Karl's Corner / News
2010/03/05 Weezer Playing at Sunfest '10!
...Folks, we've got a new concert date added to the calendar, April 28th at the Sunfest in West Palm Beach , Florida! Tickets are on sale now!
...Weezer's appearance in the upcoming 'Carson Daly Cover Week' (a performance of the MGMT/Gaga mashup) has been MOVED to next Tuesday, March 9th - and note that is on the same day as the Weezer Yo Gabba Gabba performance (of the all new track "All My Friends Are Insects"), so set march 9th as your next Weezed out TV day... wake up and go to bed with weezer on TV!
...Interesting take on 'Can't Stop Partying'...
...REMINDER: Indaba Contest in its final week! Weezer fans and fellow musicians: visit Indaba Music to remix Weezer’s song “Love Is the Answer.” Weezer is seeking a “global version” of the track from their recent release Raditude, with a public vote determining the top 10 winners to receive a signed copy of the new album and be featured on weezer.com and www.myspace.com/weezer. The Grand Prize winner will also have the opportunity to participate in a one-on-one Indaba collaboration with frontman Rivers Cuomo to create an entirely new song. The original track can be previewed along with the transformed Hindi version on the contest page at www.indabamusic.com/remixweezer. Contest ends March 9, get in now! Check out all the remixes made to date here.
...REMINDER: Weezer has donated a new version of the classic Pinkerton track “Butterfly” featuring harpist Allison Allport to support Music for Relief’s Haiti relief efforts. Now it is your turn to DOWNLOAD and DONATE. The direct iTunes link is here, or visit http://musicforrelief.org to Listen, Download, and Donate.
...REMINDER: New Weezer Track "The Rat Race" avail via donation to TargetCancer! Previously unreleased Weezer song "the Rat Race" (and many other great songs by other artists including Ween and The Donnas) available at www.righttracktunes.org for a minimum .99 cent donation each! Donations go to help fund research and treatment of rare forms of cancer.
...todays 'Catitude' picture courtesy of 'GreenCarousel' of Russia
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2010/03/03 Indaba Contest, Yo Gabba, Carson, more
...REMINDER: Indaba Contest in its final week! Weezer fans and fellow musicians: visit Indaba Music to remix Weezer’s song “Love Is the Answer.” Weezer is seeking a “global version” of the track from their recent release Raditude, with a public vote determining the top 10 winners to receive a signed copy of the new album and be featured on weezer.com and www.myspace.com/weezer. The Grand Prize winner will also have the opportunity to participate in a one-on-one Indaba collaboration with frontman Rivers Cuomo to create an entirely new song. The original track can be previewed along with the transformed Hindi version on the contest page at www.indabamusic.com/remixweezer. Contest ends March 9, get in now!
...Yo Gabba Gabba, at last! Coming up next Tuesday, March 9 – the Yo! Gabba Gabba episode: “Bugs” – Weezer performs an original Yo Gabba Gabba! song, "All My Friends Are Insects", and Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo is featured in his “Mark’s Magic Pictures” segment. The episode also features a special remix segment arranged by Travis Barker.
...Weezer on 'Carson Daly Cover Week' - Weezer's medley of MGMT/Lady GaGa will be airing on Carson Daly next Thursday March 11th!
...Not sure how long this has been available, but here's a cool mash-up/remix of "Say it Ain't So" by MC Chris: MC Chris vs Weezer, "Say I Ain't Falynn". With all new vocals and lyrics by MC Chris, inspired by my niece's cool name!
...REMINDER - Weezer is playing the 2010 Bonnaroo festival, coming June 10-12 in Manchester, TN! Tickets are onsale now at www.bonnaroo.com! Weezer is playing on the 12th. Also on bonnaroo.com, fans can get the full lineup as it develops tomorrow, details on the festival and an interactive community with other people attending the festival. But most importantly to you and I, weezer will be there!
...REMINDER: Weezer has donated a new version of the classic Pinkerton track “Butterfly” featuring harpist Allison Allport to support Music for Relief’s Haiti relief efforts. Now it is your turn to DOWNLOAD and DONATE. The direct iTunes link is here, or visit http://musicforrelief.org to Listen, Download, and Donate.
