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2009/11/06 Irvine In Store Signing, Plus: The Raditude Dog! | News

Karlophone — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:11:00 GMT

Today the guys went down to Tilly's in Irvine, CA for the second of their 3 SoCal signing appearances. By any measure the crowd that showed up was massive! But they all got what they came for. Tomorrow, its on to good ol' Chino!

Saturday, Nov 7, 2009: 7pm - 9pm
In Store Signing @ Best Buy
Best Buy Store
Chino Hills, CA

...Sidney the Raditude Cover star pooch hasn't let fame go to his furry head. Today's pic shows him lounging with the cd that bears his photo, which was taken by his owner Jason Neely, originally for a National Geographic contest which he won.

Here's some thoughts on Sidney from Jason:

"Exuberant, thoughtful, manic, playful, and very, very quirky—all words that describe my dog, Sidney’s personality. One word encompasses all of them—not a word that I had heard before mid-August — that word is Raditude.

When I called my friend Jim to tell him that Weezer wanted to use the picture that I took of Sidney leaping through my living room for the cover of their newest album, he asked what the name of the album would be. I told him “Raditude.” There was a moment of silence on the line. Then laughter. He said he couldn’t think of a better word to describe Sidney.

From the time Sidney’s picture was published in the August 2009 issue of National Geographic, I’ve been getting emails from people sharing pictures of their dogs that look like Sidney. I’ve also had countless people ask what kind of dog Sidney is. Sidney is a rescue dog. Other than knowing that his mother was a Lab mix, we don’t have any clue what breeds are in him. His mother was pregnant and due to be put down. A couple of girls in Gainesville, FL took her home and raised the pups until they were old enough to be adopted. That's when we brought the crazy dog into our lives.

I think that the appeal of the photo I took of Sidney is two-fold. First, it captures his essential Raditudeness. The focused intensity of his leap freezes that moment of a transcendental high that everyone experiences in life—always in all too fleeting moments. The second part of the picture’s appeal is that Sidney could be any dog. He’s not a pure breed. He’s not a show dog. There are a lot of dogs that look like him, and because of that we can all relate to him. But, like many of us, Sidney is one unique guy. And he loves to show it." -Jason

Note that Mtv news will be running a piece on Sidney soon - you'll be able to see him in action!

...Buyers of the iTunes Pass version of Raditude: You may have noticed by now that for some reason iTunes Pass does not allow for a digital booklet. So we have provided one for you, in PDF format, on this page.

...Re-live the recent Dave Letterman Weezer appearances - full episodes online with performances here.

...Here's a review of Raditude from the perspective of the longtime Weezer fan. Justin Hoenke was into Weezer when many of you might not have even heard of them, so he has been through a lot of changes as weezer has thrown out its curve balls. He's got faith in weez as well as a critical eye, and his p.o.v. is interesting.

2009/11/05 Hollywood Hot Topic In Store Signing | News

Karlophone — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:03:00 GMT

This evening as the first of 3 SoCal area instore singing sessions with Weezer, as we welcome their 7th album "Raditude" into the world. Today's signing was at the Hot Topic store in the Hollywood and Highland Mall, next door to the Kodak Theater and the Knitting Factory. There was a huge turn out, but Hot Topic was careful to set limits so that everyone in line could say hi to the band and get their item signed in the time alotted. Prior to the signing, the guys did an interview with a video crew from HotTopic.com, in which the new album was discussed as well as some rather goofy stuff.

Basically everything went really well, and a lot of people walked away with everything from copies of Raditude, to guitars, to old ticket stubs, to bizarre demonic wall plaques, to strange pictures, to t-shirts, to broken ukeleles, to intact ukeleles, and everything in beween signed by the band. If you can make it into the signings in Irvine tomorrow or Chino on Saturday, dont miss out! Here's the details:

Friday, Nov 6, 2009: 6pm - 8pm
In Store Signing @ Tilly's
Irvine Spectrum
Irvine, CA

Saturday, Nov 7, 2009: 7pm - 9pm
In Store Signing @ Best Buy
Best Buy Store
Chino Hills, CA

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2009/11/04 Amazon Daily Deal! And lots more... | News

TeamIGA — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:27:00 GMT

Hey Guys! Today, you can listen to and buy the new Weezer album, "Raditude" for only $3.99 on MySpace Music through Amazon MP3. Click the image below to get it now!

...hey, and thats not all, not by a long shot!

...Dave Dederer, formerly leader of the Presidents Of The USA has written a nice blog post about Weezer on nuTsie.com. Thanks Dave!

...special note to people who preordered the vinyl LP of Raditude - some of you may have noticed that the download code card is missing from some copies. Never fear, a solution is being worked out, details to follow.

The Weezer Snuggie Infomercial, exclusively on YouTube. (And dont miss the 'making of' video too, shot and edited by me, Karl, on the Surreal Surburban Snuggie Set).

...its never too late to order the iTunes Pass super deluxe version of Raditude and get over 30 songs and video pieces, many of which are ONLY available via the Pass!

...Babelgum's got the official video for "I Want You To" with Odette Yustman right here!

...Babelgum has created this online video editor mashup machine, built with video clips that i personally selected and supplied for them out of my archive of weez stuff. Use them to Mash-up your own Weezer video and you could win a day filming backstage with the band!

...Brand new set of AOL Sessions - watch for guest performances from Sarah Bareilles, Kenny G and Chamillionaire!

...exclusively on YouTube, dont miss yet ANOTHER great performance of "I Want You To", the acoustic jamb version - again with Sarah Bareilles!

...Watch Weezer on MTV's It's On With Alexa Chung with guest performance from Alex Greenwald of Phantom Planet and Nat from the Naked Brothers Band! He also performed with Weezer in NYC on Halloween when another new friend Leighton Meester popped by to sing "I Want You To" with Weezer.

...Myspace has videos up from the recent SF secret show here!

...Dying to see Weezer live? New tour dates are up now and you can head to T-Mobile's Facebook page to win a Weezer concert at your favorite college - right now FSU is in the lead, and just like college football, votes matter - get yours in now!

...While they were in NYC Weezer also stopped by Clear Channel to record a performance for Stripped - watch for it soon along with Sirius and Fuse appearances. The Stripped performance will also air on iheartradio's Radio Weezer station.

...Watch Weezer perform on Late Show with David Letterman right here.

...Watch the encore of Weezer's virtual concert on Planet Cazmo!

...Don't forget to Go to AskWeezer.com and send Weezer your questions for the unique Twitter Interview to be conducted on 11/10!

...Don't miss these SoCal chances to mee the band and get your new cd (or item of your choice) signed by them!

