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Jillian Lauren, the bestselling author and wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner, has been granted more time to review the “voluminous” video showing the bizarre LAPD shooting that left her wounded in her own backyard. Officials say she fired first.

Lauren, 51, has pleaded not guilty to charges she willfully fired at several police officers who were shouting at her over a fence while searching for hit-and-run suspects allegedly attempting to hide in her neighbors’ backyards. No officers were hit, but several fired their own weapons at Lauren during the chaotic...

Jillian Lauren, the wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner, pleaded not guilty to felony gun charges following an altercation with police that resulted in her being charged with attempted murder.

Lauren, an author of best-selling memoirs and true-crime books, has been charged with discharge of a firearm with gross negligence and assault with a semiautomatic firearm. She faces up to 19 years in federal prison if convicted. According to the Los Angeles Times, prosecutors are also looking to apply a firearms sentencing enhancement.

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A quick refresher for the uninitiated: on April 9th, officers were searching for three suspects allegedly involved in a hit-and-run when they encountered Lauren wielding a firearm in her backyard. As seen in body cam footage released by the LAPD, officers repeatedly instructed her to lower her weapon before she fired at least one shot. In response, officers fired back, striking her in the arm,...

Bestselling author Jillian Lauren, who is the wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner, pled not guilty to charges stemming from the Los Angeles Police Department officer-involved shooting that left her wounded outside of their home in Eagle Rock on April 8.

According to The Los Angeles Times, Lauren, 51, pleaded not guilty to felony charges on Tuesday for willful discharge of a firearm in a gross negligent manner and assault of a person with a semiautomatic firearm. Prosecutors are also seeking a firearms sentencing enhancement and if convicted, the author faces up to 19 years in state prison,...

Jillian Lauren, the bestselling author and wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner, made her first court appearance Wednesday in the strange case of the officer-involved LAPD shooting that left her wounded outside of her Los Angeles home on April 8.

Lauren, 51, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder for allegedly firing in the direction of officers first, but the Los Angeles County district attorney had not filed any charges by the time of her morning appearance, so a judge ordered Lauren to return on May 13. Lauren declined to comment as she...

The Los Angeles Police Department has released body cam footage of the shooting involving Jillian Lauren Shriner, the wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner. Jillian has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly firing her gun at police who were searching for three suspects involved in a high-speed chase.

In the footage released by the LAPD, officers can be seen searching for the suspects in the Eagle Rock neighborhood on April 8th when they encountered Shriner in her backyard with her gun drawn. Officers can be heard repeatedly asking her to drop her weapon to no avail. At one point, an officer says, “Oh, she racked it,” before gun shots erupt. Investigators later recovered one used cartridge casing, indicating that she fired off at least one shot.

Following the shooting, Shriner fled into her residence and contacted 911. Based on the audio released by the LAPD, it appears she was unaware...

The Los Angeles Police Department released footage from a shooting involving Weezer bassist Scott Shriner’s wife, Jillian Lauren, including body camera and surveillance video as well as audio from the 911 dispatch conversation from the April 8 incident.

LAPD officers were responding to a hit-and-run involving three suspects in the Eagle Rock neighborhood before the shooting occurred. In the footage that was released Friday, the police can be seen looking over a backyard fence and warning Lauren, identified by the police as Jillian Shriner, to drop her weapon.

“Ma’am, we’re trying to help you. Put the gun down,” someone is heard saying. “You’re going to get shot. It’s the police.”

“Oh, she racked it,” another voice said before the sound of gunshots followed.

After the shooting, Lauren was taken to a local hospital to be treated for “non-life-threatening injuries.” There, she was booked on an attempted murder charge.

Jillian Shriner made headlines a few weeks ago when she was shot in the middle of a stand-off with the LAPD. The noted spoken-word artist and author reportedly confronted the officers, who were setting a perimeter to deal with an unrelated hit-and-run case, and shots were fired. Shriner is married to Weezer’s bassist, Scott Shriner.

Now, the LAPD has released both bodycam footage from the officers and surveillance footage from cameras in Shriner’s property. The footage shows the truth about what went down in the backyard of her home and how the shooting occurred. Shriner survived the gunshot and was reportedly charged with attempting to murder a police officer.

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Jillian Shriner is a noted author and spoken-word artist who is known for her non-fiction works. She was a notable part of...

