JamBase — "Weird Al" Yankovic teamed with Weezer on a cover of Toto's "Africa" at The Forum in Inglewood, California on Wednesday night. The post Weezer Covers Toto’s ‘Africa’ With ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic In Inglewood appeared first on JamBase. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Plus: listen to a supercut of all 77 encore covers Weird Al played on his Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour"... Continue reading… more info

Aquarium Drunkard — As Mychal Denzel Smith recently wrote of Curtis Mayfield’s Superfly, “The worst political music sounds political.” Similarly, the worst comic music sounds comic. All due respect to Weird Al, the exception to every rule of taste and success, but... more info

Stereogum — Every month, Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda shares a new Hamilton-inspired song as part of what he calls his Hamildrops. In the recent past, that's included tracks from people like "Weird Al" Yankovic and the Decemberists -- people who, you migh... more info

JamBase — Listen to a medley of the 77 different covers "Weird Al" Yankovic performed over the course of his recently completed 77-show tour. The post ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Shares Montage Of Covers From 2018 Tour appeared first on JamBase. more info

Stereogum — We know comedy-rock legend "Weird Al" Yankovic for his song parodies, obviously. But he is also a master of the cover song. Over the years, he's included a ton of medleys of popular tracks on his albums, transforming them into polkas. And when Yankov... more info

NME — And it wasn't a parody... Dave Grohl, "Weird Al" Yankovic “Weird Al” Yankovic covered Foo Fighters during a live show earlier this month. The parody legend played a show in …Continue reading » The post Watch “Weird Al” Yankovic cover... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — "Weird Al" Yankovic has written today's edition of The New York Times Crossword Puzzle (4/4). As you might expect the theme is cheese puns. That's a picture of it above and, as Al notes, "If you're REALLY good, you don't NEED the clues!" Sp... more info

Stereogum — National treasure and dweeb-culture avatar "Weird Al" Yankovic has spent decades perfecting the art of the food-based pun; his novelty-song breakout "My Bologna," based on the Knack's "My Sharona," came out more than 38 years ago. And Yankovic is als... more info

Stereogum — "Weird Al" Yankovic is in the middle of his "Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour," where he's mostly playing obscure songs and isn't engaging in his usual wacky antics involving props or costumes or video screens. That's led to him c... more info