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Weird Al is the Hero We Need but Not the One We Deserve

Posted in Music News on September 3, 2026

"Weird Al" Yankovic and DC Comics are teaming up or a special one-shot comic. Batman/Superman/Weird Al: World's Weirdest #1 is a special 40-page comic written by Mark Waid and art by Dan Schoening is available NOW. Schoening did the initial cover as well as a variant, with 3 other variant covers available with art from Jerry Gaylord, Riley Rossmo, and Mark Spears. Synopsis below:

 The fifth dimension is being hit with an affliction that turns everything dull and ordinary, but as Mr. Mxyzptlk reaches out to Superman and Batman for help, it turns out the same plague has struck Planet Earth! Instead of dialing H for a hero, there’s only one person to call: Weird Al! Get ready for a wild ride where the legendary “Weird Al” Yankovic joins the World’s Finest team!

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Weird Al has been on a massive 165-city "Bigger and Weirder" Tour that has our favorite parody comedian donning classic outfits through a set of fan-favorites. You can find the remaining dates are below:

Weird Al's Bigger and Weirder Tour Dates:

Sept 3 Vancouver, BC  PNE Fair Summer Nights Concerts – Freedom Mobil Arch
Sept 5 Puyallup (Seattle), WA Columbia Bank Concert Series at the Washington State Fair
Sept 6 Bend, OR Hayden Homes Amphitheater
Sept 7 Salem (Portland), OR Columbia Bank Concert Series at the Oregon State Fair
Sept 9 Central Point (Medford), OR Bi-Mart Amphitheater
Sept 11 Lincoln (Sacramento), CA The Venue at Thunder Valley Casino Resort
Sept 12 Fresno, CA Save Mart Center
Sept 13 Palm Desert, CA Acrisure Arena
Sept 15 Paso Robles, CA Viña Robles Amphitheatre
Sept 16 San Diego, CA The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
Sept 18 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena
Sept 19 Anaheim, CA Honda Center
Sept 20 Tucson, AZ Tucson Arena
Sept 22 Austin, TX Moody Center
Sept 23 Baton Rouge, LA Raising Cane’s River Center Arena
Sept 25 Fort Worth, TX Dickies Arena
Sept 26 Southaven (Memphis, TN), MS Landers Center
Sept 27 Knoxville, TN Food City Center 
Sept 29 Auburn, AL The Gogue Center
Sept 30 Tallahassee, FL Donald L. Tucker Civic Center
Oct 2 Birmingham, AL Coca-Cola Amphitheater
Oct 3 Orange Beach, AL The Wharf Amphitheater
Oct 4 Brandon (Jackson), MS Brandon Amphitheater
Oct 6 Chattanooga, TN Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Auditorium
Oct 7 Salem, VA Salem Civic Center
Oct 8 Charlottesville, VA John Paul Jones Arena
Oct 10 Toledo, OH Huntington Center
Oct 11 University Park, PA Bryce Jordan Center
Oct 13 Peoria, IL Peoria Civic Center Arena
Oct 15 Fort Wayne, IN Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
Oct 16 Green Bay, WI Resch Center
Oct 17 Milwaukee, WI

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Weird Al will also be doing a special one night event at The Greek Theater in Los Angeles on October 31st celebrating the 37-anniversary of UHF with a screening and live orchestra conducted by John Du Prez and a Q&A with Weird Al and special guests.

 

Punk pics Shot at the Speed of Sound

Posted in Music News on August 30, 2026

Sumerian Publishing / Punk Life Naomi will pubish a new photographer collection, a 12" x 12" hardcover book, featuring the work of Naomi Peterson. Titled Shot at the Speed of Sound, the book collections photography from punk, alternative, and metal and is 152 pages in total, available Oct. 31. The … Read more

Tim Kasher film, soundtrack, and fictional metal

Posted in Music News on August 8, 2026

The first single is out from Toxic Cock Syndrome, a fictional band in Who's Watching, an upcoming feature film directed by Tim Kasher (Cursive, The Good Life). The film releases on August 10 in select screenings, and officially on Sept. 18, via Dark Sky Films The soundtrack comes on Oct. … Read more

James Mercer's Book of Dreams

Posted in Music News on July 17, 2026

James Mercer of The Shins has an upcoming children's picture book titled Book of Dreams, out March 2, 2027 on Random House Children's Books. Illustrations are by Jacob Escobedo, SVP of Creative for Cartoon Network and Adult Swim, who has also created album art for The Shins and Broken Bells. … Read more

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AI labeling for music?

