Post-Pinkerton
83 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsPost-Pinkerton examines every Weezer song released after the band's 1996 album Pinkerton.
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Don't Let Go
August 29, 2018 10:00 - 37 minutes - 42.8 MBEp. 33. John is joined by Diana Metzger of Brightest Young Things to discuss "Don't Let Go," her favorite track off of The Green Album. Diana talks about what this song means to her, the extent of her relationship with the band over the years, and why the tweaked version of the song the band started performing live doesn't do it for her. LISTEN: 1. "Don't Let Go" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 2. "Don't Let Go" (AOL Sessions) on YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Don't Let Go" at Genius.com...
Misstep
August 22, 2018 10:00 - 5 minutes - 6.74 MBEp. 32. The common joke about "Misstep" is that it was, well, a misstep for the band. But, more than anything, this demo illustrates the ways that Weezer's experimental recording process in 2001 and 2002 constrained their ability to play around by publicizing almost all of their studio work. LISTEN: 1. "Misstep" (April 2002) on YouTube 2. "Misstep" (July 2002) on YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Misstep" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "Misstep" at Weezerpedia 2. Album 5 Demos at Weezerpedia...
Trampoline
August 15, 2018 10:00 - 9 minutes - 10.9 MBEp. 31. "Trampoline" is a song from the mysterious Weezer period of the late 1990s, but fans didn't get to hear it until it surfaced on the compilation Death to False Metal in 2010. Learn about the song's history on today's show, and how it illuminates both sides of the "Is this an album?" debate raging amongst diehard Weezer fans since Death to False Metal's release. LISTEN: 1. "Trampoline" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 2. "Champagne Supernova" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouT...
I Wanna Know
August 08, 2018 10:00 - 19 minutes - 22.6 MBEp. 30. "I Wanna Know" is one of Weezer's most forgettable songs, which is why John and his guest Scott Auth (I Miss the Old Weezer) spend most of the episode talking about their Top 5 songs that evoke the classic 1990s Weezer sound. LISTEN: 1. "I Wanna Know" on YouTube 2. "Passion Fruit Tea" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 3. "Rivers" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 4. "Nervous as I'll Ever Be" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 5. "Demon to Lean On" on Spotify | Apple...
Fake Smiles and Nervous Laughter
August 01, 2018 10:00 - 14 minutes - 17 MBEp. 29. John welcomes Scott Auth (I Miss the Old Weezer blog) to the show to discuss "Fake Smiles and Nervous Laughter," what it has to do with the band Wavves, the specific way it invokes Pinkerton, and the broader ways it plays around with the '90s Weezer sound. LISTEN: 1. "Fake Smiles and Nervous Laughter" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 2. "You Gave Your Love To Me Softly" (Wavves cover) on YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Fake Smiles and Nervous Laughter" at Genius.com MORE INFO: ...
Preacher's Son
July 25, 2018 10:00 - 8 minutes - 9.45 MBEp. 28. "Preacher's Son" is a curious song in Weezer's history, because while it's ostensibly in some part about Rivers Cuomo's relationship with his father, the song mostly avoids talking about that relationship at all. LISTEN: 1. "Preacher's Son" on YouTube 2. "Say It Ain't So" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 3. "Storm" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Preacher's Son" at Genius.com 2. "Say It Ain't So" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "Preacher's Son" at W...
Memories
July 18, 2018 10:00 - 15 minutes - 18.3 MBEp. 27. "Memories" holds a strange place amongst Weezer's Post-Pinkerton work: dismissed by fans upon release, only to later inspire what might be the band's most beloved tour of the Post-Pinkerton era. John discusses all of this, plus the song's connection to the cast and crew of the Jackass franchise. LISTEN: 1. "Memories" (Hurley version) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 2. "Memories" (Jackass gang vocals) on YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Memories" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "Memo...
Burndt Jamb
July 11, 2018 10:00 - 23 minutes - 27.7 MBEp. 26. If you like Weezer demos, then you've come to the right episode, because we've got a bunch of them in today's show about "Burndt Jamb." The Maladroit track started as a silly parody of jam bands and evolved into something much different during album production. John tracks the journey -- and explains why we even have access to all of these recordings -- during today's show. LISTEN: 1. "Burndt Jamb" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 2. "Burndt Jamb" (DC Demos) on YouTube 3....
