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Karl's Corner - 06/20/2002

"The video was so insane and cool that it's only starting to sink in..." --Pat Wilson
Head out and get yourself one!
a tasty creation from Wilmington Ohio, courtesy Kratzer's employee Mark.
 
...after a long day on Wednesday shooting the "storyline" parts of the "Keep Fishin'" video, the guys went into the studio today to begin pre-production for album 5. What is pre-production you might ask? Well, basically its like recording the album, except you arent officially recording it yet. The guys have really been doing this on and off for album 5 since before "Maladroit" was even released, with several nice demos coming out of it, some of which were released on the a-v page. Now its time to really sort out what tracks they want to take to completion. Rivers has continued writing more songs in the meantime, so he is bound to show them to the band, bringing the potential number of Album 5 tracks well above the approximately 20 that have been worked on to date.
One thing the guys are keeping in mind is that they will likely be using a producer this time out, so when they get down to brass tacks in the fall after a summer of touring, they want to be totally ready to go, with the songs chosen and the gameplan sorted out. These 2 weeks leading up to the Enlightenment Tour are designed to get questions answered.
One question is whether any additional instrumentation will be used on the album this time out. The guys have invited a guest musician, on keyboards, to come in for these 2 weeks and experiment with the band on songs both already demo'd and brand new. There are no specific plans for the keyboard parts, rather, they are excited to just see what happens.
Category:Karl's Corner - June 2002
Karl's Corner - 06/20/2008

06/20/08 San Fran Hootenanny!
***New Webisode #5 up now on the Media page! (or just scroll down here) Check it out!
Today was the San Francisco Hootenanny, which was actually across the bay in Alameda, in what was once the Officer's Club at the former Alameda Naval Air Station. This was a particularly special location for Scott, who was actually stationed here as a young Marine some 20 years back. Scott talked to the crowd abiut his expericnce here and the weird emotions he felt at returning under such different circumstances. He then dedicated "Creep" to his commanding officer who agreed to let Scott discharge from the Marines to pursue music. Pretty cool!
...Speaking of Scott, check out this unusual and detailed interview with him in Inked tattoo magazine!
Were you at the SF hoot? Post your story here in the comments!
Webisode #5! "The Plots Of Scott"!
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Category:Karl's Corner - June 2008
Karl's Corner - 06/20/2011

Another addition to the 2011 weezer show calendar! Weezer is playing the Red Bull RiotFest in Chicago on 10/9! Tickets go on sale 6/24! http://riotfest.org/
 
...sad news - R.I.P. to Jackass star and weezer "Memories" video budrow Ryan Dunn... 
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Category:Karl's Corner - June 2011
Karl's Corner - 06/20/2022

weezer 6/19/22 in Vienna Austria, the @hellamegatour officially picked back up for the Euro leg! We’ve been doing some shows with @greenday and even @amylandthesniffers over here, but now we all rejoin with @falloutboy for a fully operational battle station for the next 2 weeks! #karlscorner
Category:Karl's Corner - June 2022
Karl's Corner - 06/21/2001

"Well, kickin' job of weezer, first time i saw them, but who was this guy playing before Weezer? Iggy Pop? Icon of rock'n'roll? My dead grandfather was more funnier than him, bulls**t...the near future of rock got another name: "Take Control" - wow - neck's hairs rising, unbelieveable, uff!!! Go on, see you in Amsterdam, maybe that concert with visible amps?"--Elmar from Cologne, Germany
Todays show was billed as a "festival", but as we discovered, "festival" in Germany seems to mean "more than one band playing". It was really a 100th issue birthday party for Visions music mag (who recently had weezer on the cover), and took place in a club that held about 1200(?) people. The show had a number of big acts on the bill, including Therapy?, Ash (who we were happy to see again, its been a long time since they joined weezer in the states in '96!), and Iggy Pop, whose bringing-down-the house performance was interrupted only by Iggy asking the crowd "what are you people, weezer fans or something?". The enthusiastic response he got didn't seem to be the answer he wanted. But we couldn't tell if he was joking around or was truly mad, because after their set was over, Iggy and his band ran into Mikey backstage, and were really nice to him (much to Mikey's relief!)
...weezer blazed though another fun and interesting set, mixing in a few more Green album tracks while still going light on the older material. The audience seemed to love the brand new songs, but seemed like they were hoping for some more oldies. In any event it was a cool set that was filmed for television! (will be screened Sat, 6/30 at 17.00 and Sun, 7/1 at 10.00 on Viva II).
...and hey, don't forget to read =rwa= news, too! (link is next to my banner up above) ...combined with what you find here in the corner, it will answer 80 percent of the questions we're getting! 
Category:Karl's Corner - June 2001
Karl's Corner - 06/21/2002

