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Karl's Corner - 08/23/2005

...MB '05 Tour: Day 76: travel to Dublin, Ireland
Today we went to Dublin, some by plane, some by bus (via ferry). Everyone was excited to return to Ireland, in whats only our second ever visit to this exceptionally cool and merry land. After arrival the band zoomed over to a small recording session at a local studio to work on a few necessary things while they had a chance. Later the requisite walking around happened, with various favorite spots revisited - Leo Burdock's, Wagamama, etc...
This night there was a cool show in town - The Pixies with Kings Of Leon and Teenage Fanclub, plus local act Turn, who are also set to open tomorrows Weezer/Nine Black Alps show. Weezer was invited down, though not all members could make it due to the recording session and general tiredness. Those who could make it reported that it was pretty epic. It must be like the ultimate festival for some of these Dubliners who have tickets to all the gigs going on here these days!
...Foozer/Wee Fighters tour update - weezer mailing list members were informed earlier today of the presale info for a host of newly announced Foozer shows. The following shows have all been added:
10/04/05 - Champaign, IL - Assembly Hall - Public on-sale Saturday, August 27 at 10am
10/07/05 - Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena - Public on-sale Saturday, August 27 at 10am
10/08/05 - Cleveland, OH - Wolstein Center @ CSU - Public on-sale Saturday, August 27 at 10am
10/10/05 - Washington, DC - Patriot Center - Public on-sale Saturday, August 27 at 10am
10/13/05 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center (presale next week)
10/14/05 - New York, NY - Continental Arena - Public on-sale Friday, August 26 at 9am
10/28/05 - Oakland, CA - Oakland Arena - Public on-sale Sunday, August 28 at 10am
check Ticketmaster for more info.
The Oakland show also has a pre-sale being done by Live 105. "...We will be having a LIVE 105 pre-sale on Thursday (8/25) for LIVE 105 "Activists", if someone wants to be a part of the pre-sale and is not an Activist, they can sign up at LIVE105.COM. Live 105 will also be giving away tickets all day Thursday whenever a Foo Fighters or Weezer track is played..." The regular ticket on sale starts Sunday, August 28th @ 10:00am through Ticketmaster.
more Foozer tour dates to come!
..."Where is the new 'We Are All On Drugs' video?" you ask? Go here on Yahoo!, and on FUSE it will premiere tomorrow, Wednesday 8/25 on The "Daily Download" show, which is on at 6PM EST, 3PM Pacific time.
...Meanwhile the "Beverly Hills" video is at #8 on the VH1 top 20 weekly countdown.
...R.I.P. Robert Moog, 20th century music pioneer and technical genius.
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Category:Karl's Corner - August 2005
2005/08/23
Karl's Corner - 08/23/2011

2011/08/23 Muppets Green Album Out today!
Today marks the release of "Muppets: The Green Album", an album of covers of classic Muppets tracks. This Green Album, just like Weezer's Green Album, features some great weezer music, in the form of "Rainbow Connection" by weezer and Paramore's Hayley Williams. And thats just one of the many songs on the album. Listen here.
...Some pix from the 7/28 PNC show from Rolling Stone here.
...On Radio Weezer listen for these covers from you guys, which were added to the Radio Weezer rotation!
Freak Me Out by PigThe
Tired of Sex by Love Coloured Light
Cant Stop Partying by Natalie Illeana
Listen to Radio Weezer - streaming online - weezer's fave songs plus plenty of weezer related stuff: live, studio, new, old, rare, etc.!
...weezer tribute band alert!
Band: Fairway
Show: Blue album memories style show, all acoustic
Place: An Beal Bocht Café, Bronx, NY
Date: Friday, September 30th
Time: 8:00 PM – 11:30 PM
Age: 21+
"...it will be all acoustic, memories style with 3 sets. Sets 1 and 2 are random songs from Pinkerton thru Hurley, Set 3 will be Blue."
Category:Karl's Corner - August 2011
Karl's Corner - 08/23/2023

weezer First time ever in Bend, OR, and the people were ready to let fly with us! The @bendconcerts (Hayden Homes Amphitheater) was welcoming and looked and sounded great, with the wildfire smoke mercifully clearing out before showtime. Thanks to everyone who came down, our talented crew and @spoontheband (wait was that a @thecrampsofficial cover!!? How cool!) and @whitereaperusa ! #karlscorner
Category:Karl's Corner - August 2023
Karl's Corner - 08/24/2001

