Hippo, hurray! Jan 22, 2008
She and musician Michael Ford have teamed on approximately 50 songs, including two other CD/books: Philadelphia Chickens and Dog Train, which has songs by Weird Al Yankovic and Hootie and the Blowfish. Besides hippos, pigs, cats and dogs, koalas and cows, Boynton draws romantic porcupines, tango-happy rabbits, purple elephants, bashful bears, angry anteaters, opera-quacking ducks and swing-dancing chickens. (The Daily Reflector)
'Reach the lost and teach the rest' Jan 11, 2008
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SLANTS: Comparing hoops teams/songs Jan 10, 2008
Other considerations: White and Nerdy -- Weird Al Yankovic; Over My Head -- The Fray. Don't You (Forget About Me)' -- Simple Minds (Washington State). (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Read on... Jan 4, 2008
Gary Scott Thompson - Entertainment News, Web Exclusive, Media - Variety. Awards Season Focus: Actor and Actress. (Variety)
Raquel Aurilia launches pop career with 'Finding My Way' Nov 21, 2007
Raquel's debut album, Finding My Way, attracted veteran producer Tony Papa (Survivor, Weird Al Yankovic, Sylvie Vartan, James Brown) and was released on Shea Records, which has national distribution through Fontana/Universal. The first single "Feels Like," rocketed to the top of the Adult Contemporary radio charts, cracking the Radio and Records (R 30 and Billboard's Hot Adult Contemporary Top 30 chart. (MLB.com -- San Francisco Giants)
Online biz booming Nov 14, 2007
What's more, MySpace Comedy has hosted exclusive videos for the likes of Weird Al Yankovic, which won an audience of 4 million. Still, others see room for more laughs. (Variety)
Magazine 'eats words' on 2003 Vick profile Oct 23, 2007
Singer Weird Al Yankovic is 48. Actor Ryan Reynolds ( Van Wilder ) is 31. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
This Day in History Oct 23, 2007
Parodist Weird Al Yankovic is 48. Rock musician Robert Trujillo (Metallica) is 43. (Montana Standard, MT)
Good Morning! Oct 23, 2007
November 2007 Voters Guide. Texas High School Polls. (KWTX.com, TX)
Today in History - Oct. 23 Oct 23, 2007
Updated Oct 22, 2007 - 11:40:42 pm CDT. in print and online, 24/7. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
- Full fair lineup Oct 14, 2007
Rihanna, Daughtry top fair lineup. SEARCH MOVIE LISTINGS: lect. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Larry the Cable Guy keeps them laughing Oct 14, 2007
" he queried.You get the picture. Other comedic acts coming to Santa Ana Star Center: Weird Al Yankovic on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., and the world famous Harlem Globetrotters on Jan. 16 at 7 p.m. The New Mexico Scorpions begin their second season of existence in Rio Rancho on Ocotober 19th. What's your take?: I already own season tickets. I'll go to few games. What are the Scorpions? I support high school sports instead. I don't care for hockey. 47; 47; 47; 47; 47; 47; 47; 47; 47; 47; 47; 47; 47;... (Rio Rancho Observer, NM)
Lake Perris fair opens to pig races, monster trucks and animal rides Oct 7, 2007
The Jonas Brothers are scheduled to perform Tuesday night, followed by cult parody singer Weird Al Yankovic on Wednesday. Saturday, five teenagers from across the Hemet-San Jacinto valley and Riverside competed in the annual farmers' daughters contest. (North County Times)
Chianca: Al's well that ends well Oct 4, 2007
And last weekend, I think found my answer: Weird Al Yankovic ... Not that attending a Weird Al Yankovic show as a 38-year-old grownup wasn t a little surreal for me to begin with ... I still distinctly remember buying Weird Al Yankovic in 3-D, the album that featured the Michael Jackson spoof Eat It, as a high school freshman and being immediately hooked. (Wakefield Daily Item, MA)
Post your Comments Officials expect fair to draw well Oct 2, 2007
Officials expect fair to draw well - The Californian / North County Times. Last modified Monday, October 1, 2007 11:49 PM PDT. (North County Times)
Fair price for fair acts? Sep 30, 2007
When Weird Al Yankovic performed at The Big Fresno Fair in 2000, his concert was free with the cost of fair admission. When he performs Oct. 11, the vast majority of people watching the show will have paid $18. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Lost scouts find a way out Sep 25, 2007
Initial frustration and panic among the boys he led gave way to a positive attitude as the scouts bushwhacked their way through rhododendron singing the Auburn fight song and a Weird Al Yankovic tune. Web Extras: Multimedia & Related Content (11,007 KB) (3,243 KB) Advertisement. (Asheville Citizen-Times)
