'Guitar Hero' Tour Closes Out in San Francisco

At the final stop of regular competition in the Guitar Hero: Aerosmith ROCKS the Hard Rock tour, faux axe-slingers battle for the remaining slots in the finals.
'Guitar Hero' Chad Casket (left) slays his competition in the semi-finals / Photo by Muhammad Asranur

The 'Guitar Hero: Aerosmith ROCKS the Hard Rock' contest returned to California last night (Aug. 12) for the last of 15 dates before winners selected at tournaments nationwide travel to Boston for a final showdown. Devout gamers took over San Francisco's Hard Rock Cafe and battled intently, much to the bewilderment of diners munching on ribs and burgers.

Weezer Cover Radiohead's 'Creep,' Jam with Fans in S.F.

VIDEO! Watch Rivers Cuomo, guitarist Brian Bell, and bassist Scott Shriner lead fans through acoustic versions of "Beverly Hills" and the Radiohead anthem at a defunct Naval Air Base in San Francisco.
Photo by Misha Vladimirskiy

Just as frontman Rivers Cuomo hinted in Spin's June cover story, Weezer have embarked on their "Hootenanny Tour," a series of nationwide stops during which devout, guitar-gifted fans -- chosen via YouTube tryouts -- rock out live with Weezer, strumming out both band originals a

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