Two weeks after officers shot and wounded bestselling author Jillian Lauren, the wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner, outside her Los Angeles home, the LAPD released dramatic bodycam and security video Friday that appears to show Lauren racking and firing a gun while standing in her backyard.

In the montage of multiple bodycam video recordings, multiple officers are heard yelling repeatedly at a woman identified by the LAPD as Lauren. They’re standing behind a fence, so the woman is not visible at the height of the chest-level video. More than 10 times,...

Post Malone brought some star power to close out Coachella 2025, tapping both Ed Sheeran and Jelly Roll to join him during his headlining set on Sunday night.

Jelly came out first, taking the stage with Post to perform “Losers,” their collaboration on Post Malone’s country debut album F-1 Trillion. Sheeran came out after, performing Swae Lee’s vocals on Malone and Lee’s diamond smash “Sunflower.”

Malone wrapped the festival days after Morgan Wallen released their latest collaboration “I Ain’t Comin’ Back,” the follow up to last year’s “I Had Some Help.” If last year was any indication, the new single is likely a contender for song of the summer.

Sheeran performed at the festival earlier this weekend before his surprise Sunday night, playing Saturday afternoon after being announced as a surprise performer for weekend two earlier this month. Weezer took the Saturday slot for weekend one,...

When Weezer took the Coachella stage on Saturday afternoon, many fans in the crowd were awaiting some sort of update on bassist Scott Shriner’s wife, Jillian Lauren Shriner, who was shot by the Los Angels Police Department on her own property last week and arrested for attempted murder. Unsurprisingly, the band made no reference to the incident, but they did confirm rumors that a Weezer movie is in the works.

“We’ve been busy making the Weezer movie back in L.A. the last couple weeks,” Rivers Cuomo told...

Weezer didn’t let a recent headline-making incident stop them from delivering a stellar performance at the Coachella festival on Saturday (April 12th). The Los Angeles band, who were a last-minute addition to the fest, played a 12-song set of fan favorites and a cover of a Metallica classic.

It was only a few days ago when bassist Scott Shriner’s wife, Jillian Lauren, was shot by police and subsequently arrested for attempted murder in a bizarre case that involved a manhunt for three individuals involved in a high speed chase that ended up with one of the suspects on the couple’s property.

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Despite the high-profile incident, Shriner and Weezer forged ahead with their Coachella appearance on the Mojave stage, and fans were treated to a set that spotlighted the band’s multiplatinum self-titled debut, also known as “The Blue Album.” In fact, Weezer played five songs from the 1994 LP,...

Weezer kicked off the second day of Coachella and rocked through some of their biggest hits on Saturday at the Mojave Stage. For 45 minutes, the band’s tight early afternoon set spanned fan-favorites like “Say It Ain’t So,” “ Beverly Hills,” and “Island in the Sun.”

The band kicked off with their performance with “My name is Jonas,” and then later in the set, they found time to launch into a cover of Metallica’s “Enter Sandman,” to the delight of the crowd. Their fans showed up in full force,...

Coachella 2025 is set to kick off later this afternoon, and with it, this year’s concert festival season is finally underway.

CAA has a clean sweep over this year’s headliners, as music industry directory Rostr’s annual Coachella breakdown shows, with the agency representing Lady Gaga, Green Day and Post Malone (its music division is run by partner Rob Light). Wasserman, however, is at the top of this year’s Coachella leaderboard overall, booking the most acts of all the agencies with 32 listed on the bill. (Rostr’s list doesn’t include Coachella’s ancillary music events such as the Do Lab).

CAA is in second-place with 28, UTA’s got 21 (though they had 23 before Anitta and Gel had to cancel their sets) along with with William Morris Endeavor, which also has 21 artists as Weezer came onto the bill last week with Wasserman’s Ed Sheeran.

Aside from the headliners,...

More like, Coach-hell-a. Getting to Coachella this year has been more trying than usual, festivalgoers say, as many are taking to social media to complain about hours-long lines to get to the car camping area on the festival grounds.

Traffic jams headed to the festival are hardly new, but Palm Springs newspaper The Desert Sun reported that it’s been “a rough start” due to “massive” wait times to reach the camping area, with some campers claiming they have waited up to 12 hours without access to bathroom facilities.

