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Karl's Corner - 01/31/2002

...Sometimes my impressions are off. When I rejoined the guys several days ago, I got the sense of a whirlwind of activity in the face of a coming deadline. However, I think I was reading the situation wrong. When discussing the current recording process with the guys today, I found that they havent been feeling rushed by any means, and in fact theyve simply been working hard and putting in the long hours as par for the course. In fact, they pointed out that theyve been working on this album for almost 6 weeks now, and really have been gearing up for it since last fall. So, rather than any kind of rush, its really more of a good ol' nose-to-the-grindstone solid work ethic thing thats been going on...and, its been paying off in spades! Today in the studio things were actually pretty relaxed. The album is really taking shape now, and only a few minor things need to be done, including the mastering.
..hey, Happy birthday to PATRICK WILSON 2/1/2002!!! 
...more Maladroit action!
*Philly's Y-100 has a pretty cool thing going on, click on the "Weezer Wednesday" link on their site to see whats up! looks like Philly area fans will get a chance to help the band decide what the first single will be!
*This weekend on 107.7 The End they are running a "Weezer tracks back-to-back" thing: the brand new songs "Dope Nose" and "Keep Fishin'", together! Listeners can then call in or email the dj to vote for your fave...
*Sandwich High School Radio, 91.5 Cape Cod, MA, ("the first cape cod station to play Photograph")is "playing Maladroit demos all the time now"!
*WBRC 91.5 FM Lewiston, ME: "On Tuesday, Feb 5th, between 8-10pm, WRBC will be airing an interview with Scott Shriner conducted backstage at the Portland, ME show of the Extended Midget Tour this past December. WRBC offers live streaming through our website And, selected "Maladroit" tracks will be aired as well as other Weezer songs."
*WRDP, Radio DePaul, Chicago: This station, webcast here, will be playing three Weezer tracks from Maladroit and continuing to take requests, every Thursday from 1-3 pm.
...photograph video:the video has been up on Much Music USA's "Keep/Trash" show all this week. Through Thursday (today) people can vote for it so they show the video! just go to www.mmusa.tv...
...Then click on the center square.(launches the flash section)
...After that, click on the green bar.("oven fresh")
...Choose Weezer and vote, vote, vote, to get the video on TV!
97 percent of the people who have voted for "Photograph" voted to keep it. It's won every day its been on so far, so perhaps with your votes it will go into some sort of regular rotation?? 
Category:Karl's Corner - January 2002
Karl's Corner - 01/31/2008

*** update 2/5 ***
...folks, there's a new interview with Rivers up on BBC. Also, a new weezer cover band alert: scroll down this post for the info about Tweezer.
...From Patrick Wilson, happy news: "We had another healthy son. He was 8 lbs, 9 oz , born at Cedars in Los Angeles, and his name is Ian Patrick Wilson." Congratulations to Pat and his growing family! (That's li'l Ian in the picture above!)
...Rivers did well in the charity soccer match on 1/26, even scoring his team's first goal! The game got a mention on EPSN Soccer net, with a nice quote from our man RC.
...Speaking of Rivers, here's a new interview with him, up now at Pitchfork.
...No idea why this glimpse of 12/05 Japan stuff is online, but... enjoy it while it lasts.
...Oliver from France says the French Weezer Forum has moved, here's the new address: www.weezerandco.net/forum/.
...Frankie Z. says "I made a custom weezer.com button on my iPhone!" Pretty cool! Check it out here and here.
...Michael Cera keeps holding it down for the Weez. Check out his iTunes celebrity Playlist for a dose of his fave weez album, Pinkerton.
...cover band alert: El Scorcho is playing at the Wild Wing cafes in Asheville, NC Friday night 2/1 and Knoxville, TN on Saturday 2/2.
...NEW 2/5: Weezer tribute band Tweezer are playing Feb 16 at Sullivan Hall in NYC in a double headline show with Facelift - an Alice in Chains tribute. Tickets are available on ticketmaster. Tweezer's got plenty o' vids available online if you wanna preview.
Category:Karl's Corner - January 2008
Karl's Corner - 01/31/2011