Thursday, Nov 5, 2009: 7pm - 9pm
       In Store Signing @ Hot Topic
Hollywood and Highland
Hollywood, CA

Friday, Nov 6, 2009: 6pm - 8pm
     In Store Signing @ Tilly's
Irvine Spectrum
Irvine, CA

Saturday, Nov 7, 2009: 7pm - 9pm
      In Store Signing @ Best Buy
Best Buy Store
Chino Hills, CA

...Weezer will be on FUSE Distortion this week! The premiere is FRIDAY 11/6 @ 3pm, the repeat is Saturday 11/7 @ 2am.

...Weezer's recent performance on Jimmy Kimmel will air on November 23rd.

2009/11/03 Raditude Release Day! Piles of great stuff! SUPER WEEZ ROUNDUP | News

IGA — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:54:00 GMT

OK peeps, theres a lot of goodies to go over, but if you remember ONE thing from this post make it this: RADITUDE is OUT TODAY, 11/3 - get it in just about any flavor (mp3 / CD / FREE with Snuggie) you want!

And now, on to the cornucopia of crazy new Weezer goodness...

Raditude is just $3.99 on Amazon (MP3) through Thursday 11/5. Haven't bought it yet? Get it quick!

Want it cheaper? Raditude is FREE. (pronounced "fuh-ree-E-E-E") if you buy an exclusive Weezer Snuggie. And what's a Snuggie without an infomercial? Weezer's got one - right here: The Weezer Snuggie Infomercial, exclusively on YouTube. (And dont miss the 'making of' video too, shot and edited by me, Karl, on the Surreal Surburban Snuggie Set).

And remember its never too late to order the iTunes Pass super deluxe version of Raditude and get over 30 songs and video pieces, many of which are ONLY available via the Pass!

But that's not all. Babelgum's got the official video for "I Want You To" with Odette Yustman right here!

And check it out - Babelgum has created this online video editor mashup machine, built with video clips that i personally selected and supplied for them out of my archive of weez stuff. Use them to Mash-up your own Weezer video and you could win a day filming backstage with the band!

Still want more? Weezer's got more. With Raditude's release Weezer is throwing in a brand new set of AOL Sessions! Not enough? - well watch for guest performances from Sarah Bareilles, Kenny G and Chamillionaire. Do I hear a WTF? I hope so!

AND exclusively on YouTube, dont miss yet ANOTHER great performance of "I Want You To", the acoustic jamb version - again with Sarah Bareilles!

Of course that's not all!!! You can watch Weezer on MTV's It's On With Alexa Chung with guest performance from Nat from the Naked Brothers Band! He also performed with Weezer in NYC on Halloween when another new friend Leighton Meester popped by to sing "I Want You To" with Weezer.

AND. Myspace has videos up from the recent SF secret show here!

Dying to see Weezer live? New tour dates are up now and you can head to T-Mobile's Facebook page to win a Weezer concert at your favorite college - right now FSU is in the lead, and just like college football, votes matter - get yours in now!

While they were in NYC Weezer also stopped by Clear Channel to record a performance for Stripped - watch for it soon along with Sirius and Fuse appearances. The Stripped performance will also air on iheartradio's Radio Weezer station.

But wait, there's more...you get Raditude, the Snuggie, AOL Sessions and Alexa Chung performances with Sara Bareillis, Kenny G, Naked Brothers and Chamillionaire and we're still not done!!! Watch Weezer perform on Late Show with David Letterman right here.

Counting down the days to Halloween again already? Well you can dress up online and watch the encore of Weezer's virtual concert on Planet Cazmo!

And dont forget to Go to AskWeezer.com and send Weezer your questions for the unique Twitter Interview to be conducted on 11/10!!!

AND dont miss these SoCal chances to mee the band and get your new cd (or item of your choice) signed by them!

Thursday, Nov 5, 2009: 7pm - 9pm
    In Store Signing @ Hot Topic
Hollywood and Highland
Hollywood, CA

Friday, Nov 6, 2009: 6pm - 8pm
      In Store Signing @ Tilly's
Irvine Spectrum
Irvine, CA

Saturday, Nov 7, 2009: 7pm - 9pm
      In Store Signing @ Best Buy
Best Buy Store
Chino Hills, CA

...A SPIN.com Raditude Review here, and their Halloween show review here.

...Weezer will be on FUSE Distortion this week! The premiere is FRIDAY 11/6 @ 3pm, the repeat is Saturday 11/7 @ 2am.

...Weezer's recent performance on Jimmy Kimmel will air on November 23rd.

The Making of (If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To | Video

IGA — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:44:00 GMT

Raditude (Ringtones) | Ringtones

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT

Tracks
1. (If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To (Ringtone)
2. I’m Your Daddy (Ringtone)
3. The Girl Got Hot (Ringtone)
4. Can't Stop Partying (Ringtone)
5. Put Me Back Together (Remix) (Ringtone)
6. Tripping Down the Freeway (Ringtone)
7. Love Is The Answer (Ringtone)
8. Let It All Hang Out (Ringtone)
9. In The Mall (Ringtone)
10. I Don't Want To Let You Go (Ringtone)

Raditude | Albums

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT

Tracks
1. (If You’re Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To
2. I’m Your Daddy
3. The Girl Got Hot
4. Can’t Stop Partying
5. Put Me Back Together
6. Trippin’ Down The Freeway
7. Love Is The Answer
8. Let It All Hang Out
9. In The Mall
10. I Don’t Want To Let You Go
11. The Story Of My Life (iTunes bonus track)
12. Kids/Poker Face ( iTunes pre-order bonus track)

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2009/11/02 Alexa Chung show; plus Weezer Video Mash Up launching now! | News

IGA — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:34:00 GMT

People check it out - Babelgum has created this online video editor mashup machine, built with video clips that i personally selected and supplied for them out of my archive of weez stuff. Use them to Mash-up your own Weezer video and you could win a day filming backstage with the band!

Yesterday (Sunday 11/1) was mostly a day of rest and recovery, except for Rivers, who made a special appearance at the Band Hero 'First To Play' event at the Nintendo World Store in Rockefeller Plaza to celebrate the release of Band Hero. Rivers signed autographs for fans of Band Hero and Weezer for an hour, as the Band Hero game was officially launched for anxious fans. Note that Rivers appears in the new Band Hero commercial that is launching 11/3, which also features Taylor Swift, Travis Barker, and Pete Wentz.

