Stereogum — Rivers Cuomo has as many wink-wink meta tricks up his sleeve as he does mustache hairs. See, for instance, the subtitled "Pop-Up" version of Weezer's Guinness breaking "Troublemaker" video: What a great sounding hootenanny (via P4K). more info

New York Post — YOU may have heard of genius rock like the Columbia University combo Vampire Weekend or more established Weezer, whose frontman, Rivers Cuomo, completed his studies at Harvard a couple of years ago. Add Oklahoma City's Hinder to the dean's list . ... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — [MP3] Calico Horse - IdiotequeStarting of this Thursday's session of covers, I'll be sticking to a handful of bands that are lesser known. Well.. lesser known for now anyways, think of this as a precursor to an upcoming dose of exposure to each band... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Gallay/Getty Last year, Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo put out Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo, a collection of rough demos that explored the outer reaches of Cuomo’s deep catalog. November 25th sees the release of Home II. Cuomo us... more info

NME — Rivers Cuomo has announced details of a one-off gig to promote his new solo album 'Alone II - The Home Recordings Of Rivers Cuomo'. more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: The Chum BucketSpinner.com: Ray Davies confirmed to BBC News that the Kinks are working on new material for a reunion album. [Billboard]Attention Weezer fans: You soon may have a chance to jam with Rivers Cuomo. [Pitchfork]Amy Winehouse... more info

Pitchfork — "I want to do a really cool event to promote Alone II on the day of release," Weezer frontguy Rivers Cuomo told us last week when we chatted about his second collection of solo demos, due November 25 from DGC Records. "It's basically another Hootenan... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — As I was driving from Southie back to Brighton last night, the always-dependable big-ass outdoor bank clock/thermometer/distraction graced me with an abysmal nightime reading of 28°F. Where the F did the summer go? I swear last time I checked I ... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Video of the DaySpinner.com: Weezer are certainly upping their creative methods of fan interaction. Just see the effort behind their latest video, 'Troublemaker.' Multiple Guiness World Records were broken, including the largest game of... more info

Rolling Stone — Do you suffer from Guitar Hero separation anxiety when you’re on the subway or at the doctor’s office? Good news: Activision announced the track list for Nintendo DS’ Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades, the sequel to the portable version of the GH fr... more info