Before guitar music succumbed to belching nu metal, rock and roll still thrived. This list focuses on this side of the Atlantic and five iconic post-grunge rock classics from 1995.

When Luke worked on Jackson’s 1994 HIStory album ... Huge numbers of Africa cover versions now exist, from Weezer to James Last. A 2018 compilation, Bless The Rain, contains 42 unique ...

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But in the case of Weezer, why not stop at one artist when you can cram every ... who adored the song ‘Machinehead,’ but if Rossdale had begun in 1987 rather than 1994, chances are he’d have tried to ...

Weezer had a smash hit with their cover of Toto's "Africa" and it worked out well for both bands in the end, but what does Toto guitarist Steve Lukather really think about how the whole thing went ...

Green Day, Noah Kahan, and Fall Out Boy and Weezer will headline the three-day Oceans Calling Festival in Ocean City, Maryland, this September. Tickets for the pop-punk-alternative boardwalk festival ...

Virtually everything about Weezer covering Toto’s “Africa” was strange, from the social media campaign that sparked the cover in the first place to the music video starring Weird Al Yankovic ...

Sergione Infuso/Corbis via Getty; Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty How does Weezer's Rivers Cuomo feel about "Africa" by Toto? Over six years after the "Island in the Sun" band released a cover of "Africa ...

Headlined consecutive days by Def Leppard then Weezer, the July 11-12 rock fest also features Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Poison frontman Bret Michaels, Winnipeg hard rock act Toque and ...

Don’t expect Weezer and Toto to be swamping friendship bracelets anytime soon. The point of contention centers on Toto’s 1982 enduring hit, “Africa,” and Weezer’s cover of the song.

Both singers were announced in November. In the prime-time slots on Saturday, May 3: An artist to be announced, then rock band Weezer (just announced Wednesday). And headlining on Sunday, May 4: Teddy ...