The internet is a very weird place. I guess that’s stating the most obvious point in the universe, but when you step back every once in a while and really think about the memes and campaigns that take ...

Last year, somebody set up a Twitter account dedicated to urging Weezer to cover “Africa” by Toto. That person, determined by Noisey to be a 14-year-old named Mary, has today been foiled. This morning ...

For months now, a teenage Weezer fan in Cleveland has been running a viral campaign attempting to convince Weezer to cover “Africa,” a deeply cheesy and kind of excellent sweeping pop song by Toto, ...

This is a big year for Toto, the 40th anniversary for the band, and the group is making sure fans get a chance to share the moment. Earlier this year, the group released a best-of album, “40 Trips ...

We’d be lying if we said we weren’t at least a little interested in seeing a virtuosic band that helped define the smoothness ...

On Thursday, Weezer smugly responded by releasing a cover of Toto’s much less popular, but maybe just as lyrically uncomplicated, “Rosanna.” They tweeted the song directly at the “Africa” account, to ...

It started on Twitter, as these things often do. A then-14-year-old Weezer fan named Mary (@weezerafrica) began a public campaign to persuade the alt-rock band to cover the 1982 Toto hit “Africa.” For ...

Where: Spokane Arena, 720 W. Mallon Ave. Cost: $85, $165, $179.50 and $195. Info: (509) 279-7000, www.spokanearena.com The world of rock takes its toll. There are many reasons bands call it a day: the ...

Remember Toto? Not the beloved canine from The Wizard of the Oz — the other Toto. As hitmakers, they may not have had quite the staying power as the 1939 film classic, but their music has. For a brief ...

For months now, a teenage Weezer fan in Cleveland has been running a viral campaign attempting to convince Weezer to cover “Africa,” a deeply cheesy and kind of excellent sweeping pop song by Toto, ...