...Ok folks, so far the online ticket presales have been going amazingly well! We're still awaiting figures, but it looks like WAY more tickets were sold already than anyone expected! In some cases there may have been near sellouts in a matter of less than an hour. Considering the large size of these venues this time around, everyone is really suprised. Many thanks go out to everyone who logged on and made these presales such a success!
...a reminder that there are a lot of fan organized "weezerfest" parties coming up, all over the country and world, even. Remember to check weezerfest's website for local info... remember, these weezerfests are not weezer shows, but they sure sound like a lot of fun to me!
...coming soon in "Audio Video", a BBC Evening Session mp3, as well as a video clip from the making of the Spike Jonze "Island" Video! 
Category:Karl's Corner - August 2001
Karl's Corner - 08/24/2023

weezer The action at the inaugural Weezer Pickleball Tournament was hot and heavy, with all matches pushed to the limit of sanity and pickles. The teams were mixed for each match, with whichever team that included emerging white-hot Pickleballer Rivers having the edge. Brian got the MVP award for his blind behind the back shot. 📸: @amhersthouse #pickleball #pickleballs #karlscorner
Category:Karl's Corner - August 2023
Karl's Corner - 08/25/2000

...Asbury Park Madness!!! There were so many things going against this show, its a happy little miracle that it ended up rocking out so hard. First of all the New Jersey Dept. of the Treasury showed up and threatened to stop the show because we didnt have a NJ tax ID number (which was a scam because our federal number overrides any state one)...Then our bus was surrounded by police cars while going around the block to re-park. The officers were demanding that they impound the bus because they didn't like the looks of our (perfectly in order) registration! Then I, after a big pile of guitar work was squared away, decided to check out the Stone Pony's outdoor section, complete with... skateboard ramps?!? Well, with 5 minutes to kill before soundcheck I couldn't resist, and in fact had fun for about 90 seconds... UNTILL... I backed out of an ollie, stepping onto the ramps surface- which turned out to be teflon-slick from having been deteriorating in the salty air- and instantly fell flat on my face, breaking off one of my teeth! A three hour emergency dental surgery situation ensued, at the end of which I returned to the club with a whole new fake tooth and a very empty stomach... did you ever not eat till 8 PM, and when you do you cant have solids? Sheesh!.... And it didnt stop there! The Stone Pony's barricade was too small, and so our guitar tech area was nearly destroyed by the crush of fans. One big lunkhead decided to do a crowd surf right next to my workstation, practically killing the people beneath him. I shouted for him to be removed, at which he exposed his mindless true self, and yelled at me like a wild beast, informing me that i'd better go "dig my hole"......Nice guy. Later, after threatening everyone in the band and crew with bodily harm, and continuing his "beast wars" thing, he was spotted being dragged across the parking lot by 3 security guards. Some folks just dont know how to enjoy a show... And finally, to cap it all off, someone decided to try and steal Brian's guitar right after the show ended. It turns out that he never got it outside of the club , thanks to the efforts of our crew and the Stone Pony's security crew, and some helpful fans. Unfortunately (and unbelievably) the guy got away, escaping what would have been intense retribution and jail time.
Good Greif....cant we all just get along? ...and not fall on our faces while skateboarding?
I write this right after the Axis show in Boston, and it was a winner- lines around the block and smiling faces everywhere. cool. Like last night, the boys busted out with "Only In Dreams" to an attentive and stoked crowd. So many people came up to me afterwards asking me to thank the guys for playing it. Well, consider them thanked!
...My email has gotten a bit out of control, Im slowly catching up..I'm sorry if you were really expecting or needing a reply and I didnt. Ill try to keep up on it as best as I can, but its hard when 200 come in per day. I know that many of you arent expecting a response, but some do, and i hate to blow anyone off...
Category:Karl's Corner - August 2000
Karl's Corner - 08/25/2002

touring: day off in London
Bank Holiday Weekend here in London, and a stunningly beautiful day. Rivers headed over to the 3rd day of the Reading Festival to check out some more bands, while everyone else took advantage of the awesome weather to hoof it all over London...and also get some work done, as usual...[more DVD editing action for me, still hoping for a 2002 release!]. 
...later, Pat grew bee-like wings and started buzzing around the hotel!...
...in other news, at above left is another weezer cover, this time from Brazil where the music of weezer has been slowly gaining popularity and is now a solid alternative fave amongst the music hounds [thanks to Flavia!]...And at above right is the latest cartoon from Pete C. over at weezerisland.com!
Category:Karl's Corner - August 2002
Karl's Corner - 08/25/2005

