"We figured since we were smoking hash before they were born, that's what we should do," guitarist Steve Lukather quipped when introducing the song onstage. "I'm not condoning this sort of behavior, ...

Earlier this year, Weezer relented to a fan campaign urging the band to cover “Africa,” Toto‘s signature hit from 1982. But before Weezer released their version of “Africa,” they also took on Toto’s ...

As Porcaro explained on Stryker and Klein's afternoon show on KROQ, it had been in the works long before the duo discussed it the other day. "We had just gotten back from the road," he began. "But I ...

Weezer's 2001 single "Hash Pipe" could have been an Ozzy Osbourne song, Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo has revealed. However, the "Prince of Darkness" and Black Sabbath icon ultimately passed on the ...

For those of you who've had the opportunity to catch the new Weezer video, Hash Pipe, on MTV you may have noticed that it's censored (H**h Pipe). Much Music airs the video uncensored but, ...

Ball’s in your court, Weezer. Following Weezer’s release of their cover of Toto’s 1982 hit “Africa,” Toto returned the favor — or returned fire, depending on how you see it — this week, revealing ...

It’s been two months since Weezer fulfilled a year-long fan-driven campaign to cover Toto’s “Africa” — after trolling everyone with a great take on “Rosanna” first, of course. The song has gone on to ...

In recent months, Weezer have gotten a whole lot of mileage out of covering early-'80s cheese-rock kings Toto. They started out by covering Toto's "Rosanna," and then, after a months-long viral fan ...

That’s right, the Steve Lukather-led Toto confirmed their workup of “Hash Pipe” — Weezer’s unexpectedly aggressive, 2001 comeback single — will be released in the coming weeks. The group is returning ...

The Toto covers by Weezer came after a long-running campaign orchestrated by the Twitter account @WeezerCover Africa – and Toto’s recorded response is being released “in the coming weeks.” Toto’s ...