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Karl's Corner - 03/02/2000

Well, folks, I'm outta time. The Special Goodness west coast spring tour is looming, and I gotta get my ass to the west coast. The last page or 2 of the recording history (which takes us up to present day), will have to wait for now. Im sorry! If it makes you feel better, by the time I return to my trusty iMac, I shall have hung out with R.C., and will likely have a much better idea of what exactly went down on tape in '98 and '99, as well as a fresh perspective on whatever weezer is up to now... and my spider-senses are picking up little traces of news already.....
so, ill see you out there, and then back here in (i hope) late april.
-karl
Category:Karl's Corner - March 2000
Karl's Corner - 03/02/2001

Outloud Tour Day 11: Bender Arena, Washington DC
...today's activities started with a visit to WHFS, the station who you recall these comments were made about not too long ago, in December...
Just wanted to let you know that a local alternative station 99.1 WHFS that covers Baltimore-DC-Northern Virginia played "The Christmas Song" on during a segment where they play a new song and let listeners call in and speak their mind about it. All three of the callers said it "sucked" and was too "sad". ...what really angered me was when the DJ said, "Well apparently the new Weezer song sucks, so I guess we'll never play it again." " -Dan V.
Earlier this evening they played "Christmas Celebration" on WHFS (Washington DC area) in a new music feature thing much like the one for "The Christmas Song" last week. The first caller said it sucked. The second said it was alright, but he wasn't in a Christmas mood (this was dumb). The third caller said it was good and that Weezer is a good band to rely on. The DJ gave the song a rating of "mediocre" He said it was better than "The Christmas Song" which "sucked." --Scott
well, were things any different? I'd say so. The station did a very friendly interview with the guys, and then played the first minute of "Hash Pipe" from the upcoming 3rd album. Then the band did a special autograph signing session for a group of contest winners, while playing an unfinished copy of the new album in the background.
Then It was off to Bender Arena, which to me seemed a bit smaller than a place reputed to hold 6000 people. But what do I know? In keeping up with a seeming tradition, the D.C. crowd was ultra-hyped and extra rowdy. the band responded with another tight rock set, and it looked like all were satisfied in the end.
...thanks to everyone who said "hi" to me at the recent shows. Your words of encouragement really do mean a lot, and theyre what keep me going at 5 A.M. when the work still isnt done for the day!
...also in attendance tonight were a certain Dave with a curious "FF" tattoo on the back of his neck, and his friend, a lady bass player who has played in 2 major alt-rock bands in recent years. It was nice to say hello to some fellow rock folk.
...Tonight's video clip: Either go to the "wfo" page or just click here to check it out!
 
 
 
Category:Karl's Corner - March 2001
Karl's Corner - 03/03/2001

Outloud Tour Day 12: Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA
...today's show, despite being "tight and sharp" (in Rivers's assessment), was somewhat hampered by technical troubles, when Mikey's bass amplifiers decided they were tired and stopped working. "Tired Of Sex" was the most affected by this, with Mikey unable to play anything while the crew scrambled to replace the offending amp. Finally it was decided that all the bass amps were in trouble, so the band called for an early "2 minute break" to give the crew time to get a totally different amp in there. Finally, the set picked right up with "Buddy Holly", and continued through to the end with no break before the encore songs.
...this show was the second Yahoo! webcast, which made the technical difficulties doubly bad luck. Who has seen or downloaded the webcasts? How do they look?
...Packing it up at the end of the night, everyone noticed the steep drop in temperature. Apparently a big winter storm is bearing down, just in time for the upcoming New York show...
...hey if you havent taken the poll yet, don't forget to! We are very curious as to who is attending the shows. thanks!
...Tonight's video clip: Either go to the "wfo" page or just click here to check it out!
 
 
 
