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Stream Weezer's Hurley from MySpace

No need to wait ‘til Weezer’s Epitaph Records debut on Sept. 14....  read more

Listen to the First Song From Weezer's Upcoming Album, Hurley

Thanks to Hypetrak, “Memories,” the first song from Weezer’s eighth studio album and their first since signing with Epitaph, is now available for streaming....  read more

Weezer Leaves Geffen, Announces New Album on Epitaph

It’s official—Twitter official, even: After 16 years, Rivers Cuomo and the rest of his Weezer clan have left their Universal-owned label, Geffen, for Epitaph. Weezer has been with Geffen since its 1994 self-titled debut (a.k.a. “The Blue Album”). Last fall’s Raditude (which received tepid-at-best reviews) fulfilled the band’s contractual obligation to Geffen, and this fall’s Weezer release, Hurley (due Sept. 14), will be released via the band’s new home....  read more

Jolie Holland: The Living and the Dead

Holland enjoys herself on fourth albumJolie Holland writes songs packed like retablos with autobiographical details and Dia de los Muertos figures, but it’s her voice that animates them. She slurs her words and blurs her phrasing, chewing her consonants and creating a distinctively drunken drawl. Holland’s fourth—and perhaps best—album (featuring contributions from collaborator M. Ward and guitarist Marc Ribot) foregoes the smoky speakeasy atmosphere of 2006’s Springtime Can Kill You for a more contemporary roots sound, which provides a more evocative backdrop for her signature vocals. Despite singing such despairing lyrics, she sounds more commanding and confident than ever on...  read more