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Quick little update.  It looks like Al is starting to upload newer versions of his past videos on Youtube, but this time in glorious High Definition.  Just yesterday, there was the video he directed for Wail by John Spenser Blues Explosion, and also Rockin’ the Suburbs by Ben Folds.

Check out all the other videos via: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=alyankovic&view=videos

Al’s Band has just been updated!   The two songs (”Al’s Band” and the instrumental) are available at CD Baby as downloadable MP3s.  Check out the page for the lyrics, pictures, and info from the band members.  Woo hoo!

As a commenter mentioned in the previous post, there’s a bit news on AlsBand.net.  After the initial intro, you can click on to get the raison d’etre of the website:

Hi Fans and Friends!

People often ask us what it’s like to be in Al’s band. They say “Hey, Steve! What’s it like to be in Al’s band?” Sometimes they say “Hey, Bermuda! What’s it like to be in Al’s band?” Also heard is “Hey, Jim! What’s it like to be in Al’s band?” Not to mention… well, you get the idea.

So, we thought we’d record a song that tells our story and answers some of the questions we hear including, but not limited to, the aforementioned “What’s it like to be in Al’s band?” Performed by all of us (Steve, Bermuda, Jim, and Rubén), it’s an extravaganza of musical reflections on our journey thus far…

AND IT’S SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE ON
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH!!!

Stay tuned for more info!

Al’s Band

Woo!  Less than a week away!  Can’t wait to hear what they got in store.

Hmm, there’s an interesting site in the works.  It’s listed on the Links page on WeirdAl.com and also on BermudaSchwartz.com.

Take a gander at AlsBand.net

Mighty interesting… wonder what’s in store.

Apparently, MTV’s new music video site doesn’t take too kindly to the mention of file sharing sites like Morpheus or Grokster or Limewire or KaZaA. Any mention of such sites immediately gets bleeped out in the video. Thus making Al’s “Don’t Download This Song” from the Straight Outta Lynwood album sounding more profane than Bob Saget and Chris Rock combined… at least within the first minute. Here, listen for yourself:

Of course, if you want to hear the unedited version, you can always go to Al’s personal YouTube account where he’s put up ALL of his past videos for you:

Don’t Download This Song video

Obviously, MTV’s efforts to squash the existence of file sharing sites like MORPHEUS or GROKSTER or LIMEWIRE or KAZAA is working quite well. Nobody will ever even know about sites like MORPHEUS or GROKSTER or LIMEWIRE or KAZAA at all! Good job, MTV!

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To celebrate Al’s birthday, the Coverville podcast devotes an entire episode to Weird Al Yankovic.  Most are other people’s covers of Al’s songs, and then there’s also Alternative Polka.  It’s an interesting way of listening to just a few of our favorite Al songs.

Just added to WeirdAl.com:

PARTY LIKE IT’S 1984
Ever wonder what Al sounded like in concert 24 years ago? Wonder no more - Wolfgang’s Vault is showcasing the 1984 Weird Al show at the Tralfamadore Cafe in Buffalo all this week!

It’s time once again to sing everybody’s favorite birthday song:

Happy Birthday to you,

Happy Birthday to you,

Happy Birthday Dear AAAAALLLLL…

Now give me a dollar

Two weeks after Al released “Whatever You Like” as part of a larger experiment involving massive doses of radiation, twelve cows, and a very ripe watermelon, what did Al learn out of all this?  Well, he explains it all in his MySpace blog.