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The World Accordion to Nerd Culture

The accordion is one of those instruments that has a reputation for being annoying, but seems to have grown in acceptance as of late. One major point in its favor is its versatility. I seem to recall hearing on NPR … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged accordion, christina hendricks, family matters, frankie yankovic, graceland, ira glass, john flansburgh, john linnell, paul simon, polka, steve urkel, they might be giants, weird al yankovic |

They Haven’t Yet Built the Man That’ll Keep Old Johnny Down

They Might Be Giants have been my official favorite band for some years now, dating back to when it was much easier for me to choose a favorite because I didn’t have albums by that many artists. This isn’t the … Continue reading →

Posted in Albums, Music | Tagged Ben Folds, cephalophores, david driver, duende, frank stockton, hieronymous bosch, hypnos, john flansburgh, john linnell, join us, land of the lost, michael cerveris, morpheus, neil gaiman, sandman, thanatos, the lady or the tiger?, they might be giants, vietnam war, weird al yankovic |

Weird Is Back

This time, I have both an album and a book review. “Weird Al” Yankovic, Alpocalypse – Within the past two decades or so, Weird Al has been releasing albums at a rather slow pace, but there was a particularly long … Continue reading →

Posted in Albums, Book Reviews, Chris Dulabone, Marin Elizabeth Xiques, Music, Oz, Oz Authors | Tagged a mystical magical super adventure in oz, a silver elf in oz, alpocalypse, doors, i want to grow up in oz, lady gaga, miley cyrus, ozma, ridiculous rivals in oz, skeeziques, t.i., taylor swift, weird al yankovic |

I’ll Bet You’ve Never Seen a Skirt Steak Worn This Way

You’ve probably heard by now about the ongoing drama involving “Weird Al” Yankovic and Lady Gaga. Al asked permission to do a parody of “Born This Way,” and was told that he’d have to record the song before Germanotta would … Continue reading →

Stanley Freberg, the All-American Dog

Stan Freberg, The Tip of the Freberg – My wife Beth recently picked up this 1999 boxed set of Stan’s most famous recordings, in four compact discs and a video tape. I think my own interest in Freberg’s work derived … Continue reading →

Posted in Albums, Humor, Music | Tagged daws butler, day-o, j.b. toppersmith, joseph mccarthy, june foray, lorenzo music, papa boolie, point of order, rock island line, sh-boom, stan freberg, the great pretender, the lone psychiatrist, tip of the freberg, weird al yankovic |