Reminder: See the online premiere of the NEW WEEZER VIDEO "We Are All On Drugs" on Yahoo Music!
...MB '05 Tour: Day 78: Manchester UK - The Academy
Vague Smiths tourism plans to find The Salford Lad's Club and a Strangeways road sign evaporated with the realities of a busy travel and show day, wherein we flew from Dublin to Manchester and boarded a tourbus which took us to the Academy. Manchester University's Academy has played host to countless shows for a long time, and was already well known back in '95 when weezer played here the first time on the Blue Album 'World Domination Tour'. The date was 6/21/95, and though memory is foggy, we think the Opening act was the then-new Cast.
Today's show was quite a different affair than the Blue Album-y gig 10 years ago, with a set drawn from 5 different albums, and involving an array of cool stunts that were unfathomable for this band not too long ago. Yet another milestone tonight, involving a cooperative surfing experience thats never been tried before in weezer. That on top of the recent breakthroughs combined for a fairly stunning night! Great work by the band, and huge kudos to the crew guys for rolling with the changes and coming up with the innovations on the fly that are necessary to pull these ideas off! And big ups to Mancunian Alex for helping out tonight!
see the comment section for some fan reactions!
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The current tour merchandise can be seen . (New merch coming in September!)
Category:Karl's Corner - August 2005
Karl's Corner - 08/25/2010

Yesterday Brian posted a message on our message boards, in response to a misunderstanding about our upcoming album "Hurley". In the interest of clearing things up as much as possible, here is Brians message reprinted, from this post:
"Just wanted to clear something up
Recently I did an interview in Denver where I was asked why we called the album Hurley. I mistakenly said that Hurley funded the album. I later found out that it wasn’t true at all. Weezer paid for every penny of this recording. The reason the record is called “Hurley” is because Hurley (Jorge Garcia) is on the cover. We thought about leaving the record untitled for the fourth time, but that causes a lot of problems and we knew people would end up calling the record “Hurley” anyway. We got no money for calling the record “Hurley.” thanks folks,
-Brian"
...and in response to some further questions in Brian's thread, I wrote the following additional info:
"hi folks. its not that hurley and weezer have *nothing* to do with each other - yes the album is going to be carried in PacSun stores which also sell Hurley clothes, and they are doing some new weez clothes, etc. But the point is that Hurley didnt fund the recording nor do they have anything to do with the music - the album was independently recorded and paid for by the band, and put out on Epitaph. Weezer has been doing promotional and merch deals and etc for 15+ years, that sort of stuff is nothing new. But Brian misspoke when he thought Hurley paid for the album."
thanks! Now onward, to England....!
Category:Karl's Corner - August 2010
Karl's Corner - 08/25/2023

weezer We’ve come along way from playing Berkeley Square for -2 people back in ‘94 (long story!). Thanks everyone for coming out to the @greektheaterberkeley for an amazing night! Thank you @toroymoi for the assist on Undone! Shout out to friends, families, and our pal Cindy Mah, #ss2k era tour crew in the house! And a special shout out to Brian’s pink pants making another appearance - he was a stylish step ahead of @barbiethemovie but they caught on soon enough! Thanks also to our crew, and of course @spoontheband and @whitereaperusa ! #indierockroadtrip #karlscorner
Category:Karl's Corner - August 2023
Karl's Corner - 08/26/2005

