***Folks, the new weezer record "Hurley" drops TOMORROW, but you can pick it up RIGHT NOW at any PacSun store. And they also have some very cool new weezer style clothes for sale that are limited and only available at PacSun.
...SoCal Weezer fans, Weezer is doing a thing with AXE for the unique AXE Music One Night Only Concert Series on September 21 in Los Angeles. The location will be a secret but follow AXE on Facebook and Twitter throughout the week to find out how to get tickets. They’ll be leaving them in secret locations, but you’ll have to follow AXE to know exactly when/where.
...People, the day is here, the time is now. After a lot of experimenting and tweaking, The new home of weezer.com is ready for visitors! At some point during Monday (today/tonight), the URL "weezer.com" will start pointing to the new site, while what you know as the current site will live on under the URL "http://classic.weezer.com". (The new site will get all updates and such, while the soon-to-be-old site will get slected updates depending on if the news is regarding a Geffen release.) So when you start seeing something different, we will have officially launched! (refresh your browser if you arent sure).
The most important thing to know is that you will need to RE-REGISTER on the new site in order to participate (beyond normal browsing). And theres a LOT to participate in - every registered member can post on the forums, post their very own blogs, post pictures and video, get email updates, and more! We tried to create the most fan friendly and fan-interactive home for weezer.com, and we think we've succeeded!
Theres still some work to be done for sure, but all the basics are up and running right now. SO... when it pops up at weezer.com, check it out and explore! It's a bit different than most band websites, but after you get the feel of it and see the potential, we think you're gonna like our new home!
...REMINDER: on Wednesday, September 15th, Weezer are playing on the Tonight Show w/ Jay Leno! Tune in! And if your gonna be near Burbank, CA that day, now you know why you need to try and get in the audience!
...Folks, the new weezer record "Hurley" drops in just 2 days, but you can pick it up RIGHT NOW at any PacSun store. And they also have some very cool new weezer style clothes for sale that are limited and only available at PacSun.
...On Sirius-XM Radio's Alt-Nation channel, they have been debuting new Weezer music from 'Hurley' all weekend! Also you can hear the band doing several brand new performances of some new and older tracks in the Sirius-XM studio. This is still going on right now.
...REMINDER: on Wednesday, September 15th, Weezer are playing on the Tonight Show w/ Jay Leno! Tune in! And if your gonna be near Burbank, CA that day, now you know why you need to try and get in the audience!
...On Sirius-XM Radio's Alt-Nation channel, they are debuting new Weezer music from 'Hurley' all weekend! Also you can hear the band doing several brand new performances of some new and older tracks in the Sirius-XM studio!
...Today is/was the official early release of "Hurley" in PacSun stores, which held special listening parties at all their locations. They played the album in its entirety with special commentary by the band added. Besides the new record, they also have some exclusive new limited edition Weezer threads available. Todays picture is of Max McCoy and his brohiem rocking their new Weezer threads at PacSun.
The listening parties were customized for local interests. In the Carbondale, Illinois store location for example, Weezer tribute band "The Pinkerton Complex" performed new and classic Weezer songs during the listening party.
...If you havent seen it yet, watch our new music video, for the lead off Hurley single "Memories"! It debuted on Mtv and mtv.com yesterday, check it out! Jackass! Skating! Stunts! Shredding! Shralping!
...REMINDER: on Wednesday, September 15th, Weezer are playing on the Tonight Show w/ Jay Leno! Tune in! And if your gonna be near Burbank, CA that day, now you know why you need to try and get in the audience!
...new weezer.com coming very soon! Stay tuned for a big announcement!
Ok, sorry about the confusion the other day - yes, "Jersey Shore" airs TODAY, and thus the "Memories" video premiere is TODAY, (Thurs 9/9) during "Jersey Shore" on Mtv. But if you dont want to watch "Jersey Shore" for some odd reason, never fear - just go to Mtv.com to watch the video there. I've seen the final cut of this video and its SO COOL! Stunts, singing, skating, sketchiness, super 8, this video has got it all!
Today, all day, the band is in a studio in L.A., recording some songs old and new for the Red Bull tv station that plays in Europe as well as some additional songs old and new for the US Red Bull website. While they are in the studio all day, the guys are also recording audio for Weezer's Alt Nation weekend this weekend on Sirius XM Radio, as well as recording a special thang for Funny Or Die. Never a dull moment...
...REMINDER: on Wednesday, September 15th, Weezer are playing on the Tonight Show w/ Jay Leno! Tune in! And if your gonna be near Burbank, CA that day, now you know why you need to try and get in the audience!
