Daily Jam (October Edition) - Nature Trail to Hell

When i was 10, "Weird Al" Yankovic was my undisputed favorite musical artist, the first person whose entire back catalog i just had to have.  I devoured it all.  I absorbed it all.  Parodies, originals, all of it.  Here's a cut from "In 3-D," a mock theme song to a horror movie that doesn't but totally should exist.  I'd go see it.  Anyway, here's "Nature Trail to Hell," our Daily Jam.

Daily Jam - The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota

I honestly have no idea who i would be if i hadn't had Weird Al in my life as a kid.  Probably somewhere boring and hating myself.  Anyway, here's "The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota," a song i've found myself singing every other day for the last 30 years.  Our Daily Jam.

Sonic Advent Calendar: Day 17 - The Night Santa Went Crazy

It's been a long day of car travel and chasing children, and i'm exhausted.  So, here's a Weird Al Christmas song from 1996's "Bad Hair Day."  "The Night Santa Went Crazy" is a parody of Soul Asylum's "Black Gold," and it revels in all its juvenile glory.  Listen below.

Sonic Advent Calendar: Day 5 - Christmas at Ground Zero

An irreverent Christmas song from a non-Christmas album, Weird Al Yankovic's "Christmas at Ground Zero," from 1986's "Polka Party!," was a silly piece of satire meshing holiday cheer with Cold War anxieties, a pretty perfect reflection of 1980's nuclear fear...that suddenly feels all the more prophetic due to our current political climate.

Tim Heidecker - I Am A Cuck

On his latest song, "I Am A Cuck," comedian Tim Heidecker goes the political comedy route, parodying Simon and Garfunkel's "I Am A Rock" to skewer the "alt-right," the steaming, festering side of the political right whose views are rooted in racism, misogyny, and white nationalism.  And it's pretty effective, using that movement's buzzwords and insults, and spitting them right back at them.  Seriously though, fuck those guys.  Listen below.

Weird Al - Christmas at Ground Zero

Holy crap!  Christmas is in one week!  Now, while Halloween is probably my favorite holiday, i still love the Christmas season, despite corporate America's attempts to deaden us all just a little bit more every year.  So, for the next few days, i'll be posting some of my favorite Christmas stuff...music, videos, movie trailers, the works.  Let's kick it off with the video for Weird Al Yankovic's "Christmas at Ground Zero" from the 1986 album "Polka Party."  Merry Christmas everyone!

Franco and Rogen as Kimye

I've got to be brutally honest here.  Kanye West annoys the shit out of me.  As does Kardashian.  The fact that the two of them have become such pop culture mainstays as to make them unavoidable is akin to hammering a nail into my forehead.  That being said, last week, Kanye released a creepy video for his song "Bound 2" featuring his baby mama, and it has now been parodied by James Franco and Seth Rogen.  This version is somehow less creepy.  Enjoy.

Cookie Monster and Icona Pop

Cookie Monster and i go way, way back, and this cookie-themed parody of Icona Pop's "I Love It" is fantastic.  Watch below.