Part Two: MY Essential “Weird Al” Yankovic

A couple of weeks ago, I reviewed the greatest hits compilation from pop parody king, “Weird Al” Yankovic, appropriately named The Essential “Weird Al” Yankovic. You can read part one right here. The two CD set contains 38 tracks. It’s the most definitive collection of his parodies and original tracks that’s every been released so [...]

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Cuter Than The Movies – Fantastic Mr. Fox

When I first started seeing the trailers for Fantastic Mr. Fox, I had mixed feelings toward it – although what the trailers showed looked good, and I am a fan of Wes Anderson as a director, I know it isn’t easy to get a kids movie done right either.  Well, I gave Fantastic Mr. Fox [...]

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That’s Not For Me: Old Dogs

Happy Thanksgiving, everybody! If you’re heading to the movie theater this weekend, why don’t you check out something good, like Wes Anderson’s The Fantastic Mr. Fox. Or if you want to watch something horrible, how about Old Dogs? Now to be fair, I haven’t SEEN Old Dogs, but I have seen the trailer and commercials… [...]

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CD Review: The Essential “Weird Al” Yankovic

I’ve been a fan of “Weird Al” Yankovic since I was just a little boy. The year was 1984, and back when MTV used to show actual music videos,  one day a video came on that would forever change the way I thought of music and comedy. The song was “Eat It,” Al’s parody of “Beat It” by Michael [...]

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The Who: At Kilburn 1977 Blu-ray

The Who has long been one of my favorite bands of all time, so it was a particular treat to receive from Netflix the Blu-ray version of their 1977 performance at Kilburn.  Completely coincidentally, the Blu-ray was released one year ago yesterday! The main feature was digitally restored and the audio remastered, so it looks [...]

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