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August 4, 2022
Outside Lands Twitch Live Stream for Aug. 5-7: Weezer, Phoebe Bridgers, Rina Sawayama, Post Malone, More
August 4, 2022
Paul McCartney Shares Story Behind ‘McCartney III’ Album; New ‘McCartney I II III’ Box Set Out 8/5
August 4, 2022
Watch Eddie Vedder Join The Strokes for “Juicebox” in Seattle (Opening for Red Hot Chili Peppers)
August 4, 2022
Jeff “Skunk” Baxter on West Coast Tour; Solo Debut ‘Speed of Heat’ Available Now
August 4, 2022
Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros. Announce ‘Live in Colorado: Vol 2’ with “Ripple”; Fall Tour On Deck
August 3, 2022
Bastards of Fine Arts (Featuring Matt Keating & Steve Mayone) Release Debut Album “A Good Sign” (Listen Here)
August 3, 2022
Goose Debuts Short Doc Capturing Recent Sold-Out Radio City Music Hall Gigs; ‘Dripfield’ Tour On Now
August 3, 2022
Watch King Princess Perform “Let Us Die” on ‘Fallon,’ with an Onstage Tribute to Taylor Hawkins (New LP Out Now)
August 3, 2022
Rina Sawayama Shows Her Sensitive Side with “Hold the Girl” Video; New Album 9/16, Fall Tour
August 3, 2022
The 1975 Turns Up the Energy on Danceable New Song “Happiness”; North American Tour News
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July 27, 2022
Poster Revealed for ‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story,’ Starring Daniel Radcliffe and Premiering on the Roku Channel 11/4
On Nov. 4, The Roku Channel will premiere Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, the official “biopic” of parody musician/cultural icon, “Weird Al” Yankovic. The gritty, stylized send-up of Yankovic’s career,...
June 30, 2022
Beck Regrets Denying “Weird Al” Yankovic Permission to Parody “Loser” in the ’90s: “I’m Actually Really Sad It Didn’t Happen”
First released in March of 1993, “Loser” would become a breakthrough sensation for Beck, who previously toiled as a struggling musician before the quirky track drew attention his way, eventually...
May 3, 2022
Preview “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story,” Starring Daniel Radcliffe and Debuting on Roku This Fall
Word broke in January that Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, an official biopic of the parody music/pop culture legend starring Harry Potter‘s Daniel Radcliffe, was in the works. It was met with excitement among...
March 3, 2022
Evan Rachel Wood is Madonna in the New “Weird Al” Yankovic Biopic and More Revelations from Al Himself
When word broke in January that Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, an official biopic of the music/parody legend starring Harry Potter‘s Daniel Radcliffe, it was met with near-universal excitement from...
January 18, 2022
Daniel Radcliffe to Play “Weird Al” Yankovic in New Biopic ‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story is the title of a new biopic chronicling the life, career, legacy and rise to fame of five-time Grammy Award-winning musician/parody artist “Weird Al” Yankovic....
December 15, 2021
Watch a New Video for George Harrison’s “My Sweet Lord,” ft. Fred Armisen, Vanessa Bayer, Jeff Lynne, Ringo Starr, Joe Walsh, Mark Hamill, “Weird Al” Yankovic & More
The first-ever video for George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord" is a star-studded, cameo-filled romp.
December 6, 2021
“Weird Al” Yankovic Announces 133-Date ‘The Unfortunate Return of the Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour,’ Tickets On Sale 12/10
"Weird Al" Yankovic announced a huge, 133-date tour for 2022, with tickets set to go on sale starting on Dec. 10.
October 12, 2020
Watch Portugal. The Man + ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic’s New ‘Who’s Gonna Stop Me’ Video for Indigenous Peoples’ Day
On Monday, Portugal. the Man shared a new song, “Who’s Gonna Stop Me.” The GRAMMY-winning indie/rock/pop band, which for years maintained a dedicated audience and critical acclaim before scoring a...
September 30, 2020
Watch ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Moderate the Trump vs. Biden Debate with an Auto-Tuned ‘We’re All Doomed’ Remix
Turns out, this week’s Presidential Debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden is even more dramatic and explosive when moderated by none other than pop culture/music/comedy...
September 2, 2020
A Very High Compliment: Dave Davies Told ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic He’s ‘Always Loved’ Al’s Kinks Parody ‘Yoda’
Social media has its issues, but its core ability to connect everybody together at any point has really transformed our collective way of life — and, in some cases, opened...
August 27, 2020
You’ll Do a Double-Take Watching ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic as Ted Nugent in a New Clip from Quibi’s ‘Reno 911’ Reboot
Back in late April, news circulated that “Weird Al” Yankovic, iconic parody artist and pop culture figure whose career and influence has spanned decades, would impersonate Ted Nugent in the...
August 10, 2020
Out 10/27: ‘Black & White & Weird All Over: The Lost Photographs of “Weird Al” Yankovic ’83 – ’86,’ an Exhaustively Compiled Book of Vintage Al Photos
In addition to being a key part of the “Weird Al” Yankovic live experience for decades, Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz has also served as an archivist of all things Al —...
May 14, 2020
Watch Mr. Show’s Bob Odenkirk + David Cross Lead a Hilariously Serious All-Star Singalong of ‘Eat It’ by ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic
We’re all in this together. That phrase is everywhere these days, especially as the COVID-19 pandemic still maintains its stranglehold on society — enter “Weird Al” Yankovic and his comedian...
April 30, 2020
‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Will Play Ted Nugent on Quibi’s ‘Reno 911!’ Revival and His On-Screen Depiction is Startling
On May 4, the new mobile streaming platform Quibi will premiere a new Reno 911! revival series, bringing Thomas Lennon’s Deputy Dangle and the misfit police force back to the...