...heres some more "Keep Fishin'" video action from Wednesday...
...these pix by Jeffrey Mayer. Muppets c. Henson 2002... 
 
"As a superstar, moi knew it was only a matter of time before I would be asked to star in my own music video. And how could I say no to Weezer, with the adorable Rivers, Scott, Brian and Patrick begging me to be their muse." ---Miss Piggy
"It was wonderful returning to the set of The Muppet Show to tape Weezer's new music video for "Keep Fishin". I know I speak for all the Muppets when I say it was great working with such a talented band. I just hope Pat has recovered from Miss Piggy's extra attention--both the kissy kissys and the karate chops, sheesh." ---Kermit the Frog
Category:Karl's Corner - June 2002
Karl's Corner - 06/21/2008

Today's Hootenanny was held in Seattle's recently relocated Vera Project, a very cool all ages art+rock venue replete with stage and everything. So the setting was the one that most resembled a normal rock tour date, but the approach used remained radical. The band did not take the stage, but rather spread out on the main floor in a triangle, with the orchestra of contest winners spread out all around them. Certain folks were put up on the stage, those with the giant double basses and such, and there were so many people trying to squeeze in that there had to be some overflow put up on the balcony - which ended up being a big help for "Beverly Hills" with the big footstomping beat.
All in all, each Hootenanny has been quite unique and special in their own way, even though the setlist remained the same so far. Its been fascinating to see these performances coalese out of thin air each show. There always seems to be someone stepping up just in time to do a needed part, and the collective energy has been amazing. Kudos to both the contest winners for their energy and talents, and to the band and crew and radio stations for guiding and coordinating things on the fly so artfully.
Seattle Hootenanners - post your comments on the show here!
Category:Karl's Corner - June 2008
Karl's Corner - 06/22/2008

Travelling back to L.A. today, gearing up for the special Yahoo style Hootenanny tomorrow. As I write this, it appears "Pork And Beans" is about to crack 8 weeks at #1 on the modern rock chart, while its flirts with the "Hot 100" pop charts too. Over the pond in the UK, tomorrow marks the release of the UK Pork And Beans single, on cd and 2 different 7"s.
Todays photo () shows the L.A. Galaxy's David Beckham in front of a huge Red Album banner. At this recent game in L.A. on 6/7, The Red Album was played over the PA system and a lucky section of seats got a free copy of the CD! 
Weezer tribute band alert - "Say It Ain't So" is playing 6/28 at My House Bar & Lounge - located at 609 Washington St. in Quincy, Massachusetts.
Category:Karl's Corner - June 2008
Karl's Corner - 06/23/2001

...we cruised out from Stuttgart for about 2 hours into the countryside, finally arriving at the Southside festival site. Like a lot of festivals, this one took place out in the middle of seemed to be an arbitrarily picked large field. Everywhere there were tents and trucks and port-a-potties. The crowd, which slowly swelled ever larger as the guys played, went totally ballistic. These fans really get into their shows out here! The warm southern Germany sun beat down on everything, inspiring what appeared to be a lot of beer consumption.
After the show there were a series of interviews, including a TV interview by Viva 2's Nils Ruff with Pat and Rivers (see photo). 
Category:Karl's Corner - June 2001
Karl's Corner - 06/23/2002

