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Karl's Corner - 12/15/2001 (a)

extended midget TV! -----
EXTENDED MIDGET TOUR SPECIAL ON MTV2!
tune in to MTV2 at 2 pm on 12/15 to catch the "extended midget tour special" which features interviews and performances by weezer, tenacious D & jimmy eat world! check your local listings for exact showtimes! 
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2001
Karl's Corner - 12/15/2001 (b)

...here's some pretty amazing numbers. The total attendance for all the shows in September's Midget Tour was 93,177. The total attendance for all the shows in November/December's Extended Midget Tour was 124,459. That adds up to a whopping 213,336 people who came out to see the weez in a few short months! So, to everyone who attended, 213,336 big "Thank You"s! From the first leg to the second the band got tighter and tighter with Scott getting more and more comfortable, and they really started to jam out in the last couple of weeks. The whole "Cold" controversy in the first leg led to some very careful opening band choices for the second leg, which on the whole was recieved better. However, countless happy fan reports from every show of both legs demonstrated that a ton of people left all the shows with smiles on their faces. And some didnt have that good a time for one reason or another, and the band has taken the various concerns and complaints to heart (though not everything is under their contol at these shows), with the intention of making every tour better than the last one.
...So, what's next? Well, as of tomorrow (Sunday 12/16) the band will return to the recording studio in LA, to continue work on tracks started in early November, and lay down more new tracks from scratch. Album #4 is "under construction" again! It looks like I will not be re-joining them till early January at this point, so I will be getting info from those on the scene and passing it along to you, while working on various weezer.com stuff, like (finally) updating the Recording and Equipment histories, as well as getting some new video clips up. Also, expect a few cool holiday suprises shortly that Dan and I have cooked up (remember to keep an eye not only on this page, but the =RWA News= page, and the A-V page!) (you might want to peek at the A-V page now in fact!)
...REMINDER: the "Extended Midget Tour Special" (that debuted today) is being repeated on MTV2 on the following dates:
12/16 @ 10pm (Sunday, tomorrow!)
12/17 @ 11am & 9pm
12/19 @ 3pm
12/20 @ Midnight
12/21 @ 12pm
Please check you local listings for exact show times in your area.
...and here is the
the Weezer, Tenacious D, Jimmy Eat World Tour Buzztone media player. The
player now features the 3 hidden holiday tracks from all 3 bands. (To find
the holiday tracks, click on the Christmas tree - but fans can only get
access to the 3 tracks by sending the buzzalong to a friend!) Check it out!
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2001
Karl's Corner - 12/15/2005

...MB '05 Tour: Day 137: Mos Burger Tour day 3: Osaka, Japan - Club Zepp (#1)
Success rock for fresh fans! Todays debut Japan tour show was in Osaka's Clubb Zepp, in the shadow of Osakas massive WTC complex, where the Osaka Summersonic festival is held. Its the same ol' hood as last summer, but with a much different feel. Not rediculously hot and muggy, but frigid! And Zepp is a toasty theater size club, as opposed to a whopping open air festival field.
Well, the Japan tour got an exciting start today, with Pat literally flying to Japan the same day as the show, to give himself more flu recovery time back home. Now, yesterday we hit a horrid traffic jam on the way from the airport which made a 45 minute drive turn into 2 hours, and it was generally believed that Pat's luck wouldnt be much different. A betting pool was started about what time Pat would actually pull in, with times ranging from 6:30 to 7:30 (half an hour late for the show), but Pat got really lucky at the airport and with traffic and made it to Zepp with 45 minutes to spare, at 6:15. Therefore Sarah won the pool, as her estimate was the most optimistic at 6:40. She won fries from Mos Burger and a lovely corsage. Then the club needed to delay the start of the show by 10 minutes anyway for some reason, so it worked out fine.
Pat was a little weak but in good spirits and jumped right into the show, which was a knockout! It was really strong for the first show, considering that no one had an opportunity to practice or rehearse together in the off time until todays soundcheck (sans Pat). Rivers was even going to various karaoke studios in recent days to practice his singing. It kind of demonstrates how much work the band and crew have put in all year, pulling together a good show out of thin air, like a crack team of agents assembling from around the globe for the secret mission.
Thanks to Jumpei from Osaka for helping out on "Undone" with his acoustic guitar skillz. And thanks to everyone in the Japan Team for helping everything get off to a smooth start! 
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Category:Karl's Corner - December 2005
Karl's Corner - 12/15/2010