 
Category:Karl's Corner - March 2001
Karl's Corner - 03/03/2002

...today the guys went into the studio to start recording weezer album #5. 2 very new and one somewhat older song were worked on. 
...Maladroit Action continues! ...its hard to tell what impact Rivers's "fateful letter" has had on the programming policies of both commercial and college radio stations across the counrty... as can be seen here, even more stations have actually added Maladroit tracks to their playlists, no reports of a station stopping play have come in, and the wave of support seems to be rolling along...
*WRZX 103.3 Indianapolis: "Dope Nose" was on the "Hangover Cafe" show on 3/3.
*wkco 91.9 Gambier, OH: DJ sez: " 'fall together' is the rockingest weezer song ever. got a bunch of calls on my radio show after i played it - everyone loved the direction it's taking..."
*103.3 The Edge Buffalo, NY: entire (8 song) Maladroit promotion CD was played on the 3/3 "Next Wave" show...DJ said "The band actually sent this to us, so we send it on to you. There's no official release date but it looks like April is the time. We'll keep you updated with any news."
*kwod 106.5 Sacramento, CA: have begun to play "dope nose"
*100.3 the X Boise ID: had a "Too Much Weezer Weekend." played new maladroit stuff and a lot of b-sides randomly all weekend.
*WOXY 97.7 X , Ohio: added Dope Nose to the playlist!
*WFNX 101.7 Boston: played Dope Nose and Keep Fishin during their "First Contact" program.
*KNLU 91.1 Modern Rock Radio, Monroe, LA: playing "Take Control" ("...about 100 times a day it seems..") plus Dope Nose.
*94.7 the zone, Chicago: playing Dope Nose. a fan writes: "on 3/2...after the song, the dj was like "2 minutes of that song is not enough, lets hear it again!" and then he just bumped puddle of mudd's "blurry" which he had actually already started to play...and he played dope nose again, so that was 2 times IN A ROW!!..."
...international action!
*Italy: A fan writes: "...here in Europe the promo CD of Dope Nose/Keep Fishin wasn't sent to anyone THEREFORE I gather radio station got hold of the music *all by themselves* and that no letter from Rivers will prevent them from playing the songs: btw, I don't think they check out the site as often as I do, so they won't know about it.... one particular Radio Station (K-rock) got the mp3s (DN and KF) straight from me and is actually playing them from time to time, should I tell them not to? Should I tell them not to *and* why? ...K-Rock covers a relatively big area in Northern Italy, and in that area the radio *rules* in as much as rock music is concerned of course..." 
Category:Karl's Corner - March 2002
Karl's Corner - 03/03/2004

- info updated 3/13 -
DVD international details:
1. There will be no sub-titles on the international releases, as decided on by the international labels involved.
2. The US and international NTSC versions will be Zone 0 (all regions). The international PAL version will also be Zone 0. amazon.co.uk listings showing "zone 2" are incorrect.
3. The international release date is April 12th. Some other countries may end up releasing a bit later. If any info on countries having a different release date becomes known, it will be shown here. April 5th is NOT the correct date, as some websites have listed.
4. still waiting on the info of exactly which countries will have the DVD released locally. We know for sure that it will be out locally in Canada, The U.K., Australia, Japan, and much of Europe (Germany, France, Spain, +?), But we dont have definite info regarding other countries in Southeast Asia, New Zealand, Mexico, nor South America. If/when these details become known they will be posted here. 
Blue Album Deluxe international details:
1. The international Blue Album Deluxe release date is the same as in the USA, 3/23. (most likely 3/22 to those areas East of the USA where Mondays are the usual release date.)
2. All international editions, including the Japanese edition, will have the same contents as the USA edition (tracklisting shown below on the 1/26/04 news). Though the Japanese HMV website purports to have a different tracklising, this is INCORRECT. The Japanese record company was originally going to offer their edition with both versions of "Suzanne" plus "You Gave Your Love To Me Softly", but this is no longer the case.
3. At this time, there are no plans for a vinyl LP edition.
...side note - Los Angeles residents, check out the current LA Weekly (comics issue) for a full color 2 page mini-poster of the original cover artwork from The Lion And The Witch!
Category:Karl's Corner - March 2004
Karl's Corner - 03/03/2010