Review of Simpsons' CD Sep 18, 2007
Record Review: 'Simpsons' music may suffer in translation. Record Review: 'Simpsons' music may suffer in translation Tuesday, September 18, 2007 By Andrew Druckenbrod, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
'Simpsons' music may suffer in translation Sep 18, 2007
Records are rated on a scale of one (awful) to five (classic) stars. Various artists 'The Simpsons: Testify' (Shout. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Sidebar has no money for refunds Sep 7, 2007
Sidebar apparently lost money on the Weird Al Yankovic concert at the Garland ISD Special Events Center, according to its Web site. Two months of record rainfall made the outdoor Myers Park venue unusable and unsafe with county officials advising us as such. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Dinner show set at Star Center: Arena testing pre-concert meals Sep 6, 2007
Discussions have already begun about the menu for the Weird Al Yankovic show Oct. 17, but there is no consensus so far. "That's one that kind of stumped us," Scott said. (Rio Rancho Observer, NM)
Television movies for the week of Sept. 2 Sep 2, 2007
TV Movies: Sept. 2-8. G = General audiences PG = Parental Guidance PG-13 = Not recommended for preteens R = Restricted audience. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Wilkes-Barre gets ‘Weird’ Aug 19, 2007
Wilkes-Barre gets Weird 08/19/2007 Grammy Award-winning artist Weird Al Yankovic is bringing his own unique style of musical entertainment to the F.M. Kirby Center for the PerformingArts Tuesday for a 7:30 show. The tour is in support of his latest release Straight Outta Lynwood, the first Top 10 album of his long career. (The Citizen's Voice, PA)
Iconic Album-Cover Kids: Where Are The Nirvana Baby, Korn's Little Girl And Others Now? Aug 16, 2007
com : News : Iconic Album-Cover Kids: Where Are The Nirvana Baby, Korn's Little Girl And Others Now. end addStyle function //////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // not in use with optimized navigation clickMenu : function(h){ window. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Funky form of flattery Aug 15, 2007
SEARCH MOVIE LISTINGS: lect. SEARCH RESTAURANTS: lect. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Web sites spoof Wikipedia, Second Life Aug 15, 2007
Of course, the reigning king of parody is Weird Al Yankovic, and even he isn't absent from this new form of satire. Way back before there was YouTube or Wikipedia or Facebook, there was http://Yankovic. (Herald Online, SC -- Technology)
Entertainment Guide Aug 13, 2007
WEIRD AL YANKOVIC: Aug. 21, 7:30 p.m., F.M. Kirby Center, Wilkes-Barre. TRINITY CENTENNIAL BAND: Aug. 24, 7 p.m., Mountainhome United Methodist Church, Route 191. (Scranton Times, PA)
Ross is busy, but he still finds time to roast Aug 10, 2007
Today's Globe Local Politics Opinion Magazine Education NECN Special reports Obituaries. Comedian Jeffrey Ross, a New Jersey native who attended BU, can be seen on Comedy Central's roast of Flavor Flav Sunday night. (Boston Globe)
Picks of the week Aug 10, 2007
Today's Globe Local Politics Opinion Magazine Education NECN Special reports Obituaries. Tonight: Justin Timberlake is at the TD Banknorth Garden, with openers Good Charlotte; the Beach Boys, with John Stamos sitting in, are at the South Shore Music Circus; O.A.R. plays the Tweeter Center with Massachusetts natives Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers warming up. (Boston Globe)
States Fairs America's Heartland Jul 28, 2007
Headliners include Brad Paisley, Goo Goo Dolls, Joan Jett, Weird Al Yankovic, Allman Brothers, Vince Gill, BB King, Garrison Keillor wit A Prairie Home Companion, MercyMe and Def Leppard. Adults $9. (Suite101.com)
Super sub-maker rises to finals Jul 21, 2007
But Youells said she knew she did well because she played the song Couch Potato by Weird Al Yankovic and had timed every detail. I knew if I finished the sandwich by the line Better go out to the kitchen and microwave something, I knew I was OK, she said. (Florida Today)
Tickets go on sale tomorrow for Donny Osmond concert Jul 20, 2007
Over the years he has been on Broadway, hosted a talk show with Marie, hosted the game show Pyramid, become a best selling author, a revitalized recording star and an unabashed co-star in Weird Al Yankovic s video for White and Nerdy. Osmond admits The biggest thing for me was not being afraid to look back and realizing that I m part of people s lives. (Wilkes Barre Citizen's Voice, PA)