SPECIAL TOUR NEWS: Weezer is pleased to announce another Memories show, in Las Vegas! This show will be at the Joint (at the Hard Rock Hotel) on Jan 21st. This is a super special Memories show, featuring BOTH the Blue Album and Pinkerton!
The Amex Presale is tomorrow, Thursday - 10am thru Fri 10pm - I Love All Access VIP packages will be available too of course, here.
The regular public On Sale is this coming Saturday Dec 18.
...Todays December Daily Weezer Webisode is now up! Weezer Webisode #35 "Halfway To Holiday". Enjoy! and remember, we're adding a new webisode to yfrog every day from now till xmas! They are all automatically gathered on our yfrog Bloggie player page here.
TODAY: Memories Tour: Boston night 2: Pinkerton! Boston is ridiculously COLD today...but its gonna be warm here in the Orpheum!
More later - Comment here if you went, or start a thread on our message boards, tell your tale!
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Also, remember to checkweezer's Twitter/Yfrog photo/video page for photos taken on the fly as things happen!
...Find out how you could meet the band, win Rivers’ guitar, Pat’s drums or whatever you wish, from State Farm, here.
...new tunes avail for d/l to fight rare cancers at Right Track. Rare Weezer recording "The Rat Race" still available there, for a minimum donation of 99 cents.
...Memories Tour article/interview in The Boston Globe.
...Two interesting articles on Weezers history and pre-history, on The Phoenix's website: Metal Years, Early Years.
...One of weezer's trusted and gifted roadies, Doug Forsdick, has been nominated for "Roadie Of The Year" for his work with Weezer and Rod Stewart in the Tour Link Conference "Top Dog" award. Please vote for Doug! he frickin' rules and we love him. Please register at tourlinkconference.com to cast your vote! 
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2010
Karl's Corner - 12/16/2000

...the KROQ show #1 was a real rock extravaganza. As usual, weezer didnt seem to quite fit in with the Fuel's and Incubus's (who had a full string section?!), but they did manage to (also as usual) rock the house down with the best of them. I was stoked to check out Moby, and Coldplay (whose show was their very first in the states) did a nice job too. All the bands did pretty good actually, except for Three Doors Down, who unwisely walked off after 2 songs due to monitor trouble. Tonight is night 2, with the likes of Everclear and Green Day... 
 
...The set included Jonas, Garage, Xmas Celebration, Say it aint So, Undone, Buddy Holly, and Surf Wax, and the band was forced to skip over "The Christmas Song" due to a small delay from an amplifier malfunction. Tonight, all should be running smoothly...
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2000
Karl's Corner - 12/16/2005

...MB '05 Tour: Day 138: Mos Burger Tour day 4: Osaka, Japan - Club Zepp (#2)
In the words of Luke Cage, Power Man: sweet jumpin' Christmas! Today started with various morning forays out into Osaka in search of goods and services (including Mos Burger for some), followed by a pair of radio station interviews at the hotel, with “Rock the Radio” FM and “Weekend Go Go” FM. Then it was time for another minivan ride out to the WTC zone where Zepp is located. Now that the whole band is in one place, they were able to have a real soundcheck and get into the groove somethin' proper. These shows creep up fast as theres no opening act and they start letting the people in at 6 pm. So once the soundcheck is done, theres just time for a snack in the catering room and then its time for the band to do their vocal warm ups up until showtime at 7.
So yeah: sweet jumpin' Christmas! That about sums up Osaka show #2. First of all, the band is getting focused like a laser beam, and with Pat feeling better and the band having the chance to soundcheck today and gel a little, its like they havent taken a break at all. There is a real command of the stage happening. Secondly, tonights crowd gave any crowd from '05 a major run for their money. It was just a writhing mass of rediculous energy and sheer joy. These people were going crazy! All in all it was a good omen for the upcoming live performance shoot taking place at 2 of the Tokyo shows, intended for a future live DVD. If its only half as energetic and excellent sounding as todays show, it's totally in the bag.
Thanks to Noke(?) from Osaka for helping out on "Undone" on the acoustic guitar. Brevis. Cedric. Kanky. The Daily Yomiuri. And big ups to Ayumi, super-fan!
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...thanks to fan Rob W. for this week's handy chart round up:
"Beverly Hills"
#37 Billboard Hot 100 (+1)
#23 Billboard Pop 100 (-1)
#20 Billboard Pop 100 Airplay (n/c)
#40 Billboard Hot Digital Songs (-8)
#9 Billboard Adult Top 40 (n/c)
"Perfect Situation"
#5 Billboard Modern Rock (n/c)
#92 Billboard Hot 100 (debut)
#89 Billboard Pop 100 (+ 10)
#12 ModernRock.com (+2)
Make Believe
#83 Billlboard 200 (+17)
and to confirm Rob's suspicion, this is indeed the first time weezer has ever had two songs in the Hot 100 at the same time!
...meanwhile on iTunes, "Beverly Hills" was named #2 best selling single for '05.
...tribute band alert - UK:
tonight, 12/17 - See Weezish at the Launch Party for the "Tidy" Skate Video @ The Herdsman, Hereford, UK. Weezish will be playing for an hour, playing songs from all the Weezer LPs.
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Category:Karl's Corner - December 2005
2005/12/16
Karl's Corner - 12/16/2008