...REMINDER: Indaba Contest in its final week! Weezer fans and fellow musicians: visit Indaba Music to remix Weezer’s song “Love Is the Answer.” Weezer is seeking a “global version” of the track from their recent release Raditude, with a public vote determining the top 10 winners to receive a signed copy of the new album and be featured on weezer.com and www.myspace.com/weezer. The Grand Prize winner will also have the opportunity to participate in a one-on-one Indaba collaboration with frontman Rivers Cuomo to create an entirely new song. The original track can be previewed along with the transformed Hindi version on the contest page at www.indabamusic.com/remixweezer. Contest ends March 9, get in now!
...Yo Gabba Gabba, at last! Coming up next Tuesday, March 9 – the Yo! Gabba Gabba episode: “Bugs” – Weezer performs an original Yo Gabba Gabba! song, "All My Friends Are Insects", and Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo is featured in his “Mark’s Magic Pictures” segment. The episode also features a special remix segment arranged by Travis Barker.
...Weezer on 'Carson Daly Cover Week' - Weezer's medley of MGMT/Lady GaGa will be airing on Carson Daly next Thursday March 11th!
...Not sure how long this has been available, but here's a cool mash-up/remix of "Say it Ain't So" by MC Chris: MC Chris vs Weezer, "Say I Ain't Falynn". With all new vocals and lyrics by MC Chris, inspired by my niece's cool name!
...REMINDER - Weezer is playing the 2010 Bonnaroo festival, coming June 10-12 in Manchester, TN! Tickets are onsale now at www.bonnaroo.com! Weezer is playing on the 12th. Also on bonnaroo.com, fans can get the full lineup as it develops tomorrow, details on the festival and an interactive community with other people attending the festival. But most importantly to you and I, weezer will be there!
...REMINDER: Weezer has donated a new version of the classic Pinkerton track “Butterfly” featuring harpist Allison Allport to support Music for Relief’s Haiti relief efforts. Now it is your turn to DOWNLOAD and DONATE. The direct iTunes link is here, or visit http://musicforrelief.org to Listen, Download, and Donate.
...REMINDER: New Weezer Track "The Rat Race" avail via donation to TargetCancer! Previously unreleased Weezer song "the Rat Race" (and many other great songs by other artists including Ween and The Donnas) available at www.righttracktunes.org for a minimum .99 cent donation each! Donations go to help fund research and treatment of rare forms of cancer.
...todays cartoon courtesy Pat Achilles, via beetle from allthingsweezer.
Category:Karl's Corner - March 2010
Karl's Corner - 03/04/2001

Outloud Tour Day 13: Lowell Memorial Auditorium, Lowell, MA
...on everybody's mind today was "the storm". All the weather reports indicate that we were about to be blasted with the biggest storm of all time. However, the whole day passed quietly...except for the super sounds of rock coming from within the Auditorium! I guess the bad weather was re-scheduled for the New York show (...wonderful...). We do indeed expect to play all upcoming shows without delay, by the way! As the weather reports are updated, we shall see how it goes for NYC and Albany and beyond...
...Inside where it was warm, the show went much smoother than last night. The Lowell/Boston crowd was as rabid as ever, and all three bands got great responses. Before the show, Rivers did an interview with the Japanese mag "Rockin' On", while Pat and Mikey did a special meeting with some contest winning fans.
...Tonight's video clip: Either go to the "wfo" page or just click here to check it out!
 
 
 
Category:Karl's Corner - March 2001
Karl's Corner - 03/04/2002

...Monday was spent continuing the album #5 recording session. One track from yesterday was deemed sonicly problematic, so it got a brand new start today. And they started work on another brand new and another semi-older song as well. In the course of looking for an improved recording environment, the lights were turned down low and the gear was rearranged in a way that happened to make it a lot less interesting to photograph. However, the new arrangements suceeded in stoking everyone and improving the overall tones of the recording. 
...later, Pat was on a mission to find a copy of "Double Nickels On The Dime" by the Minutemen (one of the finest albums of all time), and we were sadly shut down at every retailer we tried. What a shame, everyone needs this CD! However, there was no trouble at all finding a nice LP of Tony Orlando and Dawn's Greatest Hits, not to mention a fine album by grade school punkers Old Skull.
...equipment buffs will want to take a peek at the Equipment History (in "info") for some minor updates including keyboard stuff. As always, there is more to come there!
...at californiamusicawards.com, weezer and drummer Pat Wilson are up for several awards. Help the guys win some California Music Awards! You can vote for them on the website.
...Maladroit action!!!
*Radio 104 WMRQ, Hartford CT: played Dope Nose during the Carlito show
*Live 105.3 San Francisco: playing Dope Nose, no sign of stopping!
*The Edge 102.1, Dallas: 'dope nose' "getting serious play"
*88.7, 89x Detroit is playing Dope Nose, its #5 on the hit list
*y100 Philadelphia: "blatantly" continues to play Dope Nose: "they request it, we're going to play it." also, its on the top 7 at 8 countdown!
*97.4, Chicago: playing "24 hours of weezer" (playing every song that weezer has recorded that they can get their hands on)
*Real Radio 104.1 WTKS Orlando FL: "Keep Fishin'" getting played
*WVFI Notre Dame: playing the Maladroit demos every Monday morning
*95.5 WBRU in Providence, RI: "Dope Nose" has been named 'screamer of the week'.
*92.1 WVLT New Jersey: played "burnt jamb" and then "only in dreams" as the weezer song of the day.
*96 X Virginia beach: added Dope Nose. a fan writes: "...They also read the letter that Rivers sent out, they said they were confused, and that they loved him, and decided to play it anyway..."
*97X woxy, oxford/cincinnati: dope nose was #1 on the peoples choice countdown.
*WHCL Hamilton College Radio, Clinton NY: has been playing dope nose, among other maladroit tracks
*edge 102.1 Toronto: playing dope nose!
*WPGU Champaign/Urbana's 107.1 The Planet: played "dope nose"
*105.9 The X Pittsburgh, PA: "Death and Destruction" was heard on "Edge of the X"
*KCRW Los Angeles: "Death and Destruction" was heard on the "Morning becomes Eclectic" show
*The Molson Centre in Montreal, Quebec (where Weezer played a few weeks ago) ...during the hockey game they played part of Dope Nose (before a face-off)! 
Category:Karl's Corner - March 2002
Karl's Corner - 03/05/2001

