Weezer

 NY - Also, I know that this has nothing to do with any sort of , but since when was Rivers Cuomo rocking the "middle-aged frontman of a Blink 182 band" look? ...

By Chris Molanphy Hot Modern Rock Tracks 1. The Offspring, "You're Gonna Go Far, Kid" (LW No. 2, 9 weeks) 2. Staind, "Believe" (LW No. 1, 13 weeks) 3. Weezer, "Troublemaker" (LW No. 4, 11 weeks) 4. Carolina Liar, "I’m Not Over" (LW No. 5, 21 weeks) 5. Rise Against, "Re-Education (Through Labor)" (LW No. 8, 5 weeks)

By Al Shipley There's perhaps no better way to illustrate the increasingly blurred line between alternative and active rock radio playlists than the career of Metallica. The band have been mainstays on the Mainstream Rock chart ever since 1991's self-titled "black album" made them household names....

By Chris Molanphy Hot Modern Rock Tracks 1. Staind, "Believe" (LW No. 1, 11 weeks) 2. Foo Fighters, "Let It Die" (LW No. 2, 23 weeks) 4. Coldplay, "Viva la Vida" (LW No. 1, 14 weeks) 5. Weezer, "Troublemaker" (LW No. 8, 9 weeks) 8. Weezer, "Pork & Beans" (LW No. 5, 21 weeks)

By Chris Molanphy Hot Modern Rock Tracks 1. Staind, "Believe" (LW No. 3, 10 weeks) 2. Foo Fighters, "Let It Die" (LW No. 2, 22 weeks) 3. Coldplay, "Viva la Vida" (LW No. 1, 13 weeks) 5. Weezer, "Pork & Beans" (LW No. 4, 20 weeks) 7. Saving Abel, " Addicted" (LW No. 7, 24 weeks) 8. Weezer, "Troublemaker" (LW No. 10, 8 weeks)

By Maura Johnston Chris Brown, "Forever" Chris Brown feat. T-Pain, "Kiss Kiss" Gnarls Barkley, "Run" The Pussycat Dolls, "When I Grow Up" BEST EDITING Erykah Badu, "Honey" Death Cab For Cutie, "I Will Possess Your Heart" Ne-Yo, "Closer" Katy Perry, "I Kissed A Girl" Weezer, "Pork And Beans"

By Chris Molanphy Now that I'm back, the M.I.A. song is down a bit, and the biggest news on the charts is the post-American Idol debut by tween-and-grandma fave David Archuleta. Now, it's pulled off one more feat: topping the Modern Rock chart. In its 11th chart week, "Viva" knocks Foo Fighters' "Let It Die" from t...

Is "Heart Songs" The Worst Weezer Song Yet?  NY - May 15, 2008 My personal feeling about Weezer is that they made two of the best rock albums of the '90s, two good albums that traded lyrical coherence for good hooks, ...

By Chris Molanphy • Weezer moves into the penthouse on the Modern Rock chart with "Pork and Beans," surprising no one after last week's explosion into the Top Three on that list. On the big chart, however, the single is looking like a dud, falling six spots to No. 90. Digital sales are down 11%, and non-rock radio...

By Anono-Critic Sorry, Mr. Ford ad rep, the whole fold-out ad supplement thing hasn't been working out so hot for us... wait, how much?": The Ford Motor Company sponsors a foldout presenting Rolling Stone's 100 Best Songs of the Year; the accompanying ad pimps the auto leviathan's Sync doohickey, which prov...

By Jess Harvell Well that's... pretty much exactly what we would have expected based on the last seven years of '90s nostalgia, a handful of wedding receptions, a lot of karaoke nights, and many hours spent subjecting ourselves to alt-rock gold radio. And before you get salty with VH1 for choosing "Good Ridd...