"Pork And Beans" is #4 on SPIN's "Best 20 Music Videos of 2008"! 
People: tell us where you are so we know where to tour! Join the demand! 
eventful.com
The Video Game Awards show (featuring the epic "Greatest Man" performance by Weezer) is being rebroadcast Dec 18 at 2am and Dec 26 at 2am. Also, clips from the show will be up at spike.com soon. And heres a nice digitally crunchy clip right now:
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Category:Karl's Corner - December 2008
Karl's Corner - 12/16/2010

...Todays December Daily Weezer Webisode is now up! Weezer Webisode #36: "Upon An Ancient Battlefield". Enjoy! and remember, we're adding a new webisode to yfrog every day from now till xmas! They are all automatically gathered on our yfrog Bloggie player page here.
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2010
Karl's Corner - 12/17/2000

...first, two important Yahoo tour notes: there should be a small release of more tickets to the L.A. Palladium show, sometime later today (12/18 Monday), so keep your eyes peeled on the Ticketmaster and Outloud sites...Also, we have learned that the North Carolina show has finally been made official, expect an announcement of venue and tickets soon. (Again, it will likely be seen first on Ticketmaster/Outloud sites, so stay sharp...)
...secondly... I get asked a lot what it's like backstage. Well, backstage at the KROQ shows was a bit crazier than normal. I have put up a new video clip (link to the WFO page, above) entitled "The Flush Trick" that I think is a fair representation of backstage antics.
...speaking of the second KROQ show, it went pretty well, things sounded great but this time the big =w= light failed to work. But! there were no problems that caused a song to be dropped, so all's well that ends well. "The Christmas Song" finally got its 'big-time' showcase, and sounded nice! The guys had a blast both nights.
 
...Mikey and Pat react backstage to the Deftones playing "Say It Aint So", right before weezer's set!
 
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2000
Karl's Corner - 12/17/2001

...I just updated the 'staff bios' section (click on the "Info" link above, then click on "staff bios"), and included a large size full band and crew photo, taken on stage before the doors opened at the Portland, ME show. (And beleive me, I TRIED to get the 3 bands together for an additional "all bands" shot, but it just wasnt in the cards! curses! foiled again!) Also on that page youll see a few new faces where once was cold black space.
...The 'Photograph' video is still a hair away from being done, but it wont be long. More importantly, some major technical issues (regarding getting the darn thing out of my laptop in one piece!) are finally getting cleared up. Barring a total techno-catastrophe, expect this video soon after the holidays. Yes, it will be added to the website, but only after being sent out to some TV stations first.
...If you've been napping, take a fresh look at the frontpage for some cool handwritten holiday greetings direct from the band! 
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2001
Karl's Corner - 12/17/2005

