The Hendrix devotee recalls buying back his first guitar which was immediately stolen, adjusting his guitar’s action to prevent him playing solos, and filling the late Bob Casale’s shoes by using just ...

Yawners, the Madrid-based band led by Elena Nieto, make extremely hooky and fired-up pop-punk, the kind of fuzz-guitar music that makes a sugar rush feel like an adrenaline surge. Around these parts, ...

When Weezer covered Toto's 1982 classic "Africa" back in 2018, it seemed like the '80s hitmakers were all for it. At the time, the band's founder and guitarist Steve Lukather said "nobody appreciates ...

It seemed as though the cover was all in fun. Toto even returned the favor by covering Weezer’s 2001 hit, “Hash Pipe ” that same year. But Toto guitarist Steve Lukather feels otherwise. In an ...

Toto guitarist Steve Lukather shares what he thinks of Weezer's take on their 1982 classic Africa, says that he tried to reach out to Rivers Cuomo but "it just got weird" ...

Toto guitarist Steve Lukather got curt when describing "weird" interaction with Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo after his band covered "Africa." ...

The 'Buddy Holly' rockers had huge success with their rendition of the 1982 classic in 2018 following a campaign from a teenage fan, but Steve has suggested Rivers Cuomo and the band's decision to ...

Toto guitarist Steve Lukather has claimed the band have a "weird" relationship with Weezer after Rivers Cuomo's reaction to their 'Africa' cover becoming a hit.

Weezer covered Toto's "Africa" in 2018, but Steve Lukather thinks the song's unexpected success "blew up" in the band's face.

Weezer's cover of "Africa" came about after some social media interplay. When a fan reached out to Rivers Cuomo on Twitter telling him it was "about time you bless the rains down in Africa," the ...

Sergione Infuso/Corbis via Getty; Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty How does Weezer's Rivers Cuomo feel about "Africa" by Toto? Over six years after the "Island in the Sun" band released a cover of "Africa ...