Weezer's 'Raditude' Cover Is Doggone Awesome
- Posted on Sep 11th 2009 10:30AM by Benjy Eisen
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UPDATE: Weezer is enjoying your Sidney submissions so much, that they've decided to up the ante. The winning submission will earn its author a 'Raditude' print signed by the band. Stay tuned for the winner!
We always knew that Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo was into things like glaciers and volcanoes, so it's really no surprise that he should find the band's new album cover while flipping through the pages of a National Geographic. The magazine sponsors a reader-submitted photo contest in each issue. Nominees are selected by a photo editor and then featured on the website for open voting.
A couple months ago, one winning entry in particular caught Cuomo's eye. It's a shot of a dog named Sidney in mid-flight across a living room. Weezer thought, for some reason, it would make the perfect cover for their new disc, 'Raditude.' When the band got in touch with the winning photographer, Jason Neely of Middletown, Conn., to seek his permission, not only did he give his blessing, he also revealed something surprising: according to him, "Sidney is a big Weezer fan."

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Sidney's such a big Weezer fan, in fact, that we thought he deserves his own meme. Send Sidney on a trip around the world (and beyond) by making your own album cover (or zany landscape) featuring the pup, thus spreading the word of Weez, and we'll post them all on Spinner. Just link them in the comments, email them to us or tweet us.
See if you can top Dylan's excellent 'Raditudelay' submission:

No. 1 by Dylan

No. 2 by Mike R.

No. 3 by Mike R.

No. 4 by twinkUK
A meme within a meme. Nice!

No. 5 by cerulean

No. 6 by Samuel

No. 7 by Kelly Reeves @ Urlesque

No. 8 by lolsuz

No. 9 by Princefarming

No. 10 by Wes Human

No. 11 by Wes Human

No. 12 by Joebot

No. 13 by @georgeperks

No. 14 by Mike R.

No. 15 by Samuel

No. 16 by Phil D.

No. 17 by @NickMater

No. 18 by David F.

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No. 30 by Andrew

No. 31 by @GorillaGuy

No. 32 by Princefarming

No. 33 by McBeefy

No. 34 by Andrew B.

No. 35 by Paolo G.

No. 36 by Omar

No. 37 by Timtastic

No. 38 by Poojalooba_Cow

No. 39 by @BryanMillerShow

No. 40 by Rich Kuta

No. 41 by @Paulotf

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No. 101 by @GorillaGuy

No. 102 by Michael @AlbumArtExchang

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Stay tuned for the winner of the signed 'Raditude' print!








Reader Comments(1 of 9)
cindyat 9-11-2009
I love it!!!!!!
The Geekat 9-11-2009
Waited all morning for this to show! Hell Yeah for Weezer!
"I think it might be Yellow this time." - Yeah right Rivers.
Finally I can stop holding tears back when listening to the Alone Albums and move back into some crunchy Weezer. Keep it up guys! Once day I am opening for you!
mikeat 9-11-2009
awesome! can't wait for the album!
and rivers' mustache reminds of this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZ9mMumocek
Jenat 9-11-2009
This is AWESOME! Weezer is so good, even animals like them!
Dylanat 9-11-2009
Here's my cover
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v306/allstories/raditudelay.jpg
twinkUKat 9-11-2009
I'll get in before anyone else does this one ;)
http://www.tracking-shot.com/raditudeholidaysnap.jpg
brockusat 9-11-2009
ZIP ZAP RAP FONT
NICE!
tuomasat 9-11-2009
Is there any place i can order poster?
gksukat 9-11-2009
Is that a cat hiding under the stool????
Looks like there is a lurker on the cover :)
Jasonat 9-11-2009
Hi gksuk, You're right, that's my cat Pancho. We didn't ever realize she was there until we looked at a blown up version of the picture
gksukat 9-11-2009
haha, fantastic.
Pancho might be thinking "why does Sidney get all the attention?" or "I can jump higher".
Big congrats on making it to an album cover, that must be a great feeling.
Mike Rat 9-11-2009
Sidney jumping over the Great Wall of China
http://www.beertalkwith.com/greatwall.jpg
ceruleanat 9-11-2009
http://i610.photobucket.com/albums/tt181/cerulean_winter/public/raditude.jpg
Donaldat 9-11-2009
Hey everyone, thought I'd help out and make it easier to do this project. It's not perfect, but it's pretty easy, now, to get Sydney, the logo and the border:
http://duckyinferno.deviantart.com/art/Weezer-Ratitude-Cutouts-136670436
hope this helps!
Kelly Reevesat 9-11-2009
A few from your friends at Urlesque: http://www.urlesque.com/2009/09/11/photoshop-fun-jumping-dog-from-weezers-raditude-album-cover/
Mike Rat 9-11-2009
Hey all, another submission; this time a tribute to one of my favorite bands and arguably one of Rivers' favorite bands, Nirvana.
http://www.beertalkwith.com/nevermind.jpg
Melissa @ Spinnerat 9-11-2009
Uploading that to our site for folks to grab -- thanks!
Samuelat 9-11-2009
It's a race, and the invisible motorcycle pwns!
http://i975.photobucket.com/albums/ae239/geekrocker12/radituderace_edited-1.jpg
-Samuel
lolsuzat 9-11-2009
Here's a little something I cooked up over lunch: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3611263&l=77b26aba51&id=546752523
Princefarmingat 9-11-2009
I just spotted him somewhere in Croatia...
http://www.princefarming.com/weezerraditude.jpg