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Karl's Corner - 07/25/2013

2013/07/25 Show: San Francisco: Americas Cup Pavillion
Team Weezer has reassembled after getting torn apart by the Walking Dead down in San Diego! Today we find ourselves at the Americas Cup Pavilion on the very nice waterfront in San Francisco on a rather chilly night for late July. Tonight we are joined by the talented Limousines, who are based out of SF and who we did some shows with a while back. They are busting out with some rock saxophone and vocoder as I write this.
Some have noted the absence of Pat Wilson tonight, but never fear. Pat is just taking a few shows off, and in fact he will be there tomorrow in Orange County. Tonight we've recruited our buddy Anthony, who usually plays with The Bravery and Morrisseys band. He's rock solid and a nice guy, so tonight, the rock will flow as it should. More later...
Todays show was attended by the original pre Blue Album guitar player of weezer Jason Cropper. He watched the show and got emotional during the early songs that he used to play with the guys back in '92-'93, like "Say It Aint So". It was good to see him again, we seem to cross paths with him every few years and its always a memorable encounter.
After the show, comic artist Alec Longstreth hooked me up with an 'uncorrected proof' of his soon to be released new issue #018 of Phase 7. Alec, who did the Memories Tour poster artwork in '10, has been creating Phase 7 for years, but only with the most recent issue (#017) has he explored his personal history of weezer fandom. Alec has a real honest way with a story, and his own "just a normal fan discovering weezer" tale is a real blast to read. Issue #018 will be out soon and it details "The Pinkerton Years", all about his continued discovery and experiences as Pinkerton was released and toured on back in '96-'97. As one who was there as it happened, it was a real trip reading about it from a hardcore fans eyewitness perspective, especially as it was meticulously reconstructed from his own and other fans memories and photos. I wish i had an account like this of all the old shows, to sift thru the memories and have it clear what happened where and when, without the mixing up that happens when memories start to pile up on each other. (the Super-Chrono in our Weezerpedia is an ongoing project to do just that, gathering all the fans stories, my own reports, all photos, etc etc from every weezer event from the jump-off onwards). Anyway, this comic book is wonderful, funny, fun to read, and heartfelt, and I say its a must for every weezer fan. Heres Alec's website, where you can learn more and order new and old issues of Phase 7. Plus there is a 7 page preview of that new 'Pinkerton' issue up on his site. http://www.alec-longstreth.com/comics/
Category:Karl's Corner - July 2013
Karl's Corner - 07/26/2000

A fantastic show tonite at Slim's in San Fran. The rock just keeps coming! The band unleashed another new song , "Superstar", and it sounded sweet. Mikey dropped his bass into the crowd, forcing me to play "bad cop" and retrieve it though semi-violent means. If a band member ever drops his instrument on you, do me a favor and just hand it back to me... 
Nerf Herder re-joined us again as opener, and got a great response too. 
Thanks for all your producer suggestions! I got over 100 email responses as of last night, with many excellent and ...interesting suggestions. (I can assure the curious that no, we are NOT considering Dr. Dre!) 
Category:Karl's Corner - July 2000
Karl's Corner - 07/26/2001

...tidbit 1: despite yesterdays mispronounciations and boy band hoopla, "Island" hit #10 on todays TRL countdown. Looks like the people are casting some serious votes!
...tidbit 2: a reminder that there is some sort of weezer special (not sure if its brand new or a re-run) TONIGHT 7/26, at 10:30 PM (EST, i *think*), and whatever it is, is also showing on 7/30 at 12:30 AM. As I write its 7:30 on the West Coast and I see a Blink 182 special on Mtv. so maybe its "staggered" for other time zones....
...a-hah! someone just wrote in saying its at 8:30 PM PST, which matches the 10:30 PM EST i was told. ok, lets find out what it is that theyre showing...
...ah. its the Washington DC WHFS "convention" Hooptie tour show. Nice!
...Tidbit #3 A group of fans has gone to wherever they tape the Tonight Show in LA and are camping out in an attempt to get into the show for tomorrows taping and show support for the band! Join them if you can! I dont know where it is, exactly, I beleive its NBC studios in Burbank, but thats as far as I know...
Tidbit #4 ...today we flew from Philadelphia to L.A....Lots of thunderstorms enroute led to some "rough air" of several types on the plane. Everyone was tired and have to get up early tomorrow for the Leno taping, so its bedtime!
Tidbit #5: grass roots "weezerfest" campaign takes root! Organizer Beth sez: "=weezerfest= chicago went so well, we want to have parties all over the country and world.
so far, we have 14 cities participating. here are the names of the cities and the email addresses that you can send a letter to if you want to be on the info list.
New York weezerfestnewyork-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Jacksonville, Florida weezerfestjacksonville-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
San Fransisco weezerfestsanfransisco-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Plano, Texas weezerfestplano-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
St. Louis weezerfestplano-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Portland weezerfestportland-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Milwaukee weezerfestmilwaukee-subcribe@yahoogroups.com
Las Vegas weezerfestlasvegas-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Philadelphia weezerfestphiladelphia-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
San Diego weezerfestsandiego-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Ann Arbor weezerfestannarbor-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
..."please check our website, www.weezerfest.com for upcoming information and dates on when these parties will be taking place. if you want to be involved in helping organize any of these cities, or you want to start one in a city that is not listed here, email me at beth@weezerfest.com. to be on the general =wf= mailing list, send an email to weezerfest-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
this list will have information on upcoming events and website updates.
note: there is a =wf= being planned for arizona, but the city has not been decided on. if you have any ideas or suggestions, please email me. thanks. =beth=" 
Category:Karl's Corner - July 2001
Karl's Corner - 07/26/2005