Today we headed down to Mtv Studios in a different part of Times Square to do the Alexa Chung show. Via our mailing list, 35 fans were picked to come attend this show, which some have likened to a 21st century TRL, only with fashonista Alexa at the helm, so a decidedly different vibe was in effect than in the old Carson Daley days. This is a live show, so there was a lot of hustling and "3,2,1.." type stuff going on from the behind the scenes people. Lots of hurrying up and here comes the cameras. After a guy from the new "V" TV show was interviewed and some sort of recurring Lady Gaga lookalike contest was underway, it turned to Weezer at last. The guys performed their new single "I Want You To" with their buddies Alex Greenwald of Phantom Planet and Nat Wolff of the Naked Brothers Band helping out on guitars. Leighton Meester was originally going to appear in the duet with Rivers as she had at Hammerstien, but was unable to make it in time so Rivers handled the whole thing himself. As Josh Freese was already back in L.A. for some Devo duty (now for the future), Pat handled the drums, and with the guys in their 50's video outfits, it looked a lot like the video. They sounded excellent as well, it was a good sounding small studio room. See the performance here on Mtv.com.

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2009/10/31 New York, New York: RXP Masquerade - Hammerstien Ballroom | News

Karlophone — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:55:00 GMT

Tonight was the climax of the New York Super Weez Week. Not the final performance but the big one, down at the Hammerstien Ballroom, where Weezer played once before back in 1994, opening for Lush. The Hammerstien is a great if somewhat rough old ballroom, a perfect mid size venue to rock out in and give everybody a good sight line and decent sound. Sort of like the Palladium in L.A. but with less acoustical dead spots.

Being a Halloween show, costumes were encouraged, and many were spotted in the audience. Though many came as a "Weezer Fan", which is fine too! Onstage, the band got into the spirit of things, starting the show in their wicked bug costumes from the "Yo Gabba Gabba" show taping from a few weeks back. Then they had about 20 fans come on stage and help them get their costumes off, WHILE they played "Undone"!

Tonight we had some special guests onstage. No guest rapper for Cant Stop Partying, but Leighton Meester did the duet thing with Rivers on "I Want You To", while Nat Wolff from The Naked Brothers Band helped out on guitar for that song. Odd side note: check out the recently released DVD of "Inside" at Blockbuster, its a pre Gossip Girl Leighton role, directed by a certain Jeff, once better known for his weezer fandom on the old RCB boards!

Tonights opening bands were excellent: PT Walkley, followed by Matt and Kim.

Shoutouts to WeezerChild Hayley, and Doug and Andrew from WSIN 1590am, Southern Connecticut State University Radio, as well as Alex Greenwald from Phantom Planet (on hand to rehearse for his role in tomorrows Alexa Chung performance), and Chris Shaw, engineer on the Blue Album at Electric Lady studios, way back in '93. And a special shout out to Jason Neely, who shot the photo of his dog Sidney which graces the cover of "Raditude" now! He was given exclusive access to shoot the band during their soundcheck today. It was great to see everybody, costumes or no!

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Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden, NJ | 12/10/2009 | Concert

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:57:00 GMT

Patriot Center, Washington, DC | 12/9/2009 | Concert

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:56:00 GMT

Agganis Arena at Boston University, Boston, MA | 12/7/2009 | Concert

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:55:00 GMT

Air Canada Center, Toronto, CAN | 12/5/2009 | Concert

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:54:00 GMT

Eagles Ballroom, Milwaukee, WI | 12/3/2009 | Concert

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:54:00 GMT

Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL | 12/1/2009 | Concert

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:52:00 GMT

2009/10/30 New York, New York: Alloy/Teen.com Acoustic Performance | News

Karlophone — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:20:00 GMT

Today the band headed down to the Manhattan studios of Alloy.com to do an acoustic performance of "(If you're wondering if I want you to), I want you to" plus answer intrview questions in front of a small audience. It was a low key and pleasant affair that will appear on Teen.com in the coming days. Then Rivers went down to VH1's studios to do an interview that will be broadcast soon.

RADITUDE PRE-ORDER FAN PACKS

Raditude is nearly here! Its being released this coming TUESDAY 11/3! And be sure to check out YouTube's homepage that day for the Weezer Snuggie Infomercial premiere, as well as other cool Weezer video stuff!

And people - the Weezer Snuggie is now available when you pre-order Weezer's new album Raditude! All the info you need to choose the fan package that's right for you is on our Preorder page, which also serves as a handy guide to all the Raditude variations that are available. Dont miss the Weezer Snuggie, or the limited zebra striped Weezer Snuggie if you are feeling especially frisky! And the limited edition 100 page photo book filled with exclusive photos of the band at work and play and other crazy pix from tour and elsewhere, 50 photos of which were taken by me, Karl, the rest by another weezer insider with an all access pass and a huge camera: Daniel, AKA Dan The Man. Anyway, all these great weezer items and more are available via the Preorder page, check it out!

NINTENDO PRESENTS THE BAND HERO™ “FIRST TO PLAY” EVENT
WITH FAN SIGNING BY RIVERS CUOMO OF WEEZER

Nintendo presents the “First To Play” event at the Nintendo World Store in Rockefeller Plaza to celebrate the release of Band Hero™. At the event, everyone will be able to jam on the highly anticipated, new video game Band Hero available in stores on Tuesday, November 3. Fans will be able to shred on both the console and Band Hero for Nintendo DS™ Lite for a first time preview of the game!

The first 50 rockers in line will walk away with a copy of the game before it is even released! The event will also include a signing by Weezer lead singer Rivers Cuomo in addition to Band Hero giveaways throughout the day.

Sunday, November 1, 2009
11:00 a.m. Event will begin
3:00 p.m.Rivers Cuomo Signing
4:00 p.m. Event will end

WHERE: Nintendo World Store
10 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10020

Here are 2 related articles about the event.

...Sonya Lee (the gifted pianist from the last few shows) is in an upcoming play in Manhattan. We've heard it's excellent, come check it out if you can!
"What Not to Say, and Other Disturbing Tales"
Starring Sonya Lee & Rachel Hardin!
Monday, November 2, 8 PM
@ ARS Nova Theatre
511 West 54th Street
Tickets $10

...Here's an Entertainment Weekly exclusive teaser video clip on the set of "Yo Gabba Gabba", the excellent kids TV show, where weezer recently spent the day filming a special segment dressed up in bug constumes, performing the track "All My Friends Are Insects"! It was a very cool day indeed, where we learned about important things like accepting others even if they are very small or otherwise different than ourselves.

...Magnet Magazine is asking what album are you most looking forward to next week, and they have a poll for you to express yourself here (hey, how about picking Weezer!)

...More photos from the iheartradio secret show here, by in house photog Kirill.

...All Alexa Chung audience spots have been taken, thank you to everyone who emailed back. To those who didnt get in, better luck next time, and to all, the performance will be on Mtv soon of course.

...Reminder: Go to AskWeezer.com and send Weezer your questions for the unique Twitter Interview to be conducted on 11/10!!!

