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What Album Does Weird Al Yankovic Owe His Career to . . . ?
WEIRD AL YANKOVIC owes his career to ELTON JOHN . . . in a way. Elton's "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" is the first rock album Al bought with his own money when he was a kid in the early '70s.
And he proceeded to learn the songs on his accordion. He says, quote, "Since I played the accordion . . . the right half of which is a piano keyboard . . . it was fairly easy for me to emulate him.
"I was able to figure out all the chords, write them down, and play every song on the album by ear. After playing along [to] the album a few hundred times, I was even able to delude myself into thinking that the accordion was a perfectly acceptable rock and roll instrument."
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New Green Day Song Premiering This Weekend
Get ready for the new Green Day. The band is premiering a new song during this weekend’s “NHL Outdoors at Lake Tahoe” event in Nevada.
The two outdoor games, taking place at the Edgewood Tahoe resort, will see the Colorado Avalanche and Las Angeles Golden Knights face off on Saturday… when the NHL will premiere Green Day’s new song “Here Comes The Shock.” Pentatonix will also remotely perform the National Anthem at the two-day event, on Sunday when the Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers face off.
The release of “Here Comes The Shock” is the latest in Green Day’s two-year music deal with the NHL. “LOUD season has returned,” the band says in a statement. “We’re stoked ‘Here Comes The Shock’ will soundtrack the NHL’s return to the outdoors!”
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Check out this 8-year-old girl singing Slipknot's "Before I Forget".
(The O’Keefe Music Foundation has been putting out these videos for years. If you haven't checked them out, then do it. There are lots of incredibly talented kids and teenagers to see.)
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Travis Barker Launching CBD Wellness Line
Travis Barker is off to a busy start in 2021. Just days after making his relationship with Kourtney Kardashian Instagram official, the Blink-182 drummer has announced a new business venture.
It looks like Kourtney’s lifestyle brand is rubbing off on Travis. He’s announced Barker Wellness Co, promising “premium quality and ethically made vegan” CBD-infused wellness products “for your body and mind.”
Barker’s long been outspoken about his love of CBD, previously revealing he’s used it to stay sober through several health battle. So far, the Barker Wellness Co website is still in “coming soon” mode, but fans can enter their email to subscribe for updates.
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Lynyrd Skynyrd is releasing a live album and concert movie recorded when they played at the Knebworth Festival in England in 1976.
"Live at Knebworth ‘76" comes out on April 9th.
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The "What's Up" video by 4 Non-Blondes surpassed a billion views on YouTube.
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