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Karl's Corner - 07/22/2005

...MB '05 Tour: Day 60: Savvis Center - St. Louis, MO
deep in this totally huge hockey arena! story coming asap...
The Savvis Center is one very nice new arena, where the St. Louis Blues NHL team does their thing, well, will be doing their thing once again now that that dispute has been settled. No disputes in the weez world today though, just 3 bands that are in top form and stoked to be sharing a bill once again. When you roll into the Savvis Center, you really roll into it! We went in to this endless tunnel that somehow wound down and led to backstage, deep underground. We had absolutely no idea where the outside was at that point, so my apologies to anyone out in the line up who was expecting a visit! After soundchecks and a tasty catered dinner, things got underway with the Fray, whose short but sweet set was righteous. Then Ben Folds rocked the hizzouse, including an awesome cover of Dr. Dre's 'B*****s Ain’t ****'!
Tonight was the last show together with The Fray, and as this was their first big tour, they wanted to follow traditions and go out in style, by pranking weezer. Weezer's set rolled along righteously as they have been: big. rock. fun. Then during 'Beverly Hills', a procession of topless (yet bra-ed!) Fray-men invaded the stage, causing breif and extreme confusion untill the weez men realized what was going on (in other words, successful prank!) They sang along to Beverly Hills, doing the 'Gimmie Gimmies' and stripping off their bras, doing handstands, etc. Fun stuff, and a good job catching the headliners off guard. I remember back in '97 on the No Doubt tour, when Brian and Matt successfully pranked Gwen Stefani and co. During the extended breakdown section of one of their songs (they would extend 'Just a Girl' and 'Sunday Morning' for like 15 minutes each), We carried a candle lit table and chairs right out onto the stage behind Gwen as she talked to the audience. Brian and Matt were dressed up formally and brought out newspapers, wine and wine glasses, and proceeded to sit at the table, sip wine and read the paper, acting like nothing was unusual. For once, Gwen was at a loss for words!
Anyway, I digress. Thanks to the Fray for kicking mucho ass this tour, it was short but very sweet! And thanks to Ben Folds for killing it these last 2 nights!
"That thing with the cell phones and the lighters was beautiful!" - Rivers, after "Hold Me".
Props to Bobby Jr and Rory!!!
And props to super old schoolers Matt G. and Car-o-line D., in the house!
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The current tour merchandise can be seen (updated 7/10/05).
Category:Karl's Corner - July 2005
Karl's Corner - 07/22/2008

...Thanks to all on behalf of Scott for his birthday wishes. Scott celebrated with a bowling party in L.A. Here he is with his buddies Velvet Revolver's Dave Kushner (and son Waylon) and Bryson. Scott also recently went on a special road trip to the deep South (Memphis, TN and Mobile, AL) with his lady, where they paid homage to Elvis at Graceland and the famous Sun Studios where The King was discovered and more Rock history went down than one could shake a stick at. No word on whether Scott sang "King" (or if he was devastated by the aura of Rock N' Roll history) (though I suspect he was.) Then in Mobile they went and saw the legendary Tom Waits in concert.
...Folks, the DanceJam "Pork And Beans" dance contest is still going, and theres still time to get your entry in! Dont miss your chance to change the history of dance for ever.... and win $$$ and weezer tickets!
...More Weezer tribute band info!
* The Sweaters are playing at Numbers in Houston, TX, Thursday July 24. "We'll be playing songs from most of the albums, even 'Greatest Man.'"
* Güisel are playing at the Cinema Cafe in Santo Domigo, Dominican Republic(!!!), Saturday July 26 at 10PM (admission = $RD 200 Dominican Pesos). "We will be playing songs from the complete weezer discography including a couple of b-sides".
...coming soon: the L.A. Hootenanny info - coming up in August! Tour info to follow asap! 
Category:Karl's Corner - July 2008
Karl's Corner - 07/22/2010

