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Karl's Corner - 07/03/2022 (b)

weezer It gives us NO pleasure to announce that we have been struck down by the fickle Euro travel gods and CAN NOT get to Bilbao in time to play with @metallica tonight! Our dream is shattered and we are so sorry to everyone. Heres the deets… When the tour was originally arranged, the Metallica show was not a thing yet, so we were scheduled to lose the buses after Paris. When the Metallica show was added we found out that those buses had been immediately rebooked, and there were no other tour buses available in Europe for that one day. So our HEROIC crew drove all night from Paris (on a regular non-sleeper bus) to make it, and got everything set up in time. Meanwhile we had booked a rare private flight to avoid all the cancellations, delays, strikes, and chaos that is going on all over Europe right now. Sure thing, right? Right…? (Cue Padame/Anakin meme). This morning our tour manager talked to the pilots and confirmed all was well. We later arrive at the little airport to be told by the pilots that they discovered that the plane has a fuel leak, and the guy who repairs this model plane has to be flown in from Denmark, so it cant get fixed till tomorrow.
We look into alternate planes. Were told there's one in Oslo that could get to us by 5:30, maybe. If it did, we could still make it. (There are also zero seats available on any commercial flights on any airline).
An hour later were told it cant arrive here till 6. Given that our show time was 8, that's really pushing it, but OK, were up for it. We would land at 7:30, get a police escort and race to the stage. Metallica even said we could start at 8:15 if needed, and just cut a few songs. Setlist trimmed, we wait more….
Another hour passes, now we hear the plane from Oslo cannot get the take off slot they needed. They cant get to Paris at all today. So there's no way to get to Bilbao, and the show cannot be delayed because of the curfew. We are hosed.
WE ARE SORRY!!!!!!! And so bummed!!!!!!! We can only say, at least we found out the plane had a problem before we got on it. If that's the way it had to go, then safe is better than sorry, always. #karlscorner
Category:Karl's Corner - July 2022
Karl's Corner - 07/04/2001

...well, I've never been out of the USA on July 4th before, but I can now safely confirm the no one else in the world thinks its a special day. Shooting off fireworks in the UK on this day would really confuse the hell out of everyone...or possibly make people mad! So it was up to weezer to celebrate just by rocking out again at the Empire. Tonight's show seemed to have much more crowdsurfing going on than last night, and some of the poor folks right in front had to contend with a rediculous amount of shoes in the face and such. The weez remained good and solid, and reintroduced "Smile" into the set for the first time since (I think) the Japan tour months ago.
...hats off, by the way, to Jimmy Eat World, for delivering another great performance as well. Its great to know they are on the serious rock attack, and I really hope they do well this year. 
Category:Karl's Corner - July 2001
Karl's Corner - 07/04/2002

...Happy Birthday USA, 1776-2002...
Today, Rivers paid a visit to Crazytown's studio and then laid down a guitar solo on one of their new songs. The pic below shows Rivers with Crazytown's Craig and Bret (aka Epic). They were really nice and easy going, good peeps. 
...pix and deets courtesy SB...
Category:Karl's Corner - July 2002
Karl's Corner - 07/04/2005

...MB '05 Tour: Day 42: travel from Las Vegas to Kansas City
Today was a morning flight, er, pair of flights routed through the vast Denver airport, to Kansas City. Some community restlessness then led to a viewing of War Of The Worlds at a theater near the hotel, and the reaction was positive. The film stays close to the characters, so the viewer really shares their confusion and worries as things go to hell in a handcart. It therefore avoided the cliched 'disaster movie' vibe - no fake looking 'news reports' or trying to sum up whats going on across the world - way more questions than answers. That plus wicked sets, great music and spectacular effects made it a thumbs up for the assorted weez folk in attendance.
...The current issue of Chevy High Performance features Pat's Chevelle on the cover (), in a follow up article to the one they ran last year - since then the car was involved in an accident and has been re-restored, with even gnarlier power. Also on the stands is the new EQ mag, which features Joe Barresi in a cover feature interview. Joe engineered much of Weezer's Pinkerton and has since worked with Pat on his Special Goodness music. Budding musicians and people who do home recording might want to check this article out - Joe really knows what he's talking about. 
The current tour merchandise can be seen .
Category:Karl's Corner - July 2005
Karl's Corner - 07/04/2023

weezer Good times in Canandaigua NY at @cmacevents on 7/2/23! Once again we dodged some intense downpours, and all was clear by showtime - thank you @joycemanorofficial @futureislands , our crew, and everyone who came out to rock with us! #indierockroadtrip #karlscorner
Category:Karl's Corner - July 2023
Karl's Corner - 07/05/2001