Studio Work Day 3: Los Angeles
*Saturday 6/22
The flow continues as more songs were recorded and worked on. Mr. Keyboard man came in early to lay down some new parts on previous goodies "The Victor", "Mo Beats" and "Private Message". The rest of the guys then came in a little later to hear what he had done and also worked on some new songs. The reaction seemed pretty positive to the parts but this is all still in the beginning stages so it will be interesting to see how it all turns out. They then revisited "Hey Domingo" and "Running Man" again but also worked on another brand newie "Lullaby" as well as "Reason to Worry" by Pat and "Birthday Booty" by Brian. 
...pix n' deets courtesy SB... 
..."Keep Fishin'" on the cusp!
Weezer's second single from Maladroit, "Keep Fishin'" is officialy going to radio on the 25th (this coming Tuesday!), but several stations are already "on the scene" early! Listeners of KROQ Los Angeles, 101 in Chicago, 107.1 The End Seattle, and KROCK 92.3 New York City are encouraged to request Keep Fishin' as much as they can, if they want to hear it! Now, as I understand it, the rest of the country has supposedly not been given the single just yet...but from the reports I've been getting in, that hasn't stopped a lot of stations from playing all the Keep Fishin' they want! For example...
92.1 san diego (playing new version, its # 9 on the "listeners' choice countdown"); 99.9 Planet Radio Cheyenne, WY/Denver CO (new version); 94.7 KNRK Portland OR (won the cockfight 2 nights in a row); wrad 91.5 in Jacksonville FL (also playing both Dope Nose and Take Control!); rock 102.1 in Milwaukee WI. Also: Ohio fans, note that on WBZX (99.7 The Blitz) in Columbus, Ohio, Weezer will be the Coca-Cola highlighted artist for Monday, June 24th. =w= fans can tune into the station at approx 12:45 PM, 2:15 PM, 5:15 PM, 8:45 PM & 11:15 PM.)
NEW: These pictures were not part of the original post. They were provided exclusively for Weezerpedia by Karl Koch.
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Category:Karl's Corner - June 2002
2002/06/23
Karl's Corner - 06/23/2008

, Well, as we locked in the Century City Hootenanny details, initially there were worries that it would be hard to sustain the great vibes that happened on the tour, given the more "official" location and circumstances of the Yahoo! Nissan Live Sets taping. Once you have people with walkie talkies tripping over each other, fire marshalls, etc, its easy to see how the loose and fun spirit could be squelched out of a Hootenanny. However, once the contest winners came in and things got going, it became obvious that these fears were unfounded! Not only was the Hootenanny fun and great, it was in fact the most free form and spontaneous jam yet!
In fact several unplanned "between song" jams erupted, usually starting as a group of fans kicked it off and with the band joining in for some unscheduled fun. The "extra" songs were "Troublemaker", "Jamie", and "Surf Wax America". The actual setlist was Pork And Beans, Radiohead's Creep, Island In The Sun, Say It Ain't So, El Scorcho, Automatic, and Beverly Hills. 
Some special guests on hand (and singing and playing along of course!) included Joe Matt, Eric from The Relationship, Jose from Ozma, and Rivers' ol' budrow and early Amherst house resident Adam Orth, who posted this picture-laden blog about his experience at the Hoot.
Today's photo (), is a painting done special for Yahoos wall of band paintings. They ask every band who does the Live Sets to paint something for their big wall. I was assinged to the task, and Bokkus was the only answer.
Hey, more Pictures! #1, #2, #3, #4.
As seen in Picture #1, Pat's knee surgery is imminent! Wish him well! 
The Live Sets hootenanny video should be online approximately 7/15. Not confirmed yet, but it should be around then. Will post confirmation when we have it.
Were you there? Post your tale here!
Category:Karl's Corner - June 2008
Karl's Corner - 06/23/2010

...Folks, the video for Weezer's new track "Represent" will premiere THIS MORNING at approximately 9:45 AM ET, on the US Soccer team's official website! The action packed video will directly precede the 10AM ET start of the US - Algeria World Cup match, which is a critical one that the USA needs to succeed in to advance to the next round! Also on ussoccer.com at the same time will be a new interview with Rivers about the song and his love of the game! So check out the video, watch the interview with Rivers and cheer Team USA on!
...REMINDER: NEW SONG "REPRESENT", Weezer's 'unofficial' rallying song for the US Soccer team - now on Radio Weezer and available on iTunes!
...Weezer will be playing the 2010 Voodoo Experience music festival down in New Orleans, taking place over Halloween Weekend (Oct 29-31) (The exact date and time of weezer's set is TBA in September). Its been much too long since Weezer has played the Big Easy, its gonna be great to be back again! Tickets and info via the official website of the Voodoo Experience!
...REMINDER: VH1 video news from Bonnaroo, featuring the Weez! See the 1st and 2nd videos listed on this page.
...REMINDER: Fuse's The Daily Noise: Weezer on Location at Bonnaroo.
Category:Karl's Corner - June 2010
Karl's Corner - 06/23/2011