Local Palm Springs-based station Kesq-tv likewise dubbed the traffic jam “carmageddon” and quoted a couple festivalgoers: “This is absurd, why are we spending this money to spend eight hours in a car we aren’t even inside yet,” and “I’ve seen people pass out through heat exhaustion, it’s been chaos.”

One TikTok user posted this detailed viral rant from her car on Thursday,...

As Weezer gears up to tour this year, a traumatic incident seems to have struck the band’s bassist, Scott Shriner. His wife, the author and activist Jillian Lauren, was reportedly fired at by the LA police and was later booked on suspicion of attempted murder. The shots were reportedly fired after a confrontation between Lauren and the LAPD.

Lauren is known for her written works chronicling her life in the harem of the Prince of Brunei. She has authored several books, including the non-fiction book Behold the Monster, a collection of serial killer interviews, which were turned into the documentary series Confronting a Serial Killer.

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Weezer’s bassist Scott Shriner is giving an update on his wife Jillian‘s medical condition after she was shot by police.

The 59-year-old musician addressed the situation while walking four dogs outside of his Los Angeles home on Thursday (April 10).

“She’s alright, thank you for asking,” Scott said to The New York Post.

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He then seemingly confirmed his band’s upcoming appearance at a major music festival.

“See you at Coachella!” he said before returning to his home.

On Tuesday (April 8), Jillian, 51, was shot by law enforcement. According to the report, police were chasing after suspects in a hit-and-run from an unrelated incident, and went into the backyard of a residential home.

Then, Jillian reportedly emerged from the house next door, brandishing a gun. The LAPD said they repeatedly ordered her to drop then gun, and she apparently refused and then pointed the gun at the officers.

Best-selling author Jillian Lauren Shriner, who is married to alt-rock band Weezer’s current bassist, Scott Shriner, posted a million-dollar bond Thursday to secure her release from jail in Los Angeles following a Tuesday incident where she was shot after she pointed a pistol at LAPD officers investigating a crime in her neighborhood.

Shriner’s manager, Charlie Fusco, told The Hollywood Reporter on Thursday afternoon that the author and journalist is “alive and well” following the shooting and her release from custody. Otherwise, she said, she has no comment at this point.

On Tuesday around 3:45 p.m., Los Angeles Police Department officers were in pursuit of three suspects in the city’s Eagle Rock neighborhood after a misdemeanor hit-and-run on the Ventura Freeway. Officials said the officers were working alongside the California Highway Patrol to set up a perimeter after the suspects entered a residential neighborhood near the 134 Freeway and Figueroa Street.

Weezer bassist Scott Shriner is still set to perform with the band at Coachella despite an incident earlier this week where his wife was shot by police and arrested on attempted murder charges, a source close to the band tells Rolling Stone.

According to the news release from the Los Angeles Police Department, the incident occurred Tuesday afternoon, April 8, after California Highway Patrol requested backup in locating three misdemeanor hit-and-run suspects who fled into a residential neighborhood of Eagle Rock in Los Angeles. LAPD officers approached the back of a...

This week’s bizarre arrest involving Jillian Lauren, wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner, will apparently not impact the band’s scheduled performance at Coachella on Saturday.

Despite Lauren’s arrest, multiple sources confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that the band will appear at Coachella as scheduled on Saturday, April 12th. Weezer was announced as a last-minute addition to the festival’s lineup last week.

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Lauren was shot by police and charged with attempted murder after allegedly firing her gun during a manhunt for three individuals involved in a high-speed chase in Los Angeles on Tuesday. As officers pursued one of the suspects in Los Angeles’ Eagle Rock neighborhood, Lauren came out of her home and opened fire, apparently targeting the suspect. However, Lauren allegedly ignored multiple commands from officers to drop her weapon and pointed it at them, prompting one officer to open fire, striking her in the shoulder.

Weezer is still slated to play Coachella this weekend despite bassist Scott Shriner’s wife Jillian Lauren getting shot by police earlier this week, multiple sources confirm to The Hollywood Reporter.

Police officers shot Lauren on Tuesday as they were in pursuit of three suspects that fled during a hit and run case, making their way to Lauren’s neighborhood of Eagle Rock. As the authorities continued their search behind one home, they saw a Lauren outside her neighboring residence, armed with a handgun.

Authorities said they asked her to put her gun down multiple times but said that she refused and pointed at them and officers shot her. She went back into her home, coming back outside later, and she was taken into custody. She was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, and she was booked for attempted murder.