...and all too soon (two shows too soon, to be exact) it comes to an end. Today was the final day of the "Euro Freak Out Tour", tomorrow we fly back to the states. Everyone agrees that this time over in Europe was the best yet for weezer, and everyone is psyched to return later in the year, especially to make it up to the people in Northern England and the UK whose shows had to be cancelled, and to those in areas where no shows were scheduled to begin with (Ireland, etc...)
...but for today the mood is both happy and sad- a very sucessful tour, ending all too soon! Today was chock full of activity. First we cruised over to the "Top of the Pops" studio, where the band was to perform "Hash Pipe" (as "Half Pipe" due to BBC censors). In the end it was a sucessful taping, but there were a number of unexpected technical glitches to overcome, and tensions ran high for a while till things were sorted out. Finally they did the song in front of the audience, they did a great job, and it looked and sounded terrific.
...then we headed back over to Shepherd's Bush Empire for the third and final gig there. The weezer set ended with a major "axe-clash" between Mikey and Rivers, with their bass and guitar getting all tangled up with each other and messed up. Then Mikey sacrificed his bass to the audience, for real! The fans fought over that thing for the next 20 minutes, when they were finally escorted out the door. I never saw a clear winner of the bass tug of war. A fan reported a bit of a mad crush when the bass was tossed out, so much that he had to pull somebody to safety from underneath the pile of wrestling bass-seekers.
..much thanks to Crackout and Jimmy Eat World for opening the 3 shows, and rocking it out with the best of them!
...and huge thanks to all in the weezer crew for doing all the tough stuff that made all these shows such a success!
...and most of all thanks to the FANS, without whom these shows would not exist!
...see you in the states. LOTS of band biz to take care of... 
Category:Karl's Corner - July 2001
Karl's Corner - 07/05/2002

"What Rivers Cuomo is to Weezer, Travis Smith is to the Cardinals". --John B., ESPN Sportscenter 7/4 
Enlightenment Tour Day 0: Travel Day; to Salt lake City, UT
tour starts tomorrow!
...travel day. long flights to SLC for me. I think some of the crew may have had to juggle flights out of LAX yesterday due to the shooting/evacuation thing...but I think everyone made it to the production set-up in Salt Lake on time. As for me, all I gotta say is: Jet Blue rocks! By far the coolest "coach" experience I've ever had. If I ran an airline, I'd want it to work like Jet Blue. (seriously! not a paid endorsement!). This tour is just gonna rock it right.
...you know who, as you know who, a fan creation by Paul K... 
Category:Karl's Corner - July 2002
Karl's Corner - 07/05/2011

After the 6 hour flight from Montreal, we arrived at Heathrow and were happy to find it was sunny, not too warm, with a little breeze. Speaking of breeze, we breezed thru immigration, baggage claim, and customs, with hardly any lines or waiting aside from a random 10 minute pause in middle of the baggage claim process. Then we zoomed into central London in little vans and in 45 min we were at the hotel, only having had to fight a little spot of traffic in a city which is known for pretty bad gridlock. When night fell the rain came, and everything felt like the England we remember again, but in a good way. So we gotta say: it was a good day. Shout out to Gus Brandt, Foo Fighters tour manager, who we ran into at the hotel. Gus tour managed weezer back in '00-'01 and has remained a great friend.
...LA peeps: Scott Shriner's talented wife Jillian Lauren has a pair of shows coming up, the debut of her original performance piece 'Mother Tongue', in a limited two-night run on July 12 and 13 at the Steve Allen Theatre in Los Angeles. More info here, tickets here.
Category:Karl's Corner - July 2011
Karl's Corner - 07/05/2023

weezer At long last, we returned to Toronto to bring the #indierockroadtrip to the @budweiserstage , and the people were more than ready! Nearly 16,000 people came and sang their hearts out all night! Thank you for the very warm welcome back! And an extra special thank you to @SerenaRyder for coming up and guesting on “I Just Threw Out The Love Of My Dreams”!! @joycemanorofficial @futureislands #karlscorner
Category:Karl's Corner - July 2023
Karl's Corner - 07/06/2005

