I've Seen Sunny Days That I Thought Would Never End

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A Slippery Descent

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The Slayer T-shirt Fit the Scene Just Right

Back in high school - don't you love posts that start this way?

Anyway, back in high school I lunched with a guy with a righteous mullet - even righteouser than mine - who always wore ridiculous metal shirts. My favorite was one that sported the advice: "Cop a vicious raditude!" I enjoyed how nonsensical and contrived it seemed. My buddy never heard the end of it until we parted ways at graduation.

Now we all know Rivers Cuomo is a bit of a metal guy so I can't help but wonder if he has been inspired by said shirt, especially given the lyrics to the first single (hear below and note the title of this post). The new Weezer album will be called Raditude.

"The sound of "Raditude" is fun, high energy pop rock," Cuomo tells Billboard.com.

Fine with me. I'll give it a shot. There's something cool about the shared experience of being aware of what might be the very same t-shirt. But let's be honest - I mostly stopped paying attention to the band after the green album, although admittedly the blue album is a 90s classic.

Raditude is due out October 27. Cop your own vicious raditude by previewing the first single from the album - Stereogum has the new tune with a mouthful of a title: (If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To. It's a promising piece of power pop.

Stuck Inside These Four Walls

Been a long time since I've played Guitar Hero III - the only edition I own. Always a blast, but once you play and perfect the tunes (Even Flow, My Name Is Jonas, When You Were Young,) it's time for new ones! Activision revealed the tracklist for the game coming out 10/26 last week (link to pdf press release.) Here are my top ten tunes I'm most excited to play:

1. Wings - Band on the Run
2. Eagles - Hotel California
3. R.E.M. - The One I Love
4. Lenny Kravitz - Are You Gonna Go My Way
5. Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way
6. Guess Who - American Woman
7. Stone Roses - Love Spreads
8. Oasis - Some Might Say
9. Nirvana - About a Girl (Unplugged)
10. Coldplay - Shiver

Considering I've played air guitar to most if not all these tunes at one or more times in my life, it will be rewarding to put those skills to good use.

I Ain't Got a Thing to Prove to You

Weezer is back and Weezer is rocking. Weezer's "Blue Album" will always be their high point imho, but judging from their new single Pork and Beans, they still have a bit of fun to share.

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New album out 6/24, and it's red. Hurts my eyes.

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You Thought I Dropped a Dud in Your Face

I have to admit, I've been wildly indifferent to Weezer not soon after their debut came out. That album was a blue light special in a shop full of gangsta (c)rap and pop trifles (literally - working at Best Buy at the time, we fought often about which album we would play - Weezer was always my pick). I don't listen to it often, but when I "rediscover" it, I'm always genuinely excited (Say It Ain't So and My Name is Jonas are stellar). I'm one of those few that found Pinkerton to be less than thrilling (although I've been meaning to revisit).

Nonetheless, I'm especially intrigued by the release of Rivers Cuomo's demos, Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo.

including a big chunk of songs from the scrapped sequel to The Blue Album, Songs from the Black Hole

That may be enough to get a download out of me. It was released this week.

Once But Never Again

Weezer's new album Tout Ensemble comes out April 22.

The entire band has accomplished some of its most challenging goals as a group and as individuals. It's all coming together on this album.

And Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo is out December 18 and includes a few songs from Cuomo's "unfinished rock musical."

Ok.