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I hear you. I also didn't buy the virtual version of the last Damned album, even if it meant waiting 4 (eternal!) months longer for the physical CD

He needs to do an iTunes Pass.

 

I bought the one for Depeche Mode's Sounds of the Universe back in February. It was $18.99 (plus tax) and I immediately received the tracks Wrong and Oh Well. Between then and now I've received a total of 32 tracks, which included the remaining 11 tracks of the album when it was released in April, plus various videos and remixes. The last item was released June 16th, so there could even be more in the wings.

got an email a couple days ago that the Sounds of the Universe: iTunes Pass is now completed.

"Weird Al" has released another new song and video (this one animated): Skipper Dan.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNo8LvdOwSk

 

I like this one quite a bit. Good idea for a song, well-written, catchy, and funny (mainly because I was just at the place the song is about). Two thumbs-up.

 

Also, he was interviewed (along with other celebs) about Michael Jackson by Rolling Stone. You can read it here.

That was catchy. Slightly depressing, but good nonetheless.

 

The interviews were good too.

And another one! This time he parodies The White Stripes with CNR:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrGmD2wk8m4

 

Sort-of a take on the whole "Chuck Norris is so tough..." phenomenon. But it's not about Chuck Norris.

 

Pretty good song, and a cool video by JibJab (although I could have gone all day without seeing the back of his neck ).

LOL

 

had no idea who CNR was, but googling turned up this which features the video as well as the fact that you can put yourself in the video (provided you're a Jib Jab member).

 

Agree about the back of the neck bit

There are some cool behind-the-scenes photos of CNR here.

 

The guy in #25 is a former student/soon-to-be faculty here at CalArts.

 

Plus, yet-another-new-song is debuting this Friday.

Neat!

Here's "Weird Al's" latest:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktdPi6HgNp8

 

Pretty good song, though I wonder if the idea was to make a parody about ringtones, or just have a song that would sell a lot of them.

 

I watched "SuperNews" on the Current channel for the preview. The show was okay, but not all that funny. Seems a long ways from the days when Al used to take over MTV for Al TV. (I'd never even heard of Current before).

Al's digital-only EP "Internet Leaks" hits iTunes and elsewhere today.

 

Apparently when his new album drops (as the kids say) next year, the cost of the EP will apply towards buying the digital version.

 

However... since I'm still buying my music in the antiquated CD format, I guess I'll just have to hold off.

 

I can wait.

According to "Weird Al's" blog (yes he finally has one... and yes, I beat him to it by nearly four years!), Sony is releasing a new "best of" compilation on October 27th. Just in time to buy them and give them out to the kiddies for Halloween!

 

It's a two-disc set, and features 38 tracks - including the excellent "The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota", "Albuquerque" (incidentally, I'm rather proud of the fact that I just spelled that correctly without looking it up), and "Trapped in the Drive-Thru", which are so long they wouldn't normally qualify for a "hits" compilation, but Sony let Al pick out ones that weren't so much hits, but favorites of his and the fans. There's still some stuff I would've left off (Lasagna, Bedrock Anthem, eBay), and some I would have included that he didn't (Mr. Popeil, Achy Breaky Song, Young Dumb and Ugly), but overall it's an excellent collection, and well worth having if you don't have much "Weird Al" in your music library.

 

There aren't any rarities unfortunately (It's Still Billy Joel to Me, Pac-Man, etc), but I guess if there were, I'd be buying 30-something tracks I already own just to get them. So it's just as well. This way, I get to save $15.98. Now that's a bargain!

 

"The Essential 'Weird Al' Yankovic"

 

DISC 1

 

1. Another One Rides The Bus

2. Polkas On 45

3. Eat It

4. I Lost On Jeopardy

5. Yoda

6. One More Minute

7. Like A Surgeon

8. Dare To Be Stupid

9. Dog Eat Dog

10. Lasagna

11. Melanie

12. Fat

13. UHF (single version)

14. The Biggest Ball Of Twine In Minnesota

15. Trigger Happy

16. Smells Like Nirvana

17. You Don’t Love Me Anymore

18. Bedrock Anthem

19. Frank’s 2000" TV

20. Jurassic Park

 

DISC 2

 

1. Since You’ve Been Gone

2. Amish Paradise

3. Gump

4. Everything You Know Is Wrong

5. The Night Santa Went Crazy (extra gory version)

6. Your Horoscope For Today

7. It’s All About The Pentiums

8. The Saga Begins

9. Albuquerque

10. eBay

11. Bob

12. Hardware Store

13. I’ll Sue Ya

14. Canadian Idiot

15. Pancreas

16. Don’t Download This Song

17. White & Nerdy

18. Trapped In The Drive-Thru

Weird Al is out on tour this summer. I may have to go to a show. I saw him once years ago, and it was quite a lot of fun.

 

But if you can't make it out to a show, you can see him perform a tiny concert here, for free!