No officers were hurt during the shooting, authorities said,...

Jillian Shriner, the wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner, was shot by Los Angeles police before being arrested for attempted murder.

The shooting and arrest, which both occurred on Wednesday afternoon, were revealed in a news release from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD).

“On April 8, 2025, around 3:25 pm, the California Highway Patrol (Chp) requested a backup locating three misdemeanor hit-and-run suspects who fled into a residential neighborhood near the 134 Freeway and Figueroa Street,” the news release stated.

“Multiple Northeast Division uniformed officers responded and established a perimeter. Several minutes later, officers were directed by Chp to the rear of a residence in the 5300 block of Waldo Place, where one suspect was last seen running.

“As the officers were in the rear yard of that residence, they observed a female, later identified as 51-year-old Jillian Shriner, in the yard of a neighboring residence armed with a handgun. The officers ordered...

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We have a bizarre story out of Los Angeles, where the wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner was reportedly shot by police on Tuesday.

The trouble began when California Highway Patrol and LAPD officers responded to calls of a hit-and-run accident in the LA neighborhood of Eagle Rock.

Three suspects reportedly fled on foot, leading police to chase after them.

The chase led them into the Shriners’ backyard, allegedly prompting Jillian to step outside with a 9mm handgun.

Scott Shriner and Jillian Lauren attend Pen America 2018 LitFest Gala at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on November 02, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Pen America) Jillian Shriner’s encounter with police nearly turns deadly

Law enforcement sources say Jillian was ordered to drop the weapon “numerous times.”

“However, she refused,” says a rep for the LAPD.

Officers fired, and Jillian reportedly retreated back inside her home.

The wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner was shot by Los Angeles police today and later arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, LAPD said. The shooting occurred as officers were doing a search of an Eagle Rock neighborhood after a hit-and-run crash on the 134 Freeway at 3:30 p.m. that did not involve the couple.

LAPD officers responded to the area to assist the California Highway Patrol in a search for three suspects who fled from the crash scene into the neighborhood about eight miles northeast of downtown L.A. According to the LAPD, officers approached the rear of a home in the 5300 block of Waldo Place and spotted a woman — later identified as Shriner — who was “armed with a handgun” in the yard of a neighboring residence.

“The officers ordered Shriner to drop the handgun numerous times, however, she refused,” LAPD said in a statement. “Shriner then pointed the handgun at the officers,...

Jillian Lauren has found herself in some legal trouble.

The wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner was reportedly shot by the police following a police chase/search for hit-and-run suspects.

In addition to be shot, where she was hit in the shoulder with non life-threatening injuries, per The New York Post, Jillian is being booked for attempted murder.

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TMZ was first to report the news, saying authorities were in search of three hit-and-run suspects on Tuesday (April 8), when one suspect bailed out the vehicle and climbed over a freeway embankment and was on a residential street.

As police went into the backyard of a house where the suspect reportedly went, Jillian emerged from the house next door, brandishing a gun.

Police commanded that she drop the gun multiple times, and after ignoring these commands, the LAPD says she pointed it at officers, which led to them firing at her,...

Jillian Shriner, a bestselling author known professionally as Jillian Lauren and the wife of Scott Shriner, bassist for the alternative rock band Weezer, was shot during an apparent confrontation of some kind with Los Angeles Police Department officers on Tuesday.

The incident occurred while LAPD and California Highway Patrol were looking for suspects in a completely unrelated crime. Shriner was later hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries and booked in absentia on charges of attempted murder.

LAPD representatives didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment from TheWrap, but the department said a statement Wednesday afternoon that the hit and run accident occurred on the 134 freeway near the Figueroa exit. According to the department, three suspects exited their vehicle and fled on foot into the nearby northeast Los Angeles neighborhood of Eagle Rock, where they appear to have split up.

While searching for the suspects in the back yard of a house,...

Author and wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner, Jillian Lauren, who is identified as Jillian Shriner in a police news release, was shot by police on Tuesday and booked for attempted murder.

According to the news release from the Los Angeles Police Department, the incident occurred Tuesday afternoon after California Highway Patrol requested backup in locating three misdemeanor hit-and-run suspects who fled into a residential neighborhood of Eagle Rock in Los Angeles. LAPD officers approached the back of a home where one of the suspects was seen running, and Shriner...

