Tokyo Police Club covers Wheatus for A.V. Club

One of the very best things going for music on the interwebs the last couple of years has been A.V. Club's A.V. Undercover series.

A series that employs indie rock bands (and GWAR) to perform covers of hit songs of yesteryear with their own personal touch.  It doesn't always come together, but when it does you get gems like when Superchunk covered The Cure's "Inbetween Days".

The Christmas songs have spun a few instant classics that you never would have dreamed of like this one by Wye Oak or this one by Big Red.

This latest installment comes courtesy of the Tokyo Police Club who perform a cover of the Wheatus hit "Teenage Dirtbag".  The song, originally the driving force behind Jason Biggs rom-com Loser, definitely adopts more of a garage band sound in this incarnation.  It doesn't quite top the greatest A.V. Club cover of all time, but it is still fun and well worth a listen for a quick trip down memory lane.

Weezer Play "Back to the Shack" on Fallon, Win Me Over

Rated Wrong has been all abuzz with Weezer news this past few days, and while it was going on they went and released a new single.

Because Gentlemen's DisAgreement was recorded on Sunday and the single dropped Monday night, Rated Wrong hasn't had a chance to weigh in on it as of yet, a wrong that shall be righted forthwith.

Initially, "Back to the Shack" was a mixed bag for me.  It, of course, doesn't really sound like 90s Weezer.  If I was going to put it on an album I'd say Maladroit, if I was going to compare it to a single I'd say (sorry world) "Beverly Hills."

I really like the musicality of it.  The guitars are cool (everything Eli said he wanted in the podcast), but the lyrics are a little corny.

All was made right, however, when Weezer hit up Fallon last night and rocked out their new single for the masses.  The song has great drive in the performance and the band appears to have fun playing it.  Even if it isn't the Weez of old (which it was never going to be) I can still enjoy it.

Color me sold.

Pharrell has a New Song. I Figured Out Why He Wears That Big Hat.

Pharrell Williams has a new song that is sure to catapult "BAE" firmly into the mainstream of American slang.

In other, equally if not more important, news:  I have solved the mystery of the massive hat.  It's quite simple really, without the hat he's a short guy with a tall wife.  With the hat, he's a guy who is the same height as his wife (even when she's in heels).  Pretty clever Pharrell.

Meanwhile... "Come Get It Bae"  is a catchy song, that I personally like more than "Happy" despite Miley Cyrus almost ruining it.  Here is the video.