The first time Weezer stayed off the road for as long as it has during the COVID-19 pandemic, the triggering catastrophe was the less-than-enthused reaction to 1996’s “Pinkerton.” Today that album is ...

Jazmin Kylene is a Miami-bred writer and editor with a decade-long career that spans all editorial genres, though she has a particular passion for music journalism. Upon graduating Florida Atlantic ...

Pinkerton took the Weezer sound to strange and magnificent heights. The album — released on Sept. 24, 1996 — didn't hone in on the practiced precision of the alt-rock band's self-titled 1994 debut ...

Ultra-clever hipsters Weezer underwent a Frankenstein-like transformation between their first two albums, dropping the irony-laced witticisms on their eponymous debut, replacing them with Pinkerton”s ...

Rivers Cuomo always had a complicated relationship with the music he makes with Weezer, but this album made him resent himself for years.

Last night (12/15) was the Christmas episode of Saturday Night Live with Matt Damon as host and Miley Cyrus and Mark Ronson as musical guests, and one unexpected skit that music nerds will appreciate ...

Weezer have earned a reputation as one of rock music’s most divisive bands. While singer Rivers Cuomo and various incarnations of the Los Angeles–based group have unquestionably been successful (with ...

Weezer realized that nostalgia sells. Ahead of releasing the postponed Van Weezer, a tribute to frontman Rivers Cuomo’s metal and glam-rock roots, select fan club members began receiving mysterious ...

Pleasures and Weezer have teamed up to bring you a collection inspired by the ’90s rock legends. The new drop includes three T-shirts and a hat. Two shirts bear Pinkerton‘s album art on the front and ...

Humor and rock are typically mutually exclusive. It’s been a long time since Van Halen charmed fans with equal parts wink and a smile and Eddie Van Halen’s guitar innovation, which changed the sonic ...

Weezer is one of my all-time favorite bands. When they were at the top of their game, their music was culturally literate and emotionally vulnerable, catchy and full of personality and endlessly ...

As the world prepares for the long-awaited return of Oasis, fellow 1990s records Weezer have joined in on the conversation, welcoming Oasis back with a perfectly tongue-in-cheek cover video. Weezer ...