...REMINDER: New Weezer Track "The Rat Race" avail via donation to TargetCancer! Previously unreleased Weezer song "the Rat Race" (and many other great songs by other artists including Ween and The Donnas) available at www.righttracktunes.org for a minimum .99 cent donation each! Donations go to help fund research and treatment of rare forms of cancer.
...todays cartoon courtesy Pat Achilles, via Greg from allthingsweezer.
2010/02/24 Download To Donate For Haiti track now on iTunes
...people just a quick note to inform you that Weezer's new version of the classic Pinkerton track “Butterfly” featuring harpist Allison Allport, and all the tracks that have been contributed for Download To Donate Haitian earthquake relief cause, are now available via iTunes. Download to Donate, folks! The need for relief in Haiti, and the need for good music in your ears are both great!
2010/02/15 Weezer Day - Mid Winter Re-Cap
Merry Valentines Day 2/14, happy Presidents Day 2/15, and far more importantly, happy weezer day - 2/14? 2/15? The day of the bands formation has traditionally been recognized as 2/14/92 (Valentines day), but further research some years back showed that the band's very first rehearsal was on 2/15/92. but that doesn't invalidate the 2/14 date - I mean, they had to decide to practice as a band sometime, right? And now its been a staggering 18 years, and the Weez train rides onward... like the Energizer bunny, we keep going, and going...
Anyway, today we have some items to consider, plus some important reminders below. Hope your winter hibernations get you rested for the rock of Spring!
...Rivers recently did an interview with The Santonies for Chicago Public Radio's Sound Opinions, Rivers' favorite record review show. Sound Opinions usually airs on local NPR (National Public Radio) stations nationwide. The Rivers episode will be broadcast this coming Friday, 2/19. This will run nationally at different times in different cities, and it will be available for podcast at iTunes and soundopinions.org on Monday 2-22. List of broadcasting stations here.
....Scott Shriner's wife Jillian is a writer who has written about her adventures on Weezer tours in the past, and now is about to have a book published this spring. It's an autobiographical work titled "Some Girls: My Life in a Harem", and is getting early praise. I didn't realize they did trailers for books, but they do, and here's the trailer for "Some Girls: My Life in a Harem", featuring music by Scott.
...today's picture includes a funny (and true!) bookstore spotting by kayla/loveisquartz!
...REMINDER: Weezer has donated a new version of the classic Pinkerton track “Butterfly” featuring harpist Allison Allport to support Music for Relief’s Haiti relief efforts. Now it is your turn to DOWNLOAD and DONATE. Visit http://musicforrelief.org to Listen, Download, and Donate. Other Download to Donate artists include: Linkin Park, The All-American Rejects, Dave Matthews Band, Jack Johnson, and more. Show your support and spread the word. After you download and donate, embed the player (see our right hand column) on all of your social networking pages to help spread the word!
...REMINDER: New Contest! Weezer fans and fellow musicians can now visit Indaba Music to remix Weezer’s song “Love Is the Answer.” As announced last night by Pat Wilson on “Radio Weezer”, weezer is seeking a “global version” of the track from their recent release Raditude, with a public vote determining the top 10 winners to receive a signed copy of the new album and be featured on weezer.com and www.myspace.com/weezer. The Grand Prize winner will also have the opportunity to participate in a one-on-one Indaba collaboration with frontman Rivers Cuomo to create an entirely new song. The original track can be previewed along with the transformed Hindi version on the contest page at www.indabamusic.com/remixweezer.
...REMINDER: On The 2/4/10 Sports illustrated.com Soccer podcast, hear Rivers talkin' 'bout footie.
Episode 7: Interviews with Alexi Lalas, Rivers Cuomo -- February 4, 2010
...REMINDER - Weezer is playing the 2010 Bonnaroo festival, coming June 10-12 in Manchester, TN! Tickets are onsale now at www.bonnaroo.com! Weezer is playing on the 12th. Also on bonnaroo.com, fans can get the full lineup as it develops tomorrow, details on the festival and an interactive community with other people attending the festival. But most importantly to you and I, weezer will be there!
