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  While I was doing my track rankings of Weird Al’s albums, I would frequently say “This is another food song” or “Another TV song here.” It got me wondering about how many of each of these things there were, so I decided to go through his 13 released studio albums (this includes “UHF” which […]

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  I intended for today’s article to be a discussion of UHF, a breakdown of its strengths, its best lines, its staying power, and its willingness to speak to that within each of us which strives to carry on in the face of difficulty and terror. It was going to be epic in scope, heartfelt, […]

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  Remember when Weird Al had a Saturday morning show? If you’re a fan of Al and haven’t seen it, you’re missing out. If you’re not a fan of Al, first of all, that’s a strange life decision, and second, this show probably isn’t what you’re after, as it’s pretty much all Al doing Al […]

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Putting together a Top Ten list of Weird Al songs is a task I’ve put off as long as possible, while still letting it simmer on the back burner. It’s just so daunting, you know? There are so many different ways to do it, too: favorite parodies, favorite originals, funniest, darkest, food-related, TV-related, relationship-related, most […]

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  These days when you mention Albuquerque, New Mexico, most folk’ll immediately think about Breaking Bad. It makes sense: the show was filmed in and around the city, and uses many local landmarks in the show. I haven’t seen Breaking Bad, though. And even when I eventually do, Albuquerque will still trigger for Weird Al […]

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