Fresh Cuts Vol. 4

AlbumSix.com forum member Blowin My Stack reports that Guitar Center is running an ad which reads, “Stop by Guitar Center starting July 21st to get your FREE copy of Fresh Cuts Vol. 4 compilation CD featuring an exclusive track from weezer”. We have no word yet on which track will be featured, but feel free to join us in our discussion of this in the forums.

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According to his Twitter, David Hodges is writing with Rivers for A7 today.  His Wikipedia entry allows us to classify this as bad news.  Past collaborations include Kelly Clarkson, Backstreet Boys, Celine Dion, and lots of other crap.

On their page for Sugar Ray’s upcoming album Music for Cougars, Amazon has posted a 30-second clip of their cover of Weezer’s “Love is the Answer,” a scrapped Make Believe song.

Listen here.

Weezer will be teaming up with Clear Channel Radio next month to produce their own online radio shows.

The channels will run 24 hours a day and play songs chosen by the artist, interviews and commentary. The program will launch in July with the Eagles, Christina Aguilera and Weezer.

At a time when artists are looking for ways to forge deeper connections with fans, Front Line and Clear Channel will use ad-supported a.p.e. radio to market albums and tours by offering fans exclusive content as well as an inside look into the musical taste of their favorite artists. “We feel that the old model of trying to get radio airplay and some video play is broken,” says Front Line founder/CEO Irving Azoff, who also serves as CEO of Ticketmaster Entertainment and chairman of a.p.e. “We were looking for a seven-days-a-week, 24-hour artist online venture, and the radio channel seems to make real sense.”

The a.p.e. radio channels, which will also be open to acts not represented by Front Line acts, can be heard on Clear Channel’s local radio station Web sites, through the company’s iheartradio iPhone and BlackBerry application, and widgets placed on the artists’ Web sites. “We want artists to host the channels, tell stories and turn new fans on to new music,” says Evan Harrison, president of Clear Channel’s digital division and CEO of a.p.e. radio. “It’s really a different approach, and we wanted to give the artist the foundation and infrastructure to let them do their thing.”

Each online channel will feature about 1,000 songs, plus stories and comments from the host and will be updated weekly with new music and content.

Yes, according to this blog’s scoop.  Would be cool if it’s true, but don’t get your panties in a twist until we hear from Karl.

Remember the scrapped Make Believe song “Love is the Answer?”  It was one of the few scrapped songs heard in the Making of Make Believe bonus video that came with the album.  The song has been recorded by Sugar Ray and will be released on their next album available July 21st.

Songwriter Mitch Allan has announced via his Twitter (@mitchallan) that he will be writing with Weezer next week. A look at his wikipedia page reveals that Allan has been responsible for SR-71’s “Right Now,” Bowling for Soup’s “1985,” and other crap such as collaborations with The Jonas Brothers, Faith Hill, Chris Daultry, and Kris Allen.

We also reported last week that Weezer is working with Dr. Luke, who has worked with Britney Spears, Katy Perry, and Avril Lavigne.

Shit.

Thanks to it really happened for finding this.

The people of Copper Peace guitar straps have posted on their Twitter (@copperpeace) that they attended a photoshoot for Weezer. Along with this picture from Weezer.com, it is clear Weezer is doing some promotional preparations for the mysterious seventh album.
Thanks to danorganplayer for spotting this news.

According to NME, Weezer will be featured on Guitar Hero 5, set to be released this fall. No word yet on which song or songs will be used, and whether or not it will be new material from the band.

Rolling Stone is reporting that Weezer has been working with Dr. Luke in the studio. Dr. Luke has worked with Britney Spears, Katy Perry, and Avril Lavigne lately, so your guess is as good as ours as to what this means.

Thanks to moogrock for the info in the forum.