<![CDATA[Gawker: valleywag, weezer]]> http://tags.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gawker.com.png <![CDATA[Gawker: valleywag, weezer]]> http://gawker.com/tag/valleywag/weezer http://gawker.com/tag/valleywag/weezer <![CDATA[In which we fall for a hip-hop star's Apple-baiting ploy]]> First Bare Naked Ladies, then Weezer, and now a hip-hop performer calling himself AC have marketed themselves by parodying Internet memes. AC takes on Apple's "New Soul" commercial in the video below. And since three's a trend, we feel obliged to report on it, allowing us to post the video and let it work its magic. Enjoy AC's "New Soul," directed by Steven Tapia during your lunch hour and remember, you're a sucker for these tactics too.

]]> http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5033785&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Weezer's "Pork and Beans" deconstructed]]> Want to understand the viral-video references in Weezer's "Pork and Beans" without having to actually play all 24 source videos? Video whiz Nick McGlynn has pared them down to just the essential moments, in one video. Click for an instant YouTube education. You can thank us later for the hours of your life we've given back to you.

]]> http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=393048&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Weezer understands how to work YouTube: allude to these 24 viral videos]]> Weezer has been geek rock since before I was logging onto the Internet using Prodigy in fifth grade. And who among us never wondered: what's with these homies, dissing my girl? Point is: the band gets the geeks. So it's no surprise that they understand one of the easiest way to go viral on YouTube and across the Web is to make multiple references to videos gone viral before. Check out the band's latest video above, "Pork and Beans," and then below, embeds of all of the viral videos referenced.

One Man Band

Numa Numa

Dramatic Gopher

How the Dramatic Prairie Dog was Born

Afro Ninja

Diet coke and Mentos experiment

GI Joe Gay

Guiness World Record for most T-Shirts worn at one time.

Chris Crocker - LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE!

All Your Base Are Belong To Us

Miss Teen USA 2007 - South Carolina answers a question

Star Wars Kid

Crank That Soldier Boy

Evolution of Dance

"Chocolate Rain" Original Song by Tay Zonday

K-Fed Popozao

Daft Hands - Technologic

Daft Bodies - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger

Shoes the Full Version

Charlie The Unicorn

It's Peanut Butter Jelly Time!!!

Will it Blend

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