Today we woke up on the bus as it was cruising into Wisconsin. Soon we were checking into a hotel and reanointing all stiff necks, dirty clothes, and other crunked up matters. The evening brought a fun gathering of band and crew at The Safe House, a neat Milwaukee bar whose theme is all things espionage. As there are several new crew members doing various lighting and sound jobs on this tour, the band wanted a non-work setting to meet everybody and chill out for a while. A cool suprise was when the Pixies' Joey Santiago showed up with some Pixies crew members and joined the party. The next 3 shows are historic in a way - Weezer and the Pixies sharing the stage! When weezer was starting out, the Pixies were already legendary, and were a big source of inspiration to the guys who were still finding their own sound. And now, almost 15 years later, the paths finally cross. Though Brian has had a bit of experience sharing the Pixies stage, as his previous band Carnival Art opened for the Pixies waaay back in '90.
(FYI, just found out that Weezer will be closing the show in Milwaukee and Montreal, and the Pixies will be closing the show in Toronto)
...California Love: Perfect situation hits #1 on LA's KROQ furious five at 9! Both Perfect Situation and We Are All On Drugs are both on their top 10 most requested list! Weezer is Kroq's 19th biggest band of all time! Meanwhile at SF's Live 105, Rivers was voted #26 on their "top 105 american rock icons" list.
...Canadian Love: The Beverly Hills video is up to #18 on MuchMusic top 30 Countdown, while on MusiquePlus its jumped to #13. MuchMusic is airing a Spotlight on Weezer on July 19 at 4:30 PM Eastern time (repeating at 10PM.) On Montreal's "Radio Energie" countdown, Beverly Hills has been at #1 for 3 weeks straight!
...Malaysian Love: Beverly Hills hit #16 on Malaysia's Hitz.fm listener vote driven Top 20 chart.
...More Make Believe reviews at PlaybackSTL and Christian Music Today.
...German TV update: WDR will be airing a Rock am Ring special that will include some Weezer preformances from the festival, on August 21st at 3:25 AM. Some details here.
...Weezer was featured on iTunes' Celebrity playlist the other day. Its unclear whether this has been archived somewhere, as they change it everyday and im not signed up. If anyone had/has access to it, let us know what it said/says.
...A message from the company that runs weezer's online merch store: Cinder Block is giving you a month of savings on our stores, use the promo code LUCKY7 during checkout to get 7% off your orders all month long! Lucky 7 percent off all throughout the 7th month of the year! How good can life get?
...shoutout to Emily Day!
Category:Karl's Corner - July 2005
Karl's Corner - 07/06/2011 (b)

Today marks weezer's first 'club' show in England in several years, and the only club show of this block of gigs in the UK and Ireland. Everyone is excited to be back in London and is really looking forward to playing the Brixton Academy once again. We are also stoked that the excellent English band Male Bonding is opening the show. Male Bonding and Rivers got together a while back to do some collaborating so its great to share some stage with them now.
Big ups to some special guests tonight, including weezer.com moderator sad tomato [berry], .com member edgey44, early weezer bud Jen Chiba, and Social Distortion!
Photos above - are you going? Did you go? Comment here and/or in our message boards, tell your tale! Post your show pix on our photo page! Same goes for video clips if you got em! 
Category:Karl's Corner - July 2011
Karl's Corner - 07/07/2001

...started to get back on USA time today, but still pretty spacey. Couldnt beleive the sheer variety and quantity of retail outlets and fast food places. America, holy cow. Yes, we are home. The big project today was switching over to new laptops, and it feels good to know that in a few days or so our bug-ridden, impossibly file-corrupted smashed up road beasts will be replaced by some fresh machinery.
...the schedule for the next few days has suddenly gone a bit hazy, with the video people asking for an extra day of set up time, and some major meetings and such about to go down. Ill let you know whats up when the dust settles!
Category:Karl's Corner - July 2001
Karl's Corner - 07/07/2006

