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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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As we recently explored at length, the current state of mainstream heavy metal is bleak, partially because so many of the biggest bands are more like pop acts with the occasional metalcore breakdown. Not many of the leading metal bands are really rocking the classic heavy metal look, either, which apparently drives Deicide’s Glen Bento...
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Weezer: John Mulaney’s Live Netflix Series Will Feature Weezer, Beck, St. Vincent, & More
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Earlier this month, John Mulaney announced his new live Netflix series, John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s In LA. Today, the comedian has announced its guests, which include Weezer, Beck, St. Vincent, and more.
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Weezer: Watch Dominic Fike play ‘Say it Ain’t So’ with Weezer at their ‘Blue Album’ show
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Weezer have previously teamed up with Fike on his second album 'Sunburn'The post Watch Dominic Fike play ‘Say it Ain’t So’ with Weezer at their ‘Blue Album’ show appeared first on NME.
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Weezer: Watch Dominic Fike Join Weezer For “Say It Ain’t So” At Blue Album Club Show In LA
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After announcing their Blue Album anniversary tour this week, Weezer played through their debut Friday night at LA’s 500-capacity Lodge Room. The intimate club show was opened by Dogstar, the recently reunited band featuring Keanu Reeves on bass, who played their first show with Weezer back in 1992. It also featured a special guest dur...
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Weezer: Announce Blue Album 30th Anniversary Tour With The Flaming Lips & Dinosaur Jr
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I can tell I’m getting older because the nostalgia tours are pandering exceptionally hard to me right now. I mean, look at this shit: Weezer will head out this fall to celebrate 30 years of their self-titled debut LP, aka the Blue Album. They’re playing the record in full, and they’re bringing along both the Flaming...
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