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The Latest Breaking News from Rivers Cuomo

Despite what you might have heard, Jack Black is not in the Weezer film but here’s everything else we know about it

Rivers Cuomo might have seemed to confirm the School Of Rock star’s involvement but a Weezer spokesperson has nipped that rumour in the bud

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“Nope, it’s real”: Jack Black and Keanu Reeves both confirmed for upcoming Weezer movie

Rivers Cuomo announces it at their Coachella appearance

MusicRadar

Weezer’s first show was opening for Keanu Reeves’ band Dogstar. Now the John Wick star is set to play a villain in the Buddy Holly hitmakers’ forthcoming mockumentary

The Matrix actor and whimsical alt-rock band have a storied history together, and now it's set for a blockbuster retelling

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Weezer are making a movie

Weezer confirmed at Coachella that they are making a movie.

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Feast your eyes on the best of Coachella 2025 – Weekend 1 in pictures

From Travis Scott to Post Malone via Lady Gaga, The Go-Go's, Green Day and Sen. Bernie Sanders introducing Clairo, the first weekend of Coachella 2025 has impressed. Here are some of the highlights:

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“He’d lay down 17 tracks and edit them down to one. I was like, ‘Just give me a guitar – I could do it in one take. Come on!’” Devo’s Josh Hager on the most frustrating album sessions of his life – and his wild custom Fender model

The Hendrix devotee recalls buying back his first guitar which was immediately stolen, adjusting his guitar’s action to prevent him playing solos, and filling the late Bob Casale’s shoes by using just one sound, but using it well

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“I think he did it to take the p*** out of it and it blew up in his face": Toto guitarist Steve Lukather isn't so keen on Weezer's cover of their hit Africa

Toto guitarist Steve Lukather shares what he thinks of Weezer's take on their 1982 classic Africa, says that he tried to reach out to Rivers Cuomo but "it just got weird"

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Toto guitarist insists things 'got weird' with Weezer after Africa over

Toto guitarist Steve Lukather has claimed the band have a "weird" relationship with Weezer after Rivers Cuomo's reaction to their 'Africa' cover becoming a hit.

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“We got into the early Cars thing and began to notice a musical similarity between us and them": The story of Weezer's Buddy Holly

The melody was in time to my steps: ‘ooo-we-ooo I look just like Buddy Holly’

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"If Taylor Swift ever wants to make a rock album, I’d love to help out. I have a feeling I'd get a call from Miley Cyrus first though!" Weezer's Rivers Cuomo has previously written with Charli XCX, and he's well up for more pop superstar collaborations

Hey Taylor Swift, if you've ever wanted to make a rock record, Rivers Cuomo is just a phone call away

Louder

"For 90s alt rock fans, this is the holy grail": Weezer and The Smashing Pumpkins kick off their UK tour with setlists that are a Gen-X wet dream

Live debuts, surprise covers and all the alt rock hits you could ever possibly want - Weezer and Smashing Pumpkins kick off their UK tour in Birmingham

Metal Hammer

Smashing Pumpkins and Weezer review – mismatched 90s rockers bore and charm

Billy Corgan’s band are bloated with self-importance, but Rivers Cuomo and company continue to dole out witty power-pop with elan

The Guardian - UK

“I know some people think I'm a weirdo. I'm working on it.” How Weezer's Rivers Cuomo learned how to embrace life following a near-death experience

15 years ago, Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo feared he was going to die when his band's tour bus plunged off a New York freeway. In reality, the horror of that day gave the 'King Of The Geeks' a new lust for life

Louder

“Am I overwhelming you with my energy?” Watch Kelly Clarkson become the happiest human who's ever lived while interviewing and singing alongside Weezer

Kelly Clarkson is a national treasure, and her performance of Say It Ain't So with Weezer is joy unconfined

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“I thought we were going to be taken seriously as the next Nirvana. I was shocked to find that the press story was Revenge Of The Nerds.” Rivers Cuomo always dreamt of becoming a rock star, but the success of Weezer's 'Blue' album freaked him out

As Weezer's 'Blue' album turns 30 we revisit the story of a true cult classic with Rivers Cuomo

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Weezer's Rivers Cuomo, Wet Leg, Architects' Sam Carter, Maisie Peters and more lend their voices to Yukee, a new animated CBeebies series about "the sheer joy of making a noise with friends"

Attention parents: CBeebies are about to release a wonderful new animated music show to enchant and delight your kids

MusicRadar

"I never would have seen that and I'm really grateful to him for that" – Rivers Cuomo reveals how The Cars' Ric Ocasek dramatically changed his guitar tone for Weezer's Blue Album

Out with the Warmoth Strat copy and in with the Gibsons

Guitar World

“That’s amazing, dude! You just whipped that out!” Rivers Cuomo shreds Yngwie Malmsteen’s Far Beyond the Sun and floors Chris Shiflett

The Weezer frontman is the second guest on the Foo Fighters guitarist’s new Shred With Shifty podcast

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Viral TikTok star who played Weezer’s Buddy Holly lick for 990 days straight finally plays the song with the band live

After playing the lick on consecutive days for almost three years, Evan Marsalli finally joined Rivers Cuomo and co to do the honors on stage

Guitar World

Foo Fighters guitarist Chris Shiflett's new podcast aims to uncover the secrets behind some of rock's biggest guitar solos – and the first round of guests is ridiculous

Alex Lifeson, Richie Sambora, Nile Rodgers, Lindsay Ell, Rivers Cuomo, Brad Paisley, Mike McCready, Brent Mason and more will share their lead guitar wisdom on the first season of Shred with Shifty

Louder

Rivers Cuomo wishes he could go back in time to stop Weezer from releasing so much music

Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo hopes that future generations will be able to sort through the band's lengthy discography to pick out only the best stuff

The Guardian - UK

Hella Mega tour review – pop-punk’s middle-aged legends still have spunk

Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Weezer combine for a pleasingly heavy romp through their hits, though there are spells when they lapse into cliche and gimmickry

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