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Weezer Hope to Launch Their Own Summer Camp

Dave Kim — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 15:51:37 +0000

Imagine sitting around the campfire with friends and belting out Weezer's "Say It Ain't So" to your heart's content. That could be a reality sooner than you think if Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo has his way. The singer revealed that the band are planning to start a summer camp in the near future.

Weezer, Paramore and Evanescence Singers, More on Muppets Soundtrack

Dave Kim — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:36:51 +0000

Weezer, Paramore’s Hayley Williams, Amy Lee of Evanescence and more will re-live their childhoods and cover songs from the Muppets. The updated renditions will be featured on the soundtrack to the upcoming Walt Disney film, The Muppets, in theaters November 23. NME reports that the compilation, which Weezer fans will be happy to discover that [...]

Halestorm Working With Weezer's Rivers Cuomo

Dave Kim — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 22:02:38 +0000

Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo is not shy about collaborating with various artists. The frontman has worked with the likes of B.o.B., Simple Plan, iCarly star Miranda Cosgrove and Allister’s Scott Murphy. The trend continues as it was revealed that Cuomo lent his talents to GRD favorites Halestorm! The news was confirmed when Lzzy Hale tweeted the [...]

Weezer, Social Distortion, More to Play 2011 Riot Fest in Chicago

Dave Kim — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:08:17 +0000

Weezer, Social Distortion, Descendents and more will invade Chicago October 5-9 for the 2011 Red Bull Riot Fest. The festival will sprawl across multiple venues throughout the city. Other acts scheduled for Riot Fest include punk legends X, who will perform their debut album Los Angeles in its entirety, Youth of Today, Detroit punk-rockers The [...]

Weezer's Rivers Cuomo will release 'The Pinkerton Diaries'

Dave Kim — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 14:12:23 +0000

Rivers Cuomo told SPIN.com that the band was really miserable at times. Once during the recording of their debut album in 1993 and a similar period a decade later. Cuomo also revealed that he plans to write The Pinkerton Diaries, which will contain journals, letters, pictures, and more from the Pinkerton era.