...REMINDER: New Weezer Track "The Rat Race" avail via donation to TargetCancer! Previously unreleased Weezer song "the Rat Race" (and many other great songs by other artists including Ween and The Donnas) available at www.righttracktunes.org for a minimum .99 cent donation each! Donations go to help fund research and treatment of rare forms of cancer.
2010/02/10 New Music To Help Haiti - plus New Indaba Contest!
...Folks, Weezer has donated a new version of the classic Pinkerton track “Butterfly” featuring harpist Allison Allport to support Music for Relief’s Haiti relief efforts. Now it is your turn to DOWNLOAD and DONATE. Visit http://musicforrelief.org to Listen, Download, and Donate. Other Download to Donate artists include: Linkin Park, The All-American Rejects, Dave Matthews Band, Jack Johnson, and more. Show your support and spread the word. After you download and donate, embed the player on all of your social networking pages to help spread the word!
...New Contest!
Weezer fans and fellow musicians can now visit Indaba Music http://www.indabamusic.com/remixweezer to remix Weezer’s song “Love Is the Answer.” As announced last night by Pat Wilson on “Radio Weezer”, weezer is seeking a “global version” of the track from their recent release Raditude, with a public vote determining the top 10 winners to receive a signed copy of the new album and be featured on weezer.com and www.myspace.com/weezer. The Grand Prize winner will also have the opportunity to participate in a one-on-one Indaba collaboration with frontman Rivers Cuomo to create an entirely new song.
There will be a four-week submission period and a two-week voting period. Weezer, an A&R executive from Interscope/Geffen and Indaba Music will also hand-pick the top remixes from the semi-finalists for a commercial release, and the artists will receive a portion of the publishing royalties for their contributions.
“Love Is the Answer” was written and recorded by Weezer for Raditude, but before the record was mixed, a friend of the band asked if she could re-imagine the song. The band liked her resulting Hindi version so much that they put it on the album. Through Indaba, the original tracks have now been made available to members to re-imagine the song again themselves. The original track can be previewed along with the transformed Hindi version on the contest page at http://www.indabamusic.com/remixweezer. The band is excited to hear how Indaba’s community will revolutionize the song again.
The contest is officialy underway right now, so what are you waiting for?
...On The 2/4/10 Sports illustrated.com Soccer podcast, hear Rivers talkin' 'bout footie.
Episode 7: Interviews with Alexi Lalas, Rivers Cuomo -- February 4, 2010
...REMINDER - Weezer is playing the 2010 Bonnaroo festival, coming June 10-12 in Manchester, TN! Tickets are on sale now at www.bonnaroo.com! Weezer is playing on the 12th. Also on bonnaroo.com, fans can get the full lineup as it develops tomorrow, details on the festival and an interactive community with other people attending the festival. But most importantly to you and I, weezer will be there!
...REMINDER: New Weezer Track "The Rat Race" avail via donation to TargetCancer! Previously unreleased Weezer song "the Rat Race" (and many other great songs by other artists including Ween and The Donnas) available at www.righttracktunes.org for a minimum .99 cent donation each! Donations go to help fund research and treatment of rare forms of cancer.
...Reminder: Rivers did an interview with CapCom's Games Radar podcast. Rivers' part starts at 31:30 into the podcast.
2010/02/09 Bonnaroo!!!
...People, heres the scoop - Weezer is playing the 2010 Bonnaroo festival, coming June 10-12 in Manchester, TN! Tickets are going onsale at www.bonnaroo.com at 12PM EST! Weezer is playing on the 12th. Also on bonnaroo.com, fans can get the full lineup as it develops, details on the festival and an interactive community with other people attending the festival. But most importantly to you and I, weezer will be there!
...REMINDER: New Weezer Track "The Rat Race" avail via donation to TargetCancer!
***New Weezer song "the Rat Race" (and many other great songs by other artists including Ween and The Donnas) available at http://www.righttracktunes.org/ for a minimum .99 cent donation each!***
Reminder: Rivers did an interview with CapCom's Games Radar podcast. Rivers' part starts at 31:30 into the podcast.
2010/02/03 New Weezer Track "The Rat Race" avail via donation to TargetCancer!
...It's an exciting day folks, as now you have the opportunity to get the previously unreleased weezer track "The Rat Race", AND help fund research for treatment for rare cancers, all at the same time!
