Weezer

Weezer recorded some unplugged songs for AOL: They did tracks off Red ("Pork And Beans," "Troublemaker"), something from Pinkerton ("Why Bother" with Brian Bell on vocals, Cuomo on drums), and three Red B-sides you've already heard ...

While you try to figure if you're psyched for round six, here's a little Weezer influence in action; check the XYZ Affair, a band of NYU kids we stumbled upon during LES show-hopping sessions, taking a page from the flow of Rivers' geeky power-pop with an added dollop of over-the-top theat...