...Several more historical weezy pix from Rivers' wedding on 6/18:
The original Line up of weezer ('92-'93): .
The Second lineup of weezer ('93-'98): .
The 4th (current) Weezer lineup ('01-today): 
The pre-weezer '60 Wrong Sausages' lineup ('91): 
...Brian Bell Fan Interview alert! Brian A. from AcrossTheWeez.com is now taking fan interview questions for a fan only interview with Weezer guitarist and style master Brian Bell. Similar to how the recent Rivers Fan Interview worked, you need to email your question(s) to AcrossTheWeez's Brian A. by the July 20th deadline, and they will be assembled for Brian Bell to answer from there. Once the finished interview is ready, the details of where it can be read (it will be in multiple locations when all is said and done) will be available here and on AcrossTheWeez.com.
...speaking of Brian, he's been working on some cool stuff recently and will soon be ready to share his new creations with the world. Sorry we can't be more specific yet, but Brian will tell all when he's ready.
...Brian continued: from October 22 of last year, check out the WBRU Podcast page for an podcast interview with Brian (partway down their list of archived podcasts). (hat tip: Alex, old school fanclubber #175!)
...jes' mo' betta' Brian: San Diegans, look for Issue 5.5 (May '06) of a mag called "944 San Diego". Its one of those fancy "hotel room" type mags for tourists, and that issue sports a previously unknown article: "The Life of Brian: Weezer Guitarist Brian Bell's New Challenge". (hat tip: Brian's Dad! - who notes: "There is one glaring error of fact in the story - that he was born in Nashville. Actually, he wasn't even born in Knoxville. He was born in Iowa City, Iowa. We didn't move to Knoxville until he was about three.")
...video treat update - I'm still pushing for the original Holiday Treat to be shared with y'all, and its by no means a lost cause at this point. However, in the interest of having *something* new to look at (and in the interest of having some fun in general, yes?), Im now preparing a clip of what we'll call "weez scrapbook '05 pt 1" ( of hopefully a small series). It's sure to be kind of a mish mash of content, but while we wait and see if the original treat is a go or not, its of course better than nuthin'. Again, apologies for the wait and the confusion, it all started from a tiny behind the scenes miscommunication, and blossomed into what has obviously been a frustrating wait for many fans.
...very odd video alert!!! A Beverly Hills cover/adaptation by a group of... high school teachers. Rawk on: "Walnut Hill".
...very odd "Undone" cover alert! Check out this MySpace Music page, and click on "Reeb Grady Clan" track. The song is done by a group of kids ranging from 4 to 11 years old!
...While the official JONAS Street team is still dormant for the time being, the Jonas fan community lives on - click on the Jonas Street team banner for access to weezerjonas.org.
Category:Karl's Corner - July 2006
Karl's Corner - 07/07/2023

weezer Quebec City!!! 60,000 strong came out in the wicked heat wave to share in the #indierockroadtrip with us at the @festivaleteqc and we are so thankful to the fans, the crew, the organizers and our fellow main stagers @billytalentband and @shirleytheband !! #karlscorner
Category:Karl's Corner - July 2023
Karl's Corner - 07/08/2002

Enlightenment Tour Day 3: Travel/Day Off- St. Paul, MN
"If you are in need of a mall that has more mass than Jupiter and fewer actual goods per square foot than the Mojave Desert, then we have found a mall for you" -Patrick Wilson, on today's Mall of America adventure 
...a lunch discovery, courtesy Steph...
Keep Fishin' report: 
*video:
MTV and Mtv2 both started airing the "Keep Fishin'" video today, and we've got it up in the audio video section too! Remember also that the Keep Fishin' "Making The Video" airs on mtv2 on 7/14.
*radio:
People have heard Keep Fishin' on more stations, including: 92.3 Extreme Radio in Cleveland, OH...WLRS 105.1 in Louisville KY...92.1 KFMA in Tucson, Arizona...97.5 kpoi in hawaii...Fly 92.7 in Wichita, Kansas...89.7 the River...real-rock 101.1(WJRR) in orlando, florida (on their late-night show “the rubber room”)
tomorrow: remember Mykel, Carli, and Trysta!
Category:Karl's Corner - July 2002
Karl's Corner - 07/08/2003

