Silent Uproar — Rivers Cuomo of Weezer will release another batch of b-sides as Alone II on November 25th. The record follows last years b-side comp. more info

Stereogum — Portland Filmmaker Dan Woods got a bunch of sorta-familiar indie rockers to sing "Gardenia," which is a fine backup plan when Stephen Malkmus is too much of a Jick to show up to his own video shoot. (J/K, Stevie.) Fortunately Portland is an indie ro... more info

Idolator — During last week's discussion of Marmite artists—those artists that are so divisive, they force people to take sides, with no one left in the middle—Idolator commenter moomintroll wondered if we shouldn't try and find more ways to classify popula... more info

Rolling Stone — Rivers Cuomo will release the second volume of his Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo on November 25th, a rep for the Weezer frontman confirmed for Rolling Stone. No other details were provided as yet for Alone II. The first volume featured d... more info

The Newsroom — Weezer - "Island in the Sun" music video directed by Spike Jonze more info

The Newsroom — Weezer - "Undone: The Sweater Song" music video directed by Spike Jonze. more info

The Newsroom — Weezer - "Buddy Holly" music video directed by Spike Jonze more info

My Old Kentucky — Doc Talk:I consider Ben Kweller to be one of the best innate songwriters of our generation. He seems to have a knack, no matter the genre, to piece songs together in a way that is often underappreciated. Kweller has shown promise as a band leader o... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Kathryn YuRejoice, all ye who ache for more raw, uncut Cuomo: on Amazon.com at the moment, there's a relatively info-free spot reserved for Alone 2: The Home Recordings, yet another demos collection from Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo. If Amaz... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Kathryn YuRejoice, all ye who ache for more raw, uncut Cuomo: on Amazon.com at the moment, there's a relatively info-free spot reserved for Alone 2: The Home Recordings, yet another demos collection from Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo. If... more info