Variety spoke to Cuomo ahead of the Dec. 21 release of the ... the signature power-pop crunch established on “Blue” and “Pinkerton,” now enhanced by the symphonic strings and orchestral ...

During an era of rock music known for controversial ... Thanks to lead singer Rivers Cuomo's Beach Boys-style lyrics, Weezer carved out a place in the crowded rock genre, and they're still making ...

While singer Rivers Cuomo and various incarnations ... Sharp was replaced by bassist Mikey Welsh in 1998. Cuomo was notoriously critical of Pinkerton, calling it a “hideous record” that ...

By Jeremy Gordon The Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo knows how people think about ... Threw Out the Love of My Dreams” was a B-side from “Pinkerton,” and now it’s getting 100,000 streams ...

Though it is now revered as one of the best albums of the 90s, Weezer’s sophomore effort, Pinkerton, was pilloried upon release. Rivers Cuomo, the band’s primary songwriter, guitarist ...

The post Weezer’s Rivers ... guitars, Cuomo opted to keep things more, well, winter-y. “Musically, the original inspiration was that I wanted to try to incorporate some ’90s-era singer ...

Rivers Cuomo has work to ... With a slew of dates lined up this summer, Cuomo is fretting over Weezer’s set lists, which he hopes will appeal to both Pinkerton diehards and the fans who just ...

Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo has been on a Twitter roll this week — sort of. His erratic posting continued Tuesday and Wednesday, with dozens of new posts shared in less than an hour.

Somehow, Weezer just seemed different, whether it was because of bespectacled frontman Rivers Cuomo, the group’s Happy ... Most other bands of your era have broken up and gotten back together ...