Yank Blog http://yankovic.org/blog The Unofficial Blog about Weird Al Yankovic Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:29:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 en-us 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.

]]> http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/10/07/not-quite-there-yet/feed/ New Parody Confirmed http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/10/06/new-parody-confirmed/ http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/10/06/new-parody-confirmed/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:26:10 +0000 happysteve http://yankovic.org/blog/?p=1106 Big news from Al’s MySpace… the new song being released tomorrow will be a parody of T.I.’s “Whatever You Like” entitled… uh… “Whatever You Like”.  Despite the title being the same, Al assures us that he HAS changed the lyrics.  Heh.  Check out Al’s blog post for the complete details.

]]> http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/10/06/new-parody-confirmed/feed/ NEW SINGLE!!! http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/09/30/new-single/ http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/09/30/new-single/#comments Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:27:26 +0000 happysteve http://yankovic.org/blog/?p=1104 Whoa, there’s some big news on Weird Al’s MySpace blog… HE’S GOING TO RELEASE A NEW SINGLE IN ONE WEEK!!! Read the full scoop on his blog! This is some incredibly awesome news.  Tell your friends and families and neighbors and coworkers and all their families and neighbors!   And make sure to tell them to buy a copy the first week it’s out to help it hit the charts!

]]> http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/09/30/new-single/feed/ XM: Artist ConfidentiAL http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/09/24/xm-artist-confidential/ http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/09/24/xm-artist-confidential/#comments Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:36:02 +0000 happysteve http://yankovic.org/blog/?p=1102 This just in from WeirdAl.com:

SHH! CONFIDENTIAL!
A few months ago, Al and the band dropped by the studios at XM Radio and
recorded an hour-long special called “Artist Confidential,” featuring candid
interviews and live performances… and guess what? Now they’re going to
air it! So if you or any of your hip friends happen to be an XM subscriber,
be sure to check out Al on “Artist Confidential” on Monday, October 13.
It’s scheduled to run on Channel XMX for 24 hours straight, starting at
12 midnight.

]]> http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/09/24/xm-artist-confidential/feed/ Forefather of the YouTube Spoof http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/09/23/forefather-of-the-youtube-spoof/ http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/09/23/forefather-of-the-youtube-spoof/#comments Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:16:16 +0000 happysteve http://yankovic.org/blog/?p=1100 Brian Raftery spent quite some time with Weird Al and wrote up an AMAZING profile on him in Issue 16.10 of Wired magazine.   Brian delves into his influences in everything comedic, gets a tour into the Yankovic household (so jealous!),  interview friends, and even gets a peek into a zip file that’s FILLED with working notes and drafts of his work with Straight Outta Lynwood (SO INCREDIBLY JEALOUS). There’s stuff in there that even I didn’t know about.  Did you know Heavy D formerly owned his house?  Okay maybe YOU did, but I didn’t!

]]> http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/09/23/forefather-of-the-youtube-spoof/feed/ New Pictures Up http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/09/08/new-pictures-up-2/ http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/09/08/new-pictures-up-2/#comments Tue, 09 Sep 2008 04:33:36 +0000 happysteve http://yankovic.org/blog/?p=1096 Woo hoo! A nice big slab of concert pictures and fan art have just arrived at WeirdAl.com. Have a looksie! And there also seems to be a special treat for those who are fans of the American version of The Office on NBC. Very interesting indeed. Will Al be the new office temp hired to keep Dwight from killing Jim? Will he be gunning for Michael’s job? Will he and Pam have secret romantic trysts while Jim is stuck eating his way out of a silo filled with coconut marshmallows? Tune in next time to see!

]]> http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/09/08/new-pictures-up-2/feed/ Al Wrapped Up http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/09/04/al-wrapped-up/ http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/09/04/al-wrapped-up/#comments Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:18:07 +0000 happysteve http://yankovic.org/blog/?p=1094 Well, now that the tour is finally over, Al finally has an iota of free time to relax, spend quality time with his family, and make a post to his MySpace blog. Some important points he mentions:

  1. The next tour won’t be for a while, as usual. However, it will be REALLY different than before.
  2. He divulges the mystery behind the Al’s Brain sign that’s been seen at the Orange County Fair.
  3. Concert pictures shall be posted soon. Keep an eye out at WeirdAl.com
  4. Al’s gonna try something new on iTunes. Maybe we won’t have to wait three years for his next album.

Sounds very exciting. Can’t wait to see what’s in store!

]]> http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/09/04/al-wrapped-up/feed/ Concert Pictures http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/08/30/concert-pictures/ http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/08/30/concert-pictures/#comments Sat, 30 Aug 2008 20:15:35 +0000 happysteve http://yankovic.org/blog/?p=1091 A fellow Yank Blog commenter, Stephen DesRoches, shares with us some amazing concert photos of Weird Al at Victoria and Coquitlam in British Columbia. One to get shots from the front row of the balcony, and the other at front row center. Nice!

I particularly like the shot of the one fan who somehow got to get a personal pic with Al while he’s singing. Ha! Wish we could find the picture that that guy took. Feel kinda bad for the security folks who had to hold back the many other fans who tried to do the same immediately afterwards though.

Thanks for sharing, Stephen!

]]> http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/08/30/concert-pictures/feed/ Tour Completed http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/08/29/tour-completed/ http://yankovic.org/blog/2008/08/29/tour-completed/#comments Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:50:54 +0000 happysteve http://yankovic.org/blog/?p=1089 Well, the tour is sadly over.  Al and the gang have ridden off into the sunset.  Here’s what the official site has to say:

From March 10 through October 20, 2007
and June 27 through August 28, 2008,
“Weird Al” Yankovic and his band & crew
traveled nearly 103,000 miles and performed 166 shows
in the U.S., Canada, New Zealand and Australia.

Thanks to everyone who attended the shows!

We look forward to seeing all of you on the road again in…
the future!!

Congrats guys to another tour under your belts.  Woo!

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