I hope you’re ready to rock, because…WELCOME TO WEEZER SUMMER!
This five-part series is a deep dive into how a young, quirky alternative band named Weezer—and a whole universe around them—became a kind of home for a teenage girl looking for somewhere to belong.
Blue/Pink: Part 1 and Part 2 traces my journey from when I first heard them on the radio back in 1994 and felt that click of connection—something I couldn’t fully explain at the time but immediately understood. I talk about what it is, for me, that makes their first album, Weezer (The Blue Album), and second album, Pinkerton, so groundbreaking and untouchable, even today.
I was the only massive Weezer fan at my high school, and other than the general dismissiveness of most of my classmates, there were some other kids who didn’t like how Weezer was changing who I was, and they made sure I knew it. Becoming an early member of the Weezer Fan Club and belonging to a group that consisted of a bunch of weird-yet-normal people just like me was a vital lifeline during this time.All my essays can be found here: https://ashleighellskells.substack.com/