Outloud Tour Day 14: Roseland Ballroom, New York City, NY
...well, the Outloud convoy made it into NYC with little trouble. The roads were slick, but a lot less snow fell in the New York City area than they had predicted, so we were able to zoom in and set up shop. That's not to say it wasn't blisteringly cold all day! This kept sightseeing to a minimum, as warmth was at a premium. Meanwhile the brave fans stood their ground in line, jockeying for good spots close to the stage.
New York Weezer shows are always a big complicated to-do, and this show was no exception. Industry folk from both the Weezer, Get up Kids, and Yahoo camps descended on the scene, clutching at their backstage passes with worried looks on their faces. Interviews were had, and schmoozefests were schmoozed. Meanwhile, out in the crowd, the mood was much more festive, with fans singing their hearts out to Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody", getting fully psyched up for what would turn out to be a near-flawless rock extravaganza. The Roseland always seems to bring out the best in any band, and all three bands lived up.
...but what of Albany? as I write this, (7 AM, 3/6), the snow has picked up here in NYC, and weather reports from upstate are grim. But we are to depart shortly, and fully intend on being at SUNY Albany by soundcheck time this afternoon. Cross your fingers!
...Tonight's video clip: Either go to the "wfo" page or just click here to check it out!
 
 
 
Category:Karl's Corner - March 2001
Karl's Corner - 03/05/2002

..."pretty soon everyone will have every recording ever made" --Pat, in a discussion about new mp3 players with huge hard drives
...more recording today. The guys ran through a brand new jamb multiple times today, trying a lot of directions with a decidedly non-conventional song style for the weez, that somehow reminded me of 70's smokey rock and the Smiths all at the same time. Then they did about 5 tries of a new (but not brand spankin new) song, before Pat did a major switch up in the drum stylings, which suddenly got everyone stoked on the song all over again...(especially me, because this one is definitely one of my faves!)...and several more takes were immediately recorded with the new feel. 
...more Maladroit action!
*Rock 102.1, Milwaukee, WI: has added "Dope Nose"
*kwod 1065 sacramento: dope nose is #1 on the "really big countdown"
*San Francisco's Live 105: a listener heard 'Dope Nose' "at least" 6 times in one day
*96.3 "the blaze" missoula, mt: playing Dope Nose.
*KSCR radio at USC Dope Nose gets play "at all hours of the day"
*KROQ Los Angeles- Dope Nose #3 in The Furious Five At Nine... DJ quotes: "sweet new single from Weezer's upcoming fourth album, to be released, well... who knows when." "a catchy new song with good vibes from Rivers Cuomo and Weezer, headlining their new album out soon."
*KPNT, 105.7 The Point St Louis: playing Dope Nose. "...a guy called up and wanted to hear Undone. The DJ said that was fine, but wouldn't he like to hear new Weezer?.."
*770 AM Radio K Mlps/St Paul, "...is gonna start playing dope nose tomorrow..."
*102.1 KDGE The Edge, Dallas: Dope Nose frequently played. a DJ plans on playing ALL 8 promo CD songs, scheduled for Sunday on the Adventure Club.
*CFOX, Vancouver Canada: "...playing at least Keep Fishin if not other songs as well..."
*WXRK, KROCK 92.3 in NYC: "...the dj was telling the audience about the letter he had received from rivers....[he] decided it would be funny to go through every song on the cd and play a little of it..." "...[he] played bits from "Keep Fishin'", "Death and Destruction", "Fall Together", "Slob", "Slave" and "Take Control"....This all led to his promoting the playing of "Dope Nose" an hour later...."
*93.3 Denver, CO: "...their web site (area93.com) has two MP3's from the new album [sessions] up. Both Saturday Night and Your Room are up and it is shown on the front page that they have Weezer MP3's..."
...and on the other side of the coin:
*a fan writes: "...The Progamming Director at 101x (our Rock station in Austin Tx) said she called interscope about dope nose (hearing all the buzz about it) and shes agreed with them not to play it untill it is released officically. Bleh..."
also..updated! -- =rwa= news
Category:Karl's Corner - March 2002
Karl's Corner - 03/05/2004

