The Weezer frontman covers “Trap Queen” for some awful reason. More »
Who better than to close out the final day of Reading Festival 2010—pop’s oldest music fest—than mega bands Paramore, Weezer and Blink-182? Fresh from the Honda Civic tour, Paramore’s frontwoman Hayley Williams donned a cute and punky fuzzy leopard print jacket while belting out hits like “That’s What You Get” and “Let The Flames Begin”. While Weezer slipped in a cover of Wheatus’ “Teenage Dirtbag” into their set. Flip through to check out all the action that went on yesterday across the pond. More »
Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo is on the mend. The frontman has recovered enough from the injuries he sustained in that awful bus crash last Sunday to leave the hospital and return home. Cuomo, who suffered three cracked ribs, a punctured lung and a cut to the spleen, is coming back to Los Angeles, along with the rest of his band, perhaps the only way a resilient rock star should: via a tour bus (doctors are prohibiting him from flying yet). More »
When Matt Sharp started his cutesy little Weezer side project (ahem, excuse me: musical collective), The Rentals, back in 1994, I thought, “That’s nice. They’ve given the bassist his own little band to play with.” I said that in a baby talk voice. Now I look back fondly on the reliable pop charms of the Rentals, having watched Rivers Cuomo spend the last decade dismantling any goodwill I ever felt for Weezer. Did y’all listen to “Heart Songs”? That song alone has made me question why I ever liked that band.