...today was day 2 of the "We Are All On Drugs" video shoot in L.A.
...tour dates: the latest!
weezer mailing list subscribers just got the scoop on the first round of presales for the September Weezer/Foo Fighters/Foozer/Weez Fighters tour. There are more dates coming and there will be more presales, so sign up if you havent already!
Japan:
8/13/05 - Osaka, Japan - Summersonic: WTC Open Air and INTEX
8/14/05 - Tokyo, Japan - Summersonic - Marine Stadium
8/15/05 - Tokyo, Japan - Zepp - sold out? 
Europe:
8/18/05 - Salzburg, Austria - Frequency
8/19/05 - Munich, Germany - Muffathalle - tickets 1, 2
8/20/05 - Hohenfelden, Germany - Highfield
8/22/05 - London, UK - Hammersmith Apollo - tickets - with Nine Black Alps, The Kooks
8/24/05 - Dublin, Ireland - The Point - tickets onsale July 8th at 9AM - with Nine Black Alps
8/25/05 - Manchester, UK - The Academy - tickets - with Nine Black Alps
8/26/05 - Edinburgh, UK - T in the Fringe Festival @ Corn Exchange - tickets - with Nine Black Alps
September+October: Foozer/Weez Fighters North America + Weezer South of the Border...
9/08/05 - Atlanta GA - Gwinnett Arena - co-headline w/ Foo Fighters + TBA - presale July 27th at 10am - tickets onsale July 29 at 10am
9/10/05 - Sunrise FL - Office Depot Center - co-headline w/ Foo Fighters + TBA - presale July 28th at 10am - tickets onsale July 30 at 10am
9/11/05 - Tampa FL - St. Petersburg Times Forum - co-headline w/ Foo Fighters + TBA - presale July 28th at 10am - tickets onsale July 30 at 12noon
9/13/05 - Houston TX - Woodlands Arena - co-headline w/ Foo Fighters + TBA - presale July 28th at 10am - tickets (alsoo ) onsale July 30 at 10am
9/14/05 - Austin TX - Frank Erwin Center - co-headline w/ Foo Fighters + TBA - presale July 28th at 10am - tickets onsale July 30 at 10am
9/15/05 - Dallas TX - Smirnoff Center - co-headline w/ Foo Fighters + TBA - tickets TBA 
9/21/05 - Mexico City, Mexico - Palacio de los Deportes - tickets onsale July 28 at 11am
9/24/05 - Curitiba, Brazil - Curitiba Festival - on sale July 25!
9/30/05 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center - presale July 28th at 10am - tickets onsale July 30 at 10am
(more Foozer in North America TBA, incl these confirmed cities: San Diego, Phoenix, Minneapolis, Chicago, Champaign IL, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Cleveland, Columbus, Baltimore, Worcester, New York, Philadelphia, Fresno, Seattle and Portland OR.
...hey, vote for fellow weezer fan/JONAS member Kevin C., hes nominated for "CJ of the Day" on a music channel called ManiaTV - if he wins, he promises to play weezer videos all thru the day! Anyone can watch online, so if thats what you want to see, vote for Kevin! To vote, logon tomorrow (7/27) at 8pm EST at maniaTV.com and vote for 'Kevin Cate'.
...fan gallery of pix taken at the recent Atlantic City Borgata show.
...article on weezer at South American site rockaxis.com.
Category:Karl's Corner - July 2005
Karl's Corner - 07/26/2009