...MB '05 Tour: Day 139: Mos Burger Tour day 5: Fukuoka, Japan - Club Zepp
Another day, another Zepp. But not just any Zepp! Plus, snow! Unexpected minced pork! Hard Rock! Wild rock! Wawaweewaa!
It's time for answers. Tomorrow has built a Shinkasen to today. Welcome to the bullet train, whereupon the musical band people travelled in the morning from Osaka to Fukuoka. This took a little more than 2 hours, plenty of time for Pat to explore the outer reaches of arcade game emulation. We went directly from the Fukuoka train station to the club, which was another in the chain of Zepps that dot Japan. This Zepp is located next to the home of the Hawks baseball team, plus an adjacient indoor outdoor mall. It wasnt exactly mall walking weather, with flurries and arctic winds blowing, but people were doing it anyway. At one point, both the Hard Rock Cafe and the neighboring HMV were blasting "Make Believe" at the same time, just about 1 song apart from each other. It was neat walking by the Hard Rock hearing "Pardon Me", and turning into the HMV to hear "My Best Friend".
Todays show was even earlier than usual. Showtimes in Japan are typically early, and most of them on this tour call for the band on stage at 7 PM. Today was even earlier - doors at 5, band at 6. So by 7:45, people were filing out into the chilly Saturday night, in search of Mos Burger (we assume).
But while they were inside, they were off the hizzoo, just about as nuts as the second Osaka show's crowd. The band fufilled their end of the bargain as well. This little tour may be short but its really long on energy and quality.
Thanks to Genki(?) from Fukuoka for helping out with "Undone" on the acoustic guitar.
Directly after the show, the band did an interview for the “Week In Rock” show on Love FM with DJ Moses. Also the weather took a turn for the worse, and the rumors were flying of the roads being blocked by a snowstorm, which would in turn delay the gear getting to Nagoya and the bullet train getting the band to Nagoya. Fortunately tomorrow is a day off - we'll get there sooner or later. Hopefully early enough to locate the essentials - Starbucks and Mos Burger, of course. 
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...The Harvard Crimson reports on Rivers' Top 20 songs of 2005.
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Category:Karl's Corner - December 2005
2005/12/17
Karl's Corner - 12/17/2009

...Rivers is back in L.A., recovering safe and sound after a 48 hour bus ride from Albany Medical Center. From this ride spawned Weezer Webisode 17: The Road To Recovery...check it out!
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...Miles from Live 105 in S.F. sez they have some wacky new contest brewing, where you sing weezer songs. Watch this video for details!
...Due to the recent bus crash involving Rivers Cuomo, as per doctors orders all previously scheduled December and upcoming January Weezer shows are cancelled. At present, neither the December shows nor the upcoming January shows are being rescheduled. We’ll try to get back to the cancelled areas asap, but we have no info currently.
The following shows are cancelled:
12/7/2009 -- Agganis Arena -- Boston, MA
12/9/2009 -- UMBC Fieldhouse -- Baltimore, MD
12/10/2009 -- Susquehanna Center -- Camden, NJ
1/9/2010 -- Bill Graham Civic Auditorium -- San Francisco, CA
1/11/2010 -- UCI Bren Events Center -- Irvine, CA
1/13/2010 -- RIMAC Arena -- La Jolla, CA
1/15/2010 -- Dodge Theatre -- Phoenix, AZ
Refunds will be given at point of purchase.
...the December Raditude Tour shows (that actually happened) will indeed be added to the Official Bootleg Series. Not sure when yet, but they will be added!
..."Weezerian", the indonesian weezer community is having its 10 year anniversary! To celebrate, they are releasing a "geek rock invasion compilation" album with "11 indonesian weezer and geekrock influenced band in one compilation" - plus a Ryen Slegr (Ozma) track! Check out the myspace page here! CD launch and anniversary event is TODAY, December 17th in Jakarta. Event info here!
...Dont miss the January 2010 issue of EQ magazine, with the feature cover story on Weezer and the Raditude album.
...Check out this animated video for "(If you're wondering if I want you to), I want you to" by 12 year old Tyler T.! The best is when it pays homage to various weezer videos over the years. Funny stuff!
...todays photo of the Super Wonder Weezer Girl is courtesy her mom Julianna, who says while her daughter may not get the best view at the concert due to her size, shes nonertheless a huge fan! And she has a magic lasso to boot. Rock on!
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2009
Karl's Corner - 12/17/2010 (a)