...MB '05 Tour: Day 79: Edinburgh UK - The Corn Exchange
Today we were in Edinburgh (pronounced 'Edin-borough' not 'Edin-burg' as we learned a bit late!), a charming Scottish city that weezer hath never laid eyes on before. The gig was at The Corn Exchange, which, as it was explained to me, had a unsettling former life as a huge livestock rendering and processing facility, but which has been rock-oriented for about 15-20 years now.
Todays show was affiliated with the massive annual Edinburgh Fest, a monthlong music-film-art-theater-food-beer festival that jams the streets of the city to the wee hours for weeks on end every summer. It was also the final show of the August Japan-Euro leg of the Make Believe Tour, and the guys went out with a bang for sure! After Nine Black Alps' set (nice guys and devoted to the principles of Rock), weezer took the stage and offered a set somewhat similar to the last few, with the arsenal of old favorites, some clever new techniques plus a new suprise or two that stoked the crowd up big time - in particular those that got to help out with the show! (See the comments section for some fan reactions.)
Huge ups to Aileen, Heather and their friend Caroline who works at Bookworld, the late night souvineir shop, for the mini Fest tour and introduction to the tasty yet strange soft drink Irn Brw!
And huge ups to the fans of Japan and Europe for making this tour one of the most fun and best in my memory. See you next time!
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The current tour merchandise can be seen . (New merch coming in September!)
Reminder: See the online premiere of the NEW WEEZER VIDEO "We Are All On Drugs" on Yahoo Music!
Category:Karl's Corner - August 2005
Karl's Corner - 08/26/2009

*** NEW SINGLE "I Want You To" on iTunes now! Click here! *** 
...Into the wilds of New Jersey! Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five did not rap about New Jersey, as that is where the Sugarhill Gang were from, and they felt wronged that a hastily assembled group of rappers got on wax first while the Furious Five, pioneers of rap, were left playng catch up ball at their own game. What all this has to do with tonight's show remains to be seen...
Today started with Pat and Josh heading over to the RXP Radio studios to do an interview with their ol' budrow Matt Pinfield. Good times and great oldies were had by all. Interview airs in the AM on 8/27.
Tonights show was free of the tech messes that made Jones Beach extra challenging, and the rock flowed freely at last. Energy! Power! Footballs! Socks! Only missing some crowdsurfing, but the seats went right up to the stage, so what's a mosher to do. 
Were you at this show? Post your show stories here.
...Check out Jillian's Blog - Scott Shiner's wife Jillian is blogging about her experiences on this tour as a new mother and rock tour wife. Good stuff!
...Josh Freese's Twitter.
...Twitter Search: Weezer - the power of the fans with the cams! 
...Reminder: Weezer's new single, the first from their upcoming 7th album "Raditude" is called "(If you're wondering if i want you to) I want you to". And the super simple radio request phrase once again is: "(If you're wondering if i want you to play "(If you're wondering if i want you to) I want you to", yes, I want you to play "(If you're wondering if i want you to) I want you to". What could be easier?
"Raditude". Out 10/27 from Weezer. Produced by Jacknife Lee and Butch Walker. Featuring (If you're wondering if i want you to) I want you to", "Trippin' Down The Freeway", "Can't Stop Partying", "The Girl Got Hot", "I'm Your Daddy", and "In The Mall", just to name a few! 
Category:Karl's Corner - August 2009
Karl's Corner - 08/27/2000

Providence, Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel. This club ordinarily holds 1000 people, but they saw the gigantic line and decided to open up another section and let everyone who was in line in...1800 people packed in! And the show was super rocking! The crowd surged to and fro and shouted out nearly every lyric to every song. The guys rocked their asses off, and all agreed later that it was a really fun show.
...And thanks to you folks, what is especially rocking out these days is "only in dreams", back in the set due entirely to your overwhelming response to the various surveys of the last two weeks. no other song got so many requests, while getting NO requests for it to be dropped! And the guys are REALLY thankful for your insisting on it, as its now one of their favorite parts of the set. 
Category:Karl's Corner - August 2000
Karl's Corner - 08/27/2001