...REMINDER: "Hurley" will be released on 9/14, but you can hear it and get a hold of it 4 days early on Friday Sept 10 at all PacSun locations in the USA and Puerto Rico.
The listening parties start at 6PM. The stores will be playing the album in its entirety, with special commentary by the band added for your edification and enjoyment. Then you will be able to buy the album, plus some new limited edition Weezer threads.
Some PacSun locations will also be giving away a free Hurley/Weezer T-Shirt for the first 100 Weezer fans that arrive for the listening party.
Folks, Heres a happy curve ball for ya - The new Weezer video "Memories", featuring the Jackass crew and pro skating and BMX action at the Pink Motel, will premiere tomorrow night (Wed Sept 8) during the show "Jersey Shore". So tune in!
...REMINDER: on Wednesday, September 15th, Weezer are playing on the Tonight Show w/ Jay Leno! Tune in! And if your gonna be near Burbank, CA that day, now you know why you need to try and get in the audience!
...REMINDER: "Hurley" will be released on 9/14, but you can hear it and get a hold of it 4 days early on Friday Sept 10 at all PacSun locations in the USA and Puerto Rico.
The listening parties start at 6PM. The stores will be playing the album in its entirety, with special commentary by the band added for your edification and enjoyment. Then you will be able to buy the album, plus some new limited edition Weezer threads.
Some PacSun locations will also be giving away a free Hurley/Weezer T-Shirt for the first 100 Weezer fans that arrive for the listening party.
Folks, the Big Bumbershoot show is here at last. We're playing after Hole on the main stage. Havent played with Hole since 1994 in NYC at the Academy and/or the z100 show at MSG. anyway, more to come...
(later...)
Ok, Bumbershoot has been going on forever and is a great festival. Tons of great bands and other cool stuff, and its right downtown so you dont have to go out to East Juhunga and park on somebodys pasture to get there. The mais stage is wisely placed at the end of the Memorial Stadium, creating a cool canyonlike Roman Coliseum style vibe.
After checking out the resseurected Hole, who were pretty solid and entertaining with a twisted cover of "Jeremy" and a pleasantly wasted feeling version of Buffy Sainte-Marie's "Codine" (done a la The Litter's blues punk version from 1968), Weezer took the final slot of Day 2's Main Stage. It was an interesting blast from the bast to share the stage with Courtney, hearkening back to '94 -'95 when we shared several holiday radio shows with Hole right when they and Weezer were both all over what was then called "Modern Rock" radio. That was then, and this is now - it's been a long ride from the 90's and with every new album, weezer has added classic live songs to their setlist, which they tore thru tonight with what has become an expected high level of energy and attention to musical detail. Seattle caught the band at its peak, which was fitting as we now got to LA for 2 weeks for new album promotion, to return to the stage later in September. And conversely, it appears Weezer caught Seattle at its peak - the energy coming off the crowd was intense!
Huge ups to Lance Westgaard for the super custom flying W guitar used on "Hash Pipe" tonight. Lance hand crafted this totally unique and fine instrument and and gifted it to the band today!
Rolling over to the Sonic Boom Fest shortly - lots n lots of bands playing today including Bad Religion, Toyko Police Club, and Rise Against. Should be a good one!
(later...)
Well, things were looking kinda damp for a while, and the 13,000 strong crowd endured some torrential rain during Bad Religion's set. Then during City And Colour's much more mellow show, the clouds finally parted. By the time Weezer went on, things were positively bright and sunny - at least till the sun went down on the rock.
Today's crowd was wild right out of the gate with heavy crowsurfing going on, 13000 peeps all going nutz in tandem. This was weezers second ever trip to Edmonton, the first being a very breif stop on the 2002 Dusty West Tour. We didnt even have a chance to see the city that time so it felt like the first time we had been here. As we learned today, Edmonton is a nice looking city perched on a dramatic river gorge. And the people were all super nice and friendly, from the hotel staff to the wild fans in the audience today.
Our 2008 tourmates Tokyo Police Club played earlier in the afternoon, and the show was finished up by the heavy punk sounds of Rise Against. Before we knew it we were back at the hotel getting packed up to go to Seattle the next morning. Weez ever onward!
...on Wednesday, September 15th, Weezer are playing on the Tonight Show w/ Jay Leno! Tune in! And if your gonna be near Burbank, CA that day, now you know why you need to try and get in the audience!
...Here's a fun way to listen to and buy the new Weezer album "Hurley", early! "Hurley" will be released on 9/14, but you can hear it and get a hold of it 4 days early on Friday Sept 10 at all PacSun locations in the USA and Puerto Rico.