Weezer's NEW VIDEO for "(If you're wondering if I want you to), I want you to", exclusively on Babelgum.com!

...Check out the exclusive performance video from Tuesdays secret show on iheartradio.com!

...Weezer will be on FUSE Distortion next week! The premiere is FRIDAY 11/6 @ 3pm, the repeat is Saturday 11/7 @ 2am.

...Weezer's recent performance on Jimmy Kimmel will air on November 23rd.

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2009/10/29 New York, New York: The Dave Letterman Show | News

Karlophone — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:41:00 GMT

...Be sure to tune into the Dave Letterman show tonight, AND tomorrow night for back to back performances by Weezer with Paul Shaffer and the CBS Orchestra!!

Well, when you do two Letterman shows in one week, its kinda cool how familiar things start to feel... "Hey Paul, good to see you again!" and all that. It's cool how Dave's crew and people have a tight family and they are very welcoming. Paul Schaffer and the CBS Orchestra are all real nice and it was so fun watching them and the weez collaborate and work out how the jams would go. Guys like Paul, Will Lee and Anton Fig are real heroes to Weezer, so its a double pleasure to work with them. Todays performance was "(If you're wondering if I want you to), I want you to". Tommorrow (Friday) is "I'm Your Daddy", which was part of the Halloween episode taped on Monday. Both turned out really nice!

* Reminder: Go to AskWeezer.com and send Weezer your questions for the unique Twitter Interview to be conducted on 11/10!!!

Weezer's NEW VIDEO for "(If you're wondering if I want you to), I want you to", exclusively on Babelgum.com!

...Check out the exclusive performance video from Tuesdays secret show on iheartradio.com!

...Weezer will be on FUSE Distortion next week! The premiere is FRIDAY 11/6 @ 3pm, the repeat is Saturday 11/7 @ 2am.

...Weezer's recent performance on Jimmy Kimmel will air on November 23rd.

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2009/10/28 New York, New York: iheartradio secret show, more | News

Karlophone — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:35:00 GMT

* Reminder: Go to AskWeezer.com and send Weezer your questions for the unique Twitter Interview to be conducted on 11/10!!!

Weezer's NEW VIDEO for "(If you're wondering if I want you to), I want you to", exclusively on Babelgum.com!

...Well the NYC craziness continues! Today Rivers went down to Billboard Magazine to do a photo shoot with Jermaine Dupri, for the cover of Billboard, which will be out 11/13. Victory! Then the whole gang reconviened at the PC Richard and Son theatre on Avenue Of The Americas near Canal St., for the Stripped / iheartradio secret show, which went down exclusively to a small audience of contest winners. After some interiviews and photoshoots with iheartradio, I had the pleasure of introducing the guys onstage. Todays set started acousticly like yesterday, with classical accompniment on a special cover of Coldplay's "Vida La Vida". Then the classical players were thanked and in came the rest of the band for the electrical portion of the short but very energetic and fun set.

Note you can check out the show starting Thursday 10/29 on the I Heart Radio iPhone/Blackberry app. More will be added in a week or two. Also you can check out more photos and videos from the show on iheartradio.com.

...Heres two articles on what Rivers was up to on Sunday before he flew to New York: Band Hero commercial shoot, in the style of Risky Business!

...Weezer will be on FUSE Distortion next week! The premiere is FRIDAY 11/6 @ 3pm, the repeat is Saturday 11/7 @ 2am.

...Weezer's recent performance on Jimmy Kimmel will air on November 23rd.

Upcoming tour dates:
12/1 – Chicago, IL – Aragon Ballroom
12/3 – Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Ballroom
12/5 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Center
12/7 – Boston, MA – Agganis Arena
12/9 – Washington DC – Patriot Center
12/10 – Philadelphia, PA – Susquehanna Center

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2009/10/27 New York, New York: Letterman, Sirius XM, more | News

Karlophone — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:12:00 GMT

...First off, many mysteries about the many variations of Raditude preorders are now clarified and organized here: http://www.weezer.com/raditude/

...Special Note to NYC fans who want to try to get into Letterman when weezer is there! the show tapings are/were MONDAY 10/26 and THURSDAY 10/29. the Monday taping will air Friday, while Thursday = Thursday. Ergo, no Weezer actually at Letterman on Friday.

Weezer's NEW VIDEO for "(If you're wondering if I want you to), I want you to", exclusively on Babelgum.com!

...Well its been a hell of a busy week so far here in NYC! We flew into town Sunday, although Rivers came early Monday on a red eye due to filming a commercial in L.A. (youll see, soon enough). Monday we went to Letterman in the morning and the band rehearsed with Paul Schaefer and his gang. Then in the afternoon, we returned to the Ed Sullivan Theater to actually tape the show, which will air this coming Friday as the Haloween episode. Some good suprises in store for ya!

Then we went to a rehearsal space in midtown near the Hudson so the band and some special guests could rehearse the acoustic sets for the Sirius XM show on Tuesday, and the Stripped performance on Wednesday.

Tuesday (today) came and we went down to the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square, for the Sirius XM "Artist Confidential" show which went out live to air on satellite radio. Rivers opened the set with a special cover of the Killers' "Human" with accompanying piano, cello and violin players as well as our MD Jim on lite touch drums. Then the rest of the band came out for the rest of the set of weezer songs. Inbetween the performances, the band was interviewed by the Siruis XM Artist Confidential host Lou Brutus, who asked the tough questions that people want to know about.

Then Rivers went down to the Fuse TV studio to tape a segment for their alternative show. Not sure when that airs but should be soon. Everything is happening all at once!

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2009/10/24 Los Angeles, CA: The Hollywood Palladium | News

Karlophone — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:51:00 GMT

**Special Note to NYC fans who want to try to get into Letterman when weezer is there! the show tapings are MONDAY 10/26 and THURSDAY 10/29. the Monday taping will air Friday, while Thursday = Thursday.

Weezer's NEW VIDEO for "(If you're wondering if I want you to), I want you to", exclusively on Babelgum.com!

...Tonight was one for the history books, as Weezer and Wax shared the stage for the first time in 16 years. Weezer and Wax came up in L.A. at about the same time, but Wax barreled out of the gate, securing a loyal fanbase immediately with their high energy shows and great vibe, while Weezer thrashed about getting its act together, fighting for an audience and swimming against the tide of the LA club scene, which at the time was still mostly leftover Sunset Strip glam metal weirdness and jammed out funkiness. Weezer and Wax shared a lot of history before the two bands even existed, sharing members in prior bands, and so everybody was rooting for each other to do well. Wax became the band to beat, and Weezer took real inspiration from their showmanship and work ethic. When Wax got signed in '92, it was a milestone, the first band we personally knew to do this - proving it was possible.

