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One of the great successful grassroots campaigns in recent music history involved a teenage girl from Ohio lobbying to get Weezer to cover Toto's 1983 mega-hit "Africa," a song that's been experiencing a renaissance among younger generations in recent years. Not only did Rivers Cuomo and company oblige that request -- earning themselves their biggest…
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Weezer: Rivers Cuomo Targets Spotify Defectors With App That Only Streams Weezer Demos
submitted by Nick Jan 31st 2022 10:00 pm (www.stereogum.com)
As some artists move to pull their music off Spotify in response to the streaming service’s relationship with Joe Rogan’s podcast, Weezer have come up with a new plan to target defectors. Over the weekend, Rivers Cuomo launched an app called Weezify, which is a self-described “Spotify-like player for all of Rivers C...
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The Smashing Pumpkins: BeachLife Festival 2022 Has Weezer, 311, & The
submitted by Nick Jan 10th 2022 07:00 pm (www.stereogum.com)
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Green Day: – “Holy Toledo!”
submitted by Nick Nov 5th 2021 03:00 pm (stereogum.com)
Green Day, almost certainly the most popular punk rock band in history, wrapped up the American leg of the Hella Mega Tour, their stadium trek with Fall Out Boy and Weezer, back in September. When they first announced those rescheduled dates, Green Day dropped a single called “Pollyanna.” Today, Green Day have followed that s...
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Taking Back Sunday: share cover of Weezer’s ‘My Name Is Jonas’
submitted by Nick Oct 18th 2021 08:00 pm (www.nme.com)
"We love this song and we hope our rendition does it justice"The post Taking Back Sunday share cover of Weezer’s ‘My Name Is Jonas’ appeared first on NME.
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My Morning Jacket: Stream Metallica’s Blacklist Tribute Album Feat. My Morning Jacket, Mac DeMarco, Corey Taylor, & More
submitted by Nick Sep 10th 2021 05:00 am (stereogum.com)
A few months ago, Metallica announced that they were planning some elaborate 30th anniversary celebrations for their 1991 self-titled “Black Album” that included a tribute album of covers featuring contributions from 53 different artists. We’ve heard quite a few of them already, from such esteemed names as Weezer, ...
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