We've sent a few tweets and status updates about this and figured it deserves a full blog. We've been trying out some location based initiatives and you can use them at any of the remaining Memories tour dates!
First up: SCVNGR - add this to your iPhone or Android device and participate in one of several "challenges" at Weezer shows to get a merch discount. Don't worry they aren't hard - a picture of the show, checking into the event, that sort of thing. You're probably already doing it. It's also a great way to connect with some other Weezer fans. We'd love to see your photos here on Weezer.com. Maybe you can team up and make a human =w=?
Next is Gowalla - they are offering a free download from Hurley if you "check in" to a Weezer show using their own iPhone and or Android app. If you haven't already got Hurley, for shame. But this is a chance to sample a song for free downloaded right on your phone, and also find out who else is at the Weezer show. Plus win virtual badges. Everyone loves badges right?
So, let us know what you think and have fun!
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2010
Karl's Corner - 12/17/2010 (b)

...Todays December Daily Weezer Webisode is now up! Weezer Webisode #37: "Glimpses O' Glory". Enjoy! and remember, we're adding a new webisode to yfrog every day from now till xmas! They are all automatically gathered on our yfrog Bloggie player page here.
NEW YORK CITY! Gearing up for a great night....
Comment here if you went, or start a thread on our message boards, tell your tale!
To see these pix individually and larger, click here.
Also, remember to checkweezer's Twitter/Yfrog photo/video page for photos taken on the fly as things happen!
...Find out how you could meet the band, win Rivers’ guitar, Pat’s drums or whatever you wish, from State Farm, here.
...new tunes avail for d/l to fight rare cancers at Right Track. Rare Weezer recording "The Rat Race" still available there, for a minimum donation of 99 cents.
...Memories Tour article/interview in The Boston Globe.
...Two interesting articles on Weezers history and pre-history, on The Phoenix's website: Metal Years, Early Years.
...One of weezer's trusted and gifted roadies, Doug Forsdick, has been nominated for "Roadie Of The Year" for his work with Weezer and Rod Stewart in the Tour Link Conference "Top Dog" award. Please vote for Doug! he frickin' rules and we love him. Please register at tourlinkconference.com to cast your vote! 
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2010
Karl's Corner - 12/18/2005

...MB '05 Tour: Day 140: Mos Burger Tour day 6: off - travel to Nagoya
Today started with a fairly long Shinkasen train ride from Fukuoka up to Nagoya. The closer we got to Nagoya the more snow we saw on the ground, and it was flurrying pretty hard all afternoon and night once we got there, which is apparently pretty rare 'round here. The evening consisted of getting majorly lost in the massive labrynth of subway stations, malls, subway malls, and other assorted indoor and underground effluvia, plus eating at a tasty noodle house and being bewildered by the sheer impossible volume of goods for sale at every turn, and the multitudes of weekend holiday shoppers scooping it up, snow or no snow.
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...The Harvard Crimson reports on Rivers' Top 20 songs of 2005.
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2005
Karl's Corner - 12/18/2007

Hey folks, today is the day - out NOW on Geffen Records is "Alone: The Home Recordings Of Rivers Cuomo". Its an 18 track collection of Rivers's demos from 1992-2007, including some short "not-really song" clips that are cool too. The CD booklet is totally loaded with very interesting info and liner notes written by Rivers himself. While it's not a weezer album, it is essential to any weezer fan looking to dig a little deeper - and be rewarded!
"Alone" is available wherever good music is sold in stores, digitally on itunes (direct link here - launches iTunes), not to mention Amazon.com and lots of other fine online and digital retailers.
Note that Alone WILL be on vinyl LP, but that format is not out just yet. And news on Alone's availablity and release date in other countries is pending.
And speaking of "Alone", check out this Rivers interview podcast, recorded on 10/15/07. And there will be more to come!
...Meanwhile, in the months leading up to next spring's 6th Weezer album release (yet to be titled despite what some have seen in print), there is other news with weezer members:
* According to Brian,his other band The Relationship is back on track with some fresh faces in the mix and new recordings are in the pipeline. Expect more Relationship stuff fairly soon.
* Patrick Wilson is expecting his 2nd baby soon! Congrats to Pat! He will be recording a new The Special Goodness album in what looks like early spring '08.
* Dont forget about the Scott Shriner fan interview being organized, over on weerez.com. Send in your questions for Scott! Check it out! Details here.
...and speaking of the upcoming 6th Weezer album due in the spring: it is still not titled, despite what you may have read or heard elsewhere. "If it ain't on weezer.com..."
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2007