Weezer bassist Scott Shriner’s wife, Jillian Lauren, was shot by police while officers were pursuing suspects in a hit-and-run in Los Angeles on Tuesday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

LAPD officers said they responded to the scene to assist the California Highway Patrol in finding three suspects following a hit-and-run in the Eagle Rock neighborhood. Authorities said they were working to set up a perimeter in the area after the suspects ran into a residential neighborhood near the 134 Freeway and Figueroa Street.

Shortly into their search, officers were checking behind a residence for one of the suspects when they spotted a woman, later identified as Jillian Shriner, outside a neighboring residence and armed with a handgun. Police said they commanded her to drop the gun multiple times, but said that she refused and pointed it at them, and officers shot Shriner.

She went back into her home,...

Ready for the wildest story of the week? The wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner was shot by police and charged with attempted murder after firing her gun during a manhunt for three individuals involved in a high-speed chase in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

According to TMZ, officers were searching for three suspects in the Eagle Rock neighborhood of Los Angeles on Tuesday afternoon when they encountered Shriner’s wife, Jillian Lauren, who reportedly emerged from her home with a gun in hand and began firing. It’s unclear why exactly she was firing, but TMZ speculates that she may have been targeting one of the suspects.

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After Lauren disregarded multiple commands to drop her weapon, officers fired at her, striking her in the shoulder, TMZ reports. She retreated into her house and remained inside for 30 minutes before eventually surrendering to police. She was subsequently charged with attempted murder.

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has a few new additions to its 2025 lineup.

Ed Sheeran and Weezer — the rock band consisting of Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson, Brian Bell and Scott Shriner — have joined this year’s lineup. The latter will take to the Mojave Stage for Weekend One on Saturday at 3:10 p.m., while the “Shape of You” artist will perform on the same stage on Saturday at 3:00 p.m. for Weekend Two.

The popular music festival, which takes place in Indio, California, returns April 11-13 and 25-27. The headliners this year include Lady Gaga, Travis Scott, Green Day and Post Malone.

The addition of Sheeran and Weezer came after FKA Twigs dropped out of her scheduled live performance due to “ongoing visa issues.” She wrote on Instagram that she’s “devastated” to cancel her Coachella set, as well her Axe Ceremonia performance in Mexico City,...

There was at least some hubris in Weezer’s 30th anniversary Blue Album tour announcement. Openers the Flaming Lips and Dinosaur Jr. are more than potential show-stealers, they’re established headliners in their own right. How do you follow that? You drop a giant curtain to reveal a Weezer-branded spacecraft. It seemed instantly clear at the tour opener in Saint Paul, Minn., on Sept. 4 that Weezer have reached new heights as an arena band.

After a countdown where an Xcel Energy Center full of voices screamed “5, 4, 3, 2, 1,” the vessel took flight into the rafters,...

Weezer’s back on the road — and they’re bringing 1994 with them.

On Monday, the rock band announced that it will be heading on the Voyage to the Blue Planet Tour this fall to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their debut, self-titled album Weezer, or the Blue Album.

The group announced the run of shows with an astronaut-themed video that sees all four members —Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson, Brian Bell, and Scott Shriner — walking in slow-motion onto a spaceship.

“The time has finally come for you to join us as...

Weezer members play Bill's bandmates in "Family Switch," adding star power to the comedic Christmas movie. Director McG successfully convinced Weezer to make cameo appearances in the movie, fulfilling his dream of working with the rock band. Weezer's significant roles in the film include playing on stage and performing "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" with the fictional band Dad or Alive.

Family Switch features a plethora of cameos, and one of the Christmas movie's biggest ones was by the rock band Weezer. The 2023 Netflix comedy film revolved around the Walker family — Bill, Jess, Cc, and Wyatt — and their unfortunate body-switching dilemma days before Christmas and potentially life-changing opportunities for each of them. The family's patriarch, Bill, is a high school music teacher who is also chasing his dream of making it big as a musician with his band, Dad or Alive, which is where Weezer comes into play in the movie.

Family Switch's soundtrack blends Christmas themes with classic songs from various genres, capturing the essence of this offbeat family comedy. The music reflects the characters' emotions and their transformation into a more loving and understanding family throughout the film. The inclusion of holiday classics in the soundtrack reminds viewers that Family Switch takes place during the most magical time of the year.