...We rolled into the charming city of St. John's two days ago and settled into some R+R mixed with catching up on work. People said this was a friendly city and they weren't kidding! That combined with the picturesque harbor views, dynamite fish and chips, and the sightseeing ranging from rugged coastlines to whale watching has made for a great time so far. The good times are scheduled to continue this evening at the Mile One Centre, where the first ever Weezer St. John's rock show is going down. More later....
(later...)
Another first tonight, with the St. John's fans finally getting their sip of the Weez live rock extravaganza, and holy cow, were they ever ready for it! Tonight is best described as an outstanding turbulent collision between the crowd's pent up energy and the bands sonic and visual assault. It was a real delight to finally bring weezer to this much-deserving corner of Canada, and the St. Johns peeps showed they know how to rock hard. Thank you Newfoundland, for your 1.5 hour time change, your whales, your Screech, your rugged terrain, your town called Dildo, your stellar fish and chips, and most of all for your friendship.
Comment here if you went, tell your tale!
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Category:Karl's Corner - July 2010
Karl's Corner - 07/23/2000

Tonight's show at the Aladdin Theater in Portland was very cool. Thats a really swell place to do a show. And once again the crowd went ballistic! Tonight another new song was unfurled: "Modern Dukes", and it sounded great. Also, our good buddy Patrick Finn's band, Organic Mechanic, opened up, sounded great, and got a really warm well-deserved response from the crowd. They will also be opening up for today/tommorow(?)'s show , up in Seattle. Today also saw the debut of a new weezer babydoll t-shirt, with a sort of anime design. Hopefully we can get a picture up on RWA soon. 
Category:Karl's Corner - July 2000
Karl's Corner - 07/23/2001

...well, we're all in NYC. I ate dinner with the Wilsons and they are well. And I have learned a bit more about Tuesday's (tomorrow, 7/24) activities. Yes there is something "secret" going on that I can't announce! I can tell you that the guys are gathering mid-day to film something that (I beleive) will be shown (re-played) later in the afternoon, during MTV's TRL. TRL (as I learned, thanks folks) is on at 3:30 PM EST, and somewhere during it they will debut the "Island" video. And right about then they will show whatever it is that was filmed earlier in the day with the band, and THAT will contain the "secret" news about whats happening later on that day! So....no matter where you live, tune into TRL if you want to see the "Island" video. And if you are in the NYC area, pay particular attention to what is revealed at that point, on the air...and the info you seek shall be yours!
...and let me say that although i really DON'T know how its going to work, I can *speculate* that by actually being there at the MTV studios when the news breaks, you will likely have a better chance of participating. I *could* be wrong here, but this is just what my gut is telling me here...(i am being honest- i DON'T know how the deal is going down! not my department.)
...sorry its so cryptic, but thats how its gotta be, folks!
...also, here is a new article about the video on Mtv.com.
...those special weezer ladies underwear will be back up shortly, they willl be featured in a different section of weezer.com. Sorry about the confusion
Category:Karl's Corner - July 2001
Karl's Corner - 07/23/2009

...Today was a busy day, starting with some fun time out and about on the busy streets of Seoul, where we got more than a little lost but the sights off the beaten trail were just as interesting as the big time stuff. And its fun trying to guess whether the guys on motorcycles and scooters are going to drive on the streets, sidewalks, crosswalks, or all three and against the lights to boot. We saw a giant fire billowing smoke into the Seoul sky, near the recently renewed Cheonggyecheon Stream urban greenspace. We never did find out what massive thing was on fire.
Later, there was a press junket in the hotel: a series of video and audiotaped interviews with the Korean press, including SBS TV News, MTV ‘Most Wanted’, M.Net ‘Pop Magazine’, NYLON, and Marie Claire. In addition, Rivers was presented with a very special guitar from James Kirk of Kraken Guitars, who custom designed the guitar with symbols and imagery from both the Korea Republic national football team (at Rivers' suggestion) as well as weezer into a unique guitar. Many thanks to James who is attending the Jisan Valley Festival and will see the guitar he designed in action on stage.
Then it was time for a rehearsal, to get the set fully dialed in for the upcoming shows. We took the super-van over to Sun Music Studio, a recording studio (no not the one in Memphis TN) that doubled as a rehearsal space for weezer's pre-show dialing in. It sounded sweet. Everybody was glad they could run through the set the night before the actual show, despite (or rather, to combat) jet lag issues.
After that it was off to a wonderful Korean B-B-Q dinner at a restaurant held open especially late for Weezer and the Korean label staff. Despite the midnight start time, everyone was in great spirits and the food and drink was awesome. Big thank yous to our new Korean friends!
Finally back to the hotel for some downtime. For tomorrow comes the rock!
 
