Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo offered a few more details about their upcoming project, Seasons, during an interview on Good Morning America Friday, July 16th Seasons, as its title suggest, will comprise four albums; Cuomo said the band will release them next year, with each LP arriving on the first day of …
Read More »'Frozen 2' Soundtrack to Feature Kacey Musgraves, Panic! at the Disco, Weezer
The soundtrack forFrozen 2, the Disney animated sequel to the studio’s 2013 mega-hit Frozen, is now available for pre-order. It will be released November 15th, shortly before the film hits theaters on November 22nd. The track list includes seven new original songs from the film’s powerhouse vocal cast, as well …
Read More »Weezer's Summer Tour Set Kicks Off With a Nostalgia Supernova
Seeing nearly any musical act that reached the pinnacle of their success decades earlier is often a nostalgic event to some degree. But Weezer kick off the set on their ongoing summer tour with a moment of such intense, overpowering nostalgia that it almost threatens to rip a hole in …
Read More »Hear Rivers Cuomo's New Solo Song 'Medicine for Melancholy'
Rivers Cuomounveiled a surprise new single, “Medicine for Melancholy.” The song is theWeezer frontman’s first as a solo artist. Unlike the riff-heavy Weezer catalog, “Medicine for Melancholy” finds Cuomo backed by sweeping synths and handclapped beats while still boasting Weezer’s penchant for big hooks. “We got that Friday feeling / …
Read More »Weezer, Pixies Plot Joint Summer Tour
WeezerandPixies will co-headline a 29-date tour in the summer of 2018. The two rock groups kick things off in Tampa on June 23rd, play numerous dates on the East Coast and around the mid-Atlantic in July, and finish up on August 12th in Phoenix. Weezer‘s Pixies‘ fandom was immediately obvious …
Read More »Review: Weezer Plays More Songs About Nerd Stuff and Rock Bands
Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo fancied himself a modern-day Burroughs while working on Pacific Daydream, using a computer program to arrange musical fragments into songs. Ultimately, it led to a pretty straightforward Weezer album. “Mexican Fender” kicks off with a riff ripped directly from J. Geils Band’s “Love Stinks,” retrofitted with …
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