...in 1997, Weezer was invited to play the very first FujiRock Festival. We got as far as a picturesque resort town situated on a beautiful lake, when a typhoon rolled in and nearly destroyed the whole festival. We learned that the main stage had started to collapse due to flooding and that the field where the audience was supposed to watch had turned into a dangerous zone of 3 foot deep mud and floods. We were advised to not even go up the hill to the site because the road was blocked with emergency vehicles and people trying to get out of there. I recall spending a bizarre afternoon with Pat and Matt buying bottle rockets at a 7-11 and shooting them off behind the hotel to kill time. I also recall sharing the shuttle bus back to Tokyo with Richard James (Aphex Twin, who also were cancelled out) and his buddys the Squarepusher guys. The whole experience was an adventure, but it was a big disappointment that we couldnt rock the Fuji stage.
In the 12 years since, the festival has had more typhoon action but no actual cancellations that we know of. And finally Weezer has returned to the stage we never even got a chance to see the first time. FujiRock is held up at a major ski resort on Mt. Naeba. It not actually on the slopes of Mt. Fuji, but its right next door. We took a series of trains and busses up to the resort from Tokyo, and the weather changed dramatically as we went up. Tokyo was bright sun, around 95 degrees and nearly 100% humidity, but up in the mountains is was overcast, misty and foggy, and a good deal cooler, with periods of rain.
The ski areas were plastered with thousands of tents set up by the attendees who come for the full 3 day festival and live out of their tents for the duration. It looked a lot like Glastonbury and other UK/Euro festivals, only squeezed onto a steep mountainside. Pretty cool looking.
We met up with Jimmy Eat World again who had just played and were already heading back to Tokyo when we arrived. Fall Out Boy was in the dressing room across the hall and arena-alt-rock hellos were said. The guys then went over to the press tent to do video interview for Spaceshower TV, during which Rivers practiced his planned singing of the Japanese National Anthem. The Spaceshower crew seemed to think he did a fine job, and that it was ready for the show that night.
FujiRock is the biggest festival in Japan by far, and one of the bigger festivals in the world. I dont know how many people were out in that field watching the Weez, but it was a massive number, and they were super stoked, singing along to everything (and/or clapping along in the case of the new songs with unfamiliar lyrics). The Japanese know how to go nuts, and they did not dissapoint. And weezer played their hearts out, relieved to have finally taken the FujiRock stage after all these years.
 
Category:Karl's Corner - July 2009
Karl's Corner - 07/26/2013

2013/07/26 Show: Costa Mesa: Orange County Fair: Pacific Ampitheatre
Today our West Coast Weezer War Wagon has rolled into Costa Mesa, California, to the Pacific Ampitheatre in the Orange County Fairgrounds. We played here 2 years back and it was a blast, and tonight were back and ready to do it again, and 8000+ peeps are waiting to take their seats and rock out with us tonight. 
Category:Karl's Corner - July 2013
Karl's Corner - 07/27/2000

Well, despite a sound system that was horribly crippled by the inept bumblings of the Cactus Club's employees, the weez managed to again blast out the rock! Thats how it went down tonite in San Jose, home of the Winchester Mystery House, as well as hundreds of wild weezer fanatics. Mikey attempted a show-ending stage dive but wasn't satisfied with his results: "I just couldn't seem to get enough air. I'm gonna have to review my techniques."
Nerf Herder opened up again and delivered another fun rock set.
Special request: Rivers needs small stickers to decorate his new guitar with. If you'd like to help, feel free to toss any type of small stickers up on stage at the show. We will use them all, regardless of their style. Thanks! 
Category:Karl's Corner - July 2000
Karl's Corner - 07/27/2001

...call it destiny. Pat gets a totally random visit from Jay on one of his "Jaywalking" segments back in January, now 6 months later Weezer are the musical guests on the Tonight Show for the first time. They make you show up early and stick around all day at the Tonight show, but we managed to entertain ourselves in the "downtime" with plenty of hackey sack, and getting lost in the NBC studios.
...We arrived at 10:30 AM, and the guys did a soundcheck, and something called "camera blocking" where the camera dudes figure out their plan for filming, while the band plays the song a few times. Later we had lunch at the NBC Commissary, and we met a bunch of fans who were there waiting for the show. Then came the "downtime" part. Shaving occured, plus exciting e-mail reading. Foolishness went down hard. Bad songs were sung. Finally the show was taped, and we saw Antonio Banderas on our little TV. It was hard to watch because he was so handsome that we were all getting inferiority complexes. Then the nervous looking people came and told the band that it was time. Down they went. There was no place for me to take pictures, plus I was already in trouble for taking some during soundcheck (the cameramen's union strictly forbids any other camera operating on their soundstage, something I accidentally kept forgetting until a guy yelled at me.) So I photographed the TV.
...they told us that it was likely that the guys would get a short interview with Jay at the end, and a guy even talked with the band about what "material" they would be discussing with Jay (it was agreed upon that the "Jaywalking" co-incidence was top priority, as well as the fans (i.e. you guys), and funny stories from flying in business class.) But after they finished with "Island", Jay immediately ran up and told the audience goodnight, so apparently they had indeed ran out of time. Dang it!
Category:Karl's Corner - July 2001
Karl's Corner - 07/27/2011 (a)