The Organ Player
July 04, 2018 10:00 - 20 minutes - 23.6 MBEp. 25. John is once again joined by Alex Rice, co-host of the Bruce Springsteen Song of the Week podcast, to discuss "The Organ Player," a demo from Weezer's scrapped fifth album sessions. John and Alex talk about why the song marks a pivotal turning point in Rivers Cuomo's evolution as a songwriter. LISTEN: 1. "The Organ Player" (July 2, 2002) on YouTube 2. "The Organ Player" (July 16, 2002) on YouTube LYRICS: 1. "The Organ Player" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "The Organ Playe...
Heart Songs
June 27, 2018 10:00 - 20 minutes - 23.2 MBEp. 24. John is joined by Alex Rice, the co-host of the Bruce Springsteen Song of the Week Podcast, to talk about Weezer's "Heart Songs," why it mentions Bruce Springsteen, and similarities between the two groups he's spent most of his life listening to. LISTEN: 1. "Heart Songs" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 2. "Sliver" (as covered by Weezer) on YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Heart Songs" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "Heart Songs" at Weezerpedia 2. The Red Album at Weezerpedia ...
Velouria
June 24, 2018 06:00 - 8 minutes - 9.86 MBEp. 23. Weezer kicks off a nationwide tour with the Pixies this weekend, so what better way to celebrate than with Weezer's cover of The Pixies' "Velouria." John discusses why this song was so important to the start of the Post-Pinkerton and which famous musician thinks this is the best Pixies cover of all-time. LISTEN: 1. "Velouria" (Weezer's cover) on YouTube 2. "Velouria" (Pixies original) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 3. "Where Is My Mind?" (live Weezer cover) on YouTube ...
Feels Like Summer
June 20, 2018 10:00 - 14 minutes - 17.2 MBEp. 22. "Feels Like Summer" is a song that initially existed between albums, later becoming the lead single from PACIFIC DAYDREAM, the band's most recent album. Today, John talks about the song, why he's avoided that album to this point on the show, and what the song does to split casual and diehard fans apart. LISTEN: 1. "Feels Like Summer" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 2. "Feels Like Summer" (Acoustic) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Feels Like Summer" at...
My Day Is Coming
June 13, 2018 10:00 - 8 minutes - 9.53 MBEp. 21. On the eve of the 2018 World Cup, John revisits "My Day Is Coming," a song Rivers Cuomo wrote about the 2006 US Men's National Soccer Team. Cuomo was asked to write an anthem for the team, but wound up writing a ballad about hope in the wake of failure. LISTEN: 1. "My Day Is Coming" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube LYRICS: 2. "My Day Is Coming" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "My Day Is Coming" on Weezerpedia 2. Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo on Weezerp...
The Girl Got Hot
June 06, 2018 10:00 - 22 minutes - 25.5 MBEp. 20. John is once again joined by Jenna Hall to discuss "The Girl Got Hot," a track off of the album Raditude. Warning: John and Jenna do not like this song, and are not afraid to tell you why. LISTEN: 1. "The Girl Got Hot" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 2. "No One Else" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube LYRICS: 1. "The Girl Got Hot" on Genius.com 2. "No One Else" on Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "The Girl Got Hot" on Weezerpedia 2. Raditude on Weezerpedia 3. Butch...
Fall Together
May 30, 2018 10:00 - 21 minutes - 24.8 MBEp. 19. Jenna Hall joins the show to talk about a favorite song off of a favorite album -- yup, Jenna is a Maladroit fan and "Fall Together" lover. Pretty unusual amongst Weezer fans. John and Jenna discuss why she digs this deep cut and they listen to some particularly interesting live performances of the song. LISTEN: 1. "Fall Together" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 2. "Fall Together" (Live on HBO's Reverb) on YouTube 3. "Fall Together" (from Video Capture Device DVD) on You...
Crazy One
May 23, 2018 10:00 - 10 minutes - 12.8 MBEp. 18. "Crazy One" is a Rivers Cuomo demo from 1998 written in the aftermath of a relationship he screwed up. While it sounds like material worthy of a classic, '90s-era Weezer tune, "Crazy One" reveals a lot about what's to come in the band's future. LISTEN: 1. "Crazy One" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 2. "Please Mr. Postman" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Crazy One" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "Crazy One" at Weezerpedia 2. Alone: The Home Recording...
Yellow Camaro
May 16, 2018 10:00 - 10 minutes - 12.1 MBEp. 17. We're making a bit of history on the show today, covering the first of only a few Weezer songs not written or co-written by Rivers Cuomo. "Yellow Camaro" is a Brian Bell demo that never made a Weezer album -- well, at least not in the United States. Learn all about its eight-year history in today's episode! LISTEN: 1. "Yellow Camaro" (March 2002 demo) on YouTube 2. "Yellow Camaro" (April 2002 demo) on YouTube 3. "Yellow Camaro" (by The Space Twins, from The End of Imagining) ...
