Stereogum — Indie-punk trio Lilac Daze dish up distinctly Weezer, the Cure and Green Day vibes. Since their December 2012 formation in Frederick, Maryland, Lilac Daze have self-released the Creatures Of Habit EP, the On Forgiving Myself EP, and several demos. No... more info

NME — The band's ninth LP has been produced by Ric Ocasek of The Cars more info

Stereogum — Weezer have been teasing their upcoming ninth album on YouTube for months now, and today, they posted a new video that reveals the record’s title. Sadly, to the consternation of many, it will not be the self-titled “Yellow” or “Orange” albu... more info

Time — And the crowd goes wild more info

Stereogum — File under tricks your dog (probably) couldn’t do: at a show in St. Augustine, FL on Friday, drummer Patrick Wilson caught a fan’s frisbee from the audience all without missing a beat in “Beverly Hills.” Pretty impressive. Watch River’s fac... more info

Stereogum — In December, we learned that the Rentals, which started out as a Weezer side project back when bassist Matt Sharp was still in the band, were readying their first album in a decade and a half. Other than Sharp, the new lineup of the Rentals is comple... more info

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