This coming July, Weezer will be playing the Sonisphere Festival which takes place between July 8-10 at Knebworth Park. The Sonisphere Festival is known for its hard rock and metal, so weezer will be playing with the likes of Biffy Clyro, Metallica and Slipknot, Airbourne,Architects and Diamond Head! Fortunately, the metal doth flow mightily in weezer's veins. Weezer plays on Saturday July 9th.
Here's the Sonisphere website, with news, info, and ticket links. Also see NME.COM/TICKETS for tickets.
...and folks, theres a lot more 2011 weezer concert announcements coming soon! Stay tuned!
...Rivers recently posted a video in which he revealed some pages of his colossal new book "The Pinkerton Diaries" which will be out later in '11. He mentions March as the release date, though I havent heard an official confirmation of that yet. "The Pinkerton Diaries" consists of Rivers's compiled journal entries, school papers and letters from 1994–1997, and will come packaged with his latest installment of home recordings, "Alone III", which reveals even more of the Songs From The Black H*** demos as well as other cool unheard tracks, many (most?) of which are complimentary to the time period of the book.
Category:Karl's Corner - January 2011
Karl's Corner - 01/31/2014

2014/01/31 Show: Scottsdale AZ: Tournament Players Club - The Birds Nest
Today the guys jetted over to Phoenix to play the Birds Nest at the PGA Waste Management Open golf tournament. The show was packed and people and golfers were partying hard. Today's photo album is by you, the fans - courtesy CrowdAlbum:
http://alpha.crowdalbum.com/gallery/52eb585b992cc6740b0000e3/Weezer...
Category:Karl's Corner - January 2014
Karl's Corner - 02/01/2001

...recording day 34 (mixing day 2)...today a ton of work got done in the studio, despite a wild "girls night only" models party taking place right next door at the hotel bar, which was somewhat distracting. Both "O Lisa" and "Hash Pipe" were mixed which was great considering it often takes a whole day to get one song done. Meanwhile in the other room, several songs including "Don't Let Go" got some final touch up guitar and vocal work, making them totally ready to mix. At one point Mikey and I even got to team up singing with Ric to try out a "gang" vocal part! What fun...
 
 
Category:Karl's Corner - February 2001
Karl's Corner - 02/01/2002

...Nearly all the tracks have been mixed now, and mastering has begun. There are just a few tweaks and alterations to be done, and we should have a completed album in a matter of days! Today marked the last official day of band recording, though minor bits could be worked on as needed in the coming days. We are close!
...today marked Pat's birthday, and so a Chulchy Hen cake was prepared, as decreed by the village elders. Now, finally, Pat has become a man, and is old enough to ride a scooter standing up. He says that he still wants to ride sitting down for now though. When asked what he got for his birthday, he simply said "the good chelmsford blan-blan". 
...Maladroit action!
*In addition to the Seattle's 107.7 The End and Philly's Y-100, 103.7 WFNX in Boston is playing Maladroit tracks this weekend! Listeners have heard "Dope Nose" so far...
*KWVA, university of oregon radio: the DJ says: "...I've been playing maladroit as much as possible, and people are really diggin it..."
*KSCR Radio, USC: playing "Keep Fishin'"
*WVFI; University of Notre Dame: playing Maladroit demos on the "Do I Look Crazy?" Show (Monday mornings, 8-9:30) Webcast here.
*88.7 WXJM; James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA: the DJ writes: "There's been some major air play of all of the Maladroit mp3's..."
...other cool radio stuff:
*102.1 The Edge in Toronto: "Island in the Sun" contest. Fans must send pictures showing how big of a weezer fan they are, and they give the best picture of the day tickets to the 2/14 Hamilton show. One hardworking winner's crazy photo is here. (now you can see what youre competing with!)
*Y100 in Philadelphia is rebroadcasting all of weezer's Sonic Sessions on Sunday 2/3, during the super bowl. Weezer is going to be on at 5:20pm (2001 sonic session) and again at 10:30pm (1997 sonic session).
Category:Karl's Corner - February 2002
Karl's Corner - 02/01/2003

...our favorite drummer/bmxer/snowboarder/muscle car freak is having a birthday today! Here's to Pat Wilson, master of 1000 clever tricks! 
...click on the picture above for a birthday message to Pat!
Pat got a cool early birthday present on 1/31 when his song "Life Goes By" was featured as "Jed the Fish's Catch of the Day" on L.A.'s KROQ-FM! Rock! 
Category:Karl's Corner - February 2003
Karl's Corner - 02/01/2004

