One of my favorite bands, Weezer, had broken up after their last album. Apparently that was either not true, or they rejoined. New album coming soon, but in the meantime here's the new video. Those of you who do the YouTube thing should get a kick out of it.
At the tail end of my morning reading this morning, I hopped over to the JS Online website. And there I found some very, very happy news. Weezer, Pixies to bring the rock to Big Gig Summerfest 2005's main stage line-up gets a much-needed injection of "the rawk" with the addition of a July 7 co-headlining bill featuring the Pixies and Weezer. Tickets go on sale Saturday morning. You can bet I'll be there. I just need to decide if I should bother with actually going to the box office after the last debacle, or just try online.
Power Pop, with an emphasis on the Pop. I positively loved their debut album ("The Blue Album") - it's strong from top to bottom, no weak points at all. Their next, Pinkerton, wasn't that well received, but was also a great disc. Come to think of it, it was so maligned that it drove the lead singer/songwriter into depression, and the band took a several-year hiatus. They came back *strong* with "The Green Album", also a near-perfectly produced piece of power-pop. Maladroit was released a few years ago, and again wasn't very well-received (although I thought it was a great disc). So, now you're up to speed. "Make Believe" ...