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Following up on a weird conspiracy theory: Is Rivers Cuomo really Kurt Cobain?

February 19, 2021February 19, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Conspiracy, Kurt Cobain, Rivers Cuomo, Weezer

Late in 2020, I did an Ongoing History of New Music program on great musical conspiracies. One of them involved

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Music News 

Weezer is working on an album inspired by…Weezer

February 12, 2021February 12, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Rivers Cuomo, Weezer

Weezer is at it again. After releasing the OK Human album last month and with the metal album, Van Weezer,

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Recommended Music 

Surprise! New Weezer!

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Weezer

Weezer announced this week that they’ll have a new record called OK Human next Friday. (Don’t worry, Weezer fans. The

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, January 20, 2021

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2020, Blink-182, Dave Mustaine, Doc Martens, House Parties, Iced Earth, Jon Schaffer, Mark Hoppus, New Zealand, TikTok, Weezer

No more Trump. I still can’t believe he was ever president. Here’s music news for a brand new era started

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Cool! 

Rivers Cuomo is selling thousands of old demos while learning how to code. Here’s his final class assignment.

November 26, 2020November 26, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Coding, Rivers Cumon, Weezer

If you’re a Weezer fan, you’ll want to take a spin through the 2,441 demos Rivers Cuomo has put up

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, September 24, 2020

September 24, 2020September 23, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments BandCamp, BBC, Fall Out Boy, Family Feud, Headphones, Hillary Clinton, Jem Finer, Kanye, New Romantics, Ozzy, Q107, Qubuz, Rick Astley, Rolling Stone, Spotify, Steel Panther, Streaming, Van Morrison, Weezer

The Model Plaid? Weird name, but hella fast! On to music news for September 24, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: Van

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, August 26, 2020

August 26, 2020August 25, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment Chris Cornell, Donald Trump, Elton John, Iggy Pop, Kate Bush, Livestreams, Napster, Streaming, Taylor Swift, TikTok, Trivium, Van Morrison, Weezer

Windows 95 turned 25 this week. If you were around back then, you’ll remember what a big deal it was.

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Random music news for Wednesday, May 20, 2020

May 20, 2020May 20, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bruce Springsteen, Coronavirus, Dropkick Murpys, Ed Sheeran, Facebook, Fall Out Boy, Glastonbury, Green Day, Hella Mega Tour, Joy Division, Travis McCready, Trump, Weezer

Coronavirus update 1: Almost 150 British music venues have been saved from closure by some last-second donations. Coronavirus update 2:

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Poll 

Weekly survey: Which of the following tours are you most looking forward to following the COVID-19 lockdown?

May 11, 2020May 11, 2020 Alan Cross 2 Comments Concerts, Fall Out Boy, Foo Fighters, Green Day, Pearl Jam, Weezer

At some point, the coronavirus crisis will end and we’ll try to resume our normal lives. It will take a

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Television 

Weezer will debut a new song tonight on The Simpsons

May 10, 2020May 10, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Simpsons, Weezer

The latest band to turn yellow for The Simpsons is Weezer. Tonight’s episode, “The Hateful Eight Year-Olds” will feature the

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Music News 

Weezer has unleashed a brand new online shooter game

March 29, 2020March 28, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Weezer

Weezer is always coming up with interesting ways to promote what they do. With a new project called Van Weezer

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