Family Switch's soundtrack mixes the themes of Christmas with plenty of classic songs spanning several genres, which is perfect for this wacky family comedy. The Netflix body-swap film is full of outrageously hilarious moments, but, at its core, it's a family movie that drives home the importance of taking time to walk in someone else's shoes. Though it doesn't contain many features of a traditional Christmas film, the spackling of classic holiday songs reminds audiences that Family Switch is set during the most magical time of the year.

Weezer joined the WGA picket line Wednesday afternoon outside of Paramount Studios in Los Angeles. Members Rivers Cuomo, Brian Bell, and Scott Shriner performed acoustic renditions of “Beverly Hills” and “Buddy Holly” in support of striking Hollywood writers.

The band is set to hit the road this summer for Indie Rock Roadtrip, their headlining 30-date tour with Modest Mouse, Future Islands, Spoon, Momma, Joyce Manor, and White Reaper. The trek kicks off on June 4 in Huntsville, Alabama and wraps on Sept. 3 in San Diego, California.

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Weezer are over video meeting calls in their new visual for “Grapes of Wrath.” The song appears on the group’s 14th studio album, Ok Human, which arrived in January.

The Brendan Walter and Jasper Graham-directed clip opens on Rivers Cuomo, who is lamenting having to do another weekly meeting tied to the computer screen when he has a giant list of books he’d rather tackle. He opts out by adding a photo of himself in front of his computer camera. Soon, each of his bandmates — Patrick Wilson,...

Weezer put a new spin on socially distanced late-night performances with their rendition of “Hero” on The Tonight Show Wednesday.

To start, the band transformed the riff-heavy track into a piano power ballad, led by frontman Rivers Cuomo, who appeared at his piano at home and began performing the song alone. Soon though, the TV over his shoulder flashed on and the other members of Weezer — Pat Wilson, Brian Bell and Scott Shriner — appeared on screen to provide accompaniment.

Weezer released “Hero” back in May. Although the song itself is...

When Ric Ocasek learned the Cars were finally entering the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in December 2017—14 years after they were first eligible—he was overjoyed. “It’s certainly a wonderful feeling to be accepted by peers,” said the singer, who was found dead in his New York townhouse on September 15th. “It’s kind of a big thing for me and the band.”

At the time, the Cars hadn’t performed since a quick 12-date reunion tour in 2011 to support their comeback record Move Like This. It was...

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions have sometimes meant big reunions with long-lost band members (see R.E.M., Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Eagles, Heart, et al) — and other times, no big reunion at all (Kiss, Guns N’ Roses). With this year marking the 25th anniversary of their debut (which we’re celebrating with our just-published feature on their origin story and more to come), Weezer will be eligible for the next class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. If and when they get inducted, founding bassist Matt Sharp,...

Weezer’s Scott Shriner, Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz and songwriter-producer Butch Walker open up about their youthful struggles with anxiety in a new video for the Child Mind Institute’s 2019 #MyYoungerSelf social media campaign.

In a clip featuring the full band, Shriner reflected on his childhood self as “super sick, different and weird” — a kid who “hated himself and [was] scared of everything, hid under the bed when it was time to go to school.” But he emphasized the importance of finding a passion and pursuing it: “[Try to] find something...

Weezer dusted off their power-pop anthem “Buddy Holly” on Tuesday’s Tonight Show with a comedic twist by joining Jimmy Fallon and his barbershop-style vocal group, “the Ragtime Gals,” for a late-night rendition.

All four Weezer members—frontman Rivers Cuomo, guitarist Brian Bell, bassist Scott Shriner and drummer Patrick Wilson—adopted cartoonish vocal styles for their a capella version of the 1994 hit, with everyone dressed in matching, red-green-and-yellow jackets.

Later in the show, the group played a non-jokey take on “Living in L.A.,” the latest single from their upcoming 13th LP Weezer,...

This weekend, Weezer will attend the 61st annual Grammy Awards in their hometown of L.A. They’re up for Best Rock Album for 2017’s Pacific Daydream, and whether or not they win, their presence at the awards show underscores the strange but true fact that these alt-rock veterans are at a pop-cultural peak right now. “Having done this for so long, you see there’s just randomly good luck and bad luck,” says frontman Rivers Cuomo. “For whatever reason, the last few months have brought a lot of really good luck,...

