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 ...

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 ...

After a successful grassroots campaign from a teenage girl in Ohio, Weezer finally covered Toto's massive 1982 hit "Africa." First, they covered another Toto song, the 1982 #2 hit "Rosanna," and both ...

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 ...

In an alternate universe, it could have been Ozzy Osbourne singing Weezer's 2001 hit “Hash Pipe.” The band's frontman and principal songwriter Rivers Cuomo shared the revelation in a new interview ...

Weezer leader Rivers of Cuomo has contributed songwriting credits to many artists over the years. He’s also an avowed metalhead. Turns out those two interests collided back in 2000 when Cuomo offered ...

Before we thank Mary, let’s start by thanking Stranger Things. The Ohio teen first heard Toto’s 1982 iconic, excellently cheesy hit "Africa" when it played over Steve and Nancy’s bedroom make out ...

Yacht-rockers Toto have finally released their promised cover of Weezer‘s hit “Hash Pipe,” the Steve Lukather-led icons returning the favor after Rivers Cuomo‘s quirk-rock combo covered the group’s ...

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 ...

TURIN, ITALY - FEBRUARY 06: Steve Lukather and David Paich of Toto perform at Pala Alpitour on February 6, 2016 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Awakening/Redferns) But it looks like the madness isn’t over ...

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 ...