old man rivers

Looks like Weezer is back together:

Weezer is just polishing up a batch of songs for a recording session that is going to start at the beginning of July. This will be the final recording session for our 6th album which we aim to put out in the first half of 2008. We hope you are all having good times.

Love,

R-dawg

Aww, he signed it R-dawg. Anyway, this is nothing but good news.

minus the bear

I can not stop listening to the new Minus the Bear album, Planet of Ice. The disc isn't being released until Aug 21, but I've been lucky enough to procure an advance copy (read: I have the internet) and I am definitely planning on purchasing it when available. Stereogum has a track for download, and while it's not my favorite song from the album, it's still great. The songs remind me quite a bit of two other medium-intensity rock bands that I am very fond of, Karate and Braid. I-like-it-a-lot.