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Celebs Who Are Secretly Geniuses

Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Steve Martin, Celebs in College, Ken Jeong, 3OH!3, Cindy Crawford, Vampire Weekend, Celebrity Geniuses, Weezer, Slideexpand, Celebrities in College, James Franco, Monty Python, Celebrities, College News

Some celebrities are really smart! Before Ken Jeong landed roles on Community, and in The Hangover and Knocked Up, he got his MD from the Universit...

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Newlyweds Meets Thriller: Conversations With Edward Burns & PT Walkley, Plus a This Is The Now Video Exclusive and Free Download

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Michael Jackson, Entourage, Tiger G., PT Walkley, The Brothers McMullen, Saving Private Ryan, 15 Minutes, Newlyweds, Nice Guy Johnny, Looking for Kitty, Vincent Price, The Groomsmen, John Williams, Ludlow Guitars, Lyonel Feininger, The Beatles, Weezer, She's the One, Sidewalks of New York, U2, Steven Spielberg, Ed Burns, 27 Dresses, This Is the Now, Coldplay, Purple Violets, The Muppets, Bruce Springsteen, Video, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

"I love making movies and of course, you want to reach as wide an audience as you can, but I would never not do it. I've had plenty of movies that bombed, but I still loved those experiences."

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Common's "The Believer" With John Legend (Exclusive), Plus Chatting With Carl Thomas and Straight No Chaser's Charlie Mechling

Mike Ragogna | Posted 02.03.2012

Read More: Michael Jackson, John Legend, Craig Kallman, Heavy D., Weezer, The Temptations, Madonna, Dan Ponce, Carl Thomas, Barry Manilow, Common, Faith Evans, Bell Biv DeVoe, Jimmy Fallon, Plain White T's, Straight No Chaser, Video, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

On December 20, Grammy award winning rapper/actor Common drops his new album, The Dreamer/The Believer, and presented here is an exclusive, advance track from the project.

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Butch Walker: Prepare to be "Butch Slapped" With Less Carbon Emissions

Jon Chattman | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Pete Yorn, Butch Walker, Carbon Emissions, Butch Walker and the Black Widows, Barry Gibb, Walker, Drinking With Strangers, Weezer, Barry White, Jay-Z, Huffington Post, Music Producer, Barry Manilow, Avril Lavigne, Entertainment News
Jon Chattman

As an in-demand music producer, Butch Walker has worked with just about everyone in the music business -- from Avril Lavigne to Weezer.

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Mikey Welsh, Ex-Weezer Bassist, Predicted Own Death

People | Posted 12.10.2011

Read More: Mikey Welsh, Weezer, Mikey-Welsh-Dead, Celebrity News

Former Weezer bass player Mikey Welsh, who died on Saturday of an apparent drug overdose, eerily predicted the time and place of his death in several ...

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Former Weezer Bassist Passes Away

AP | Posted 12.09.2011

Read More: Mikey Welsh, Rivers Cuomo, Weezer Green Album, Video, Mikey Welsh Dies, Weezer, Music, Mikey Welsh Weezer, Celebrities, Entertainment News

CHICAGO -- Former Weezer bass player Mikey Welsh, who also found success in his second career as an artist, died in a Chicago hotel room, police said ...

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Drug Overdose Suspected In Chicago Death Of Former Weezer Bassist

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 12.09.2011

Read More: Mikey Welsh, Weezer Bassist, Mikey Welsh Bassist, Weezer Bassist Dies, Weezer, Drug Overdose, Weezer Bassist Dead, Chicago News

CHICAGO -- Former Weezer bass player Mikey Welsh, who also found success in his second career as an artist, died in a Chicago hotel room, police said ...

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Do It Live: Weezer, The Kills & Spindrift (VIDEOS)

| Katie Bain | Posted 11.06.2011

Read More: Spindrift, Weezer, The Kills, Los Angeles Live Performances, The Muddy Reds, Moby, Los Angeles Live Music, Los Angeles News

It was a long haul weekend what with FYF on Saturday, (YACHT was epic, DFA was epically loud), the Identity Festival on Sunday, (that Steve Aoki has m...