...Thats right folks, another addition to the 2011 weezer show calendar! On August 27th, Weezer will be playing the Event Center at Fantasy Springs Resort Hotel & Casino in Indio, CA! The Tickets go on sale June 30th (a week from today). According to the Fantasy Springs Facebook page, the show will be announced on their site Monday. 
Category:Karl's Corner - June 2011
Karl's Corner - 06/24/2001

...after a long overnight drive back up to the north of Germany, we awoke on the bus to the sounds of drums echoing across open fields. Yes, another festival out in a field. The Hurricane festival is somehow linked to the Southside one, as they share most of the bands. Other bands playing included Ash, Iggy Pop, Wheatus, and Placebo. We finally got to catch up a bit with members of old ('96) US tourmates Ash and Placebo (see photo below), which was great after such a long time. Everyone seems to be doing really well.
...today's show seemed to have a bit more spark than yesterday's, though the crowds reaction was similarly amazing. Rivers seemed to be talking to the crowd more than usual, and the combo of the bright sun and random chilly breezes seemed to get everyone stoked. The early (4:20 PM) set time somehow invigorated everyone both onstage and off, which is just about opposite of what we expected. Cool!
...in other news, Pat is utterly raging with the hackey-sack. I am often stunned at the moves he's been pulling off. 
Category:Karl's Corner - June 2001
Karl's Corner - 06/24/2002

... suburban renewal, spotted by Chris in Buford, GA...
Enlightenment Tour update:
The Tour page has been gathering more and more details about the upcoming Enlightenment Tour. We are pretty close to learning the details on the several shows where Side Stage locations are TBA, as well as the details on the shows where all the opening acts arent quite sorted out yet. Also in the pipeline are details as to when exactly the Side Stage acts are performing, in relation to the Main Stage bands. As always, as soon as we learn it it will be added there...(if you are just learning about this tour now, take a look at the page! Theres a lot to learn!) 
Keep Fishin' report: 
okay, the Muppet-laden video for Keep Fishin' is currently in the editing phase, not quite ready for prime time. As soon as we get word of a premiere, we'll let you know. Now supposedly the E! channel's "Access Hollywood" show is supposed to run a feature on the making of the video, but whether this was today or it hasn't happened yet is unknown. Check your local TV times for this, as its a little different everywhere.
Meanwhile the Keep Fishin' radio single officially hits the stations tomorrow (Tuesday 25th!) across North America, so if youre tired of what theyre servin' you, call up your local station to request it! Thanks for your support!
The following stations are already honoring requests and/or playing the track whenever they want!
...KROQ Los Angeles, 101 in Chicago, 107.7 The End Seattle, KROCK 92.3 New York City, 92.1 san diego (# 9 on the "listeners' choice countdown"); 99.9 Planet Radio Cheyenne, WY/Denver CO, 94.7 KNRK Portland OR (won the cockfight 2 nights in a row); wrad 91.5 in Jacksonville FL; rock 102.1 in Milwaukee WI; 94.7 the Zone in Chicago; 89.7 the River in Omaha, Nebraska; 94.5 the buzz in Houston (on "the nightly news"); 103.9 The Edge in Phoenix, AZ; 102.7 WEQX albany NY/vermont/new hampshire ("just kind of slippin it in there").
Other radio news:
"...I was listening to 88.9 The Alternation based out of Streetsboro, OH..and they said "this is Weezer's latest single" and they played The Good Life, a few of my friends have been hearing it on the station. I think they are confused!..."
94.7 in chicago: playing "american gigolo"...Live 105 in San Francisco playing Burnt Jamb by request.
...and internationally...
Brazil: some report that "Dope Nose" is top 10 at MTV Brazil, while others report the video isnt getting much play at all!. At radio, 'dope nose' is in rotation on Rio's Radio Cidade, and "Maladroit" is selling really well at large chain store Fnac.
Australia: Both triple j and the triple r radio networks playing lots of Maladroit, including tons of Burndt Jamb, and less of dope nose and keep fishin'.
Ireland: Today FM in Ireland has Burndt Jamb at no 3 in their charts for 6/6 on the 'Pet Sounds' show.
...today MuchMusic Canada (and MMUSA on US satellite) had a "Spotlight on Weezer". The Spotlight included full showings of the following videos: Undone, Buddy Holly, El Scorcho, Island in the Sun (Spike), and Dope Nose, as well as clips from the Good Life and several interviews.
Category:Karl's Corner - June 2002
Karl's Corner - 06/24/2008