***New Weezer song "the Rat Race" (and many other great songs by other artists including Ween and The Donnas) available at http://www.righttracktunes.org/ for a minimum .99 cent donation each!***
...and now, the rest of the story. The older I get the more the phrase "everyone knows someone who has been affected by cancer" resonates. Just within my own family there have been numerous scares and tragedy. And just about everyone I can think of has a similar story, be it with family or friends. But one area most people may still not be aware of is the field of rare or 'orphan' cancers, cancers that are little understood and underfunded due to their extreme rarity - and therefore particularly lethal.
I went to high school with a guy named Paul Poth, and he was one of the coolest and funniest people I knew then and since. Once i started touring with Weezer, every time I came through Boston, Paul was sure to be at the show and it was so fun to keep in touch with him over the years. To think that he went from perfect health at 37 to gone at 39 is chilling and terribly sad. But Paul fought like few have, scouring for clues about his rare form of cancer, and upon realizing how little is known about such cancers still, he started TargetCancer with the goal of raising awareness and money to fund this desperately needed research.
Paul was a huge music fan and was always one step ahead of the curve back in the day - I remember how he went to a Husker Du concert back in late '84 - before I had even heard of them! And he was a very early fan of weezer from the get go back in the early 90's. So today, weezer and I are proud to be a part of TargetCancer's Right Track Tunes program, where your donations get you unreleased music, and help a critical need in the fight against cancer. Your ears and your heart will thank you!
"The Rat Race" was recorded in the summer of 2003 at Rod Cervera's studio in L.A., in sessions originally planned for an acoustic release. This great song has never seen the light of day until now. Check it out! And be sure to check out all the great tracks now available on the site!
Find The Right Track: Tunes To TargetCancer
...So thats the dealio, but here are some more details from the press release. Thank you in advance for whatever you may give to get the music and help in the fight!
TargetCancer - a non-profit organization devoted to helping fund research into rare and lesser known cancers - has launched a new download series called 'The Right Track: Tunes To TargetCancer.' The series features exclusive downloads of new and rare music from Weezer, Ween, The Donnas, Cowboy Junkies, Dean & Britta, Buffalo Tom, Linda Thompson, Drug Rug and others, with more artists to be added in the coming months. In addition to these exclusive pay-what-you-wish downloads ($.99 minimum), The Right Track will sponsor a series of concerts and events, with 100% of proceeds from all its initiatives going directly to research funding.
"We jumped at the chance to give an exclusive track for TargetCancer Charity," said Weezer. "We feel this is an extremely worthy and urgent cause and are all too happy to help out."
"Like so many others we have had friends and loved ones deeply affected by cancer," added Dean & Gene Ween. "We believe everyone should stand together in the hopes that we someday might find a cure."
"We are happy to be able to support TargetCancer, especially its goal to find better treatments for rare cancers," agreed The Donnas. "Contributing one of our unreleased songs is a good way for us to combine raising awareness about a cause that matters to us, and sharing new music with our fans and new people too."
Songs Currently Available from 'The Right Track: Tunes To Target Cancer'
Weezer- "The Rat Race"
Ween - "DC Won't Do You No Good"
The Donnas- "Can't Keep It a Secret"
Cowboy Junkies- "In My Time of Need" (Ryan Adams cover)
Dean and Britta- "International Velvet Theme" (Caledonia Mix)
Buffalo Tom- "Thrown" (Live From Somerville Theater)
Linda Thompson- "Never the Bride"
Mike Viola- "This is Love, This is Life"
Drug Rug- "Coffee In the Morning" (Alternate Version)
The Gravel Pit- "Yellow Light Purple"
Happy Ending- "Through Your Eyes"
http://www.righttracktunes.org
http://www.targetcancer.info
http://www.shorefire.com/clients/therighttrack
2010/02/01 Happy Birthday to Patrick Wilson!
...Happy Birthday to Pat, the man for all seasons except possibly winter. As a nice suprise nice birthday gift Pat's Declaration of Independence-signing ancestor James Wilson made the news again, as his early draft of the US Constituion turned up in Philadephia. Pat said "I love it, and it probably belongs to me!" Well... good luck with that one, Pat. Heh heh.
