Video Matt hauled ass down to the Empire in Sacramento last night to meet up with the lovely ladies and gentleman of Eisley. Along with the above breakfast tips there is also an interview and some ubiquitous Video Mattidude currently for your perusal on the Synthesis YouTube channel.

I just listened to Weezer’s new single, “Pork and Beans,” as it’s streaming from their website. It certainly has a catchy chorus, reminiscent of the good old days, but the verse schemes and lyrics remind me of “Beverly Hills,” which, in my opinion, was the worst Weezer single ever released. Far too many similarities to Avril Lavigne. I’ll keep hope alive for the new record, but I don’t know. They haven’t put anything out worthwhile since the Green album. Fingers crossed…

On the heels of the rerelease of their quintessential Bleed American CD (which was retitled Jimmy Eat World shortly after 2001’s terrorist attacks for some idiotic reason) Jimmy Eat World have annouced a string of North American tour dates, which will doubtlessly feature thousands of screaming post-teens trying to relive their high school years shouting for the band to play “The Middle.” BE THERE!!!11 Maybe I can go too, and get kicked out of the photo pit and screamed at by the band’s tour manager again for “shooting flash” even though it was the dipshit college newspaper photog behind me, get manhandled by said middle-aged douchebag TM, then get in a gigantic pissing match with the band’s publicist who will take his word over mine and we can all CC as many people on our e-mails as possible and then I can wait until she quits and gets a job somewhere else to start trying to set up shit with the band again. That might be fun!

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Weezer’s third self-titled record (known as the “red” album, following suit with 1994’s “blue” and 2001’s “green” albums) was set to be released this July, but has been pushed up a month, most likely to thwart pirates. Here’s the release:

The streets can’t wait any longer: Buoyed by a single which reached #1 at Modern Rock radio a mere eleven days after its release to the format, and a tidal wave of buzz, Weezer’s new, self-titled album on DGC/Interscope Records has had its release date moved up three weeks to June 3.

The latest single “Pork and Beans” produced by Jacknife Lee (U2, R.E.M.)  has been embraced by Modern Rock radio making it the quickest journey to #1 that any Weezer single has found in its illustrious history. The single has earned rave reviews in the UK’s NME  and Rolling Stone.

The new album which is the third eponymous in the band’s catalogue and is being referred as “The Red Album,” was produced by the band, Rick Rubin, and the aforementioned Lee.

The one-man video vortex known as Video Matt had the chance to kick it with Shawn Harris, frontman for Oakland, CA’s The Matches this weekend and has posted the results for your viewing pleasure on our YouTube channel. The two discussed everything from Barack Obama to Beer Pong to the band’s latest record, A Band in Hope out now on Epitaph records.

Reports surfaced that the great Nate Dogg had died due to complications from a stroke he suffered in January. These reports are false. Nate Dogg lives on.