Hype Hype Hooray is a biweekly “critique” of the music scene and the blogosphere that feeds it, told through the lens of Jamie Hale, a journalist who likes music about as much as he likes scotch and a firm leather chair. Please enjoy with a grain of salt. Today I decided to check out Rivers… Continue reading [Hype Hype Hooray] Rivers Cuomo’s Detestable Fall
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Weezer to “go indie” with new deal on Epitaph Records?
Weezer has left their long-time record label, Geffen, in a move they and others have called going “independent.” But rather than self-release their next album, or sign with a truly small label, they have instead signed with Epitaph Records. Although this moves the band away from corporate giants, is it really going “indie” if your… Continue reading Weezer to “go indie” with new deal on Epitaph Records?
Weezer’s Raditude is just silly and bland
Who is Weezer’s audience anymore? Back when they released Weezer (The Blue Album) and Pinkerton, they attracted a sort of indie power pop crowd which slowly changed to the 15-year-old suburban white kid crowd which slowly changed into the random assortment of people crowd and now here we are. The band’s seventh studio album in… Continue reading Weezer’s Raditude is just silly and bland
Weezer to make custom Snuggies: “Wuggies”
Apparently Rivers Cuomo and the boys of Weezer really like Snuggies. But unlike half the people that buy those horrible things, they don’t like them out of irony. In fact, the love goes so deep that they have announced their own line of the blankets with sleeves, called “Wuggies.” From Cuomo: “A Wuggie is basically… Continue reading Weezer to make custom Snuggies: “Wuggies”
Weezer remixes “Pork and Beans” video and YouTube implodes
Because Weezer didn’t include enough YouTube memes in their first video for “Pork and Beans” they decided to “remix” it and throw in about a million more. Too much. WAY too much. I don’t get a lot of these, and I don’t really want to. I think the YouTube viral video era is coming to… Continue reading Weezer remixes “Pork and Beans” video and YouTube implodes