Post-Pinkerton

Post-Pinkerton examines every Weezer song released after the band's 1996 album Pinkerton.

Christmas Celebration 12/25/2019

Christmas Celebration Before the Green Album, there was Christmas CD, a special Weezer release to celebrate the holiday season, but which also in turn celebrated the band's return after their post-Pinkerton hiatus. On today's show, John talks about track two, "Christmas Celebration," and how it was a preview of things to come for the band. /episode/index/show/postpinkerton/id/12528155

You Might Think 09/18/2019

You Might Think In light of Ric Ocasek's sudden and unexpected death over the weekend, John talks about the time Weezer covered a Cars song for a Cars movie soundtrack. He also discusses the band's long-ranging relationship with the Cars lead singer. /episode/index/show/postpinkerton/id/11296517

Get Me Some 09/11/2019

Get Me Some "Get Me Some" is one of Weezer's heaviest rock songs, but John explains why the song feels out of place in both the album era it was created (Raditude) and the larger Post-Pinkerton era in which it was born. /episode/index/show/postpinkerton/id/11213888

Eulogy for a Rock Band 08/28/2019

Eulogy for a Rock Band John is back with a brand new episode about one of his favorite Post-Pinkerton songs EVER! "Eulogy for a Rock Band" is exactly what its title says it is, and yet, there's a lot of mystery to explore as well, including figuring out which band this song is about. /episode/index/show/postpinkerton/id/11026505

Freak Me Out 08/07/2019

Freak Me Out "Freak Me Out" is one of the rare Weezer songs for which we have no alternate versions. There's no demos, no live performances, nothing but the album track. John explains why, and examines what makes this one of the most unique songs in Weezer's entire catalog. /episode/index/show/postpinkerton/id/10803374

Take On Me 07/31/2019

Take On Me If any school offered a Masters Degree in covers of the A-Ha song "Take On Me," today's guest Jess Lampe would not only hold one, but also be a tenured professor in the department. Jess joins John to talk about the A-Ha original, the Weezer cover, and so much more in-between. /episode/index/show/postpinkerton/id/10715528

Polynesia 07/24/2019

Polynesia When Weezer couldn't release as many tracks as they wanted on their 2002 live EP The Lion and the Witch, they decided to hide one. "Polynesia" is the opening track to the EP, but you won't see it on the tracklist. John explains why in today's brand new episode. /episode/index/show/postpinkerton/id/10636484

Let It All Hang Out 07/17/2019

Let It All Hang Out Raditude may be the worst album in Weezer's discography, but "Let It All Hang Out" is a surprising gem that you may not have heard. John explores this collaboration between Rivers Cuomo, Jermaine Dupri, and Jacknife Lee, and explains how a video game managed to make this song even better. /episode/index/show/postpinkerton/id/10552985

I Admire You So Much 07/10/2019

I Admire You So Much You'd think this rough, 46-second demo would inspire an equally short podcast episode, but instead, it allows John to discuss many topics, ranging from Rivers Cuomo's longtime friendship with the musician Kevin Ridel to Cuomo's business instincts in the early 2000s. /episode/index/show/postpinkerton/id/10467833

High Up Above 07/03/2019

High Up Above John discusses the Maladroit demo "High Up Above," as well as the recent loss of beloved Weezer fan Running Monk. Please note the content warning at the top episode regarding discussion of death and suicide. /episode/index/show/postpinkerton/id/10384631

Queen of Earth 06/26/2019

Queen of Earth John discusses "Queen of Earth," a scrapped Album 5 demo that was a departure for the band in terms of its lyrics and sound. John examines why he didn't like it back in 2002, why it's grown on him, and how the band's experiment with a fifth member impacted the initial demo fans heard. /episode/index/show/postpinkerton/id/10187021

It's Been So Long 06/19/2019

It's Been So Long John talks with comics artist Alec Longstreth about the song "It's Been So Long," a single released to the Weezer Fan Club this year. John asks Alec about his work illustrating the single's packaging, his history working with the band, and his book about his history as a fan. /episode/index/show/postpinkerton/id/10183835

Brave New World 06/12/2019

Brave New World "Brave New World" is the ninth track off of the band's 2010 album Hurley. John talks about why he likes it, but also why it reveals some of the tension amidst the band at this time. In addition, you'll learn everything you ever need to know about Hurleygate. /episode/index/show/postpinkerton/id/10129705

Unbreak My Heart 06/05/2019

Unbreak My Heart Rachel from the We Are Weezer podcast joins John to discuss "Unbreak My Heart," a Make Believe-era cover of the Toni Braxton mega-hit that didn't see official release until it closed out the unreleased track compilation Death to False Metal. They discuss why the band covered the song in the first place, as well as touching on the wide world of Weezer podcasting. /episode/index/show/postpinkerton/id/10060784

On the Edge 05/29/2019

On the Edge "On the Edge" is one of the Summer Songs of 2000, a collection of songs from Weezer's time on the Vans Warped Tour, which marked the end of their self-imposed Post-Pinkerton hiatus. John talks about why he likes so many individual parts of this song -- and why they don't quite add up -- on today's show. /episode/index/show/postpinkerton/id/9961625