...the many moods o' Birthday Pat, 2004 (click pic for a big one)...
...also, those who have access to the "Access Hollywood" show, tune in tomorrow evening (its 6PM EST, unknown elsewhere), as it looks from the TV ad that a weezer video has made their "Top 10 Videos of all time" list, to be aired tomorrow (Sunday 2/2). With luck it wont cut into your Superbowl plans too much!
update: according to those who caught it, Access Hollywood ended up selecting the "Buddy Holly" video as an "Honorable Mention". What-everrr!
Category:Karl's Corner - February 2004
Karl's Corner - 02/01/2006

...thats right, proud papa/weez stick man Pat racks up another one. Congrats and have some fun!
Large size picture link: . This is another shot by Nathan Parker at the 1/9/06 'Factory Girl' movie shoot in Shreveport, LA. Between Brian as Lou Reed and B-Day boy Pat as John Cale, we see Meredith Ostrum in her role as Nico.
*update* New Rivers interview in Blender magazine, including Q+A with fans! It's online here.
..'Perfect Situation' is #1 on the Modern Rock chart for the third week in a row! And speaking of charts ...#1, baby! Looks like the #3 Bev Hills digital song ranking from Rolling Stone counted various remix versions of the Hollaback and Kanye songs. When you go by just the 'single' versions, Beverly Hills had 2005 on digital lockdown!
...Hey, if you buy anything at Best Buy, whether online or in person, between now and 2/11/06, you get a free Weezer DVD which contains 3 live Weezer performances from the AOL Sessions. Check it out!
...Heres a cool interview with Scott over at The Toledo Blade from 12/28. Sorry for the lateness on this one, the info was misplaced until now. Speaking of interviews, there should be some from Rivers soon - keep an eye on The New York Times for now.
...clarification, as some are still asking: The 'radio/single/remixed/new' version of 'Perfect Situation' that you hear in the video and (most likely) on radio stations - but what is NOT on the first million or so copies of the 'Make Believe' CD, is the version you get when you buy the track online at iTunes etc. This includes if you buy Make Believe as a full digital album on iTunes as well - your 'digital album' has the new version. This version is unavailable on retail CD, until 'Make Believe' goes into a new pressing, which actually hould be happening right about now come to think of it.
*UPDATE* thanks to helpful iTunes user/weez fan Justin: "...there is a difference between the the version in the video and the version you buy from iTunes. The "new" iTunes version still has the FULL guitar intro while the video has the guitar intro cut short. But both feature the new chorus. I imagine you'll send a lot of people into a frenzy if they think the new album version features the shortened solo!" ...Sorry about that folks, he's right. The only place you get the short intro is in the video.
...Weez gear heads clamoring for gear updates (sorry! workin' on it!) should check out this Rivers interview on Guitar.com from last fall. I think it slipped thru the cracks, and it includes a bit of fresh gear info here and there. (hat tip: Becca B.)
...heh! (hat tip: Tim B.)
Category:Karl's Corner - February 2006
Karl's Corner - 02/01/2010

...Happy Birthday to Pat, the man for all seasons except possibly winter. As a nice suprise nice birthday gift Pat's Declaration of Independence-signing ancestor James Wilson made the news again, as his early draft of the US Constituion turned up in Philadephia. Pat said "I love it, and it probably belongs to me!" Well... good luck with that one, Pat. Heh heh.
...Rivers did an interview with CapCom's Games Radar podcast. Rivers' part starts at 31:30 into the podcast.
...Reminder! WEEZER: CONTEST OF AWESOME!
Rivers knows that a balanced breakfast can lead to on stage pushups. And now you know that a balanced, or imbalanced nomination, submitted by YOU, can lead to YOU getting in a weezer music video! In case you didnt know... check it out.
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Go to http://www.barelydigital.com/weezercontest and submit your nomination for the funniest music video of 2009. The winner will get to cameo in a Weezer video! For real!
...Weezer Tribute band alert!!
SoCal's once defunct now back Endicott 8 "is having a reunion show/Weezer tribute at Big’s Bar & Grill in Fullerton, CA on Saturday, 2/6/2010 at 10pm. The show will be over two hours, with over 31 Weezer tunes, from all albums! Endicott 8 used to play with Ozma and Rilo Kiley a bit in the OC and LA until we all went off to med/law school and the like. Fortunately, we are looking to rock again. We are dedicating the show to our hopes for complete and full recovery for Sarah & Rivers." -Bill Frazier, Endicott 8
...coming soon! Unreleased weezer song for a special charity! Details will be here on weezer.com!
Category:Karl's Corner - February 2010
Karl's Corner - 02/02/2001

