What started as a celebration of punk is becoming a little more mainstreamRiot Fest, the three-day Chicago-based music fest that was once marketed as a punk-rock alternative to more mainstream Lollapalooza, wrapped up on Sunday. While still hosting many bands from different punk rock subsets, the festival probably has never been as mainstream as...

The pair joined forces at Riot festBeck has regularly performed the track during his showsBeck covered Gary Numan‘s 1979 pop hit ‘Cars’ with the man himself during an appearance at Riot Fest last night (September 15). The festival, which is taking place in Chicago, has seen performances from the likes of Weezer, Inc...

The band headlined Chicago’s Riot Fest after Blink 182 cancelledWeezer cover Blink 182Weezer covered Blink 182’s ‘All The Small Things’ during their headline set at Chicago’s Riot Fest on Friday (14 September). The Los Angeles band stepped in to headline after Blink 182 were forced to cancel their fall tour due to drummer Travis Barker...

Blink-182 recently had to cancel their fall tour due to drummer Travis Barker's medical issues. They were scheduled to headline Riot Fest in Chicago this weekend, but instead Weezer swooped in at the last-minute to take over for them. As a tribute to the group that couldn't be there, Weezer covered Blink-182's biggest hit, "All…

This would be geek-rock heavenMac DeMarco and Weezer's Rivers CuomoMac DeMarco has responded to the idea of collaborating with fellow geek-rock heroes Weezer. Buy Mac DeMarco UK tour tickets here DeMarco has always been very vocal about his love for the band. Now in a new amateur video interview recently posted to Youtube, he’s suggest...