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
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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 »
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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
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Watch "Weird Al" Yankovic play guitar in public for the first time this past Friday night at the Apollo Theater as part of a Neil Young cover.
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Brooklyn Vegan — Jack White, Hollie Cook, Iceage, Shame, Miguel, Turnover, Weird Al, Men I Trust, Four Tet, Incantation, Porches/Girl Ray, and more Friday show options.
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Brooklyn Vegan — Tonight's NYC-area shows include Mount Eerie, Weird Al, Justin Timberlake, Four Tet, Glasser, The Wedding Present, Holly Miranda, Iceage, Men I Trust, and more.
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Dlisted — Panty Creamer of the Day: Drake serving up some Weird Al Yankovic meets off-brand Lionel Richie wig sexiness in the video for Walk It Talk It – Lainey Gossip A movie about Shia LaBeouf’s younger years is being made, and Shia is playing his dad, L... more info
TMZ — "Weird Al" Yankovic's wife was so freaked out by a string of events at their home -- including an ominous phone call and man lurking on their property -- she called police in a panic. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Al's wife, Suzanne, called…... more info