Fast forward a few years and Weezer had followed suit, starting the long saga that continues today. Meanwhile Wax put out 2 fine albums and had an Mtv hit with their "Southern California" video by Spike Jonze - the infamous "man on fire" video. But about a year after that, Wax seemed to have had their plug pulled and they stopped touring.

Fast forward many more years, and we know what happened to Weezer. But meanwhile the members of Wax had gone on to do a bunch of various things. Joe Sib was in 22 Jacks and then became a SoCal radio personality. Dave "Burdie Cutlass" Georgeff started the sweet rock band Sign Of The Fox which is still going today. Tom "Soda" Gardocki has helmed several great bands including Soda and His Million Piece Band. And Loomis found himself an indispensable member of the Jackass family - whose founding member Johnny Knoxville - or P.J. Clapp The Knoxville Strongarm as we all knew him back in '93 - came up and introduced Wax tonight. 2009 has brought a long awaited Wax reunion, and happily a Weezer/Wax show again at long last. A lot has changed, but its great to know some things can still be experienced, pretty much as they once were. (ok, so theres a trampoline and Chamillionaire, but its still Weezer, dammit!)

Yes, I said Chamillionaire, of "Ridin Dirty" fame, who came out during "Can't Stop Partying" and laid down some wicked rapping of his own, making a unique version of the song instead of copying Lil' Waynes part from the album version. This was a reprisal of his efforts at the recent AOL Sessions, but as those havent been aired yet, it was technically the world wide debut of Weezer with Chamillionaire. It was a sight to see!

Also reprising her guest role from Kimmel and AOL was Sara Bareilles, who did the duet thing with Rivers on "(If you're wondering if i want you to), i want you to", to great effect both sonically and visually.

The whole show was kind of magical - theres something about the Palladium - it does have some bad spots acoustically, even post renovations, but the vibe of the room is just stellar for a great rock show - which in this writer's opinion, it was.

...first some Wax pix:

(click on any photo for a full size version)

...and then Weezer:

(click on any pic for a larger version)

ALSO check out more photos from the show - these from O, and these from MishMashMagazine.com courtesy M'Lou!

2009/10/23 Weez rocks the Jimmy Kimmel Show | News

Karlophone — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:46:00 GMT

Remember to check out Weezer's NEW VIDEO for "(If you're wondering if I want you to), I want you to", exclusively on Babelgum.com!

...today in Hollywood CA, Weezer took the outdoor stage after the regular show's taping for a 5 song set, split between songs destined for airtime, and songs just for the kids in the parking lot to rock out to. The Weezer performance was taped today but will not air till sometime later, in November. We are waiting on the exact airdate.

The show that taped tonight (fyi) had Terry Bradshaw and Catherine Keener as guests, but Quentin Tarantino came down to the show to check out the weez, so in the spirit of doing the right thing, he escorted Catherine onto her show appearance and was a most welcome bonus guest at her side. The musical guest was Echo and the Bunnymen, who did their set indoors on the El Capitan's lobby stage down the hall from the Kimmel set. They were great.

But then came the additional musical guest, Weezer, outside in the back Kimmel parking lot on the big stage. The guys had prepared a special version of their current single "(If you're wondering if I want you to), I want you to", with Sara Bareilles doing a duet with Rivers as they traded off verses and harmonized on the rest. Sharp eyed fans may have noted an additional guitar player beyone Brian and Pat on stage for that song. That was Jim, who has been helping the guys get organized musically for the upcoming tour and in the meantime helping out here and there on guitar where needed. He is not a new band member, but in the upcoming shows he or other guitar players may guest on the occasional song depending on whats needed. All in the spirit of collaboration and mixing it up a bit.

The rock was handed down, with the fans in the parking lot as well as Quentin T. on the VIP couch soaking it in and having a ball. Next stop: The Hollywood Palladium, tomorrow night! And then to NYC!

...meanwhile heres some info on what happened yesterday, as the band taped their 3rd AOL Sessions with Sara Bareilles, Kenny G, and Chamillionaire! Dont miss the picture gallery! (these new AOL Sessions will be made available TBD)

(click on any pic for a larger version)

2009/10/23 NYC iheartradio secret show + L.A. area signings! | News

Karlophone — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:48:00 GMT

iheartradio is giving 200 of the biggest Weezer fans a chance to see them perform in NYC’s most exclusive venue on 10.28. In the tri-state area? Want to go? Simply enter to win at this link. Transportation not included.

SoCal Weezer fans - COME MEET WEEZER!!!!
WEEZER WILL BE SIGNING COPIES OF THEIR LATEST RELEASE “RADITUDE” AT THESE LOCATIONS!!!
(limited space available)

11/5 at 7pm
Hot Topic
Hollywood & Highland
6801 Hollywood Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90028-6144
(323) 462-2590
** PASS DISTRIBUTION WILL BEGIN ON 11/3 AT HOT TOPIC HOLLYWOOD & HIGHLAND LOCATION ON 11/3/09**

11/6 at 6pm
Tilly’s
81 Fortune Dr # 133
Irvine, CA 92618-3083
(949) 788-0781
** PASS DISTRIBUTION WILL BEGIN ON 11/3 AT TILLY’S IRVINE, CA LOCATION ON 11/3/09**

11/7 at 7pm
Best Buy
13017 Peyton DR
Chino Hills, CA
(909) 591-3076
** PASS DISTRIBUTION WILL BEGIN ON 11/3 AT BEST BUY CHINO HILLS,CA LOCATION ON 11/3/09**

(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To | Video

IGA — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:04:00 GMT

2009/10/21 San Francisco: Regency Ballroom: Myspace Free Show | News

Karlophone — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:10:00 GMT

Check out Weezer's NEW VIDEO for "(If you're wondering if I want you to), I want you to", exclusively on Babelgum.com! Note that Babelgum's weezer page has a ton of related features too, like interviews with Rivers and director Marc Webb, behind the scenes at the video shoot, and more! Be sure to click on the "Teaser" clips, which have now been expanded to include yours truly's action packed 'webisode style' version of the video!

...be sure to check out music.aol.com FRIDAY 10/23 for a special announcement! Weezer - the band who hunkers down and then comes out to blitz you with new stuff!