Column: Discussing Blagojevich on a dark and stormy night with Goldenrod Jul 19, 2007
Particularly, that song by Weird Al Yankovic, Amish Paradise. But, that s not why I m here, he added. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Summer concerts relocated to events center in Garland Jul 19, 2007
The most recent concert that Sidebar Entertainment produced was the Weird Al Yankovic concert held July 14 at the Garland Special Events Center, where about 3,000 people attended. The series was moved from Myers Park to Third Monday Trade Days in McKinney, beginning with the Orchestra featuring former members of ELO concert June 30, after a deluge of rain in June and muddy conditions at the park caused Wilson to move the series and cancel several shows. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Dozens Of 'Simpsons' Songs Bundled For 'Testify'... Jul 13, 2007
Dozens Of 'Simpsons' Songs Bundled For 'Testify. Dozens Of 'Simpsons' Songs Bundled For 'Testify. (Billboard.com)
Weird Al Yankovic concert moved from McKinney to Garland Jul 12, 2007
Star Community Newspapers. In The Community, With The Community, For the Community. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
More » Jul 11, 2007
NAMPA Before Weird Al Yankovic, before mash-ups of popular songs and videos on YouTube, even before Ray Stevens there was Tom Lehrer. One of the original satirical song writers, Lehrer perfected the artform of lampooning popular songs well before Stevens The Streak hit the airwaves or Yankovic s Smells Like Teen Spirit music video was a hit on MTV.. (Nampa Idaho Press-Tribune, ID)
America show postponed until October Jul 11, 2007
Sidebar Entertainment s presentation of Weird Al Yankovic will go on this Saturday at a different venue but the KLAK Summer Concert Series presentation of America in Concert will be postponed until October ... The Weird Al Yankovic concert will go on this Saturday at a different venue ... Wilson said he was hoping to have a venue for Weird Al Yankovic by Tuesday afternoon. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Lansing rocks out Jul 10, 2007
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Polka along at Lime Spider Jul 7, 2007
Speaking of Weird Al Yankovic (sorta), he is performing at the ``Other Newspaper'' Pavilion in Cleveland on Friday night, and among the usual hordes of Yankogeeks, Yankovites, Yankoheads or whatever they may call themselves will be a contingent lobbying for his inclusion in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. The campaign called ``Make the Hall Weird'' is based in Cleveland, which of course is also the home base of polka legend Frankie Yankovic. (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Entertainment)
Weekend Hotlist Jul 5, 2007
Weird Al Yankovic brings two decades of parody songs -- from "Eat It" to "White and Nerdy" -- to the Byham on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.. Pittsburgh, PA Pittsburgh, PA Pittsburgh, PA Pittsburgh, PA Pittsburgh, PA. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Weekend Guide Jul 5, 2007
Thursday, July 05, 2007. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Discounted tickets available for California state fair Jul 4, 2007
The release also announced that the fair has booked some of its live acts to be featured on the Golden 1 Stage, including Chicago, Weird Al Yankovic, Daughtry, Lonestar and the All American Rejects ... Weird Al Yankovic: Monday, Sept. 3, $20. (Yreka Siskiyou Daily News, CA)
Henderson entertains itself Jun 26, 2007
Earlier this month it set an attendance record when it sold out the facility's 2,500 covered seats for a Weird Al Yankovic show. It was a first for Henderson: a full-scale tour stop, complete with tour buses, semi-trucks and video screens. (Las Vegas Sun)
DI Arts Blog: Summerfest Jun 22, 2007
Femi Kuti, Spoon, Talib Kweli, Weird Al Yankovic, Lewis Black, Lupe Fiasco, and Buddy Guy. Word of the Week: Pertinacious: 1: adhering resolutely to an opinion or purpose. (Daily Iowan, IA)
Hehe, 12:30 P.M. watermelon spitting contest? Take a big mouth to win that one! More... Jun 14, 2007
Special today at the San Diego County Fair North County Times - North San Diego and Southwest Riverside County News - NCTimes. Editions of the North County Times Serving San Diego and Riverside Counties. (North County Times)
What would I say to Mr. Trebek? Jun 8, 2007
