Weezer to released branded “Snuggie”

Posted by aubin on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 12:00 PM (EDT)

According to a Rolling Stone report, Weezer will be releasing a branded version of the popular blanket/robe hybrid, "The Snuggie." Frontman Rivers Cuomo explained:

A Wuggie is basically exactly like a Snuggie, except it says Weezer on it. The people at Snuggie are doing it with us and promoting it with us. It's a totally legit Snuggie.

The band will be touring with Blink 182 this summer.

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Weezer (43 comments)

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ExtraCheesePizza (May 27, 2009)

The Slanket is a much better product.

Dante3000 (rich) (May 27, 2009)

Absolutely. Snuggies are made out of felt and feel like ass.
-Dante

ExtraCheesePizza (May 27, 2009)

They also are not nearly long enough if you are 6 ft tall, which was the deciding factor in shelling out the extra dough to upgrade my blanket with sleeves experience.

AmericanRiot (May 27, 2009)

yeah, i can only pray for the day to get a Slanket endorsement

punk_sk (May 27, 2009)

just when you thought...

shrapnel (May 27, 2009)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXrdYArQxVw

punk_sk (May 27, 2009)

http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1910872

thatguyfromthatband (May 27, 2009)

BEST. MERCH. EVER.

is Weezer the new KISS with the crazy merch?

ExtraCheesePizza (May 27, 2009)

http://www.snuggiepubcrawls.com/

BarleyPat (May 27, 2009)

Wow. This may be worse than bar golf.

rubberbland (May 27, 2009)

What I'm wondering is: Are people really buying these just to go on pub crawls? There's no way I'm wasting precious booze money on a fuckin blanket. Also I have a sewing machine, I'd rather make a custom retard suit than pay for one. I'm sure most people have a shitty blanket somewhere around the house/squat/alley/underpass

thatsyouth (May 27, 2009)

Not as ridiculous as the fact that High School Musical has their own waffles.

baldsteve (May 27, 2009)

You can buy it at the same merch stand as the Tom Delonge machine scented disposable douche.

Dante3000 (rich) (May 27, 2009)

As a young teen, outcast Rivers would practice endlessly, writing silly pop songs about scorned love and being a loner...All in hopes that one day, he would have a blanket (with sleeves) that would sport his bands logo.
-Dante

rubberbland (May 27, 2009)

I was trying to think of something witty to say about this, but I think you've hit it on the head.

This is by far the stupidest idea I've heard in a long time.
I'm going to delete my copy of the blue album now...

MonsterLobster (May 27, 2009)

I have been slightly ashamed to like the Blue Album and Pinkerton since about 2001, when Rivers had an interview in Blender where he said something like, "I don't know what emo is, but I guess I helped invent it."

This Snuggie business just hurts my head.

Morbo_85 (May 28, 2009)

Ashamed to like the blue album?? Bullshit, that album is fantastic and has stood the test of time much better than i ever expected.

Just because he's a total cunt doesn't make it any less of an awesome album

JoelSweetheart (May 27, 2009)

wtf. wtf. wtf. wtf. wtf. wtf. wtf. wtf. wtf.wtf. wtf. wtf. wtf. wtf. wtf. wtf. wtf. wtf. what the fuck happened to Weezer?

scorpiondeathlock (May 27, 2009)

Gimme gimme living in beverly hillz!

badbrain (May 27, 2009)

Some idiot put a robe on backwards, called it something else and is now a millionaire.

Fuck snuggies

MattRamone (May 27, 2009)

It's probably gonna be like $80 at the merch booth.

silverzone (May 27, 2009)

Last week I tried to convince my band It would be a good idea to play a gig dressed in snuggies. Fuckin Rivers beats everyone to everything.

kneel (May 27, 2009)

it doesnt mean it was a good idea

skankbook (May 27, 2009)

I dropped $360 for 5 tix to see them in Camden with blink-182. I'm actually more excited for Weezer, I haven't seen them since they played with the Foo Fighters and I've recently fallen back in love with "Make Believe."

rubberbland (May 27, 2009)

So tell us, What does that feel like?

I saw Weezer right after The green album came out.
All I gotta say is: You ever get the feeling you've been cheated?
It a good fuckin thing I didn't pay to see them.

skankbook (May 27, 2009)

I'll have to wait to respond to that question. I saw Weezer right before the Green Album came out, the fall after, a month after "Make Believe" came out, and then with the Foo Fighters that fall. They were at their best during that solo show after Make Believe, playing "El Scorcho" and "No One Else," which I went nuts over.

JayTee (May 27, 2009)

Weezer fans were into irony way before it was the norm, and back then, I still thought they were fuckin' stupid.

MN_punkmaster-skaman (May 27, 2009)

At first I thought it said Snuggle, the laundry detergent... until I read the article.

jetsto (May 27, 2009)

Just in time for summer.

MonsterLobster (May 27, 2009)

That didn't even cross my mind. However, I don't think the people buying Weezer Snuggies will have practicality in mind when they fork over their parents' money.

mechpope13 (May 27, 2009)

did the org forget to run this story on April fools day?

mattbeall (May 27, 2009)

Rivers, I give it a week before this ends up in the garage with your dungeon master's guide, Ace Frehley and Kitty Pride.

allfornot (May 27, 2009)

8/10

half_empty (May 27, 2009)

Really? an 8? did you even crack a smile over that....?

TrueBeliever (May 27, 2009)

7/10

allfornot (May 27, 2009)

Yes. I thought it was clever.

MonsterLobster (May 27, 2009)

I'll give it an 8/10, too. The joke itself was pretty easy, but the fatherly tone you took put it over the top. Good job.

kevgren (May 27, 2009)

They need to do something in the complete opposite direction now, like tour with Napalm Death.

TrueBeliever (May 27, 2009)

Virgil Dickerson is stoked.

http://snuggiesightings.com/snuggie/wp-content/uploads /2009/01/virgil_snuggie.jpg

MN_punkmaster-skaman (May 27, 2009)

Wow....

FranklinStein (May 27, 2009)

fuckin' gay!

BadSceneYourFault (May 27, 2009)

"It's kind of like a douche/bag hybrid...A wuggie is basically exactly like the shitty records we have made except it has nothing to do with music. It's a way for us to prove to the world that we are just as fucking ridiculous as Beanie Babies or POGS without even trying."

You call this news! What's next?

Rivers gives birth to Bat-Boy even though he is a-sexual.

Turds! Big steamy Turds!

automatic333 (May 28, 2009)

This is fucking great, like them or not they just don't give a shit.