Stereogum — We heard a live version of the promising new Weezer song “Back To The Shack,” and now, we’ve got an additional reason to once again foolishly get our hopes up (and I say this as someone who liked Hurley). Weezer just leaked a 20-second clip of ... more info

Mercury News, California — Weezer, LL Cool J and Heart are also set for festival May 30-June 1 at Napa Valley Expo. more info

Stereogum — We just learned that Charli XCX did a session with Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo for her new album, and damn if this new single “Breaking Up” doesn’t sound like Cuomo’s handiwork. When that cock-rock guitar kicks in, you can practically see th... more info

Stereogum — When I spoke with Charli XCX in October, she was eyeing a spring release for her follow-up to last year’s debut True Romance. Sounds like that’s probably not going to happen, but given the latest news about the project, it’s intriguing enough t... more info

NME — The British singer is recording the follow-up to 2013 debut 'True Romance' more info

Stereogum — Weezer fans will probably be doing a lot of looking back this year — the Blue Album’s twentieth anniversary is mere months away — but the band itself is moving forward with new music for the first time since 2010′s Hurley. In performances abo... more info

Impose Magazine — On The Magic Gang's Facebook page, there are a few links shared: The Beatles, Weezer, Pavement. The fourpiece—who hails from the grey beach town of Brighton—bleed through with their influences, proving that nicely on a new track entitled "Sha... more info

Consequence of Sound — Plus: Weezer, Childish Gambino, Chance the Rapper, and Sleigh Bells. more info

Impose Magazine — Amherst fourpiece Pachangacha have been making music for a long, long time (some members from Chalk Talk find their home here), and their debut record, WEIRDHEAD, feels like a mix of Weezer, Hum, and that one good Midtown song (there was only one). A... more info

Chorus.fm — It looks like *Weezer (http://www.absolutepunk.net/weezer)* will be recording their next album (http://allthingsweezer.com/index.php?threads/nerd-night-iii-anyone-else-going-edit-ocasek-is-producing-the-next-album.28186/) with Ric Ocasek, and that th... more info