UPDATE: 3:13PMest -- something new for you from weezer! see =rwa= news for the lowdown (link above to the right).
"At Village Karaoke on 3rd Ave and 6th St in NYC you can belt out a rendition
of "Hash Pipe" from the Current Hits section of the song books. Though some
of the die-hard weezer fans in my karaoke group found some of the lyrics
to be debatable." --Sarah Feuquay 
Scott gets attacked, shrugs it off, notices his glasses are missing...pictures courtesy Jamie Walker
...and heres the true setlist to the Inland Invasion show:
1 photograph
2 island in the sun
3 smile
4 get me on the line
5 simple pages
6 crab
7 knock down drag out
8 take back the love
9 hash pipe
10 undone
11 buddy holly
12 say it ain't so
13 surf wax america
and heres an "on stage report" from a fan: 
:::"Just want to let you know that I was at the Inland Invasion show and
:::throught some expert infiltration and tons of luck, I managed to get
:::onstage while Weezer preformed their set.
:::I was right by the guy who jumped on Scott during the middle of Hash
:::Pipe. Me and some people (I was by myself and didnt know them)let him
:::jump over the railing cause we thought he had to fix something
:::electrical or with sound, turns out he just jumped on Scott. The guy in
:::front of me helped get the wacko off and the crowd burst with cheers
:::when they knocked him down and drug him out.
:::Yes Pat shaved his head. He was looking good with his hair, but
:::either way he's still punk rock. Unfortunately no one on stage was
:::singing, but I represented. I sung my heart out, except for the brand
:::new songs. I met the tour manager when he went to check in their room
:::at my hotel (room 909 but they ended up not staying in it). Then he saw
:::me on stage and we both had nothing but smiles on. He said he wasnt sure
:::if Mikey was going to be on tour yet and he had no other details, other
:::than the band had just been rehearsing the last few days.
:::The highlight for me (other than "Say It Aint So") was watching the
:::people in the pit, moshing to "Buddy Holly".
:::The only hard part was getting used to Scott cause he looked like
:::he should've been in Smashing Pumpkins or Hole rather than Weezer.
:::Lastly, after their set the guys just left and didnt stick around,
:::although Rivers was rumored to be chillin on the grass backstage by
:::himself. I didnt see but that was the word. Have a good one, I hope this
:::gave you some insight. Peace" ---Carlos
...the "Island" CD single isn't due out in UK/Europe till October, but the songs to appear as b-sides are known: "O Lisa", the fast tempo track that some heard as an unauthorized mp3 bootleg back in May, "Always", a stringed ballad that is unreleased to date, and "My Best Freinds Are Gone", another previously unheard track. It may be that not all 3 will appear on all versions of the single, much the way the "Hash Pipe" b-sides were scattered about on different versions... 
Category:Karl's Corner - August 2001
Karl's Corner - 08/27/2002

touring: fly home!
...today was going home day, or I should say scattering day, as people flew out to various destinations for a break period before regrouping later in September for new album 5 rehearsals. Some went to LA, others to points east. Crew members Bobby and Derek and I ended up on the same flight to Dulles Airport in DC. Which was cancelled due to mechanical trouble. So they got us on a later flight. Which sat on the runway for 90 min while they searched the luggage bays for the luggage of people who gave up their seats for others. Finally airborne at 3 PM after waking up at 6:30 am to go to the airport, we settled in for a zoned out flight... below, you see us in Dulles, thoroughly burnt out, waiting for our various connecting flights. 
Category:Karl's Corner - August 2002
Karl's Corner - 08/27/2004

...summer recording session, day 34. last day before the 9 day break. Mostly today was Chad doing engineering type stuff - edits, fixes, 'comps', clean-ups and the like. Scott came in for a few hours to do an additional bass part for a song. There may be a few days over the coming week where Scott and Chad do some more work, but for the most part, the sessions are done untill Sept 6. The recordings have come a long way in the last few weeks, as the overdubs have been layered. Its beginning to sound like an album.
Category:Karl's Corner - August 2004
Karl's Corner - 08/27/2005

...MB '05 Tour: Day 80: fly home for a short break
Today everyone boarded various loooong flights to go home, some to LA, some to other points for personal time. In about 10 days we start things back up in Atlanta with the Foo Fighters, in what promises to be one of the coolest and most fun weezer tours ever.... see you there! Stay tuned for presale and onsale info that hasnt been released yet - the full list of shows will hit soon, taking us to the end of October. Look for announcments soon for shows in Long Beach, Portland, OR, Seattle, and San Jose. Ive seen no further info at all on the once-mentioned Grand Rapids, Baltimore and Fresno shows, so I am forced to conclude that they are probably not happening. But I'll confirm one way or another asap.
Category:Karl's Corner - August 2005