Yank Blog http://yankovic.org/blog The Unofficial Blog about Weird Al Yankovic Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:57:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 en-us Al’s Band - Now Available! http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/11/18/als-band-now-available/ http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/11/18/als-band-now-available/#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:57:39 +0000 happysteve http://yankovic.org/blog/?p=1142 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!

]]> http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/11/18/als-band-now-available/feed/ AlsBand.net - Update http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/11/13/alsbandnet-update/ http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/11/13/alsbandnet-update/#comments Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:18:35 +0000 happysteve http://yankovic.org/blog/?p=1139 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.

]]> http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/11/13/alsbandnet-update/feed/ ALSBAND.NET http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/11/06/alsbandnet/ http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/11/06/alsbandnet/#comments Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:10:23 +0000 happysteve http://yankovic.org/blog/?p=1137 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.

]]> http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/11/06/alsbandnet/feed/ File Sharing is a Four-Letter Word http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/10/31/file-sharing-is-a-four-letter-word/ http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/10/31/file-sharing-is-a-four-letter-word/#comments Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:01:39 +0000 happysteve http://yankovic.org/blog/?p=1132 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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]]> http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/10/31/file-sharing-is-a-four-letter-word/feed/ Al Gets Covered http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/10/25/al-gets-covered/ http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/10/25/al-gets-covered/#comments Sun, 26 Oct 2008 02:01:42 +0000 happysteve http://yankovic.org/blog/?p=1129 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.

]]> http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/10/25/al-gets-covered/feed/ PARTY LIKE IT’S 1984 http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/10/24/party-like-its-1984/ http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/10/24/party-like-its-1984/#comments Sat, 25 Oct 2008 04:04:50 +0000 happysteve http://yankovic.org/blog/?p=1127 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!

]]> http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/10/24/party-like-its-1984/feed/ Happy Birthday Al http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/10/23/happy-birthday-al-2/ http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/10/23/happy-birthday-al-2/#comments Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:10:07 +0000 happysteve http://yankovic.org/blog/?p=1122 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

]]> http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/10/23/happy-birthday-al-2/feed/ What Al Learned http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/10/21/what-al-learned/ http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/10/21/what-al-learned/#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2008 04:36:55 +0000 happysteve http://yankovic.org/blog/?p=1120 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.

]]> http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/10/21/what-al-learned/feed/ WHATEVER YOU LIKE http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/10/08/whatever-you-like/ http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/10/08/whatever-you-like/#comments Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:14:07 +0000 happysteve http://yankovic.org/blog/?p=1112

It’s finally here!!!  Woo! Here’s the full scoop from WeirdAl.com:

NEW SINGLE! BUY NOW ON ITUNES!!
Al just finished recording the first track for his next album and he couldn’t wait to share it… so you can get it RIGHT NOW on iTunes! “Whatever You Like” is a parody of the #1 smash hit by T.I. (which, coincidentally, is also called “Whatever You Like”).

AAAAANNNNDDD… For those of you who can’t get to iTunes at the moment, Al has graciously provided a YouTube version.  The video part is just a still frame of the picture above, but the audio is the whole song.  How awesome is that?!?

Click here to view the embedded video.

You’re still here?  Go buy the song and listen all day!

]]> http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/10/08/whatever-you-like/feed/ Not quite there yet http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/10/07/not-quite-there-yet/ http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/10/07/not-quite-there-yet/#comments Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:29:09 +0000 happysteve http://yankovic.org/blog/?p=1109 Well, if you’ve been refreshing iTunes since midnight, you probably noticed the new song isn’t there yet. Here’s the current scoop from WeirdAl.com:

NEW SINGLE UPDATE!
Apparently there was a glitch at iTunes last night and Al’s new single - “Whatever You Like” - didn’t debut with the rest of the new releases. We’re being told that they’re working on the problem and (hopefully!!) it will be up later today. We’ll definitely let you know when that happens!

Aww… we’ll just have to be a little more patient. All good things come to those who wait.

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