Posted Oct 2nd 2006 7:43PM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has obtained a lawsuit filed by the rock group Weezer against the Miller Brewing Company. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, alleges the beermaker used the name 'Weezer' in several ads that ran in Rolling Stone magazine in 2004. The lawsuit also names Miller's advertising agency and the production company that laid out the ads as defendants.
In the suit, the four members of the band (Rivers Cuomo, Brian Bell, Scott Shriner and Patrick Wilson) claim Miller used the Weezer name in the ads without their permission. The suit also claims the ads feature endorsements by other bands and musical acts with whom Weezer "do not wish to be associated with in any advertisement." Furthermore the lawsuit says the ads were "grossly misleading and deceptive" and they have been "damaged in an amount ... believed to be in the millions of dollars."
Calls to Miller Brewing Company were not immediately returned.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Music
Tags: Miller Brewing Company, MillerBrewingCompany, Rivers Cuomo, RiversCuomo, Weezer
Posted Jul 12th 2006 6:58PM by TMZ Staff
Rivers Cuomo has broken the hearts of indie fans the world over with his announcement to MTV that Weezer is on hiatus, possibly forever.
"Really, for the moment, we are done. I'm not certain we'll make a record again, unless it becomes really obvious to me that we need one done" Rivers told MTV.
Maybe marriage and having a college degree had something to do with Rivers' decision. Life changes such as those tend to make a person re-evaluate his or her direction. Or possibly he decided to bow out using the old entertainment saying "leave them wanting more". Either way, it leaves fans perplexed with this sudden decision.
While he left the door slightly ajar for more music (he tells MTV he's been writing new music like mad), he isn't going to be going solo any time soon. Of the new songs, he says "I certainly don't see them becoming Weezer songs and I don't really see the point of a solo career."
Whatever happens, Weezer fans will be on the edge of their seats awaiting Rivers' musical return.
Filed under: Break-Ups, Music
Tags: breakup, hiatus, mtv, rivers cuomo, rivers suomo, RiversCuomo, RiversSuomo, weezer
Posted Jun 23rd 2006 11:53AM by TMZ Staff
It's been a festive couple few weeks for Weezer frontman Rivers Coumo. After an impressive 11 year on and off run as a Harvard student, he compeleted his Bachelor of Arts degree. (That beats my 8 years in and out of college, of course, I didn't sell millions of records in between!)
Then following the graduation celebration, Rivers ditched his bachelor ways and walked down the aisle with his longtime girlfriend. The band's website sets the scene:
"The wedding was at a secluded beachfront cliff property in Paradise Cove, Malibu, and was attended by about 100 friends and family members. It was a fun day where many mini-reunions took place. For the first time in possibly, ever, the following folks were all in the same place: Rivers, Brian, Pat, Scott, Matt Sharp, Jason Cropper, Patrick Finn, Takashi Hasegawa, Justin Fisher, Adam Orth and Kevin Ridel. Not to mention the many family members from both sides of the Pacific ocean, and some special guests including Rick Rubin. Fine live string quartet music and delicious vegan fare capped off a most special day."
Congrats River! Your "beat down fool" days are over.
Filed under: Music, Sound Bytes
Tags: Rivers Cuomo, RiversCuomo, Weezer
