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Given all the silly undertakings Weezer have, uh, undertaken in recent months, it's easy to forget that Weezer are, at the end of the day, a band. A band which, like many bands, makes music. Too much music, as it turns out: as Rivers Cuomo revealed to Billboard.com recently, the veteran power-poppers are cooking up a little odds and ends collection tentatively titled, you guessed it, Odds and Ends.

According to Cuomo, this is "just another fun project. They're great songs, but for some reason they didn't make the final cut for [a] record. They span a vast period of time from the very beginning of our career in the early '90s right up to the present day." There's no word yet on a release for Odds and Ends, but considering Cuomo's own Alone II clearing house comp just hit shelves last week, it may be a minute.

Due much sooner according to Rivers are Weezer renditions of six beloved Christmas carols, including "O Holy Night", set to appear on a holiday benefit comp as downloadable add-ons for the iPhone game Tap Tap Revenge. Because nothing brings good tidings like you burying your face in some electronic gadget.

But wait, there's more: Cuomo spilled the (pork and) beans on what could well prove a career-defining moment for the songwriter. Yes, Rivers has apparently written a song with teen pop sister act Aly & AJ. Who knows when (or how) we'll ultimately hear it, but as Rivers told Billboard.com, "It was such a blast to remember how teenagers approach songwriting. Their minds just work so fast and they have no fear and no ego." We'll sound the alarm once he starts wondering about the clothes they wear to school, how they decorate their rooms, and, um, yeah.

Weezer's camp couldn't confirm any of the above at this time, so we'll just have to take Rivers at his word for now.