...Weezer tribute band alert!
North Carolina's 'Destroy All Sweaters' is playing these shows:
Friday, July 24, at the Dive Bar in Raleigh, NC (free)
Thursday, July 30 at the Local 506 in Chapel Hll, NC ($6)
Saturday, August 8 at the Pour House in Raleigh, NC ($5)
Category:Karl's Corner - July 2009
Karl's Corner - 07/23/2012

2012/07/23 New Cruise Webisode #6
New Webisode up now in our Media Section! Check out "Debarkation", the sixth of 6 new Weezer Webisodes featuring thrills, chills, spills and of course the rock AND the roll from the January 2012 Weezer Cruise, which sailed from Miami to Cozumel and back on the Carnival Destiny cruise ship, loaded with 16 bands and thousands of fans. New Cruise Webisodes will roll out each Monday from now till 7/23, Premiering exclusively on weezer.com. The video is also embedded below for your convenience.
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Category:Karl's Corner - July 2012
Karl's Corner - 07/24/2000

Wow! What a wild show tonite! The Seattle crowd was good n ready, and rocked the hell out of the Showbox theatre. The floor lurched violently with every beat, and I later learned that the building is very old and that floor needs to be replaced....scary! Organic Mechanic opened again and did an excellent job.
By the way, it seems that someone tried to sneak in the Portland show via the roof, and was arrested! Witnessess recounted the dude being led away in handcuffs. So, be careful, kids, you dont want to end up on "COPS"!
During tomorrows day off, the band will be finishing up a demo of new songs that theyve been recording during soundchecks. The tape will then be sent to some possible producers of the next weezer album. Do you have a suggestion as to who should produce the new album? e-mail me if you do! 
Category:Karl's Corner - July 2000
Karl's Corner - 07/24/2009

...after a series of adventures out in Seoul involving the fine establishment of Kraze Burger (in the cool Apgujeong-dong district) and some 600 year old royal burial mounds at Samneung park, it was time to get back in the super van and head up to the mountains to The Jisan Valley Rock Festival, held at what is normally a ski resort in the wintertime. This was the inaugural Jisan Fest, so there was a lot of speculation as to how it would go. Turns out they planned it out well, and everything went about as good as can be expected for a huge outdoor festival.
The crowd was just completely CRAZY. They have been waiting since forever for the weez, and the excitement in the air was thick! They sang along with every song, even the 3 brand new ones (The Girl Got Hot, Can't Stop Partying, and I'm Your Daddy). Granted, these songs are almost designed to sing along to, but it was pretty impressive that the crowd picked up on them so fast, especially with the language barrier.
The crowd was also treated to the classics, including Undone, The Good Life, My Name Is Jonas, Say It Aint So, and Buddy Holly. Between those, the newer tracks like Pork And Beans, a cool "demo demonstration" rendition of "Island In The Sun", and a special selection of mashed-up covers and Korea-specific material, the overall effect was pretty epic. The 5 piece configuration is working out very well so far, with Josh Feese handling many of the drum duties, freeing up Pat to jump in on guitar and vocals, which frees up Rivers to do his thang, which he is doing quite well. Korea, we shall return!
FYI, many video cell phone clips have surfaced from audience members, for those who want a (shakey, hand-held) peek at what went down - check out the YouTubes...
category:Karl's Corner - July 2009
Karl's Corner - 07/24/2010

