No one likes Weezer? + Legendary band forced to retire + Green Day stirring controversy + MUCH MORE!
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Fun Fact: Weezer, formed in Los Angeles in 1991, initially struggled to fit in with the prevailing grunge and hair metal scenes, but they secured a record deal by June 1993, finding their niche in the alternative music landscape. Their breakthrough came when Rivers Cuomo, inspired by a friend being teased, wrote the iconic lines “What’s with these homies, dissing my girl?” for the song "Buddy Holly." Despite Rivers's initial major reluctance to include it on their debut album, heavily persistent persuasion from producer Ric Ocasek finally convinced him otherwise, leading to the song's success and the rest is history.
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Ouch! SiriusXM loses 173,000 subscribers in second quarter, stock sinks 6%
Unbelievable… actually, it’s not that surprising. StubHub sued for inflating ticket prices
‘American Idol’ recruits winner Carrie Underwood as new judge to replace Katy Perry
American Football announce covers album to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their debut record
Green Day stir controversy over 'Idiot' Trump mask at D.C. show
Speaking of Green Day, here they are performing for GMA’s Summer Concert series
Weezer's 'SZNZ' box set canceled due to band "not expecting enough sales to make it work"
This is cool: Lollapalooza 2024 main stage to be fully powered by hybrid battery system
This is insane. 50,000 people watched Taylor Swift’s concert on a hill outside of the stadium in Munich
I guess it really was too good to be true. Reunion hopes dashed as My Chemical Romance confirm their Facebook was hacked: “Don’t believe everything you read!”
Give me my lyrics! Spotify gives up on trying to charge for song lyrics
Aerosmith forced to retire from touring due to Steven Tyler’s vocal injury
This is an interesting inside look at the strategy of layoffs in the music industry: How layoffs are showing up in music companies’ earnings reports
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