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Roaches Love Dancing To Lady Gaga

www.thefrisky.com | David Moye | Posted 10.12.2011

Read More: Hollyweird, Weezer Cockroaches, Weird Science, Avenged Sevenfold, Lady Gaga Cockroaches, Lady GaGa, Weezer, Avenged Sevenfold Cockroaches, Weird News News

When a cockroach wants to shake a tail feather, what music does it prefer? Apparently, Lady Gaga., according to research done by four teenagers in ...

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Sound Bites: Finland's Rubik and fun.

Jon Chattman | Posted 07.25.2011

Read More: Tortoise, Red Red Meat, Rubik, Weezer, Fun., Bad Conscience, Indie, Finland, Finland Music, Artturi Taira, Music, Entertainment News
Jon Chattman

The indie pop/rock group "fun." were never concerned that they wouldn't live up to their band name. "That's why the period works. It's so uneventful."

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WATCH: What To Expect From This Week's Concerts

The Huffington Post | Grace Green | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Concerts, What to Do in Nyc, Florence and the Machine, Ronnie Spector, Phil Spector, Nyc Events, Weezer, Concert Videos, New York News, Music, Concert, Concerts in Nyc, NY Events, Music Video, Slidepollajax, What to Do in New York, Nyc Concerts, New York News

The holidays are stressful and are often accompanied by terrible music. Do yourself a favor and check out one of the many shows this week that are ha...

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"Touch Me": A Pardoning Playlist For Jim Morrison & Charlie Crist

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Glenn Miller, Neil Young, Gil Scott-Heron, Smashing Pumpkins, Lauryn Hill, Jim Morrison, Mae West, Tom Waits, Counting Crows, The Avett Brothers, Charlie Crist, John Lennon, Weezer, The Who, Dogstar, The Coors, Jim Morrison (the Doors), Diane Birch, Will Smith, Paul Weller, Badly Drawn Boy, Quincy Jones, Entertainment News
David Wild

People are strange. That's the best explanation I can come up with for why it's suddenly so important for outgoing Florida Governor Charlie Crist to see Jim Morrison receive a posthumous pardon for indecent exposure and open profanity.

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$10,000,000 to Make Weezer Break Up? It's a Grassroots Campaign!

Conan Neutron | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jorge Garcia, Rivers Cuomo, Weezer, Hurley, Comedy News
Conan Neutron

It may seem incredible in these dour economic times, but it looks like Rivers Cuomo's outfit has struck enough of a chord to incite actual grassroots action. Unfortunately for Cuomo and his bandmates, it's for his band to break up.

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Beyond Dirty Dancing & Semisonic: Conversations with Dan Wilson and Franke Previte

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Parsons College, Dirty Dancing, Cousin Brucie, Rivers Cuomo, Josh Groban, Sweat & Tears, Millennium Records, Weezer, Three Dog Night, RCA Records, Fleetwood Mac, Bull Angus, Gladys Knight, Rachel Yamagata, The Oxford Watch Band, Tony Camillo, Franke Previte, Adele, Lions Gate, Tico Torres, Rick Rubin, Bill Medley, Terence Blanchard, Rod Stewart, Blood, KT Tunstall, John Lennon, The Earls, Rolling Stone, The Dixie Chicks, The Bottom Line, Patrick Swayze, Art Blakey, The Righteous Brothers, Jason Mraz, Court Yard Hounds, Keith Urban, Franke & the Knockouts, Eleanor Bergstein, The Bravery, Kenny Ortega, Twilight: Eclipse, Bon Jovi, Trip Shakespeare, Gabe Dixon, Woodstock, Deep Purple, Jennifer Warnes, The Rasberries, Eric Carmen, Branford Marsalis, Art Blake's Jazz Messengers, Dan Wilson, Wnew, Tommy Tutone, Buddah Records, Twilight, Paul Rodgers, Jimmy Ienner, Semisonic, Bob Dylan, Rachele Cappelli, Joseph Cerisano, Bennie Grammatico, Lou Gramm, Vestron Pictures, Sam Endicott, Chilliwack, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

