Members
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Pat Wilson
current & founder member-
drummer:
- 1992-
Rivers Cuomo
current & founder member-
singer, lead guitarist:
- 1992-
Brian Bell
current member-
rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist:
- 1993-
Scott Shriner
current member-
bass guitar:
- 2001-
Mikey Welsh
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Bassist:
- 1998-2001
Matt Sharp
founder member-
bassist:
- 1992-1998
Jason Cropper
founder member-
guitarist:
- 1992-1993
In the News
( 5 stories between 8th October 2009 and 12th July 2011 )All Aboard for the Weezer Cruise
Jul, 12 2011
Following in the footsteps of bands with cruises and/or their own music festivals, Weezer has just announced a four-night cruise setting sail from Miami to the Mexican island of Cozumel, January 19 -23, 2012.
Cabins on the 2,700 capacity ship start at $799 for double cabins plus taxes and port fees. The cruise is inclusive and the price of admission includes two Weezer shows (indoor and outdoor), a photo with the band, and Q&A session, food and lodging, and admission to other acts on board.
These include landlubbers Dinosaur Jr., Sebadoh, Gene Ween and Dave Dreiwitz of Ween, The Antlers, Yuck, Free Energy, Boom Bip, Lou Barlow, Keepaway, Ozma, The Nervous Wreckords, Sleeper Agent, and the more appropriately themed Wavves and Yacht Rock Review.
For more information or to book your cruise, please visit The Weezer Cruise website by clicking here.
I guess it is pretty safe to assume James Burns, the Seattle man we told you about who was trying to raise $10M to convince Weezer to disband won’t be on board.
-Court
Take The Money And Run, Weezer
Oct, 7 2010
Most of us can’t put a price on the promise of new material from our favorite artist, but Seattle resident James Burns is hoping that $10 million is enough to convince alt-rockers Weezer to completely disband.
Burns’ manifesto was posted on The Stranger’s music and arts blog, Line Out. “I have never been a fan of [Weezer]. I think that they are pretty much horrible... This is about the Weezer fans. Every year, Rivers Cuomo swears that he’s changed, and that their new album is the best thing that he’s done since Pinkerton,” and what happens? Another pile of c*** like 'Beverly Hills' or 'I’m Your Daddy'. This is an abusive relationship, and it needs to stop now.”
Weezer fans united in defense of their indie idols, yet in a subsequent interview with Line Out, Burns expanded, “This is a roundabout effort to figure out why the media is still interested in this band, despite them not releasing a decent album in over a decade.” But it’s the subjective nature of this campaign rallying both fans and haters: who is qualified to quantify What Is Good?
Individuals may donate to the cause (or comment) at ThePoint, incrementally funding Weezer’s unlikely retirement. The campaign got some good-natured backing from Weezer drummer Patrick Wilson, who tweeted "If they can make it to 20 [million], we'll do the 'deluxe breakup!'"
Weezer Make Hurley A Cover Star
Aug, 10 2010
Last week Weezer announced they were signing to Epitaph, an independent label after 16 years on the major-owned Geffen, to release their new album Hurley. The Onion’s AV Club joked at the time that the album cover could just be a picture of the Lost character of the same name, played by Jorge Garcia – and they were actually right.
"I just loved this photo of Jorge Garcia," singer Rivers Cuomo told Spinner, "it just had this amazing vibe. We didn't want to do a fourth self-titled record and we knew people would refer to it as 'the Hurley record' even if [we] left it without that title, so we just called it 'Hurley.' No words are on the cover because all we wanted was his amazing face."
Weezer’s last album, Raditude, featured a much-discussed cover of a dog in mid-flight across a living room, and this cover is likely to provoke a similar mix of amusement and snark. But Raditude was met with poor reviews and disappointing sales, so the band will be hoping that this kooky cover choice does not overshadow the music within.