...San Francisco: The Regency Ballroom - Myspace put on quite an event this night, organizing things to fall in place just right for the fans and band. The Regency Ballroom is a great venue, that perfect mid-size for sweaty rock madness. Being a free show, the line to get in formed real early, at about 6 AM according to those first in line. Apparently the tenderloin district isnt too fun to camp out in overnight, so i dont blame the peeps for playing it safe. Meanwhile, weezer had some business to take care of down in LA that day, and multi-tasker Josh Freese was just getting off of another gig that afternoon, so the only realistic solution for getting up to the show in time to make a soundcheck was chartering a G-4 private jet. Yes, weezer is all about practicality, but with pizazz! In any event, it was real sweet snacking on cheese and crackers at 650 mph, making it from LA to SF in 45 minutes! And then the rock began. Openers Natalie Portman's Shaved Head rocked strong, setting the stage (literally) for the Weez attack. 3 Raditude songs in the set tonight along with the usual mix of old and recent and some cover action. The energy was big tonight, things got smashed, splintered and squashed!

(click on any photo for a full size version)

Tour dates for Weezer; more to be announced:

10/24 – Los Angeles, CA – Palladium (opening act: Wax!)
10/31 – New York, NY – Hammerstein Ballroom
12/1 – Chicago, IL – Aragon Ballroom
12/3 – Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Ballroom
12/5 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Center
12/7 – Boston, MA – Agganis Arena
12/9 – Washington DC – Patriot Center
12/10 – Philadelphia, PA – Susquehanna Center

(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To (Live) | Video

IGA — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:08:00 GMT

MySpace Secret Show

2009/10/20 Tour Dates! Letterman! Video! Snuggies! Jigga Wha? | News

Karlophone — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:15:00 GMT

...Folks, feast your eyes on this here weezer info attack!

WEEZER’S NEW VIDEO FOR “(IF YOU’RE WONDERING IF I WANT YOU TO) I WANT YOU TO” PREMIERES TODAY ON BABELGUM

TWO BACK-TO-BACK PERFORMANCES ON THE LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN, OCTOBER 29TH AND 30TH

BAND ANNOUNCES FIRST TOUR DATES IN SUPPORT OF RADITUDE

Weezer, 2008 Grammy Award Winners for best music video, will premiere their video for “(If You’re Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To,” the first single off of their latest release Raditude, on October 20th. The video will be available exclusively on Babelgum for one week. It features actress Odette Yustman (“Cloverfield”) as the gorgeous femme fatale who visits the sleepy town of Weezerville and throws the locals- played by duplicate versions of the band members- into chaos.

In addition to the video, fans will also be able to watch behind-the-scenes footage and an interview with acclaimed director Marc Webb, whose credits include the beloved breakout film “500 Days Of Summer” and music videos for My Chemical Romance, Regina Spektor and Green Day. This isn’t Webb’s first experience working with Weezer; he directed the band’s video for “Perfect Situation” which featured actress Elisha Cuthbert.

In support of Raditude, Weezer announces a string of tour dates, kicking off October 24th at the Palladium in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles and New York City shows have already sold out. Tickets for the remaining dates go on sale next week. On October 29th and 30th, Weezer will appear for back-to-back performances on The Late Show With David Letterman. Weezer releases Raditude on November 3rd. On the same day, they will introduce the Weezer Snuggie, the band’s personalized version of the now-famous blanket with sleeves.

Tour dates for Weezer; more to be announced:

10/24 – Los Angeles, CA – Palladium (opening act: Wax!)
10/31 – New York, NY – Hammerstein Ballroom
12/1 – Chicago, IL – Aragon Ballroom
12/3 – Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Ballroom
12/5 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Center
12/7 – Boston, MA – Agganis Arena
12/9 – Baltimore, MD – UMBC Fieldhouse
12/10 – Philadelphia, PA – Susquehanna Center

...Other info:

...SF peeps may be asking "when is it ok to line up for the Myspace show on Wednesday (tomorrow)?" The answer is: First thing tomorrow, or if you are feeling frisky, go for it late tonight! Stay safe, bring marshmellows!

...Rivers Cuomo interview with musicradar.com - re: Pinkerton deluxe and more.

...98.7's got something going on - note the only info we got right now is what their announcement says.

..."In the Time Magazine 2010 almanac on p. 97 within an article called "Play that Funky Music" there is a discussion about the video game Guitar Hero. 'Five colored buttons on the "neck" of the guitar are used together with the "strum" button to play along with songs by bands such as the Rolling Stones and Weezer.' There it is, Weezer and the Rolling Stones in the same breath."
-Thomas L. Bell
Professor Emeritus
Department of Geography
University of Tennessee

...Today's pic is of a future rocker named Rivers Jonas Wade.

2009/10/20 Jimmy Kimmel Show Ticket alert! | News

Karlophone — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:17:00 GMT

Folks, Weezer will be playing a mini concert at the Jimmy Kimmel show taping this coming Friday 10/23 (note - episode will not air on TV till a later date TBA), and Jimmy has put up a link to get tickets to see the performance taping in Hollywood - here it is - get 'em while they last!

...todays photo by and of 'good ol' Liam Sawyers with his trusty woodwork.

2009/10/19 Myspace Presents a free Weezer show in San Francisco! | News

Karlophone — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:04:00 GMT

**show is Wednesday 10/21**

MySpace Secret Shows
is very pleased to present

WEEZER

With Special Guests

Natalie Portman's

Shaved Head

* * *

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CITI FORWARD BY MYSPACE

Wednesday

October 21, 2009

FREE! ALL AGES!

Doors @ 7:00 PM

DETAILS BELOW

@ The Regency Ballroom

1290 Sutter St., San Francisco, CA 94109

415-673-5716

PLEASE NOTE: This show is first come, first served.
So get there early and stay in line.

Also, over the next year if you are one of the first 20 people with the new Citi Forward by MySpace card, you will automatically be able to skip the line.

You can learn more about the card by clicking here.

Click above to order "Raditude"

Add Secret Shows to your top friends

2009/10/18 Bay area warning! | News

Karlophone — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:33:00 GMT

...People, keep an eye peeled on weezer.com & affiliated sites for a special announcement coming Monday morning! Bay area fans, you'll want to take note!

2009/10/15 "I Want You To" video teasers! | News

Karlophone — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:12:00 GMT

***REMINDER 10/16! I strongly urge you folks to go see Spike Jonze's "Where The Wild Things Are", which has opened today!

...Folks, the video for "(If you're wondering if I want you to), I want you to" is coming shortly around the bend! Here's some sweet teaser clips!

...Check out this new video interview with Rivers on Buzznet! Its the first in a series of installments to come there.

2009/10/14 Limited Edition 7" with Raditude preorder! | News

Karlophone — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:41:00 GMT

...people, here be a special news flash to tell you about this:

FREE LIMITED EDITION YELLOW 7 INCH SINGLE!