O Girlfriend 05/22/2019

O Girlfriend Dylan Gallagher joins the show to talk about "O Girlfriend," the final track on the Green Album. John and Dylan talk about how the song might be the best track on the album, why the live versions improved upon the song, and then transition to talk about Dylan's work curating the Weezer B-Sides YouTube channel and editing the Weezerpedia web site. /episode/index/show/postpinkerton/id/9828857

Weekend Woman 05/08/2019

Weekend Woman Almost exactly 17 years after first recording "Burning Sun," Weezer released "Weekend Woman," a song born from the bones of that Green Album era demo. John discusses what's changed, why he prefers "Weekend Woman" to "Burning Sun," and why you won't find the word "girl" on this track (or any other from Pacific Daydream). /episode/index/show/postpinkerton/id/9697706

Burning Sun 05/01/2019

Burning Sun "Burning Sun" is part one of Post-Pinkerton's first-ever two-part episode. John examines this Green Album cast-off, how it leaked twice in the strangest of manners, and why its bones eventually helped build a 2017 album track. /episode/index/show/postpinkerton/id/9600854

I'm A Robot 04/24/2019

I'm A Robot John is joined by Steve Grogan of the We're All Yankovics podcast to discuss one of his favorite Post-Pinkerton songs, "I'm A Robot," from the unreleased song compilation Death to False Metal. John and Steve's conversation about the song takes them to some surprising places, like the Blue Album classic "Say It Ain't So" and Matt Sharp's proclivity for barking during some live performances. /episode/index/show/postpinkerton/id/9509333

Worry Rock 04/17/2019

Worry Rock "Worry Rock" is the seventh track off of Green Day's 1997 album Nimrod. And no, you're not listening to the wrong podcast -- Weezer recorded a cover of the song in 2002. John talks about it, why he thinks it improves on the original, and how the band has changed their approach to cover songs in the Teal Album era. /episode/index/show/postpinkerton/id/9427640

Death and Destruction 04/10/2019

Death and Destruction John welcomes Christopher Knott of the We'z Talkin' Weez' 2 Thee podcast to the show. They discuss "Death and Destruction," tracking its journey from instrumental demo to one of the best tracks off of the band's fourth album, Maladroit. /episode/index/show/postpinkerton/id/9332384

Where's My Sex? 04/03/2019

Where's My Sex? "Where's My Sex?" is a song inspired by Rivers Cuomo's daughter, Mia. But if that makes it sound like you're about to hear a sweet and sappy episode, well, you're quite mistaken. John explains why "Where's My Sex?" sounds like a bad April Fool's joke that, unfortunately for fans of the band, is all too real. /episode/index/show/postpinkerton/id/9248858

Wind in Our Sail 03/27/2019

Wind in Our Sail "Wind in Our Sail" can be read as just another relationship song, but John thinks it has bigger aspirations than that. He talks about the song and its many references, including a blink-and-you'll-miss-it Pinkerton nod, in today's new show. /episode/index/show/postpinkerton/id/9158480

Possibilities 03/20/2019

Possibilities "Possibilities" is one of the more disliked songs in Weezer's catalog. John describes why fans hate it, why he doesn't mind it, and why this song sounds so damn loud, and why we have so many versions of it in today's new episode. /episode/index/show/postpinkerton/id/9074171

Cygnus X-1 03/13/2019

Cygnus X-1 "Cygnus X-1" is a Maladroit-era demo that remains one of Weezer's few instrumental tracks. Learn about how this short, minor work in the band's catalog was almost one of the first Maladroit-era tracks to receive radio play. /episode/index/show/postpinkerton/id/8986133

Can't Knock the Hustle 03/06/2019

Can't Knock the Hustle Weezer released their sixth self-titled album on Friday, and John's ready to talk about its lead single, "Can't Knock the Hustle." Learn about why the band struck out in a new direction, how many other songs had this video concept, and what the heck Pineaplemon is. /episode/index/show/postpinkerton/id/8895644

Photograph 02/27/2019

Photograph John is joined by Sean Paul Ellis of Saturday Mourning Cartoons to discuss Photograph, the third single off of the Green Album. John and Sean discuss why they like the song so much, what they think it's about, and why Sean stopped listening to the band so soon after their comeback. /episode/index/show/postpinkerton/id/8801657

Porcupine 02/20/2019

Porcupine When working on Maladroit, Weezer released six different demos for a song called "Porcupine" (originally known by the title "Spend Some Time"). This usually makes for ripe podcast material, but on today's show, John explains why six "Porcupine" demos don't amount to much. /episode/index/show/postpinkerton/id/8713592

Put Me Back Together 02/13/2019

Put Me Back Together Rivers Cuomo wrote "Put Me Back Together" with the help of Tyson Ritter and Nick Wheeler of The All-American Rejects. They had a wonderful time working together and thought they had created a new Weezer classic. John explores all of the ways they got it wrong in today's episode. /episode/index/show/postpinkerton/id/8511224

1,000 Years 02/06/2019

1,000 Years John is joined by podcaster and longtime Weezer fan Tom Chansky on the show to discuss "1,000 Years," a song we have from the late '90s when Rivers Cuomo was performing in the Boston area with a group fans dubbed The Rivers Cuomo Band. John and Tom discuss the song, why it sounds so different from eventually became the third album, and why it's often confused for a Homie song. /episode/index/show/postpinkerton/id/8509997

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