Straight Outta Lynwood

Performance: Weird Al Yankovic Atlantic City Venue: Houes of Blues Description: Hey it’s Weird Al Yankovic at the HOB in Atlantic City on Friday May 11, 2012 at 8:00 PM Wierd Al Yankovic has won 3 Grammy Awards, you may recall some of these fun songs: Eat It, Dare to Be Stupid, Straight Outta Lynwood, polka Party!, Fat, Off the Deep End, Jurassic Park, Poodle Hat, Internet Leaks, Alpocalypse, Perform This Way. Weird Al Yankovic Atlantic City Tickets Call 1-866-881-5373 or search online...Read Full Story

Straight Outta Lynwood ~ Weird Al Yankovic (177) Buy new: $17.99 53 used & new from $3.99 (Visit the Most Wished For in Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.) Click Check Price and More ReviewsRead Full Story

Judging by the fact that my last blog has been a hit, I’d like to try my hand at reviewing the albums. So today, approximately 12 days before “ Alpocalypse ” is unleashed before the unwitting world, I’m going to debut the man’s first studio album. Before I begin the review, let me state for the record that this was actually the LAST album I bought of Al’s. That’s right, I purchased Straight Outta Lynwood before this. After listening to this CD for the first time on my 18th birthday (which...Read Full Story

There is an UPDATE to this saga at the end of the post, so scroll down if you want to. Some people just need a better sense of humor. Lady Gaga , everyone’s favorite Madonna tribute artist, is currently battling with parody king Weird Al Yankovic . The reason? He recorded Perform This Way , a parody of Gaga’s annoying song Born This Way . He contacted Gaga’s management for the okay, to which they replied that she had to hear the song before giving him the go-ahead. He sent her the lyrics...Read Full Story

DETROIT (Billboard) - Weird Al Yankovic is nine songs into his next album. "I've got three more to do," he reports -- and that's the hard part. "I need to write three parodies," Yankovic, who's in the midst of a summer tour, told Billboard.com. "It's tough because I'm waiting for the right idea to pop into my brain. It coincides with the right song coming out; a lot of tumblers need to fall into place. If I'm lucky I'll knock 'em out when I get off the road and have them out at the end of the...Read Full Story