Posted in Music News on July 11, 2026

The IFPI, RIAA, A2IM, WIN, IMPALA, The Grammys, SAG-AFTRA and Human Artistry Campaign has partnered to suggest a voluntary labeling system to dentore AI content within music, with two labels, a "larger AI" label that signifies “AI-Generated” content versus a "smaller" label to mark “AI-Assisted.” “Transparency is essential, but it … Read more

Tom Morello and Serj Tankian team up

Posted in Music News on May 29, 2026

Tom Morello just shared the new single "Adjourn It," featuring Serj Tankian (System Of A Down) and Roman Morello. The single comes adjacent to Morello's Power To The People Festival, scheduled for Oct. 3 in Columbia, MD near Washington, DC. The community action-minded event will feature performances from Bruce Springsteen, … Read more

The Ultimate...And Justice For Art: Stories About Heavy Metal Album Covers:

Posted in Music News on May 15, 2026

Meet ...And Justice For Art: Stories About Heavy Metal Album Covers, a new hardcover book featuring interviews about iconic metal album covers. In total the 372-page book contains700 graphics and 120+ interviews including features on Black Sabbath, Slayer, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Neurosis, and many more. Originally published in 2015 and … Read more

Black Flag in photos (1983)

Posted in Music News on April 17, 2026

Bazillion Points Books has announced My War on Wilshire: Black Flag vs. the Wilshire Federal Building...and the Vex. The Michael Pearson book is primiarily composed of photography from two 1983 shows: On Independence Day, 1983, Black Flag spread out under a blue sky on the terrace of FBI headquarters in … Read more

The Dead Milkmen: the book

Posted in Music News on April 16, 2026

J-Card Press just announced the publishing house's eighth book: The Dead Milkmen by Tyler Sonnichsen, about the Philadelphia, PA band of the same name. Formed in 1983, the band is arguably best known for their 1985 debut Big Lizard in my Backyard. The band broke up in 1994 and reunited … Read more

All Good Cretins Go To Heaven: 50 years of the Ramones

Posted in Music News on March 17, 2026

A new book titled All Good Cretins Go To Heaven: The Enduring Spirit of the Ramones, by Jenn L. Beckwith, will be available on April 23 via DiWulf Publishing (US) and Earth Island Books (UK). The book combines extensive research by Beckwith alongside fan stories, fan-submitted photos, and more. It … Read more

Jello Biafra health update

Posted in Music News on March 9, 2026

Jello Biafra, original vocalist of Dead Kennedys, suffered a hemorrhagic stroke on Saturday, March 7. In a prepared statement from Biafra, issued via Alternative Tentacles, Biafra says: I hopped out of my bed because I needed to pee, and my left leg just collapsed under me and I fell to … Read more

The Women in Vinyl 1% Drive

Posted in Music News on March 2, 2026

Several record stores will join forces on International Women's Day, March 8, in a campaign called The Women in Vinyl 1% Drive. Participating stores will donate 1% of sales on that date to support mentorship, scholarships, and education in the vinyl industry via the 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We don't see … Read more

For your punk rock reading list

Posted in Music News on December 24, 2025

A new book titled All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Punk and Hardcore is out now, officially available since Dec. 12. The book collects 14 essays about punk and hardcore ethos, personal experiences, and discussions about influential albums by the likes of Minor Threat, Talking Heads, and … Read more

The Mike Dirnt bass

Posted in Music News on November 23, 2025

Epiphone has announced a new limited edition bass made in partnership with Mike Dirnt of Green Day. The new edition takes his Gibson Grabber G-3, with added features specific to his playing style. Read more Its features: Crafted with a double-cutaway maple body and a 34-inch scale three-piece maple neck, … Read more

[An Updated] Visual History of American Hardcore

Posted in Music News on July 5, 2025

Radio Silence: A Selected Visual History of American Hardcore is being re-released in a new expanded edition from Revelation Records Books. The collection of photography, flyers, and more was originally published in 2008 by MTV Press/powerHouse in a partnership between designer Nathan Nedorostek and writer / musician Anthony Pappalardo (In … Read more

Looking for Deerhoof on Spotify?

Posted in Music News on July 2, 2025

Long-running noise-ish band Deerhoof just announced that their catalog will be removed from Spotify, offering a lengthy statement below. The band has released 20 albums to date, most recently Noble and Godlike in Ruin (Joyful Noise Recordings). Read more We're taking Deerhoof off Spotify. Daniel Ek uses $700 million of … Read more

The OC punk scene of the 1990s: the book

Posted in Music News on May 19, 2025

Hatchette Book Group (Da Capo) will publish a new book about the 1990s Orange county, CA punk scene, Tearing Down The Orange Curtain: How Punk Rock Brought Orange County to the World, out on May 20 by Nate Jackson & Daniel Kohn. The book features Social Distortion, The Offspring, No … Read more

Herb Wiley (Rye Coalition) diagnosis

Posted in Music News on April 24, 2025

Herb Wiley (Rye Coalition, Black Hollies, WYLIE) just shared a health update and disappointing news for fans. The guitarist of Rye Coalition (and more) has been diagnosed with the progressive neurodegenerative disease ALS. Wiley recently recorded his first solo album, under the name WYLIE, shortly before losing the function of … Read more

Punk Rock & Paintbrushes on the road

Posted in Music News on April 19, 2025

A traveling art exhibit with a rotating group of musician related artists will tour the US, so to speak, hosting events in several states. Punk Rock & Paintbrushes began in 2007, opening for the 2025 season in Los Angeles at Eye for Sound Gallery in Los Angeles, (owned by Serj … Read more

Free earplug program for musicians

Posted in Music News on April 1, 2025

Sweet Relief Musicians Fund has teamed with Sweetwater to created Hearing Health Fund, a program providing free hearing screenings for musicians, including access to free high-quality earplugs. Hearing loss and damage is a major concern for musicians that affects their day to day quality of life, as well as their … Read more