..recording day 35 (mixing day 3)...today the work continued, with both "Starlight" and "Don't Let Go" getting the final mix treatment from Tom, and meanwhile Ric and the guys polishing up several more songs, getting them ready for Tom to do the mixes later. Today we got a sweet little break, and went to a nearby municipal golf course for some quick informal lessons and a few fun-filled holes! Progress was made, with everyone learning some useful tips about driving, chipping and putting. Then it was back to the studio for dinner and more work. Later still we went and saw "Snatch", which was a very cool film...
 
 
 
Category:Karl's Corner - February 2001
Karl's Corner - 02/02/2002

...hey its 2/2/02! that must mean something, right? ...maybe not. 
[edit: oh yeah, Groundhog's Day!! of course.]
...today was kinda like the part in Scooby Doo cartoons where everyone splits up to track down the villain: I don't think anyone even saw each other today! With 2 days to go before we ship out to North Carolina, today was a time for laundry to get done, soccer games to attend, meetings to be had, phone calls to be made, and (in my case) camera equipment to track down. Once again I'll be documenting the tour in photos and video, only now ive got some new bits of equipment to throw in the mix, including the accesories needed to capture the guys from 2 angles at once... Never fear, plans are indeed afoot to make good use of all this footage that gets accumulated. If things go our way, youll be seeing much more than what can be shared on the website!
...and by the way, big thanks to those who have written in with nice things to say about the "Photograph" video. It was my first video and I know it was kinda shakey in places. I promise to keep working on my technique, and hopefully improve as time goes on... And I apologize to those of you who have been unable to locate the video for viewing. While its best seen on TV, I realize that some fans live far from areas with the specific cable access needed. For those totally without the required channels, its been called to my attention that the video has been encoded by fans and posted for download on several different video and weezer fans sites across the web...
...Maladroit radio update: WFNX is more than just Boston as it turns out! "Dope Nose" is being heard in four states on three different frequencies....101.7 (boston/MA) 92.1 ( Maine and New Hampshire) and 103.7 (Rhode Island and parts of Connecticut) ...coolness.
Category:Karl's Corner - February 2002
Karl's Corner - 02/02/2003

...As most know by now, Space Shuttle Columbia on mission STS-107 broke up while descending to Earth for its landing yesterday, killing all 7 astronauts on board. While everyone grieves for their families and mourns the tragic loss, the weezer community also feels the particular loss of the pilot, Commander Willie McCool. As reported on 1/15, Willie was a huge music and weezer fan, and brought his trusty blue album on the flight not only to listen to, but in hopes of getting a neat picture to contribute to weezer.com upon his return.
All this was precipitated by Willie's getting in touch with me last summer before the Enlightenment Tour. We agreed to meet at the Houston show, where he brought his kids to share in the weez rock. At the show he gave me a special set of STS-107 patches and such, including the signed photo below. Then when launch date approached, he sent an invitation to the band to attend the launch. Unfortunately no one could make the trip to Florida to attend, and I emailed Willie to catch up and see how everything was going that point. I imagine Willie was getting too busy preparing for the impending mission, as I never heard back from him. I feel so badly for his kids, who were so obviously proud of their dad and stoked on the rock.
The weezer community extends its deepest condolences to all the families of the crew of STS-107, and trusts that those 7 brave souls are now at peace.
...click on image for large size popup version...
For the latest on the story, see cnn.com, and nasa.gov.
Also, go here for a profile of Cmndr. Willie McCool. Of note is his quote in an on-board interview from several days ago: "I'll tell you, there's nothing better than listening to a good album and looking out the windows and watching the world go by while you pedal on the bike..."
weezer fans react .
...side note: many have been asking if that mysterious photo of a blue cd floating in a spaceship was taken by Willie. That photo was submitted to weezer.com well over a year ago as an 'authentic Space Shuttle photo', but attempts to verify who took it and when have come up empty so far. We later posted the photo in the "fans' stuff" section as its pretty cool looking regardless of its lack of verification. 
Category:Karl's Corner - February 2003
Karl's Corner - 02/03/2001

