Stereogum — In the days since that glorious first season of Netflix's Stranger Things, cast member Finn Wolfhard has been working really, really hard to cultivate a rep as the one Stranger Things kid who's really into alt-rock. (Just a few days ago, he played gu... more info
Stereogum — Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo and Allister's Scott Murphy -- who record together under the name Scott & Rivers and released a Japanese-language album earlier this year -- appear in a new Uniqlo commercial singing a Japanese folk song in front of a mob... more info
PopSugar UK — If you've fallen a little out of love with Lip Sync Battle lately, you're definitely going to want to tune in on Thursday. The adorable kids of Stranger Things are going head to head, and it already looks amazing. Not only does Finn Wolfhard go retro... more info
PopSugar — If you've fallen a little out of love with Lip Sync Battle lately, you're definitely going to want to tune in on Thursday. The adorable kids of Stranger Things are going head to head, and it already looks amazing. Not only does Finn Wolfhard go retro... more info
Stereogum — Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo occasionally posts short Instagram videos of himself covering rap hits on acoustic guitar. That's just a thing he does. In the past, he's done Rae Sremmurd's "Come Get Her," Fetty Wap's "Trap Queen," and Post Malone's "Wh... more info
Stereogum — Andre Allen Anjos, bka RAC, will release a new album titled EGO this summer, and today he's debuting its latest single "I Still Wanna Know." The song features Rivers Cuomo and Anjos commented on his early Weezer fandom in a brief statement:
I was... more info
Stereogum — A couple of months ago, Weezer released the bright, falsetto-laden single "Feels Like Summer," a song with a bridge that includes whistling over ska. And they also performed it on Kimmel
, with Rivers Cuomo dressing up in a giant sun costume. Now tha... more info
Chorus.fm — Notable artists on your television this week include: Weezer (Fallon; 5/15), Fall Out Boy (Fallon; 5/16), Brendon Urie (Fallon; 5/17), Metallica (Colbert; 5/15), The xx (Colbert; 5/18), and Harry Styles (Corden; 5/16-18). more info
We All Want Someone To Shout For — The Meadows Music and Arts Festival will return for it’s second year at the Citi Field complex, taking place September 15-17. The festival has now expanded to three days, and will sports a lineup that’s headlined by Jay Z, Red Hot Chili Peppers, ... more info