...Rivers did an interview with CapCom's Games Radar podcast. Rivers' part starts at 31:30 into the podcast.
...Reminder! WEEZER: CONTEST OF AWESOME!
Rivers knows that a balanced breakfast can lead to on stage pushups. And now you know that a balanced, or imbalanced nomination, submitted by YOU, can lead to YOU getting in a weezer music video! In case you didnt know... check it out.
Go to http://www.barelydigital.com/weezercontest and submit your nomination for the funniest music video of 2009. The winner will get to cameo in a Weezer video! For real!
...Weezer Tribute band alert!!
SoCal's once defunct now back Endicott 8 "is having a reunion show/Weezer tribute at Big’s Bar & Grill in Fullerton, CA on Saturday, 2/6/2010 at 10pm. The show will be over two hours, with over 31 Weezer tunes, from all albums! Endicott 8 used to play with Ozma and Rilo Kiley a bit in the OC and LA until we all went off to med/law school and the like. Fortunately, we are looking to rock again. We are dedicating the show to our hopes for complete and full recovery for Sarah & Rivers." -Bill Frazier, Endicott 8
...coming soon! Unreleased weezer song for a special charity! Details will be here on weezer.com!
2010/01/25 Dont sleep on the CONTEST OF AWESOME
...WEEZER: CONTEST OF AWESOME!
Rivers knows that a balanced breakfast can lead to on stage pushups. And now you know that a balanced, or imbalanced nomination, submitted by YOU, can lead to YOU getting in a weezer music video! In case you didnt know... check it out...
Go to http://www.barelydigital.com/weezercontest and submit your nomination for the funniest music video of 2009. The winner will get to cameo in a Weezer video! For real!
2010/01/20 Raditude Tour: Tallahassee, FL: FSU Leon Civic Center
Well, all I can say is wow! What a crowd, what a show. Incredible energy tonight at the T-Mobile Moto Cliq Concert. No one quite knew what to expect for tonights show, with the band off of the scene since early December, and Rivers returning to the stage for the first time since the bus accident that 86'ed the December and January tour dates. Not even Rivers knew what to expect. He knew he was still in some pain despite the doctor's green light, and wasnt sure of what his limitations were nor how hard he should push against them.
One thing we were hopeful for was a big stoked crowd, which FSU delivered in spades! The press release said: "FSU’s student body and fan base rallied together to win the T-Mobile Motorola CLIQ Challenge, beating out over 1,000 schools including rivals University of Florida and University of Central Florida. The competition allowed students, faculty, alumni and fans to vote for the four-year school or university of their choice between Nov. 2 and Nov. 30, 2009. Hundreds of thousands logged onto T-Mobile’s Facebook page to build the largest online fan base and the Seminoles emerged victorious."
Because they were the victors, they got all that Weezer could deliver, including the FSU Pep Band playing the Seminole War Chant on stage to segue into the shows opening song, Hash Pipe. From there the fun escalated, with special guests Jermaine Dupri on 'Cant Stop Partying' (fresh from the VIP lounge downstairs where he was the star DJ), and Hayley Williams from Paramore guesting on her fave Weezer track 'Say It Aint So'!. That left "(If you're wondering if I want you to), I want you to" needing a duet partner, so Rivers selected some kids from the front row to help out. It was a bit chaotic, but tons of fun (like the whole night!) Then there was DJ Aoki warming up the crowd, the toilet paper, the fake snow, the beach balls, the hand held spotlights, the high fives with the front row, The Pink Floyd, The Van Halen, The Led Zeppelin (in passing), filming footage for use in the next Weezer music video, and some only lightly scaled down feats of Raditude! Asked later if he felt he had ever pushed things too far for his healing body, Rivers said "yes, many times! But once I got out there and saw the crowd... I couldnt stop." Feats of Raditude, people.
Mtv.com: Weezer's Rivers Cuomo Talks About Returning To The Stage Tonight
...WEEZER: CONTEST OF AWESOME!
Go to http://www.barelydigital.com/weezercontest and submit your nomination for the funniest music video of 2009. The winner will get to cameo in a Weezer video! For real!
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