Karl's Corner - 08/05/2002

Enlightenment Tour Day 31: Travel/Day Off [looong bus ride to Phoenix]
...well, we left San Antonio last night, got on the bus, and started rolling. And rolling. And rolling. Aaand rolling. Then we woke up, on the bus, and we were still rolling. And later, we were still rolling. After that, we were rolling. Its a long way to Phoenix.
But... we got there. The dry heat. The reddish dusty gravel. The big blue sky. The rugged mountains on every horizon. The wacky desert critters scuttling across the sidewalks! 
Keep Fishin' report:
*video:
Over the past few years, the subject of "getting on trl" has been divisive for weezer fans to say the least. Some are adamantly against it, some think it would be really cool to break into such exclusive territory with some good music, and others dont watch Mtv anyhow and just dont care! Now, weezer has flirted with TRL in the past with "Hash Pipe", to mixed reaction from the fans. The TRL "machine" is notoriously difficult to affect, as hoardes of fans of todays hottest boy bands, teen divas, rap stars and "cute" punks clog the vote tallys at all times.
That having been said, the band thinks its time to experiment here. The "Keep Fishin'" video popped up on the "wannabe" list last week, and there have been several fan-led attempts to vote Keep Fishin' in the top 10, which so far have failed. Well, weezer wants this week to be "THE week", and is asking all those who would cast their votes to do so all this week, Monday the 5th untill Friday the 9th. Can the fans shove the weez into the countdown, a full year after the Hash Pipe made it? That what we'd like to find out here. Thanks in advance for voting and trying to inject a little weez into the monolith of That Carson Guy.
Keep Fishin'... by the numbers!
MTV: number 9 on Mtv's top 20 videos!
MTV2: 5th most played video!! Also continues to do well on "Control Freak", recently defeating Slum Village and Lauryn Hill
VH1: was at #18 on their top 20 countdown, currently = 17!
MuchMusic [Canada]: premiered at #30 on the Much Music top 30 countdown. Also, A new "weezer spotlight" airs on August 12.
MuchMoreMusic [Canada]: debuted at #20 on the MuchMoreMusic top 30 Countdown [this is sorta like VH1 for canada]
MTV2 Europe: Vote here to request Keep Fishin on MTV2 Europe! (click on the "Your Channel" button, then the "vote for your favourite here" button).
CD-UK [England]: this Saturday morning teen pop video show has played Keep Fishin'!
Mtv UK/Ireland: cool note: The "Buddy Holly" video was recently listed in the top 15 most videos EVER played on mtv in the UK and Ireland. News story here.
Rage [Australia]: Had Keep Fishin' in its top positions, playing both first and last on the show!
Channel V [Australia]: Keep Fishin' scored the "Ripe" clip of the week! It will get played around once every hour from this Sunday(4/8) until next Sunday(11/8).
*radio:
...crazy stuff over at K-Rock in NYC! So far in their "Battle of the Bands", Weezer beat Janes Addiction, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and former tourmates Tenacious D, to reach the semi-finals! Now they are up against Pearl Jam. If weezer beats them they go to the finals! To vote, click here! Also at K-Rock, Keep Fishin' is at # 12 on the playlist...AND on "the Buzz" segment, Burndt Jamb was played!
...Meanwhile, other stations playing the song include: Y100 Philly [Hit NUMBER 1 on the "top 7 at 8" a few days ago!]...94.3 FM Orange County CA [#1 today on the Most Wanted Countdown!]...107.7 the X in Birmingham, AL...99.1 whfs...DC101...Lick 106.3 "Modern Rock for Little Rock" [#1; has won the 9 o'clock cock fight 3 days in a row!]...103.7 the Buzz ["in heavy rotation"]... G105.1 in Raleigh, NC. [first Maladroit single on any of the Raleigh radio stations]...
...in Australia, Triple J (the government funded Alternative radio station) has a listener-vote driven program called Net 50. Burndt Jamb debuted this week at 24, While Dope Nose went up to number 12! They are ALSO playing Keep Fishin' too!
...89.3 chicago [loyola] did a short lineup of some of the unrealeased stuff for album five. they played superstar, untenable, the victor, acapulco, and booby trap!
*Keep Fishin' single update:
some more info has come to light:
PROMO ONLY radio cd single in Europe and the UK. [Not for sale, already sent to radio in UK and Europe]
1) Keep Fishin (Single Version)
2) Keep Fishin (Album Version)
International CD SINGLE [Release date: September 2]
1) Keep Fishin (Single Version)
2) Photograph (Live Version) *
International CD MAXI (UK Maxi Single #1) [Release date: September 2]
1) Keep Fishin (Single Version)
2) Photograph (Live Version) *
3) Death and Destruction (Live Version) *
4) Keep Fishin' (Video)
UK only CD MAXI Single #2 [Release date: September 2]
1) Keep Fishin (Single Version)
2) Slob (Live Version) *
3) Knock Down Drag Out (Live Version) *
4) Keep Fishin' by the Franklin Mint
UK only 7" VINYL SINGLE [Release date: September 2]
a) Keep Fishin (Single Version)
b) Photograph (Live Version) *
USA CD SINGLE [limited to certain US test markets only!] [Release date: September 17]
1) Keep Fishin (Single Version)
2) Keep Fishin' by the Franklin Mint
* The live versions are all drawn from the Japan World Cup Tour, and in all cases are different tracks than the live stuff set to appear on the upcoming "The Lion and the Witch" US-only limited EP. [one song is the same live recording but a different mix than what will be on the EP]. The 'Franklin Mint' version of Keep Fishin' was partially revealed in an unfinished form on the audio video page as "George Hartwig" a while back.