...First time in Halifax for Weezer, and the city has shown itself to be a fine place to hang out, from the Shakespeare in the park to the record and book shops to the tasty grub. Halifax is the ancestral home of Canadian uber-alt-rockers Sloan, who were the band that Weezer's A+R guy Todd signed to DGC just prior to pursuing weezer. Their endorsement of Todd and DGC helped set weezer on the course that led to Weezer's original record deal being signed. We dont know if those guys even live here anymore, but it is a very cool town regardless.
About to hit up the Halifax Commons, where we will reunite with our '05 tourmates and St. Johns opener Hot Hot Heat, as well as encounter the mighty Black Eyed Peas who are headlining todays show.
(later...)
The third in a trio of epic Canadian shows has gone down in the history books. Like St. John's the Halifax people were way overdue for a taste of weezer, and the feeling was mutual. The rock was massive and Rivers covered a lot of ground as a delighted crowd raged and smiled. It took a little doing to stoke up the seated section, but Rivers and the boys are becoming experts at pulling of the improbable and this evening's show was no exception. Watching weezer from the side for most of the show was The Black Eyed Peas, who said some very nice things about the weez during their own blistering set later on. Earlier Hot Hot Heat opened the show up, the third show they've been with us on this run. They are just as tight and cool as they were when they opened up a string of Foozer Tour dates back in '05.
A big Shout out to superfan Kyle M in attendance, who has remained dedicated to the weez thru thick and thin since the primordial pre weezer.com days. Good luck to Kyle and his band Cop Shades on their own Canadian tour coming up shortly. And a major shout out to @Surfivor2010 who has been devoted to the weez since the blue album came out, and never dreamed the day would come when Weezer would get to Halifax. With a few well timed tweets during the show, he found himself shaking hands with a stoked Rivers post show! Its super fun to connect up with the committed fans, both long term devotees and the newly minted members of the weez army.
Comment here if you went, tell your tale!
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Category:Karl's Corner - July 2010
Karl's Corner - 07/24/2011

2011/07/24 Weezer Cruise Update - pre-sale sign-up deadline TONIGHT
Weezer Cruise update! Midnight tonight (Sunday 7/24) is the deadline to sign up for a pre-sale booking appointment!
Weezer Cruise update! Midnight tonight (Sunday 7/24) is the deadline to sign up for a pre-sale booking appointment! See the booking info page on WeezerCruise.com for more info! Those who sign up in advance will receive detailed pre-sale booking information via e-mail tomorrow (7/25). If you register by midnight tonight, your booking time could be as early as Wednesday, July 27. The regular on sale starts on August 3rd, assuming there are still cabins available. Again, see the full details on theweezercruise.com!
We are working hard with the weezer men and all the other bands, coming up with cool events and activities to do on das boot AKA dis boat we're gonna be on. So besides all the rock shows youll see on these 4 days of cruising, there will be all kinds of other cool stuff going on. A full finalized list will be posted as it becomes ready. Between now and the time we set sail, we will be working tirelessly, putting together an unforgettable list of stuff to experience and participate in. You wont even have time to lay down and catch some rays unless you make the time!
 
So far, the following bands will be joining you on the Cruise. We’re finalizing the remaining bands.
Dinosaur Jr. Sebadoh Gene Ween and Dave Dreiwitz Wavves The Antlers Yuck 
Free Energy Boom Bip J. Mascis Lou Barlow Keepaway Ozma The Nervous Wreckords 
The Knocks Sleeper Agent Yacht Rock Revue
Category:Karl's Corner - July 2011
Karl's Corner - 07/24/2012

AUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND PRESALE TICKETS - AVAILABLE NOW
Hi everybody in Australia and New Zealand! Presale tickets are on sale now!
Note: In order to buy pre-sale tickets you must use these ticket links below. The password will not work if you search online for the general ticket link. We can't wait to see you all!
Password: BOKKUS (not case sensitive)
Ticket Limit: Ticket limit is 6 tickets per buyer
Auckland: http://bit.ly/QfJ1aK
Brisbane: http://bit.ly/NMOoeB
Melbourne: http://bit.ly/NGOumy
Sydney: http://bit.ly/MEfzKb
Perth: http://bit.ly/NMOoeB
General On-Sale will begin Thursday 7/26 at 3pm (local time)
Category:Karl's Corner - July 2012
Karl's Corner - 07/25/2005

...whoah! “Beverly Hills” has been nominated for an MTV VMA (Best Rock Video)! Sweet! Thats weezer's first VMA nomination in quite a while. Meanwhile, the video for "We Are All On Drugs" was started today in L.A. and should be wrapped by late Tuesday. More info soon. The director is someone that weezer has never worked with before.
...coming shortly to those registered on the weezer mailing list : presale info for the first batch of September Weez/Foo dates!
....Yes, Weezer is coming to Mexico City, Mexico, on September 21! More details soon.
Category:Karl's Corner - July 2005
Karl's Corner - 07/25/2009