March 31, 2020
‘Weird Al’ Yankovic’s ‘One More Minute’ is the Perfect Social Distancing Anthem, As He Demonstrated on ‘The Tonight Show’
If you aren’t well-versed in the entire catalog of “Weird Al” Yankovic, you’re missing out on some real, hardcore entertainment. His classic albums find the musician/comedian trying all sorts of...
March 25, 2020
‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Playing ‘Classical Gas’ on the Roof is the Catharsis We Need In These Confusing Times
Nobody knows what exactly to do right now — the coronavirus pandemic has most of us stuck at home, either working remotely or wondering what’s next. Enter “Weird Al” Yankovic,...
June 5, 2019
‘Weird’ But True: James Holzhauer Lost On ‘Jeopardy!’ Just in Time for the 35th Anniversary of ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic’s ‘I Lost On Jeopardy’
This one’s too “weird” for words, but here goes. On Monday night, James Holzhauer’s marathon run as a Jeopardy! contestant came to an end. He’d won 32 games and netted...
November 12, 2018
‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Announces Huge Symphonic ‘Strings Attached’ Tour for 2019
This past spring, ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic and his impeccable (and underrated) backing band went out on the Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour, a trek across North America catering to only the...
February 17, 2017
Listen to 'Weird Al' Yankovic's Previously Unheard 'Pac-Man,' a Parody of the Beatles' 'Taxman'
Over the decades, “Weird Al” Yankovic has etched his place in music and pop culture history with now-classic comedy albums featuring inventive parodies and inspired original compositions. Next November, a...
August 12, 2016
Festival Supreme 2016 Tix On Sale Now – 'Weird Al' Yankovic, Flight of the Conchords, More in LA 10/29
Tickets for Tenacious D‘s Festival Supreme 2016 have gone on sale today, Friday, via AXS.com. This year’s comedy/music event, set for Saturday, October 29 at the Shrine in Los Angeles,...
July 25, 2016
'Weird Al' Yankovic Celebrates Decades of Fun with Career-Spanning Hollywood Bowl Show (Recap)
To attend a ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic concert is to immerse yourself in pop culture-themed musical bliss for an hour and a half. This past weekend, the legendary musician/parody artist and his...
July 22, 2016
Watch 'Weird Al' Yankovic Perform His Lorde Parody 'Foil' on 'Conan' at San Diego Comic-Con
This weekend, “Weird Al” Yankovic will take the stage at the Hollywood Bowl for two very special concerts with the Philharmonic Orchestra. Ahead of those festivities, Yankovic paid a visit...
July 1, 2021
Nirvana “Smells Like Teen Spirit” Surges: A Billion Spotify Streams, Malia J. Cover Featured in Marvel’s ‘Black Widow’
Approaching 30 years since its debut on the radio on Aug. 27, 1991, “Smells Like Teen Spirit” just continues to be an unstoppable mammoth of a song by Nirvana, one...
April 16, 2021
‘Let The Bad Times Roll’: Dexter Holland on The Offspring’s New Album, 30+ Years in Punk Rock & Beyond (Q&A)
Since emerging from sun-soaked Orange County, Calif. in the mid-1980s and making the jump to a mainstream punk-rock institution with 1994’s Smash, The Offspring has always been a band unafraid...
April 9, 2020
Enjoy this Incredible Live-Action ‘The Simpsons’ Remake Borne Out of Social Isolation and Leftover Halloween Costumes
With nearly the entire world pause due to the coronavirus pandemic, we’re all faced with uncharted territory, a major upheaval to our ordinary way of life. We’re also confronted with...
May 30, 2019
MC Lars and Mega Ran’s ‘The Dewey Decibel System’ — A Hip-Hop Theme Album About Classic Works of Literature — is Out 6/7
On June 7, “nerdcore” rappers MC Lars and Mega Ran will release a collaborative album titled The Dewey Decibel System. What makes this album and its conception stand out is...
March 1, 2019
Weezer’s ‘Black Album’ is Here, and It’s a Whirlwind of Melody and Pop-Rock Pastiches — Listen
At long last, Weezer has released The Black Album. If it seems like weeks since the band released music, that’s because it’s true. After surprise-dropping their Teal Album pop covers...
February 21, 2019
Two New Weezer Songs: Hear ‘High As a Kite’ and ‘Living in L.A.,’ from New ‘Black Album’ Out 3/1
Despite surprise-releasing The Teal Album, a collection of covers focused around the runaway success of their send-up of Toto’s “Africa,” last month, Weezer has a “real” album to release on...
April 2, 2021
The Offspring Busts Out a Horn Section to Lament that ‘We Never Have Sex Anymore’ (Listen)
Orange County alt/punk veterans The Offspring are pretty much known for two things — high-energy punk anthems with singalong choruses and lighter fare that can dabble in other genres and...
March 26, 2020
Berton Averre and Prescott Niles of the Knack Present ‘Bye, Corona’ (And Averre’s Two Little Dogs)
It had to happen. With the coronavirus pandemic having full control over most of our lives these days, it begged the question: When would “Bye, Corona” turn up from the...
December 30, 2019
Happy One Billionth YouTube View(!!) to ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ by Nirvana
Viewed through the lens of time, “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Nirvana isn’t a song. It’s a cultural moment, a marker in the history of rock music that changed everything...
December 4, 2015
Top 11 Songs With Star Wars References
This month, one of the most anticipated films of recent memory will be released. Star Wars: The Force Awakens will hit theaters on December 18, and has been all people...
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