New Weezer AOL Sessions! 6 songs in all plus a Q+A! ...Okay, looks like AOL is having a bit of a tech issue. They say everything will be working good as of tomorrow morning (Wed 6/25). Sorry for the wait. (AOL link here, also they are linked off our media page). 
...Pat's knee surgery is today! wish him the best!
...Here's a great report on the San Fran Hootenanny on SPIN.com, featuring nice videos of the performances of "Creep" and "Beverly Hills"! 
...folks, here's your chance to get your hands on a piece of real weezer history. Way back in 1994 and 1995, weezer had a then state-of-the-art Sega Genesis on tour with them. Everyone would play NHL 95 for hours as we rolled along in the bus, and when things didnt go well, the console got punched! But it survived! Then in '98, I decided to use the console and games as a fan club contest prize, for desigining the new fanclub t-shirt. One Tracy Chang won for her aweome "I'm A Weezer Fan" design, and we shipped her the box of Sega classics. 
Now Tracy has decided to let this priceless memento go ("It's still in good working order!" she says), and it's on ebay for whoever wins it! Check it out! 
Category:Karl's Corner - June 2008
Karl's Corner - 06/24/2009

*****UPDATE 7/11/09 Happy Birthday to Scott Shriner!*****
The DC show details have been released - this is a FREE show at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia MD, and it has been expanded into the "Virgin Mobile Freefest" festival, with several stages and many more bands than just Blink and Weezer. Note That even though the show is free, you do have to claim a ticket, and you may end up paying a small fee, either because of a ticket shipping fee or making a donation (which nets you the "Karma Package" which includes a nifty t-shirt). Lest I mix it up, see the site for the straight dope.
Weezer mailing list members were sent out their presale info and password earlier today, for the presale starting this Friday at 10am. The public onsale starts Saturday 6/27 at 10AM. (Yes, you DO need a ticket, even though they are free. Only so many people can fit into the Merriweather!)
...in other news, Kelly Clarkson raves about Weezer in the New York Times. And why not.
Category:Karl's Corner - June 2009
Karl's Corner - 06/24/2013

New Show: 9/20 Cincinnati, OH - Horseshoe Casino
Midwestern Weezer Troops! We are happy to announce that we are playing the Horseshoe Casino in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio on September 20th! Last year we played the Bunbury Festival, but this is the first headlining show we’ve done in the Cincy are in a long time. So come on down and rock out with us!
Presale tickets available now at weezertix.com
General On-Sale begins Friday June 28 at 10am
Tickets:
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/16004AD30021A5DC?camefrom=UCI_Weezer
Category:Karl's Corner - June 2013
Karl's Corner - 06/25/2001

...after a round of interviews and photoshoots for various publications and Holland's brand new weezer.nl website, everyone assembled at the famous Milkweg (Milky Way) club for soundcheck, and later for the rock show. There seemed to be a renewed stoke factor going on in the band on stage tonight, perhaps it was a slightly tweaked set list that made everything flow better. One change was made to the list, actually, when so many people called out for "Say it Ain't So" that the band swapped it for "Only In Dreams" in the encore. The naturally laid back Amsterdam crowd was inspred to at least some trademark weezer jumping and crowdsurfing, but mostly sang along nice and loud.
After the show we re-assembled at the nearby hotel to pack up, grab some food, and hit the bus to Paris... 
Category:Karl's Corner - June 2001