Weezer is officially the go-to hipster cover band of our dreams and we are so here for all of their music magic. On Wednesday, Weezer dropped a surprise album called The Teal Album, completely made up of cover songs...most of which are very different from the usual tunes the band belts out. It all started last year when Weezer—made up of Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson, Brian Bell and Scott Shriner—released their rendition of Toto's "Africa" and took over the airwaves with a '90s hit and somehow brought it back to life. Now, the group has given fans nine more covers to sing along to, and trust us you will be singing along to all of these unique alternative rock and pop takes on...

On Saturday, December 15th, Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo got a text with some exciting news: The band’s manager, who happened to be in the audience at Saturday Night Live that day — “total coincidence,” Cuomo says — had learned that the show was preparing to air an entire sketch about Weezer.

In the extremely funny skit, Leslie Jones and Matt Damon get into a passionate dinner-party debate about the ins and outs of the alt-rock band’s 25-year-long catalog. Jones plays a dedicated devotee of Weezer’s first two albums only; Damon’s character,...

An argument about Weezer derails a Christmas dinner in a Saturday Night Live sketch that found Leslie Jones and Matt Damon debating the merits of the long-running alternative rock band.

The fight begins after Weezer’s cover of Toto’s “Africa” is played during the dinner. “I think they’re doing some cool things right now,” Damon’s character says of Weezer, noting that the band just announced the release date for “the freaking Black Album.”

Jones’ neighbor tells Damon, “I’m just a little confused because real Weezer fans...

The 33rd annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony treated the audience at Cleveland’s Public Auditorium to a reunited Bon Jovi, a hilarious induction speech by presenter Howard Stern, and touching tributes to Tom Petty and Chris Cornell.

The April 14 event kicked off with The Killers, who honored Petty with a cover of “American Girl.” Singer Brandon Flowers also nodded to a bit of “Free Falling” during the performance. It was followed by Stern’s introduction of Bon Jovi. The SiriusXM radio host, and self-anointed “King of All Media,” commented: “It took years of pondering to decide that this glorious band that sold 130 million albums [should be let] in.

Jon Bon Jovi’s twenty minute long speech was a gracious nod to the history of the band, with generous mentions of people along the way who paved the way to the Rock Hall honors.

“I’ve been writing a speech...

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees Bon Jovi and The Moody Blues were on hand today for a special ceremony unveiling the Class of 2018 plaque and a new floor exhibit, The Hall of Fame Gallery, that inhabits the entire third floor of the museum.

At the ribbon cutting outside of the Rock Hall in Cleveland Friday afternoon (April 13), Jon Bon Jovi — making his first public appearance alongside former Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora — took a moment to thank the Hall and praise the Moody Blues, as the two groups met for the first time a day before both were to be inducted along with The Cars, Dire Straits, Nina Simone and Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

“Any kid who strums a broomstick dreams of making a record,” Bon Jovi said. “Every kid who makes a record dreams of having fame, and every guy who has a minute of fame dreams about...

On Friday, December 8, legendary rock band Jane's Addiction headlined the Rhonda’s Kiss Los Angeles Concert Event, which benefitted the Cedars-Sinai Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute and furthered the mission of Rhonda’s Kiss, supporting programs to assist cancer patients in need, and helping those who receive a cancer diagnosis make ends meet during treatment.

Jane's Addiction Rocks Rhonda's Kiss

The Hellcat Saints also took the stage to open the evening.

Among those who attended were Rhonda’s Kiss Chairman of the Board Marc Stefanski, Rhonda’s Kiss CEO Kyle Stefanski, Host Greg Behrendt (Sex and the City, He’s Just Not That Into You), Performers Jane’s Addiction and Hellcat Saints – Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains), Billy Duffy (The Cult), Josh Freese (Devo, Nine Inch Nails), Dave Kushner (Velvet Revolver), Franky Perez (Apocalyptica), Scott Shriner (Weezer), Healing and Hope Award Honoree Dr. Keith Black, Joey Castillo (Queens of the Stone Age...

Rivers Cuomo has gone quiet. After eight months of work at the Village, a Santa Monica studio, Weezer have reached the last day of recording for their first album in four years. They could use a comeback: Their two previous LPs, 2009’s Raditude and 2010’s Hurley, were perhaps the least-loved records of their 20-year career. As the deadline approaches, Cuomo seems lost in thought, his face mostly expressionless as he plays the same guitar parts dozens of times in a row.

At one point, he takes over a basic task from an engineer.