I Love The USA
May 09, 2018 10:00 - 17 minutes - 20.8 MBEp. 16. John is once again joined by Coonoor Behal to talk about the 2016 single "I Love The USA," easily the band's most political work to date. Also, you'll learn what curse word Rivers uses for the first time! LISTEN: 1. "I Love The USA" (Explicit) on Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube 2. "I Love The USA" (Clean) on YouTube LYRICS: 1. "I Love The USA" on Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "I Love The USA" at Weezerpedia 2. "I Love The USA" music video 3. NASA's Juno mission
Perfect Situation
May 02, 2018 10:00 - 22 minutes - 26.3 MBEp. 15. John is joined by Coonoor Behal to talk about "Perfect Situation," one of the singles off of the band's fifth album Make Believe. Learn about what makes this song such a throwback and how Coonoor knows a founder of the Rebel Weezer Alliance. LISTEN: 1. "Perfect Situation" (original) from first pressing of Make Believe 2. "Perfect Situation" (updated) from subsequent pressings of Make Believe 3. "Perfect Situation" (music video, slightly edited version) LYRICS: 1. "Perfect...
Sheila Can Do (It)
April 25, 2018 10:00 - 15 minutes - 18.3 MBEp. 14. What is Homie? Why do fans spell it HOMiE? And why are we talking about it on a Weezer podcast? John answers all of these questions (and more!) while discussing "Sheila Can Do (It)," one of the first songs written for Rivers Cuomo's Post-Pinkerton endeavors. LISTEN: 1. "Sheila Can Do (It)" (Live) on YouTube 2. "Sheila Can Do (It)" (Homie cover album) on YouTube 3. "American Girls" on YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Sheila Can Do (It)" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "Sheila Can Do (...
Simple Pages
April 18, 2018 10:00 - 8 minutes - 10.2 MBEp. 13. By the numbers, The Green Album is the best-selling album of the Post-Pinkerton era. But it left a lot of fans cold. John discusses the way that "Simple Pages" is indicative of some of the larger issues on the album. LISTEN: 1. "Simple Pages" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Simple Pages" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "Simple Pages" at Weezerpedia 2. The Green Album at Weezerpedia 3. Def Leppard's "Pour Some Sugar On Me" 4. Giuseppe Verdi at Wikipedia
We Are All On Drugs
April 11, 2018 10:00 - 14 minutes - 17.2 MBEp. 12. John is once again joined by his longtime friend Nick Klinger to talk about "We Are All On Drugs," a single off of the 2005 album Make Believe. Why did Nick want to discuss it? Because many consider it to be one of the worst Post-Pinkerton songs. LISTEN: 1. "We Are All On Drugs" (mistake version on first pressing of Make Believe) on YouTube 2. "We Are All On Drugs" (corrected version on every subsequent pressing of Make Believe) on Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube 3. "We Are...
Everybody Get Dangerous
April 04, 2018 10:00 - 15 minutes - 18.1 MBEp. 11. John is joined by Nick Klinger, an old friend of his, to talk about "Everybody Get Dangerous," a song from 2008's Red Album. Listen to two friends discuss a song about the dangers and risks of teenage friendship. LISTEN: 1. "Everybody Get Dangerous" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Everybody Get Dangerous" at Genius MORE INFO: 1. "Everybody Get Dangerous" at Weezerpedia 2. Adam Orth's blog post about "Everybody Get Dangerous"
Teenage Dirtbag
April 01, 2018 10:00 - 8 minutes - 9.71 MBEp. 10. "Teenage Dirtbag" is a song with a rich, complicated history for the band Weezer. Learn all about it in today's special BONUS episode! LISTEN: 1. "Teenage Dirtbag" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 2. "Teenage Dirtbag" (Live at Reading Festival) on YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Teenage Dirtbag" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "Teenage Dirtbag" at Weezerpedia
Autopilot
March 28, 2018 10:00 - 8 minutes - 9.54 MBEp. 9. If you're in that incredibly small demographic that's wanted a Weezer song about dog droppings and computer programming, today's show is for you. John listens to "Autopilot," a song from Death to False Metal, a collection of unreleased studio material. LISTEN: 1. "Autopilot" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Autopilot" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "Autopilot" on Weezerpedia 2. Death to False Metal on Weezerpedia
California Kids
March 21, 2018 10:00 - 11 minutes - 13.9 MBEp. 8. "California Kids" is the first track off of The White Album, arguably the favorite Post-Pinkerton album amongst the band's most ardent fans. John explains what he likes so much about this song, and how it participates in a conversation that has stretched across the band's entire career. LISTEN: 1. "California Kids" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 2. "California" on YouTube 3. "California Kids" (Spotify Session) on Spotify | YouTube 4. "The Ice of Boston" on Spotify | ...