...recording day 36 (mixing day 4)...kind of a strange day. Tom the mixer finished up "O Girlfriend", but thats it for him till Monday, leaving us with some time to kill. Tomorrow on Sunday some more last minute recording is scheduled, but for half of today we were on the loose. First we went to the Orange Bowl, to catch the "friendly" soccer match between the US and Colombian national teams. The game was really exciting, but the USA lost 1-0, after dominating the majority of the game. Later we went to see "Traffic", which got another unanimous thumbs up!
...well, after several days here, we all feel a bit out of place. So far we've seen hardly anyone who looks like they like rock music, or even know what it is. In Rivers's words, "I havent seen anyone I could imagine sitting down with and really talking to." Just last night our hotel hosted a serious hip-hop nightclub in the lobby, and it was wall to wall Armani suits, bottles of Crystal, and huge bass drum sounds. There was so much Miami style going down, we didnt even know what to do. I guess we knew South Beach isnt exactly known as a geek-rock hangout, but we didnt realize just how out of place we would feel. But anyway, it's fun to explore and check it out, and we have spotted a few isolated weezer fans here and there (...and it seems they spotted us too!)
...okay folks, I've stayed up all night working on a new video clip, "The Battle of Ever Hamne", so be sure to check it out over on the "w.f.o." page ... 
Category:Karl's Corner - February 2001
Karl's Corner - 02/03/2002

...the word from France! a fan writes: "...island in the sun can be heard everywhere here!! indeed ,every radio station -i mean every single one, even the crappy or the old peoples ones- are playing the song!! that's crazy, we're not used to such a thing [here]...also, there has been a 3000 limited copy edition of the green album out after christmas including a promo cd w/crab+dont let go live and always. in the cd you can find a "come on and KICK ME" green sticker; pretty cool! ...except that they release it 8 months after real fans have bought it, and it really sucks...the [...] record company should give goodies to the ones who buy first..." ---pascal, marseille
...we're going to North Carolina tomorrow, to start The Hyper Extended Midget Tour! This tour will be the 3rd and final installment in the "midget" tour saga that began last September. When next we tour North America, we promise to have thought of a new name for the tour!
...Today Rivers was holed up at a studio making some changes to several songs. Once the band has "lived with" the new recordings for a little while, ideas for improvements start to flow, and today they were flowing. Of course, in between all the work, there were other things going on late at night in the studio! See the AV page for a new mini video clip, "The Quiet Storm"... 
...Maladroit action:
...both 107.7 in Seattle and Y-100 in Philly have been having weekend "Dope Nose" vs "Keep Fishin" fan voting events, and WFNX in Boston has gotten in on the action. Plus a host of other stations have been playing the new songs! (see previous updates, below)... also:
* Y100 is having a Weezer Wednesday (on 2/6) and will playing some tracks off of Maladroit...
* CJAV 1240 in Port Alberni, BC, Canada: playing "Keep Fishin'"
Category:Karl's Corner - February 2002
Karl's Corner - 02/03/2009

Hi folks - going up shortly on Daytrotter.com is a new "Bookery" item, featuring audio of none other than Rivers reading one of his own poems. Check it out and get literary!
...in case you missed it, this past Sunday 2/1 was Patrick Wilson's birthday! Happy (continued) birthday, Pat!
...Folks, if youv'e been wondering what the weez's '92-'98 bass player Matt Sharp has been up to, head right over to TheRentals.com for a treat. Matt's new Rentals project is called "Songs About Time", and for literally all of 2009 youll get to watch it being made as it happens, in true multi-media glory. Have a look, you won't regret it.
...and meanwhile, Mikey Welsh, the weezy bassist '98-'01, has been keeping very busy in the visual art world, making all kinds of cool stuff. Here's a recent article.
...Weezer tribute band alert!
Toronto, Canada: Weezer Tribute Night on Tuesday February 10 at Sneaky Dees, 9 pm. $5/19+
THE SURF WAX AMERICANS
(playing "the blue album" in its entirety)
CIO CIO SAN & THE PINK TRIANGLES
(playing "pinkerton" in its entirety)
Category:Karl's Corner - February 2009