new and upcoming weezer track roundup:
"Why Bother" [live, Summer '02] - on the Petra Haden benefit double 7", out now.
"Worry Rock" [cover version recorded 2/03] - on “A Different Shade of Green”, the Green Day tribute album due 7/22 on Skunk Ape Records.
"You Wont Get With Me Tonight" [1995 'Black Hole' demo] - on "Gimmie Skelter", a compilation CD due 9/30, on Buddyhead records.
...also, a weezer related track: on DJ Mark Ronson's album, due 8/23, Rivers collaborates on a sorta rock, sorta dance track entitled "I Suck".
Weezer DVD notes: main content finished, in review for editorial changes. projected final runtime over 3 hours. Architecture, menus, packaging coming up next. No release date set, likely [but not definitely] out by the holiday season '03.
Blue Album Special Edition notes: in planning stages. No schedule known yet.
Album 5 notes: in pre-production: regular and acoustic rehearsals, demo recordings. Rick Rubin to produce album. No start time set yet - possibly summer or fall. Details to come as known. 
Category:Karl's Corner - July 2003
Karl's Corner - 07/08/2005

...MB '05 Tour: Day 46: travel to Toronto, Canada - day off
We arrived in Toronto to discover Canadian Weezer fans (and others in whats referred to as "the international market") (i.e. everything except the USA) coming across a video for "We Are All On Drugs" that was quietly slipped to the video stations and websites overnight. This video was prepared as an experiment and was immediately embraced as funny and strange - not a bad match for weezer. While the band plans on filming a 'proper' Drugs video soon, the international record labels needed a video NOW as they are planning on launching the single shortly. So it was decided - the metal video must be unfurled! Clip unfurled here on MuchMusic.com.
This video (lets call it 'We Are All On Drugs V1.0') is a cleverly re-edited version of the 1985 "Fear No Evil" video by the band Grim Reaper. Mucho thanks and props to Grim Reaper for letting weezer use the footage! Soon, there will be another "Drugs" video, for release in the USA, so you'll have 2 to pick from...
"We Are All On Drugs" is indeed the official second single from 'Make Believe', and its officialy goes to radio this coming monday and tuesday. Request it if you can! It's already the most added modern rock track this past week, so were off to a great start! The UK/Euro release date is possibly 8/15, we will confirm when we have the info.
Category:Karl's Corner - July 2005
Karl's Corner - 07/08/2010

...Today the weez gang reassembled in Minneapolis after the long holiday July 4th weekend spent with friends and families at various places across the US and A. Tomorrow is the show at the Basilica Block Party here in the Twin Cities, and coming right up are 10 rock shows in the US and Canada, including several places Weezer has never been before, like St. Johns and Halifax!
...New show announcment:
Weezer will be playing the Champlain Valley Fair on September 2nd in Essex Junction, Vermont with special guests Coheed and Cambria. Tickets will go on sale Friday July 16th. Ticket links will be added to the tour page as soon as we have them.
...Todays picture is our current tour merchandise line, it represents what we had onsale as of Bonarroo on 6/12. There may be additions or subtractions to the line as the summer goes on.
...REMINDER: On August 7th, Weezer will be playing at the Hurley US Open Of Surfing, in Huntington Beach, CA! Opening will be Hot Hot Heat. Free! Heres all the info.
...REMINDER: Weezer Radio is now featuring the excellent "Barely Legal Radio" show, every Friday morning. "Barely Legal" is hosted by the acclaimed DJ Joe Escalante who was beloved as the morning commute DJ on Los Angeles' excellent Indie 103.1 station while it was still going. "Barely Legal Radio" is a caller driven show which provides legal and professional advice for people interested in show business. You can also hear "Barely Legal Radio" on L.A.'s KFWB 980 AM on Sundays at 5 PM beginning July 11.
Category:Karl's Corner - July 2010
Karl's Corner - 07/08/2011

...After an eventful planes trains and automobiles type day where team weezer was divided into various units who all tried to get to Ireland in different ways and different times (with highly varying degrees of success), everyone has finally reconvened in Dublin, a city that's hard not to love. Naps were had, delicious food was eaten, work was done, and streets were wandered. From there today we took a ride out to the country, to Punchestown where the Oxegen Festival is happening. Its a fine July day. with chilly temps, overcast skies and occasional rain - perfect festival weather. Well... perhaps the right word is - typical - festival weather - or, -expected - festival weather. Regardless, its gonna be a blast...
Big ups to Claire K., a journalistic interview blast from the past from weezer's early days, on the scene in Ireland now.
Photos above - are you going? Did you go? Comment here and/or in our message boards, tell your tale! Post your show pix on our photo page! Same goes for video clips if you got em! 
Category:Karl's Corner - July 2011