Weezer are...

• Rivers Cuomo - vocals, guitar
• Brian Bell - guitar
• Mikey Welsh - bass
• Phil A Jimenez - drums
• Matt Sharp - bass

weezer was founded in los angeles on february 14, 1992 by rivers cuomo, jason cropper, matt sharp, and pat wilson. the band began writing music and playing local clubs. despite not having much success at first, the band pressed forward. after 16 months together, dgc records (geffen) signed weezer. the band moved to new york to record at the famed electric lady studios under producer ric ocasek (of cars fame). during the recording of weezer, jason left the band to take care of his girlfriend, who was pregnant with their first child. jason was replaced by brian bell, the bassiest from a band called carnival art.

weezer's self-titled debut album was released on May 10, 1994, and was a hit from the start. they released three singles from weezer: 'undone - the sweater song', 'buddy holly', and 'say it ain't so'. 'buddy holly' won several grammies and mtv awards that year, and weezer went double-platinum in record sales. after several tours around the u.s. and the world, the band settled back in; rivers started at harvard, matt and pat worked on a new band named the rentals, and brian resumed work with a former band of his, the space twins.

in the early winter of 1995 and the summer of 1996, weezer once again commenced into the studio, but this time they were to produce the album themselves. on september 24th 1996, weezer's much-awaited second lp, entitled pinkerton, was released. it is quite the opposite of weezer; the guitars are more gruff, the lyrics have a deeper meaning, and the band's talent and style has matured considerably. weezer released three songs from pinkerton: 'el scorcho', 'the good life', and 'pink triangle'. pinkerton went gold in record sales.

more recently, matt sharp has left the bassist position (under good terms) to pursue his ever more notable band, the rentals. filling matt's place is mikey welsh, of boston, and formerly of juliana hatfield's band.

Biography from Weezer.net

Releases

• Weezer - album, out 16/06/2008 on Polydor. 1 review (read/post)
• Beverly Hills - single, out 02/05/2005 on Polydor. 1 review (read/post)
• The Lion And The Witch - album, out 24/09/2002 on Geffen. 1 review (read/post)
• Keep Fishin' - single, out 02/09/2002 on Interscope. 1 review (read/post)
• Maladroit - single, out 13/05/2002 on Interscope. (post review)
• The Green Album - album, out 14/05/2001 on Interscope. 1 review (read/post)
• Pinkerton - album, out 26/09/1996. 1 review (read/post)

Past events

• Sun 24 Mar at London Brixton Academy. 1 review (read/post)
• Fri 06 Jul at London Shepherds Bush Empire. 1 review (read/post)

News

• 25/06/2008: Unreleased Weezer track appears on YouTube
• 23/06/2008: Watch: Weezer covering Radiohead's 'Creep'
• 23/06/2008: Chart round-up: 'bed-wetters' dominate, home and abroad
• 23/05/2008: Watch: new Weezer video plus exclusive single details
• 14/05/2008: Weezer add exclusive cover versions to album as UK release brought forward
• 25/04/2008: This is the last news story we’re running on the new Weezer album
• 23/04/2008: What’s this? It’s Weezer’s new album art
• 21/04/2008: Porky pies: Weezer tracklist new album, confirm single
• 07/04/2008: Hark at those zany Weezer cads
• 02/04/2008: Weezer – the Red Album? And other folly

Features

• 27/06/2008: 2008 to date: DiS's tracks of the year so far
• 23/06/2008: Singles Round-up (23/06/08)
• 07/05/2008: The Weekly DiScussion: the greatest bands to have never played at ATP
• 29/01/2008: "Some of what I've done is really embarrassing": DiS speaks to Rivers Cuomo
• 25/01/2005: 2005 will be a very good year: the ultimate album preview (part 2)
• 07/09/2002: E-Content: Year That Was
• 05/09/2002: Carling Weekender: Reviews
• 22/08/2002: Miranda's picks for Reading...
• 19/08/2002: Reading preview #3: Ollie, Colin and Gareth's picks

Links

• Weezer - official site

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