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PHOTOS: Weezer's Secret Hollywood Show Features Surpise Appearance By My Chemical Romance

Anna Almendrala | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jorge Garcia, Rivers Cuomo, Vanessa Hudgens, Mark Salling, Slidepollajax, Lamar Odom, Weezer, Khloe Kardashian, LA Culture, La Around Town, Los Angeles News

Weezer took over a motel parking lot in Hollywood for AXE's "One Night Only" series last night. LOST star Jorge Garcia was there to introduce the band...

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PLAY > SKIP: New Music for Sept. 14

Shawn Amos | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Linkin Park, Mavis Staples, Lisbon, Weezer, Band of Joy, Robert Plant, Brandon Flowers, The Walkmen, Hurley, A Thousand Suns, Flamingo, Entertainment News
Shawn Amos

This week, Brandon Flowers runs from the Killers, Robert Plant steps into the swamp, Linkin Park channels Chuck D, Weezer goes indie, and Mavis Staples sits in the pew next to Jeff Tweedy.

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Jason Linkins

Weezer & Gregory Brothers Auto-Tune Rangel, Weiner (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eat the Press, Video, Auto Tune the News, Anthony Weiner, Weezer, Charlie Rangel, Hurley, Comedy, Comedy News

If you want to destroy Charlie Rangel's sweater, why not bring venerable alt-rockers Weezer into the orbit of the 'Auto-Tune The News' crew, and let l...

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Band on the Rise: Get to Know 'The Drums'

Jon Chattman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Weezer, Surfer Blood, Jonny Pierce, Surfing, New York City, The Drums, Let's Go Surfing, Arcade Fire, Indie Rock, Wilson Phillips, Horseheads, Indie Pop Rock, Entertainment News
Jon Chattman

The Drums' track "Let's Go Surfing" features the best whistling in a song since the infectious Peter, Bjorn & John recent classic "Young Folks."

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HuffPost Premiere: Dead Confederate's "Run From The Gun," Plus Conversations With Tegan & Sara and Hayley Taylor, and More

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ted Gowens, Brantley Senn, Broken Social Scene, Privileged, The OC, Ryan Adams, Caribou, Ben Wigler, Angela Kendall, Owen Pallet, Afi, J Mascis, John Agnello, Neil Young, Hunter Burgan, Noah & Dylan Chenfeld, The Whigs, Royal Pains, Weezer, Chris Wallace, Nuts, Dar Williams, The Twilight Zone, Polaris Music Prize, The Oasis, The Hold Steady, Kaki King, Hardy Morris, Brittany Murphy, Aimee Mann, Ingrid Michaelson, Paramore, Hayley Taylor, Bob Dylan, DW Griffith, Radiohead, Tegan & Sara, How I Met Your Mother, The White Stripes, Sonic Youth, Haley Taylor, Jason McClure, 7th Heaven, Death Cab for Cutie, Margaret Cho, An Horse, Dan Romer, Felicity, Ben Folds, Rufus Wainwright, Scott Carney, New Found Glory, Dead Confederate, Kadawatha, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

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The Essential Guide To The Mile High Music Festival

Mrs. Tansy Maude Peregrine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Denver Music, The Dave Matthews Band, Mile-High-Music-Festival, The Steve Miller Band, Z-Trip, Phoenix, Houses, Jack Johnson, Snake Rattle Rattle Snake, Weezer, Slidepollajax, The Knew, Denver News
Mrs. Tansy Maude Peregrine

What takes two days, five stages, and will be happening this weekend on what organizers promise will be "pristine" soccer fields? It's the 2010 Mile H...