*"The Lion And The Witch" EP UPDATE:
"The Lion And The Witch" EP will be released on September 17th only at certain independent record shops. There are no copies for sale online, and all copies are going only to shops on the list of stores posted below:
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Bionic Cypress, CA
Disc Exchange Knoxville, TN
earX-tacy Louisville, KY
Easy Street Seattle, WA
Electric Fetus Minneapolis, MN
Face The Music Eugene, OR
Fingerprints Long Beach, CA
Homer's Bellevue, NE
Hoodlums Music Tempe, AZ
Kief's Lawrence, KS
Lakeshore Record Exchange Rochester, NY
Looney Tunes West Babylon, NY
Lou's Records Encinitas, CA
Music Millennium Portland, OR
New World Record Buffalo, NY
Park Avenue CDs Winter Park, FL
Pure Pop Burlington, VT
Record & Tape Traders Owings Mill, MD
Record Archive Rochester, NY
Record Exchange Boise, ID
Record Service Champaign, IL
Record Time Roseville, MI
Rhino Records/Mad Platter Claremont, CA
Salzer's Ventura, CA
Schoolkids Cary, NC
Twist and Shout Denver, CO
Uncle Sam's Miami Beach, FL
Vintage Vinyl Fords, NJ
Bull Moose Music Brunswick ME
Bull Moose Music No. Windham ME
Bull Moose Music Portland ME
Bull Moose Music Lewiston ME
Bull Moose Music Sanford ME
Bull Moose Music Waterville ME
Bull Moose Music Bangor ME
Bull Moose Music Portsmouth NH
Bull Moose Music Salem NH
Cat's #01 Memphis TN
Cat's #02 Knoxville TN
Cat's #05 Oak Ridge TN
Cat's #10 Chattanooga TN
Cat's #23 Memphis TN
Cat's #24 Johnson City TN
Cat's #25 Germantown TN
Cat's #26 Bartlett TN
Cat's #27 Knoxville TN
Cat's #28 Kingsport TN
Cat's #34 Cordova TN
Cat's #38 Jackson TN
Cat's #40 N. Charleston SC
Cat's #41 Mt. Pleasant SC
Cat's #43 Summerville SC
Cat's #45 Pigeon Forge TN
Cat's #48 Destin FL
Cat's #49 Charleston SC
Cat's #50 Hermitage TN
Cat's #51 Nashville TN
Cat's #53 Dickson TN
Cat's #62 Murfreesboro TN
Cat's Music & DVDS Franklin TN
Pop Tunes #55 Memphis TN
Pop Tunes #56 Memphis TN
Pop Tunes #57 Memphis TN
Pop Tunes #58 Memphis TN
Pop Tunes #59 Horn Lake MS
Pop Tunes #60 Collierville TN
Pop Tunes #61 Memphis TN
Compact Disc World Parippany NJ
Compact Disc World Union NJ
Compact Disc World Totowa NJ
Compact Disc World Paramus NJ
Compact Disc World Eatontown NJ
Compact Disc World East Hanover NJ
Compact Disc World Cherry Hill NJ
Compact Disc World Lawrence Township NJ
Compact Disc World East Brunswick NJ
Compact Disc World Edison NJ
Dimple Records Citrus Heights CA
Dimple Records Folsom CA
Dimple Records Roseville CA
Dimple Records Sacramento CA
Gallery of Sound West Hazleton PA
Gallery of Sound Matamoras PA
Gallery of Sound Mt. Pocono PA
Gallery of Sound Clarks Summit PA
Gallery of Sound Dickson City PA
Gallery of Sound Dallas PA
Gallery of Sound Pittston PA
Gallery of Sound Willkes-Barre PA
Gallery of Sound Willkes-Barre PA
Gallery of Sound Edwardsville PA
Gallery of Sound Bloomsburg PA
Independent Records Colorado Springs CO
Independent Records Colorado Springs CO
Independent Records Colorado Springs CO
Independent Records Denver CO
Independent Records Pueblo CO
Independent Records Security/Widefield CO
Rasputin Music Berkeley CA
Rasputin Music Campbell CA
Rasputin Music Newark CA
Rasputin Music Pleasant Hill CA
Rasputin Music San Francisco CA
Rasputin Music San Lorenzo CA
Rasputin Music Vallejo CA
The Record Exchange Winston-Salem NC
The Record Exchange Greensboro NC
The Record Exchange Raleigh NC
The Record Exchange Raleigh NC
The Record Exchange Charlotte NC
The Record Exchange Roanoke VA
The Record Exchange Blacksburg VA
The Record Exchange Salem VA
The Record Exchange Lynchburg VA
Streetside Records Overland Park KS
Streetside Records University City MO
Streetside Records Creve Coeur MO
Streetside Records Columbia MO
Streetside Records Manchester MO
Streetside Records Crestwood MO
Streetside Records Kansas City MO
Streetside Records Ferguson MO
Streetside Records St. Louis MO
ZIA Record Exchange Tuscon AZ
ZIA Record Exchange Phoenix AZ
ZIA Record Exchange Phoenix AZ
ZIA Record Exchange Phoenix AZ
ZIA Record Exchange Tuscon AZ
ZIA Record Exchange Tuscon AZ
ZIA Record Exchange Tempe AZ 
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Category:Karl's Corner - August 2002