2011/07/27 Radio Weezer - new cover adds | more stuff
Radio Weezer is looking for your weezer covers - submit them and they could get added to the rotation! Details here.
Next week listen for these new covers from you guys, which have now been 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.!
...Richard OK from England: "Last Wednesday (at the 7/6 Brixton Show) I gave Weezer a disposable camera with my address and the correct postage shoddily taped onto the back. To my surprise, it fell through my door this afternoon." The random pix captured on this camera during the time weezer was in the UK and Ireland are being posted up on Richards blog here.
...Weezer Tribute Band Alert!
Destroy All Sweaters have 3 upcoming shows in NC, SC, FL.
7/30 Raleigh, NC at The Pour House
8/10 Greenville SC at The Handlebar
8/11-8/13 Fort Walton, FL The Swamp 
Category:Karl's Corner - July 2011
Karl's Corner - 07/27/2011 (b)

2011/07/27 O2 Academy Drummer Cam!
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...Awesome Drum Cam action! Check out the Brixton O2 Academy Drummer Cam video of Pat Wilson in action at the Brixton show July 6.
"This week O2 Academy TV gets a rare insight into the weird and wonderful world of Weezer drummer, Patrick Wilson.
Filmed during the band’s sold out gig at O2 Academy Brixton on 6th July, 2011, the piece starts with an introduction from Pat where he talks about discovering his passion for the drums through his aunt’s knitting needles, his top 3 bad drumming habits, and what it’s like being behind the drums and symbols of the ‘popular rock combo’.
The piece then switches to Pat’s drum kit, which was rigged up for the entirety of the gig with four cameras. Titled ‘Drummer Cam’, fans can intimately watch two full tracks; 'Say It Aint So' and 'The Good Life', from the view of Pat, his drums and symbols."
Category:Karl's Corner - July 2011
Karl's Corner - 07/27/2012

2012/07/27 Show: Hammond, IN: The Venue at Horseshoe Hammond
Today Team Weeezer has assembled in the Chicagoland area, taking a short ride down across the Indiana border to play the Horseshoe Casino, specifically the aptly named "The Venue" venue. Opening tonights show is fellow Weezer Cruise alumni band Sleeper Agent!
Category:Karl's Corner - July 2012
Karl's Corner - 07/27/2013

2013/07/27 Show: Las Vegas: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas: Boulevard Pool
Today we touched down in the big hot flat desert city of Las Vegas, which has become not just a gambling mecca but a mecca of fancy exclusive pools where shows happen. Today we go to one we've not been at before, the 4th floor Boulevard Pool at the Cosmopolitan Hotel, to blast some weezer rock into the desert winds.
Tonight Hunter Hunted is opening for us. They are a 2 man band from LA who are starting to blow up in SoCal. Good stuff! They hit the stage at 9, weezer starts at 10:15.
Pat was unable to make this show, we got our buddy Anthony Burulcich (The Bravery; Morrissey's band) to help out.
Category:Karl's Corner - July 2013
Karl's Corner - 07/28/2002

