Consequence of Sound — In which Matt Damon and Leslie Jones argue over the Rivers Cuomo-led outfit. more info

Stereogum — You guys really like "Africa," huh! The bit seemed ironic at first, but I don't know what to believe anymore. Earlier this year, Weezer covered Toto's 1982 hit after a fan ran a viral campaign requesting the cover. Now, we're hearing it sampled in a ... more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — The outdoor game at  Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana, will be broadcast live starting at noon Jan. 1 on NBC. more info

Stereogum — Toto had a brief return to the cultural consciousness earlier this year when Weezer struck alt-radio gold by covering the cheese-rockers 1982 megahit "Africa." Toto had some fun with that by returning the favor and covering Weezer's "Hash Pipe," both... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets for the Weezer, Pixies, TV on the Radio and Basement show at Madison Square Garden go on BrooklynVegan presale today (11/29) at 10 AM. Password here... Continue reading… more info

Kings of A&R — Beach of Diamonds caught our ear with their latest track Honest. They could appeal to fans of Weezer, The Maine and All Low Time. Many of the alternative bands of yesterday were trapped in a sound and probably would find inspiration listening to thes... more info

Rock Sound — Fall Out Boy frontman Pete Wentz has put the myths around 'Folie À Deux' to bed once and for all. It's modern fan-folklore: that Fall Out Boy hate their album 'Folie À Deux'. Except it's not true. The myth originated ... more info

Chorus.fm — Weezer will release the black album on March 1st. Today they’ve debuted the new song “Zombie Bastards” and pre-orders are now up. more info

Consequence of Sound — Out March 1st, the experimental album was produced by TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek. more info

JamBase — Weezer revealed the release date for 'The Black Album,' shared the video for "Zombie Bastards" and announced a co-headlining show with The Pixies at Madison Square Garden. more info