...Pat speaks to mtv.com about the state of the weez...
...DVD/Blue Deluxe mentions here, here, here and here.
...more random weezer sightings (thanks to fans who sent these in):
#23: Rolling Stone discusses the recent Matt/Rivers show, originally reported on 2/12 below.
#24: Britain's Channel 4 is using "Island In The Sun" to advertise the final season of "Friends".
#25: "a weezer question" is featured in Trivial Pursuit DVD Pop Culture.
#26: recent Payless Shoes ad campaign for its "Buy One Get One" sale: woman calls her dog "Bogo" due to the "B.O.G.O." sale on her mind. Husband says "I thought the dogs name was 'Weezer'."
#27: South Park studios weezer poster sighting.
#28: 2003's "The Amazing Race" contestants "weezer and geezer".
...weezer.com site notes: the revamped equipment page is getting re-revamped for faster load times and easier use. It will look similar but it will be a lot faster and easier to tell which sections have info. Meanwhile, the 'tunes' discography page has seen major updates, with a few more to come still. Those waiting patiently for more additions to the super-chrono should finally see progress again, picking up with 1993 and moving forward towards present times. Lots of cool stuff coming there!! And no word on when we'll get a new 'Stoke Factor' update, but we're trying!
Category:Karl's Corner - March 2004
Karl's Corner - 03/05/2005

...Weezer's 5th album has been officially titled "Make Believe". Its release date is still pending but should be in May for sure. At the moment it is being mixed in NYC. The cover art, which features a photo of the band, has been finalized and the rest of the album's artwork is in the pipeline.
Meanwhile Marcos Siega is in the process of editing the Beverly Hills video. As of Friday night it was still in a fairly rough state but by the end of the weekend it should start shaping up.
Some pix have been added the the previous news story (below) from the video shoot.
Category:Karl's Corner - March 2005
Karl's Corner - 03/05/2010

...Folks, we've got a new concert date added to the calendar, April 28th at the Sunfest in West Palm Beach , Florida! Tickets are on sale now!
...Weezer's appearance in the upcoming 'Carson Daly Cover Week' (a performance of the MGMT/Gaga mashup) has been MOVED to next Tuesday, March 9th - and note that is on the same day as the Weezer Yo Gabba Gabba performance (of the all new track "All My Friends Are Insects"), so set march 9th as your next Weezed out TV day... wake up and go to bed with weezer on TV!
...Interesting take on 'Can't Stop Partying'...
...REMINDER: Indaba Contest in its final week! Weezer fans and fellow musicians: visit Indaba Music to remix Weezer’s song “Love Is the Answer.” Weezer is seeking a “global version” of the track from their recent release Raditude, with a public vote determining the top 10 winners to receive a signed copy of the new album and be featured on weezer.com and www.myspace.com/weezer. The Grand Prize winner will also have the opportunity to participate in a one-on-one Indaba collaboration with frontman Rivers Cuomo to create an entirely new song. The original track can be previewed along with the transformed Hindi version on the contest page at www.indabamusic.com/remixweezer. Contest ends March 9, get in now! Check out all the remixes made to date here.
...REMINDER: Weezer has donated a new version of the classic Pinkerton track “Butterfly” featuring harpist Allison Allport to support Music for Relief’s Haiti relief efforts. Now it is your turn to DOWNLOAD and DONATE. The direct iTunes link is here, or visit http://musicforrelief.org to Listen, Download, and Donate.
...REMINDER: New Weezer Track "The Rat Race" avail via donation to TargetCancer! Previously unreleased Weezer song "the Rat Race" (and many other great songs by other artists including Ween and The Donnas) available at www.righttracktunes.org for a minimum .99 cent donation each! Donations go to help fund research and treatment of rare forms of cancer.
...todays 'Catitude' picture courtesy of 'GreenCarousel' of Russia
Category:Karl's Corner - March 2010