After seeing Weezer perform a few weeks back it was immediately apparent to me that this was a completely different band from the one that I had seen many years ago. Having been one of my favorite bands for a long stretch of my teen and early 20’s years, Weezer and I have sort of lost touch over the last 3-4 albums…. Say what you will about the evolution of the music(a lot of it is total garbage), but it was the change in their performance that caught me completely off guard. Rivers was all over the stage and barely played his guitar for half the songs… Rivers went into the crowd and stole hats from people… Rivers was jumping on a miniature trampoline… ?? What?! This 1995 clip of the band performing “The World Has Turned And Left Me Here” is the band that I have such fond memories of. Rivers is awkward and extremely nervous, the drummer is playing drums and not backup guitar, Brian the 2nd guitarist looks like he actually gives a shit and Matt Sharpe was still in the band. I miss those guys… unfortunately the audio is a bit low, but this video is gem. Enjoy: continue reading...
If you live anywhere in North Eastern North America then you should highly consider heading to Montreal for the weekend (Jul. 31st - Aug. 1st) to catch 2010’s version of the Osheaga Music Festival. There aren’t a lot of options in regards to large scale music festivals in the North East and after 5 years Osheaga really seems to be hitting its stride. The lineup is stacked with talent and is incredibly varied. My top 5 recommendations for must-see bands include: continue reading...
Osheaga 2010
Yet another festival that takes advantage of Montreal’s short but fun-filled summer is the Osheaga Music and Arts Festival. A two-day mélange of indie/hipster goodness and enough mainstream acts to attract the masses, the festival boasts the relaxed atmosphere you might expect. continue reading...
On 3 days this month, July 12, July 13, and July 22nd at 2:30pm EST, 3 separate Live Beats concerts will be live streamed to the web courtesy of Hewlett Packard. The performances will take place in the Reuters Studio overlooking Time Square in NYC and will also be broadcast on 2 massive outdoor video billboards. Last year featured the likes of Ed Norton, Rihanna, Jewel, Robin Thicke, Christian Siriano, Tom Colicchio, Hillary Duff, Heidi Klum, and others. This year you’ll be able to catch Weezer, Train and One Republic perform songs and also sit down for an interview. For more on this cool event be sure to check out the Live Beats Facebook page. Don’t miss the first performance right here today at 2:30pm! continue reading...
As of a few days ago, another video for a song from Metric’s Fantasies came into the world. I really like it for a number of reasons, including but not limited to the fact that Metric vocalist Emily Haines seems more animated than usual in this video. She looks…happy. Or at least enthused. Or at least more enthused than I’d have expected her to look/feel/seem.
Or at least not scowling all sexy-like. continue reading...
I’m not sure exactly what this says about Weezer… The band has unfortunately gone from nerd rock heroes in the mid 90’s, to comeback kings in the early 00’s, to mainstream poop-rock weirdos in the current musical landscape. I can’t for the life of me figure out why they’d brand a retarded infomercial product with their band name, but I keep falling back on the answer that lead singer Rivers Cuomo must have had a mental breakdown in the last few years that has rendered him oblivious to right and wrong, up and down how to make meaningful music anymore… Here’s hoping one day they can return to form, in the meantime watch the Weezer Snuggie Commercial and try and make sense of it all… continue reading...
Here’s a pretty cool live performance of the song “The Greatest Man Who Ever Lived” off of Weezer’s most recent self-titled album: continue reading...
I don’t understand what he’s saying, but it sure does look amazing!
The Japanese blogger at Jacket Lunch Box has been recreating the covers of famous albums in food and then posting the results online. continue reading...
What nice guys those Weezer guys are. As part of their new tour their inviting fans to come on down and jam with them in a predetermined location before the show. Could potentially sound terrible, but its actually pretty cool. Check out the Band and Fans version of “Pork and Beans”: continue reading...
This needs no introduction… the title says it all: continue reading...