CLICK BELOW AND PRE-ORDER WEEZER's LATEST RELEASE "RADITUDE" AND YOU WILL RECEIVE A LIMITED EDITION (YELLOW COLORED) 7 INCH SINGLE OF "I WANT YOU TO", WITH A NON ALBUM TRACK B-SIDE ENTITLED "I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING"! **Limited quantities available**

via SMARTPUNK: CD or Deluxe 2 CD set or Vinyl

via INSOUND: CD or Deluxe 2 CD set or Vinyl

via INTERPUNK: CD or Deluxe 2 CD set

*** SPECIAL NOTE: a full list of the various forthcoming Raditute formats, ordering options and tracklist variations will follow in this space asap. Theres a LOT of info and we aim to get it organized for ya.

...todays weezer truck courtesy of high speed photographer Mike H.

2009/10/12 Raditude iTunes Pass, Twitter interview, More! | News

Karlophone — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:22:00 GMT

Raditude out 11/3 - Sidney sez click cover to see me bigger!
...now class, listen up, we've got a lot to go over here. First off - "Raditude" comes out NOVEMBER 3, but theres a way to start getting it now, as well as a TON of exclusive bonus stuff on top of it - via ordering the Weezer iTunes Pass! Fans who purchase the WEEZER iTunes Pass ($19.99) will receive a variety of content beginning on October 13th with a cover of The Clash’s “Should I Stay Or Should I Go” and continuing in weekly installments until November 24th. The WEEZER iTunes Pass includes a deluxe version of the band’s new album Raditude plus exclusive additional tracks, live recordings, remixes, behind-the-scenes video footage and the music video for single “(If You’re Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To.” You can also do a preorder of the regular album on iTunes, which gets you 2 exclusive bonus tracks too (delivered digitally Nov 3).

...Don't miss the trendsetting Twitter Weezer Inverview - Now up at www.askweezer.com! Go there and send in your questions NOW!

...Weezer Snuggies now available in the store! Dont miss the preorder specials! More to come!

...heres a video of Kevin Smith (Clerks, Mallrats, etc!) talking about a rejected video treatment he did for weezer back in 2002. (It was for 'Keep Fishin' - He was edged out by the Muppets)

...The video for "(If you're wondering if I want you to), I want you to", is nearly ready for the world! Saw a rough cut the other day, it really looks awesome! And note that TOMORROW, Wed 14th, on Mtv, you can see the behind the scenes set visit of the shoot!
Wed 10/14- 4:05am, 5:40am, 7:10am

...Reminder: Tap Tap Revenge 3 ihas now launched, with Weezer music! We've teamed up with Tapulous to bring you the best music-gaming experience of your life. You can listen to Weezer music and play it on the newest game - Tap Tap Revenge 3! Tap along with your favorite songs! The all new Tap Tap Revenge 3 features enhanced gameplay, custom themes, and over 100 free songs! Challenge your friends, or anyone around the world through the online gaming arena with bombs and weapons, customizable avatars, integrated chat and even more new features. Now on iTunes.

A great Halloweezer video from the fans at allthingsweezer.com...

...Rivers interview with Triple J Australian radio in this podcast - Rivers part starts at 22:30.

...Interview with Flaming Lips producer/Mercury Rev member Dave Fridman (who was one of the engineers on Pinkerton) in this podcast - he is asked about his work on Pinkerton starting at about 8 minutes in. The whole podcast is really interesting.

...Reminder: Rivers talks about "Raditude" and his various attitudes with Pitchfork.

...todays picture courtesy of young weezer fan Jack Calde.

EXCLUSIVE "I Want You To" Live : Washington DC | Video

IGA — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:44:00 GMT

Weezer.com Exclusive. To access video you can either...
a) Login/Signup to Weezer.com
b) Post a Tweet to watch
» CLICK HERE TO ACCESS

2009/10/06 Tap Tap Revenge 3 - Wax - Wild Things! | News

Karlophone — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:01:00 GMT

...First of all, theres a new Tap Tap Revenge in town for the iPhone, Tap Tap Revenge 3! And there are 4 Weezer songs now available for it in the new Tap store, pick up 2 songs for $0.99.

...Rivers talks about "Raditude" and his various attitudes with Pitchfork. Read, think, know.

...Great news - Opening up for Weezer at the 10/24 Hollywood Palladum show will be none other than Wax! Wax has reunited for some historic shows after nearly 15 years, and it will be an amazing treat to see these guys in action, especially sharing the bill with Weezer again! Wax was a huge early inspiration for Weezer, who opened up for Wax at every opportunity back in the early days on the L.A. club circuit. Their energy, stage presence and the way they moved the crowd made Weezer straighten up and fly right on more than one occasion! So if you are going to the Palladium show, get there ON TIME or you will be missing out on the deadly Wax/Weezer combo, back again from 1993!

...Speaking of classic Weezer connections - Spike Jonze, who directed Weezer's "Undone", "Buddy Holly" and "Island In The Sun (second version)" videos, as well as the classic films "Being John Malkovich" and "Adaptation", is back again with "Where The Wild things Are", which comes out 10/16. But I had the chance to catch an early screening last night, and I had to say this - Spike NAILED it, this is a beautiful film that defies easy categorization and avoids easy summing up. I was expecting to at least enjoy myself because i do trust Spike's instincts, but by the time the kid had been in the wild land about 5 minutes i just went into a trance and totally bought what i was watching despite its clearly 'unreal' story and vibe. And the cool part is that despite it technically being a rather simple story about a kid who gets upset, runs away from home and learns some things about life, it doesn't lend itself to the usual cliches about imagination, learning how to cope, etc. i mean those things are part and parcel of the story, but not once did i feel Spike took the easy Hollywood way out, in fact it felt like he strongly resisted it to the end. Which, by the way, was genuinely sad yet happy at the same time. Bravo.

...The indaba "My Brain" Remix contest is over, and you can check out the results here - Be sure to listen to winner Sean McCabes electri-fried version of "My Brain Is Working Overtime"!

...The video for "(If you're wondering if I want you to), I want you to", is still being worked on but its getting closer! Stay tuned...

Raditude coming 11/3 - Sidney sez click cover to see me bigger!

***CURRENT SINGLE "(If you're wondering if I want you to), I Want You To" on iTunes now! Click here!***

*** "RADIO WEEZER” - check it out! ***

2009/09/28 Halloweezer Concert Action | News

Karlophone — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:06:00 GMT

SoCal people: Weezer will be playing October 24th at The Palladium in Hollywood, CA! Presale is later this week, stay tuned for the details!

And New York people, stay tuned to radio station RXP for some special news!

...other stuff...

* A video has been shot for "(If you're wondering if I want you to), I want you to", this past weekend up in a tiny little town about 15 miles west of Castaic, CA. Currently its in the editing process.

