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Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino Teams Up with Weezer for New Song "Go Away"

Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino has collaborated with Weezer on a new song titled "Go Away," which will appear on the band's upcoming album Everything Will Be Alright in the End.

Weezer Perform New Single "Back To The Shack" on The Tonight Show

Weezer were the special musical guests last night (July 23rd) on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.

The band performed their new single "Back To The Shack," which can be viewed below.

The track is taken from the band's highly anticipated ninth album, Everything Will Be Alright In The End, that drops on September 30th via Island Records. Pre-order your copy today here.

Weezer Release New Song "Back To The Shack"

Weezer have released a new song titled "Back To The Shack," which can be streamed below.

The track is taken from the band's highly anticipated ninth album, Everything Will Be Alright In The End, that drops on September 30th via Island Records. Pre-order your copy today here.

Weezer Announce New Album 'Everything Will Be Alright In The End'

Weezer will release their highly anticipated ninth album, Everything Will Be Alright In The End, on September 30th via Island Records.

Weezer, The Offspring and More to Perform Classic Albums at Riot Fest

Weezer, The Offspring and several other band will be playing classic albums in full at the Chicago stop of Riot Fest in September.

The albums being revisiting in Chicago this at Riot Fest include: Weezer's Blue Album, Slayer's Reign in Blood, Jane's Addiction's Nothing's Shocking, the Glenn Danzig–fronted group Samhain's Initium, The Offspring's Smash, NOFX's Punk in Drublic, Descendents' Milo Goes to College, Naked Raygun's Throb Throb and The Get Up Kids' Something to Write Home About.

Riot Fest Chicago takes place at Humboldt Park on September 12-14. Tickets can be purchased here.

Weezer Start Recording New Album

Sound the alarm! Weezer are currently in the recording studio working on their new album.

A teaser clip released by the band confirming the news can be viewed below.

Foo Fighters, Outkast, Tegan and Sara, Weezer, Arctic Monkeys To Play Firefly Music Festival 2014

Foo Fighters, Outkast, Tegan and Sara, Weezer and Arctic Monkeys are amongst the few who have been confirmed to play this year's Firefly Music Festival on June 19th-22nd at The Woodlands in Dover, DE.

You can check out the entire lineup below.

Weezer To Reissue "Blue Album" On Vinyl This Month

Weezer have announced they will reissue their timeless classic "Blue Album" on August 13th. Check out the track listing below.

Side 1
1. My Name Is Jonas (3:24)
2. No One Else (3:04)
3. The World Has Turned And Left Me Here (4:19)
4. Buddy Holly (2:39)
5. Undone — The Sweater Song (5:05)

Side 2
6. Surf Wax America (3:06)
7. Say It Ain’t So (4:18)
8. In The Garage (3:55)
9. Holiday (3:24)
10. Only In Dreams (7:59)

Weezer Announce 2013 Australian Tour

Weezer have announced they will be heading to Australia early next year. Dates can be found below.

Sunday January 13th – Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
Wednesday January 16th – Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne
Saturday January 19th – Entertainment Centre, Sydney
Wednesday January 23rd – Perth Arena, Perth

Weezer To Perform "Blue" + "Pinkerton" Albums In Orlando

Weezer have announced they will perform both albums "Blue" and "Pinkerton" in full at the Hard Rock Live in Orlando, Florida on November 10-11.

Tickets can be purchased here.

Weezer, Tegan and Sara, Metric, Childish Gambino To Play Austin City Limits

Weezer, Tegan and Sara, Metric and Childish Gambino are amongst the few who have been confirmed to play this year's Austin City Limits Festival on October 12th-14th at Zilker Park.

The three-day event will be headed by: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, The Black Keys, Iggy & The Stooges, The Shins, Florence + The Machine and The Avett Brothers. Others acts on this year's bill include: Avicii, Bassnectar, The Roots, Gotye, The Civil Wars, M83, Two Door Cinema Club, Andrew Bird, The Afghan Whigs, Crystal Castles and Alabama Shakes.

More acts confirmed to play the festival can be found here.

Saves The Day To Perform Weezer's "Pinkerton" At Soundwave 2012

Chris Conley of Saves The Day has revealed in a new interview the band will be playing two sets a day at Soundwave next year. One set comprised of Saves The Day songs and the second seeing the band perform Weezer's 'Pinkerton' album in its entirety.

Saves The Day Cover Weezer's "El Scorcho"

A video of Saves The Day performing an acoustic rendition of Weezer's 'El Scorcho' at their recent secret acoustic show at The Macbeth in London, England can be viewed by clicking read more.

Good Charlotte Cover Weezer's "Say It Ain't So"

A video of Good Charlotte covering Weezer's 'Say It Ain't So" live at their recent show in Melbourne, Australia, can be viewed by clicking read more.

Rivers Cuomo To Release "The Pinkerton Diaries" Book + New Demos Collection

Rivers Cuomo has announced he will release his new book 'The Pinkerton Diaries' on December 12th

The book will give fans a behind-the-scenes look at Weezer's 'Pinkerton' and will include journals, photographs, emails, school papers and letters between the years 1994 and 1997.

Cuomo has announced he will release 'Alone III', a new collection of 26 demo tracks next month.

Ex-Weezer Bassist Mikey Welsh Dead At 40

Former Weezer bassist, Mikey Welsh passed away unexpectedly yesterday (October 8th).

Good Charlotte To Perform Weezer's "The Blue Album" In Australia

Good Charlotte have announced they will perform Weezer's 'The Blue Album', in its entirety in Australia next month.

Guitarist Benji Madden made the following statement:

“As everyone knows we consider Australia a second home. We are excited to have the opportunity to not only come to our favorite country but also perform some of our favorite songs from one of our favorite bands.”

November
10th - The Forum, Melbourne
11th - Selina’s @ Coogee Bay Hotel, Sydney
12th - Eaton’s Hill Hotel, Brisbane

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