July 21, 2014

All Eight Weird Al Videos Including #8 “Mission Statement”

It's been an amazing past 8 days for Weird Al Yankovich. He promoted his new album "Mandatory Fun" by releasing 8 brand new music videos in 8 days time. This 8 media blitz ends today with Weird Al's final video which was released to WSJ.com. Today's song is "Mission Statement" in the style of “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes” by Crosby, Stills & Nash. It's a salute to corporate jargon and strategies than anyone working in a large company are subjected to every day.
July 16, 2014

10 Underrated Weird Al Songs

“Weird Al” Yankovic is a genius. His parody songs are culturally relevant pieces that hook audiences upon their release, and then later continue to please listeners through the power of nostalgia. This recipe makes Weird Al timeless. This week, Weird Al mania is sweeping the internet with the release of his new album, “Mandatory Fun.” Everyone is familiar with his hits, such as “Eat It” and “White & Nerdy,” but here are ten great Weird Al songs you might not know.
March 12, 2014

The 5: The New Music Comedy

Music has always been a part of comedy. Since the days of the old traveling vaudeville shows, to era of the novelty song, the parody song, through to todays more modern take on musical comedy, there will always be musical comedy. These five musical comedy acts are the latest wave of a tradition that has included the Smothers Brothers, Weird Al Yankovic, Stephen Lynch Lonely Island and so many others.