Deluxe News

It's hard not to look at the title - "Raditude" - and cover of Weezer's newest record, which features a goofy-looking shot of a leaping dog frozen in midair, and wonder if perhaps it isn't some sort of bad joke.

Instead of the more typical time- and feature-limited demos, Submersible Music offers a free, downloadable version of its new DrumCore 3 plug-in, which is limited only in content.

Formed at LSU in 1988, Better Than Ezra returns to the city that played such an important role in the pop-rock band's history next week for a show at the Varsity Theatre.

After several years in England's pub rock scene, ex-Duck Deluxe members Nick Garvey and Andy McMaster formed the Motors in 1977 with vocalist Bram Tchaikovsky and drummer Ricky Slaughter.