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24's Mary Lynn Raskjub "Spreads Her Legs"

Tamar Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mary Lynn Rajskub, Amit Itelman, Weezer, Michigan, Steve Allen Theater, Actress, Motherhood, Matthew Rolph, Hollywood, 24, Mary Lynn Spreads Her Legs, Comedy, Beck, California, Entertainment News
Tamar Abrams

Mary Lynn Raskjub is currently starring in a one-woman show about her experiences in pregnancy and early motherhood. The show's name -- Mary Lynn Spreads Her Legs -- makes it clear that this is not a serious meditation.

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"Welcome to the Future": A Forward Looking Playlist for my High School Reunion

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tom Lehrer, Eels, Keith Urban, Steely Dan, Chris Isaak, Boston, Usher, The Script, Alice in Chains, Lady Antebellum, B.o.B, Beck, Counting Crows, Zac Brown Band, John D. Rockefeller, Weezer, She & Him, Diane Birch, Rogue Wave, My Morning Jacket, Vampire Weekend, The Loomis Chaffee School, Miranda Lambert, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Elvis Costello, Jamie Widdoes, The Bird and the Bee, Paul McCartney, Wilco, String Cheese Incident, Broken Bells, Justin Currie, Cornell, Satchel Paige, Sheryl Crow, Bruno Mars, George Shultz, The Grateful Dead, Taylor Swift, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Phoenix, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Ella Grasso, The Magnetic Fields, Dierks Bentley, Pure Prarie League, Windsor, The Black Keys, Brad Paisley, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Bruce Springsteen, Paramore, Entertainment News
David Wild

When you're 40something, you're probably better off trying to live in the present tense and not in the past -- even at your high school reunion.

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Eureka: A Conversation With Rooney's Robert Schwartzman and Ned Brower

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Robert Schwartzman, Steely Dan, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Twitter, Geffen, Tom Petty, Kumbaya, Panic at the Disco, Rooney, The O.C., Weezer, The Beacon, Adam Brody, Death Cab for Cutie, All My Children, Entertainment News, Ned Brower, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Tiger Woods, The Dixie Chicks, Gossip Girl, Garage Band, American Idol, Nilsson, The Young Things, Interscope, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Named after Ed Rooney -- everyone's favorite principal from Ferris Bueller's Day Off -- Rooney has amassed major chart success and three rowdy, unpretentious albums full of clever lyrics and hook-filled melodies.

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"Let's Get Lost": A Final Playlist for an Island Full of Great Memories

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Debbie Gibson, Huey Lewis, Jack Bender, Lloyd Cole & the Commotions, The String Cheese Incident, BeBe Winans, Spongebob Squarepants, Big & Rich, J.J. Abrams, Queen, Bread, Jimmy Herring, Faith Hill, Cece Winans, The Kinks, T.I., Beck, Billy Joel, Lost Final Season, The Clash, Supertramp, Weezer, J.Geils Band, The Rubinoos, Sawyer Brown, Elton John, Lucinda Williams, Ben Folds Five, Matthew Fox, Brooks & Dunn, The Cure, Damon Lindelof, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, Johnny Cash, Carlton Cuse, Little Big Town, Bob Seger, Tom Petty, Katy Perry, Lost Finale, Meat Puppets, Gin Blossoms, Michael Buble, Cassandra Wilson, Chet Baker, Mama Cass Elliot, Foreigner, Coldplay, Will Smith, Tears for Fears, Justin Timberlake, Lost, Al Stewart, Jay-Z, Hugo, Entertainment News
David Wild

More than any other show in recent memory, Lost required our full attention and rewarded that sort of dedicating viewing with its singular elusive excellence.

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Exclusive Valentine's Day DJ Mix From Doctor Rosen Rosen (Plus Q&A)

Tim Mohr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lily Allen, Prince, Tricky, Erotic City, Madonna, Lady GaGa, Weezer, New Kids on the Block, 50 Cent, George Michael, G-Unit, Doctor Rosen Rosen, Lenny Kravitz, Tim Mohr, Maxinquaye, Drake, Style News
Tim Mohr

Doctor Rosen Rosen's indicative of just why the music scene is so great right now. He had no connections and no money, but was able to parlay a computer and a dream into great tunes and a career.

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