Enlightenment Tour Day 23: Travel/Day Off [Atlanta]
Hotlanta! Today was a day off in hot 'n humid Atlanta. Rest was gotten, movies were watched, and work was done. While walking to a restaurant, we swear we saw rapper Master P waiting for the traffic light in an ultra tricked out white Cadillac Escalade Pickup. Now if that wasnt a "Welcome to Atlanta" moment, I dont know what qualifies! Anyway, some saw "Minority Report", others saw "Goldmember". "Goldmember" ruled! I havent heard how "Minority Report" went over yet.
Keep Fishin' report:
Since the Letterman/TRL confluence last Thursday, theres been an increase in Keep Fishin activity...
*video:
Mtv: getting played about 14 times a week, which is roughly 'medium-high' rotation for them. Still a 'wannabe' in TRL. [Vote here. A fan led movement to vote enmasse is "on" for August 1st!]
Mtv2: Keep Fishin is up to #8 on the Mtv2 Rock countdown this week, up from #17 last week! Won another 'Control Freak' [Vs. tourmates Dashboard and Pete Yorn!]
VH1: Keep Fishin is up to #18 on the top 20 countdown this week, up from #20 last week! Getting played about 19 times a week, also 'medium-high' rotation.
Mtv Europe: Keep Fishin' premiered on 7/27, lots of good things said by the VJ.
Mtv2 UK: Number 3 on the "Most Wanted" chart!
UK The Box UK [Sky Digital ch 449]: to request: Box number: 704; Phone number: 09067 533 400. Featured in the BOXFRESH section! Vote and get it into the top 10!
E! Networks' "Pick Of The Week"!
*radio:
K-Rock in NY is having a "Battle of the bands" on their website. So far, Weezer has defeated Jane's Addiction in Round 1 and The Red Hot Chilli Peppers in Round 2! Your vote will count in upcoming rounds! Also, a few days ago Keep Fishin was #5 on their 'Furious Five at Nine' [5th most requested song of the day!].
Keep fishin' also playing in WMRQ Radio 104 in Connecticut...CD101 in Columbus...WBTZ 99.9 the buzz in Burlington, VT (added Keep Fishin to their weekly "Top 9 at 9" poll. Vote here!)...105.7 the Point in St. Louis [DJ sez, "You know you can't go wrong when you have the Muppets in your video. This band did it, and the video and song is great."]...and 106.7 The End KKND in New Orleans...Meanwhile, 90.1 WRUV, Burlington, VT is playing Burndt Jamb, Possibilities, and Space Rock.
UK: BBC1's Steve Lamaq has played Keep Fishin' (or as he calls it "gone fishin'") on his show...
France: Not on Keep Fishin' yet, but "le mouv'" -the big national rock station- is all over "dope nose"!! 
Letterman notes:
UK: Late Night with David Letterman with special guests WEEZER will be shown at 11pm on monday (29th july) on ITV2. this is only available for cable viewers, it's not on ITV1.
Brazil: The David Letterman featuring Weezer will be aired in Brazil at the cable chanel GNT on August 1st at 10pm 
Category:Karl's Corner - July 2002
Karl's Corner - 07/28/2004

summer recording session, day 6.
...click here for some recent reflections on the last few years, direct from Rivers.
...sad news: weezer buddies Ozma have called it quits after 3 great albums and many excellent years of touring. We wish them all the best in their future endeavors. Pick their albums up if you haven't, you wont regret it!
...totally random dep't: "whack a weezer" flash game, courtesy 'Texas Phil'. Also, this site is still going stong.
Category:Karl's Corner - July 2004
Karl's Corner - 07/28/2010

...Folks, in case you didnt know, a few days ago a healthy 8 pound 4 ounce baby Weezer Webisode was dropped in your laps on Youtube. With the chaos of the mighty Canada shows, only now are we formally announcing this Webisode's birth. So please join us in welcoming Weezer Webisode 18: Frippin' Down The Treeway!
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...people, tomorrow is the Weezer show at the California Mid State Fair in Pasa Robles. I (karl) unfortunately am unable to be there, so we're asking you to help us document this show! When the show story is posted (tomorrow, 7/29), please add your comments if you attend the show, and tell us all how things went down! Dont be afraid to include the details that made your show day unique. And if you got pictures, pick your best 1 or 2 and email them to me (karl (at) weezer.com) - the 12 coolest fan submitted pix will be used for the Pasa Robles show photo gallery, with full credits given to you, the photographers!
RECENT INTERVIEW ROUNDUP:
Scott | Brian | Pat (audio) | me (karl)
...Here's a cool article on Myspace Music about the Summer 2000 Warped Tour Weezer comeback. 
Category:Karl's Corner - July 2010
Karl's Corner - 07/28/2011

2011/07/28 Holmdel, NJ: PNC Bank Arts Center: Flaming Weezer Lips #1
...Today is a day of frenzied activity, as we gear up for the pair of aces we and the Flaming Lips have got up our collective sleeves - todays show at PNC Bank Arts Center and friday's show at Jones Beach! I hear tell theres still some tickets available to both of thse shows (check here for PNC, here for Jones Beach), so dont miss the chance to see these one (well, two) of a kind co-headlining shared stage Flaming Weezer Lips extravaganzas!
Photos later - are you going? Did you go? Comment here and/or in our message boards, tell your tale! Post your show pix on our photo page! Same goes for video clips if you got em!
Category:Karl's Corner - July 2011