* New Rivers interview with Mtv (w/ video), shot on location of the new video.

* Behind the barking - a radio special about Sidney the 'Raditude' cover star!

* Reminder: Video from the 9/21 Roxy secret show is now up on Guitar Hero 5 Fridays on Yahoo! Music.

* "Raditude"'s release date has been moved ahead one week to November 3rd.

Raditude coming 11/3 - Sidney sez click cover to see me bigger!
Raditude album tracklisting:

Standard album:
1. (If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To
2. I'm Your Daddy
3. The Girl Got Hot
4. Can't Stop Partying
5. Put Me Back Together
6. Trippin' Down The Freeway
7. Love Is the Answer
8. Let It All Hang Out
9. In The Mall
10. I Don't Want To Let You Go
(11. The Story Of My Life - iTunes bonus)
(12. Kids/Poker Face - iTunes pre-order bonus)

Deluxe also includes:
11. Get Me Some
12. Run Over By A Truck
13. The Prettiest Girl In the Whole Wide World
14. The Underdogs
(15. The Story Of My Life - iTunes bonus)
(16. Kids/Poker Face - iTunes pre-order bonus)

***CURRENT SINGLE "(If you're wondering if I want you to), I Want You To" on iTunes now! Click here!***

2009/09/23 Time, Tacos, Torpidity | News

Karlophone — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:21:00 GMT

***UPDATE 9/25 - The 9/21 Roxy secret show video is NOW UP HERE, on Guitar Hero 5 Fridays on Yahoo! Music - check it out!***

...Well, you may have already noticed evidence of this elsewhere online, and it is official: "Raditude"'s release date has been moved ahead one week to November 3rd. There is a very specific timetable laid out for album releases and if any element misses a deadline even by a few hours, it throws the whole shebang ahead to the next week. Rarely does every little thing go exactly as planned, so here we are with a new release date. It happens. The good news is everything is looking solid from this point to the finish line.

...waiting on official word about the online presentation of the live secret show filmed at the Roxy on 9/21, presented by Guitar Hero 5 / Yahoo Music. Expecting it very soon.

...coming up shortly - video shoot!

***Special announcement - Shriner Big Rock Alert!
Scott is playing and singing in a special show this coming Saturday night (9/26) with an "all star band" including such luminaries as Duff McKagan from Gn'R and Dave Navarro of Jane's Addiction. This rock show, taking place at The Roxy Theater on Sunset Blvd, is a benefit show for Scott Ford, a good friend of Scott's who is battling cancer. Tickets available from The Roxy. Onstage time is 11:30 pm. Support is Jason Heath and the Greedy Souls and there will be an auction of special items including a guitar from Gibson that will be signed by all the artists performing. All proceeds go to help Scott Ford's medical bills.

2009/09/21 Yahoo/Guitar Hero Secret Show: West Hollywood, CA: The Roxy | News

Karlophone — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:50:00 GMT

***Special announcement - Shriner Big Rock Alert!
Scott is playing and singing in a special show this coming Saturday night (9/26) with an "all star band" including such luminaries as Duff McKagan from Gn'R and Dave Navarro of Jane's Addiction. This rock show, taking place at The Roxy Theater on Sunset Blvd, is a benefit show for Scott Ford, a good friend of Scott's who is battling cancer. Tickets available from The Roxy. Onstage time is 11:30 pm. Support is Jason Heath and the Greedy Souls and there will be an auction of special items including a guitar from Gibson that will be signed by all the artists performing. All proceeds go to help Scott Ford's medical bills.

...As for the Weezer show that just happened at that same Roxy Theater...
Well, the guest list was very small, and while thousands applied, only a few hundred could get in to this exclusive and secret show at the Roxy. The show was officially a taping for Yahoo! and Activision's Guitar Hero 5, the results of which will debut this coming Friday 9/25 on Yahoo!. So there were a pile of TV cameras filming the proceedings, and you can see what you may have missed soon.

The set was a compact version of the Bleezer show set, cut down to roughly half an hour. But the energy on stage and in the crowd was very high indeed! And a new song was slipped in, "I'm Your Daddy", which hadn't been heard live since the Korea and Japan festival shows back in July and the Saratoga Springs "unexpected headliner" show a few weeks back. Everything went great, although the ending of the show was unintentionally anti-climactic, as it was not made clear by the powers that be that the end of the show was really the end of the show, so chants for an encore went down as the proverbial Elvis had already left the building. But all was well that ended well, and there ain't nothing wrong with a free Weezer show at the Roxy during one's lunch break!

It's been a long time since Weezer played here. Back in summer 1993 they played the main stage (looks a lot smaller now!) and later in December '93 they played the upstairs "On The Rox" lounge, site of today's pre-show interview. Since then...? Like I said, it's been a loooong time...

(click on any photo for a full size version) The bottom row of photos is courtesy legendary SoCal punk/skate photog O, who loves himself some pit photo action! More at whatosaw.com.

...I did a pair of online interviews recently about various weez-ish subjects. One was with football365, here (registration required), and the other was with the new fansite weezercountry, here.

Upcoming album Raditude - Sidney sez click cover to see me bigger!
Raditude album tracklisting:

Standard album:
1. (If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To
2. I'm Your Daddy
3. The Girl Got Hot
4. Can't Stop Partying
5. Put Me Back Together
6. Trippin' Down The Freeway
7. Love Is the Answer
8. Let It All Hang Out
9. In The Mall
10. I Don't Want To Let You Go
(11. The Story Of My Life - iTunes bonus)
(12. Kids/Poker Face - iTunes pre-order bonus)

Deluxe also includes:
11. Get Me Some
12. Run Over By A Truck
13. The Prettiest Girl In the Whole Wide World
14. The Underdogs
(15. The Story Of My Life - iTunes bonus)
(16. Kids/Poker Face - iTunes pre-order bonus)

***NEW SINGLE "I Want You To" on iTunes now! Click here!***

*** "RADIO WEEZER” - check it out! ***

Yahoo/Guitar Hero Secret Show: West Hollywood, CA: The Roxy | Photo

IGA — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:01:00 GMT

photo is courtesy legendary SoCal punk/skate photog O, who loves himself some pit photo action! More at whatosaw.com

Yahoo/Guitar Hero Secret Show: West Hollywood, CA: The Roxy | Photo

IGA — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:00:00 GMT

photo is courtesy legendary SoCal punk/skate photog O, who loves himself some pit photo action! More at whatosaw.com

Yahoo/Guitar Hero Secret Show: West Hollywood, CA: The Roxy | Photo

IGA — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:00:00 GMT

photo is courtesy legendary SoCal punk/skate photog O, who loves himself some pit photo action! More at whatosaw.com

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