The listening parties start at 6PM. The stores will be playing the album in its entirety, with special commentary by the band added for your edification and enjoyment. Then you will be able to buy the album, plus some new limited edition Weezer threads.
Some PacSun locations will also be giving away a free Hurley/Weezer T-Shirt for the first 100 Weezer fans that arrive for the listening party.
...Today's photo is a special weezy moment from the big Apple press conference thing from a few days ago. I apologize to the photographer, whose name i do not know.
...Here's our new ad for the new album! Edited by Johannes Gamble. The director of the spot thought “the song sounded like happy hyper kids on Saturday morning watching cartoons and eating cereal and jumping up and down on the couch...so that is why there is a happy hyper kid jumping up and down on the couch.” Look for this on several TV stations soon!
Wow, what a day. Things started out hot sticky and muggy at a bizarre hotel in Essex, known for its culinary institute. Pretty abstract, and no, the food wasnt all that and a bag of chips. In fact, I could have used a nice bag of chips! But I will say this: the free lemonade and fresh baked cookies in the lobby were a terrific unexpected breakfast as we boarded the van to the Expo grounds.
Earlier in the morning, Brian went on a foray into town with none other than Mikey Welsh, Weezer bassist from '98-'01 and currently a terrific visual artist up here in Burlington. Mikey and his family/gang would meet up with us later at the show, as would several others...
I never thought the ferris wheel would begin to be a familiar backdrop for a weezer show, but these days its getting sorta commonplace! The summer fair season is winding down, but we've hit our share this year. And summer stayed in full effect tonight, as the heat wave was still firmly entrenched.
Tonight the band faced the dreaded prospect of the chair. The folding chair. Hundreds of them in fact. These things are a pain. They make people feel like they cant dance, cant move around, cant get loose. It took some doing, but weezer got the Burlington peeps to lose their inhibitions and party down. Rivers gave it his all once again, climbing tents, poles, bleachers, port-a-potties, you name it, all while singing as the boys on stage held things down tight instrumentally.
Before and after the show were some reunions and meetings. The aforementioned Mikey was on hand with some family and friends, and jolly times were had. Then Scott and Pat conspired with Mikey to do a last minute switchheroo, putting Mikey onstage for "Hash Pipe", the first time he'd played with weezer since July 2001. This was done without Rivers knowledge and the double take he did when he saw Mikey for the first time was priceless! Needless to say, everyone was stoked. And as Scott later said "That was fun. Where I come from, thats just what you do. When a former member of a band visits, you offer him the stage." Mikey later said "Fortunately, they picked the one weezer song I still remember how to play!"
Also here tonight was the great Hayley (Weezer_Child), who was thrilled to finally meet herself some weezer. Also Adam O'Brien-Locke, whose fandom dates back to the early RWA days. And it was a real pleasure to finally meet Alec Longstreth, Great comics artist who does a comic book called "Phase 7". Here's Alec's entertaining rundown of his experience tonight!
Comment here if you went, or start a thread on our message boards! Tell your tale!
Folks, we've just arrived on the scene at the Allentown Fair, and the sun is hot, the fried dough stands are hopping, the ferris wheel is rotating, and our classy crew guys are prepping the stage for rock and roll. Opening tonight is not The Rational Clown Posse NOR Oilcan Johnson as we were told, but thankfully its Gaslight Anthem. (later)
Good greif - well the sun went down on that fair but it never got any cooler! At least not temperature wise... However, as the evening progressed it got a LOT cooler entertainment wise! Gaslight Anthem delivered a cracking set and then Weezer did its thang. Despite the utter opressiveness of the oven like air, Rivers and co. fought hard and got the energy level up to the now-usual weez standard of: "high", with moments of "nutso" sprinkled in whenever possible. Excellent guest stars came in the form of a small stuffed tiger and a giant pink stuffed gorilla. I hope the security guard who took that inexplicable head first mini-dive to concrete out near the front-of-house area is ok. He looked more mad than hurt. What in the world happened there? A very strange accident as the RC whirlwind blew through the crowd, stoking up the fair peeps everywhere he scampered.
Big ups to Greg H. on the scene!
Comment here if you went, or start a thread on our message boards! Tell your tale!
***Folks, the new weezer record "Hurley" drops TOMORROW, but you can pick it up RIGHT NOW at any PacSun store. And they also have some very cool new weezer style clothes for sale that are limited and only available at PacSun.
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...Folks, the new weezer record "Hurley" drops in just 2 days, but you can pick it up RIGHT NOW at any PacSun store. And they also have some very cool new weezer style clothes for sale that are limited and only available at PacSun.
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