Corner - 08/15/2000

Rivers's garage, today
Above you can see The new garage studio entrance ramp, having just been completed by two guys with access to too many power tools. Tomorrow the electrician comes and gets the power and lighting installed, and the next day is for the carpeting and soundproofing. Rehearsals start in 2 days! Note Rivers's new haircut. Mikey is next to go under the blade.
...Another huge and much appreciated response to yesterdays question.. results arent all in yet, but I must say there are some pretty strong opinions out there!!
Category:Karl's Corner - August 2000
Karl's Corner - 08/15/2002

touring: travel to japan [part 2]
...so anyway, we landed in Japan and suddenly its the 15th, due to the pesky int'l dateline. One long freeway trip later, we checked in at the hoteru and were soon angling for our fresh faves, Subway, Lawson, and Mos Burger. Mos would have to wait, we were too starving to make the walk. Everywhere the crazy cicadia type monster bugs were making their confounded buzzy racket, taking us back to the Summersonic 2000 days.
Keep Fishin' report:
*radio:
okay guys, heres where it gets crazy. You guys have been requesting Keep Fishin' a lot recently, and local stations' top playlists are reflecting your hard work all over the country. But its a dog eat dog world out there, and the competition is insane! Please keep up your consistent requests over the next 10 days, and really put the pressure on if you can [without over doing it and pissing the stations off!] Can we put Keep Fishin' into the top 10? NOW is the time to try, because we are literally on the verge of the single stalling out where it is, and starting to drop! Thanks for all your support to date!
Special note for KROCK NYC: Weezer has beaten Janes Addiction, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters ,former tourmates Tenacious D and Pearl Jam. Now in The Final Round, they go up against Green Day... Vote Here!
[And for regular requests at Krock: request here.]
[lots more keep fishin radio + video reports coming shortly] 
Category:Karl's Corner - August 2002
Karl's Corner - 08/15/2005

..MB '05 Tour: Day 68: Tokyo - Zepp Club
The Zepp Club is part of a chain of Zepp clubs around Japan. Tokyo's Zepp is down by the waterfront (or, rather one of Tokyo's many massively developed waterfront areas), next to a Nissan Museum, a huge ferris wheel, and a mall that contains what must be the largest video arcade I've ever seen, plus a pet store where one can buy not only puppies and kittens, but squirrels and spider monkeys.
Today the pea soup of humidity and heat thats been gripping Japan reached a breaking point, as visibility went down so a steamy haze and the air became just about unbreathable. By the shows end, however, all that would change. Tonight's show was best described as magical, one of the very best weezer shows of 2005 so far, without a doubt. For the band it was some of the most fun theyve had on stage, topping even the the best of the recent weeks of shows. The band treated the crowd to some cool suprises throughout the set, and it was good.
After some post show food and interviews, The tidy little vans drove away from Zepp, and almost immediately into a huge thunderstorm, complete with tons of thunder and lightning and a wall of monsoon like rain. Tokyo was totally drenched, and was at last afforded a respite from the intense heat and humidity. It was awesome.
fan reaction! (see the comment section for more)
"...Jumping to conclusion, it was one of the best show I've seen of all the weezer concert.
To be honest, I thought their sound was not at the best (I'm sorry..but I want to be honest..!), but the band entertained us. There was this friendly kind of atmosphere throughout the show. I was so glad to hear many songs from the past album. It was good to sing along the "oh-oh" lines in Perfect Situation, which is one of my favorate songs from Make Believe. It's the best feeling you can get in live shows. And I never expected Rivers to come to the PA booth and sing. I was right next to the booth (I always take my position close to the PA whenever I see a live show). I was suprised, and somewhat shocked at the same time. I mean, he was TOO close. I was just staring at his face like a child looking up at their parents, and regretted a bit that I should've watched his fingers more (I am practicing guitar). Brian, Scott and Pat was great with their vocals. Pat was really good at playing guitar as well! I loved his guitar solo. How cool! Ending up with Surfwax and Rivers telling us it's gonna be the last song so let's party (I thought it was very kind of him the way he explained it to us), the crowd has gone crazy! I felt great! Watching the bottles flying everywhere and myself jumping and shouting, I felt really happy to join this party. It was just great..." ---Sachi
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Category:Karl's Corner - August 2005
Karl's Corner - 08/15/2010

Today is a challenging "fly then play" day, but as unpreferred as it is to do things this way, it happens often enough that we're used to it. Essentially, you wake up early after a show day, go to the airport and fly to the new city, get set up, and then do the show. If you are lucky theres a few hours before showtime to rest and gather ones wits. If not, then you power thru and hope the next day is a day off! Today is the second of 2 days of another multi-act festival type show, so there should be plenty of action. Other artists performing today include Z-Trip, My Morning Jacket, Train, Dave Matthews, Jimmy Cliff...
(later...)
A wild wind whipped up as the afternoon went on, and as Train left the stage the difficult decision had to be made to lower the flying =w= sign, lest it be blown off its supports and tossed to the 4 winds. So we went without an important metal and glass mascot for this show, but such was the combined power of the crowds amazing good cheer and the bands intense energy that it didnt even matter. Denver has traditionally been known to the weez as a very stoked but somewhat mellow fanbase. It might have something to do with the mile high atmosphere or a generally more relaxed vibe, but thats just the way it is up here. However today the crowd energy was very high. Not high enough to muster up the crowdsurfing so prevalent a bit farther East, but still just terrific with the massive singlalongs and chanting and freaking out one hopes for.
Rivers is always pulling shenanigans during these shows, but rarely does the shenanigan-ee report their experiences like this: First person account, with pix, from the photographer whose camera Rivers temporarily absconded with during "Troublemaker"!
Comment here if you went, or start a thread on our message boards! Tell your tale! 
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Category:Karl's Corner - August 2010
Karl's Corner - 08/16/2002

touring: Tokyo: Summersonic soundcheck
...well, everyone is having different degrees of sucess dealing with jetlag, but the common feature is that everyone is getting up earlier that they expect to. We went to Mos Burger to discover they werent open yet, so we waited the 15 minutes till they opened up and were treated to the freshest of the fresh foods. Later there was a soundcheck at the Summersonic stadium location, so we took the van about an hour out of the city and checked the scene out. This is basically a baseball stadium, absolutely massive! How many people are expected? were not sure. We do know that the Hives are playing before weezer, and Guns n Roses (well, Axl and his current band) are playing right after, as the headline act. Its going to be nuts. 
...and here's a new mini video clip [mpg download], entitled simply "wee wee wee". Straight from the streets of Tokyo! [right click and 'save as' to d/l]. 
Category:Karl's Corner - August 2002
Karl's Corner - 08/16/2005

...MB '05 Tour: Day 69: fly from Tokyo to Munich
About 15 minutes before our flight took off from Tokyo, some of us were in our seats onthe plane, others in the terminal waiting to get on the plane. Suddenly we all felt a strange rocking sensation - and not rocking as in rock music, but rocking as in earthquake! Though the epicenter turned out to be very far north, it was still easy to feel in Tokyo. Those on the plane reported that it felt like someone was outside the plane pushing it back and forth. For those of us in the terminal, the floor felt like jelly and the overhead signs shook back and forth for a while. I guess Japan was saying goodbye in its own special way, and thank goodness the damage and injuries were mostly minor.
The rest of the day was basically a 12 hour flight to Munich, whose weather couldnt have been more different than Japan's - cool, damp, cloudy, like a fall day in the Northeast US. We got to the hotel around 7 PM, and it was a mercifully quiet evening for most.
Category:Karl's Corner - August 2005