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Weezer: invite fan who sang ‘Island in the Sun’ during her brain surgery to join them on stage

submitted by Nick Nov 21st 2018 12:00 am (www.nme.com)

Musician Kira Iaconetti sang her way through the surgery in order for doctors to preserve her talentWeezerWeezer have invited fan Kira Iaconetti to one of their upcoming shows in 2019 after footage of her singing the band’s song ‘Island in the Sun’ during her brain surgery went viral. 19-year-old Iaconetti, who performs in musical theatre and is an aspiring musician, was recently diagnosed with a form of epilepsy that triggered seizures when she listened […]The post Weezer invite fan who sang ‘Island in the Sun’ during her brain surgery to join them on stage appeared first on NME.

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Weezer: Watch “Weird Al” Yankovic Join Weezer On “Africa” In LA

submitted by Nick Aug 9th 2018 03:00 pm (stereogum.com)

The Weezer-doing-"Africa" saga continues! Back in May, after a viral campaign (and after covering another Toto song), Weezer caved and released their version of "Africa," the grand and sweeping kitsch classic that Toto took to #1 in 1983. This was always built to be an immediate viral sensation, and that’s exactly what it was. The…

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Weezer: Toto Answering Weezer Back With Release Of Hash Pipe Cover

submitted by Nick Aug 8th 2018 05:00 am (www.antimusic.com)

Toto have recorded their interpretation of Weezer's hit song 'Hash Pipe' and will be releasing it this Friday

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Weezer: Now Toto May Cover Weezer

submitted by Nick Jul 27th 2018 10:00 pm (stereogum.com)

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 bi...

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Weezer: Watch Weezer Cover “Africa” With Toto’s Steve Porcaro On Jimmy Kimmel

submitted by Nick Jun 13th 2018 01:00 pm (stereogum.com)

Last month, after a long viral campaign from one fan in Ohio, Weezer finally caved and released their cover of Toto's shimmering, nonsensical 1983 cheese-pop classic "Africa." (They also covered Toto's "Rosanna," another massive hit from that same period.) Before Weezer released their cover of the song, Toto frontman Steve Porcaro joined the pub...

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Weezer: has finally covered Toto’s ‘Africa’ after trolling their fans….

submitted by Nick May 29th 2018 03:00 pm (www.nme.com)

BLESS THE RAINS! Weezer's Rivers CuomoWeezer have finally covered Toto‘s ‘Africa’, after weeks of endlessly trolling their fans. Earlier this year, a dedicated Twitter account …Continue reading »The post Weezer has finally covered Toto’s ‘Africa’ after trolling their fans…. appeare...

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