...today the groggy band and crew rose early to catch our flights to Japan, which went smoothly. We settled in at the hotel and for some, there was immediate and successful efforts to locate the nearest Mos Burger. Later, a weez contingent went out to the Roppongi area to the fun, delicious and raucous (loud!) robotayaki restaurant, Inakaya. Our most excellent international booking agent Marlene planned it out and hosted, and she also invited fellow FujiRock performers Jimmy Eat World, who we hadn't had the pleasure of hanging out with since the Extended Midget our of late 2001. Good times and great oldies!
...note: The Weezer A.P.E. radio station launch has been pushed back to the end of August - we will update when we have the exact info. But its gonna be rad!
Category:Karl's Corner - July 2009
Karl's Corner - 07/25/2011

2011/07/25 Name That Tune Contest Winners
The results are in for the Name That Tune Contest! This contest was intended to be a humdinger, and it turned out to be more than that and a bag of chips. One could even say it was a real doozy. A real head scratcher, see? Well, even though it drove some people to the moon and back, thanks to everyone who gave it the ol' college try. Results were calculated by who got the most right, and if there were any ties, whoever sent their answers in earlier got the higher placement. We had to make sure there were no shenanigans, see? The video people watched with the 24 clips to identify is below.
Winners - we will be contacting you shortly! Congratulations!
1st place - Mark Damplo (24 correct) - wins two tickets and a meet and greet to an upcoming Weezer show in his area.
2nd place - Michael Surber (24 correct) - wins a one-of-a-kind band signed 11x14 print
3rd place - Cassandra Campano (23 correct) - wins a Pinkerton Deluxe Edition 4LP vinyl set
4th place - thelegendarylink (23 correct) - wins a Pinkerton Deluxe Edition 4LP vinyl set
5th place - Brian Green (23 correct) - wins a Pinkerton Deluxe Edition 4LP vinyl set
6th place - Michael Rowland (22 correct)
7th place - Ryan Rowland (22 correct)
8th place - Richard Walsh (22 correct)
9th place - Jasmine Germany (20 correct)
10th place - Michael Stegman (20 correct)
11th place - Tom Schell (19 correct)
12th place - Cody Lamie (19 correct)
13th place - Mike Small (18 correct)
14th place - Daniel Binns (18 correct)
15th place - dan massoud (17 correct)
6th - 15th place each win a set of the Live Bootleg albums from both nights of the Memories Tour (city to be determined) 
 
CORRECT ANSWERS:
1. Island in the Sun
2. If your wondering
3. Beverley Hills
4. Only in dreams
5. Photograph
6. Troublemaker
7. Hang on
8. In the garage
9. Memories
10. Pork n beans
11. Undone
12. Tripping down the freeway
13. Holiday
14. The world has turned
15. Greatest man that ever lived
16. Falling for you
17. Pink triangle
18. You Gave Your Love To Me Softly
19. El scorcho
20. Greatest man that ever lived
21. Tripping down freeway
22. Tired of sex
23. Unspoken
24. Buddy holly
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Category:Karl's Corner - July 2011
Karl's Corner - 07/25/2012

2012/07/25 Australia & New Zealand On Sale 7/26
Hi Folks - just a re-cap to say the January '13 Australia and New Zealand shows go on sale to the general public this thursday, 7/26 at 9AM local times. All of these shows are going to be Blue Album Memories Shows, with a set of hits and rarities, followed by a narrated historical weezer slideshow by yours truly, followed by the Blue Album performed in its entirety.
 
TICKET LINKS (on sale 7/26 at 9AM local times)
Auckland: http://www.ticketmaster.co.nz/Weezer-tickets/artist/766591
Brisbane: http://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=WEEZER13
Melbourne: http://www.ticketmaster.com.au/Weezer-tickets/artist/766591
Sydney: http://www.ticketmaster.com.au/Weezer-tickets/artist/766591
Perth: http://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=WEEZER13
Category:Karl's Corner - July 2012