Brooklyn Vegan — Late last year it was announced that original Weezer bassist Matt Sharp's band The Rentals would be reforming and releasing a new album on Polyvinyl. That album has since been officially announced. It's called Lost in Alphaville and will... more info

NME — Band are currently recording their ninth studio album more info

Stereogum — The Orlando band You Blew It! are at the forefront of what’s been called the emo revival, and they really do sound like one of the bands that was tearing up the post-hardcore touring circuit around the turn of the millennium. Earlier this year, You... more info

Stereogum — Weezer have been posting weekly video updates from the studio for several months now, and the last couple dispatches have been pretty substantial. The band previewed snippets of two songs that will ostensibly appear on their upcoming ninth LP, produc... more info

Mercury News, California — Also, Cure, Weezer, Eric Church setlists from BottleRock Napa Valley festival. more info

Mercury News, California — Also, Weezer, Cure setlists from the BottleRock Napa Valley festival. more info

Stereogum — Every now and then, it’s good to reorient your perspective. At any given more established or mainstream festival stocked with your usual indie mainstays, No Age wouldn’t come across as too out there or jarring, but between BottleRock’s semi-buc... more info

Mercury News, California — Blur cover highlights overall strong set from Weezer at BottleRock Napa Valley. more info

Stereogum — If the OutKast reunion has revealed anything beyond a shadow of a doubt, it’s the homogeneity of music festivals today. One band headlining 40 shows over the course of six months? Those aren’t festival appearances, they’re tour dates. Which is ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The initial lineup for Riot Fest Toronto was recently announced, and since then the Riot Fest Chicago (Sept. 12-14) and Riot Fest Denver (Sept. 19-21) lineups were announced as well. Chicago has The Cure, Jane's Addiction, The National, Weezer,... more info