Weezer can be counted on for a variety of things: Undeniably catchy choruses with gnomically nonsensical lyrics, disappointing post-2001 albums that exclude superior songs you'll eventually find on B-side collections, and somewhat amusing photos of a teenaged Rivers Cuomo sporting Aquanet metal hair.

It was a big week for concerts: Bruce Springsteen and Lily Allen both knocked 'em dead at their U.S. tour openers, Chris Cornell rocked Soundgarden classics on his solo tour, and Morrissey wowed the crowd at New York City's Carnegie Hall.

All these stories, plus the week's top news, photo galleries, editors' blogs, audio/video, and reviews below:

For the latest episode of our new concert series, SPIN Sessions, we invited Omaha's finest four-piece, Cursive, to drop by our New York offices for an acoustic set. The whole band couldn't make it, but frontman Tim Kasher showed up with trumpet player Patrick Newbery to play three songs for our editorial staff.

Cursive launched their U.S. tour Wednesday night at Minneapolis' Triple Rock Social Club, returning to the stage for the first time in seven months. Along with classic tunes, the Omaha band debuted five new songs off their upcoming album, Mama, I'm Swollen, which they recently completed with producer Mike Mogis (Bright Eyes, the Faint, Rilo Kiley) for release this spring.

Folky troubadour and the "him" in She & Him has unveiled a brief winter tour to celebrate the February 17 release of his sixth solo record, Hold Time. The eight-date outing will kick off February 18 in Boston, MA, and close March 7 in Portland, OR.