Weird Al Yankovic and his video, "I Lost on 'Jeopardy!'", a take-off on "(Our Love's in) Jeopardy" by the Greg Kihn Band. Uh. (Buffalo Reflex, MO)
Summer preview of Northwest concerts Jun 8, 2007
Sept. 9 Weird Al Yankovic in concert, Gallatin County Fairgrounds, time and ticket prices TBA. Tickets will be available at Cactus Records in Bozeman, or at www. porterhouseproductions. (Missoulian, MT)
A Fair split: Pop, Latin and reggae acts balance grandstand schedule Jun 7, 2007
Editions of the North County Times Serving San Diego and Riverside Counties. Entertainment: Music. (North County Times)
» Concert listings May 31, 2007
Sept. 21 - Weird Al Yankovic, 9 p.m. Tickets TBA.. Schedule subject to change. (CTNow.com)
New Tape, Old Threats From American al Qaeda... May 30, 2007
TOP BLOTTER CATEGORIES. New Tape, Old Threats From American al Qaeda. (The Drudge Report)
That Specksial feeling May 28, 2007
when Weird Al Yankovic was on the show I had this moment where I just had to look over at Adam and whisper: 'Look. It's Weird Al. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
The Long Hot Summer May 27, 2007
HOT AND HIP: Weird Al Yankovic, June 16. HOT AND BOTHERED: Hinder, Papa Roach, Buckcherry, Aug. 3. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Weird Al Yankovic, Pompano May 26, 2007
Rock: Weird Al Yankovic , Pompano Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach, FL ... Rock: Weird Al Yankovic. (The Palm Beach Post)
Summertime and the music is easy May 25, 2007
3: America, SCERA 7: Weird Al Yankovic, Utah State Fairpark 7: Def Leppard, Styx and Foreigner, USANA 10: John and Bucky Pizzarelli, Sheraton City Centre 11: Keith Urban, EnergySolutions Arena 12: The White Stripes, E Center. E-mail. (Deseret News)
Our pal, Weird Al, to perform May 23, 2007
" Since its inception in 1986, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has honored performers and bands that have left a mark on the music landscape. Artists are eligible 25 years after their first record is released.Among the inductees: R.E.M, U2, Billie Holiday, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, James Brown and Weird Al Yankovic.Oh wait. Scratch the latter.No such honors for Weird Al. But don't think the oversight has been lost on his fans.Sure, Yankovic's musical mission may be to repurpose songs that have... (Florida Today)
Comprehensive event listings May 20, 2007
Trace Adkins, Incubus, Alison Krauss and Union Station, Weird Al Yankovic, Hippiefest with the Turtles, the Rascals, the Zombies, Mountain, Mitch Ryder. Verizon Wireless Arena 555 Elm St., Manchester. (Boston Globe)
''Weird Al'' Yankovic and Left Brain Games Team up to Stamp-Out Viruses! May 11, 2007
Weird Al'' Yankovic and Left Brain Games Team up to Stamp-Out Viruses. Financial News - Yahoo. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
It's 'Weird Al' Wednesday May 9, 2007
It's "Weird Al" Wednesday :: Wednesday's baseball game will feature the musical genius of "Weird Al". Baseball purduesports. (Purduesports.com)
The Bamboozle May 9, 2007
At this outdoor emo festival, nothing new under the sun. Sunday at Meadowlands Sports Complex, East Rutherford, N.J.. (Newsday -- Entertainment)
At Bamboozle, nothing new under the sun May 7, 2007
THE BAMBOOZLE - Newsday. At this outdoor emo festival, nothing new under the sun. (Newsday -- Entertainment)
'Weird Al' Yankovic is still getting the last laugh May 7, 2007
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Linkins Sound Isnt Stuck In Park May 1, 2007
LINKINS NEW SOUND ISNT STUCK IN PARK By MAXINE SHEN - Music - New York Post Online Edition. Tuesday, May 01, 2007 Last Update: 08:15 AM EDT. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
State Fair Concert Tickets to go On Sale May 1st Apr 21, 2007
GOLD CIRCLE ARTIST(1) DATE PRICE ========================= ================================ =========== Huey Lewis and The News Tuesday, August 21 $40 ------------------------- -------------------------------- ----------- Lonestar Friday, August 24 $40 ------------------------- -------------------------------- ----------- Third Day Tuesday, August 28 $20 ------------------------- -------------------------------- ----------- All American Rejects(2) Thursday, August 30 $35... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Lake's largest home in limbo Apr 18, 2007
Pictures in his home and on his Web site show him posing next to entertainers ranging from Angelina Jolie, Sting and James Taylor to Weird Al Yankovic. Wagner and representatives for BuilderFinancial did not return repeated calls seeking comment. (Orlando Sentinel -- News)