Serendipity
March 14, 2018 10:00 - 37 minutes - 51.6 MBEp. 7. John is once again joined by Scott Heisel, this time to discuss the Maladroit-era demo "Serendipity." The conversation leads to an extensive look into Scott's work writing about the band. LISTEN: 1. "Serendipity" on YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Serendipity" at Genius MORE INFO: 1. "Serendipity" at Weezerpedia 2. Scott's Review of The Green Album 3. Scott's review of Maladroit 4. Scott's review of Make Believe 5. Scott's review of The Red Album 6. Scott's review of Raditud...
Hang On
March 07, 2018 11:00 - 27 minutes - 37.5 MBEp. 6. Scott Heisel joins the show to talk to John about "Hang On," one of his favorite tracks off of Hurley, the band's 2010 album. Scott worked at Alternative Press for a decade, and continues working now as a freelance music journalist. LISTEN: 1. "Hang On" (album version) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 2. "Hang On" (single version) on YouTube LYRICS: "Hang On" lyrics at Genius MORE INFO: 1. Scott Heisel on Twitter 2. Scott's review of Hurley 3. The Pinkerton-era A...
Lonely Girl
February 28, 2018 11:00 - 9 minutes - 13.4 MBEp. 5. "Lonely Girl" is the fourth track off of John's favorite Post-Pinkerton album. In today's episode, we learn about the song, the ambitious album it premiered on, and the Japanse language project Scott & Rivers. LISTEN: 1. "Lonely Girl" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 2. "Homely Girl" on Apple Music | YouTube 3. "Only in Dreams" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Lonely Girl" on Genius 2. "Only in Dreams" on Genius 3. "Homely Girl" on Genius MORE INFO:...
Modern Dukes
February 21, 2018 11:00 - 9 minutes - 12.7 MBEp. 4. "Modern Dukes" is the first track off of an unofficial Weezer album known as Summer Songs 2000. In today's episode, we learn about the history of SS2K and figure out why "Modern Dukes" and much of its SS2K brethren never made it to an official Weezer album. LISTEN: 1. "Modern Dukes" (Summer Songs 2000 version) on YouTube 2. "Modern Dukes" (2000 demo) on YouTube 3. "Modern Dukes" (March 2002 demo) on YouTube 4. "Modern Dukes" (July 2002 demo) on YouTube LYRICS: "Moder...
Can't Stop Partying
February 14, 2018 11:00 - 11 minutes - 15.5 MBEp. 3. "Can't Stop Partying" is the fourth track on Weezer's 2009 album Raditude. It was co-written by Jermain Dupri and features a guest verse from Lil' Wayne. Join us as we explore the complicated history of one of the stranger songs of the Post-Pinkerton era. LISTEN: 1. Can't Stop Partying (Alone II version) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 2. Can't Stop Partying (Coconut Teaser) on YouTube 3. Can't Stop Partying (Raditude version) Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 4. Can't St...
I Do
February 07, 2018 11:00 - 5 minutes - 7.47 MBEp. 2. In today's episode, John talks about the Weezer B-Side "I Do" from the Green Album era. LISTEN: 1. "I Do" on YouTube 2. Weezer Live at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia (3/3/2001), featuring "I Do" at the top of the show 3. Billy Joel's "Leningrad" on YouTube | Apple Music | Spotify LYRICS: "I Do" at Genius MORE INFO: "I Do" at Weezerpedia
Acapulco
February 01, 2018 06:28 - 8 minutes - 11.9 MBEp. 1. Welcome to Post-Pinkerton! In today's debut episode, John introduces the show and examines "Acapulco," a Weezer demo from the Maladroit and Early Album 5 era of the band's work. LISTEN: 1. Puerta Vallarta (DC Demo) on YouTube 2. Acapulco (Maladroit Demo) on YouTube 3. Acapulco (Early Album 5 Sessions) on YouTube LYRICS: Acapulco at Genius MORE INFO: Acapulco at Weezerpedia