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Weird Al To Release Songs As He Records Them

Oct 3rd, 2008 · Weird Al has announced that with the Internet he can now release his songs for sale as he records each one rather than waiting for a whole album to be produced."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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An Ode To Al

Oct 23rd, 2006 · The Boston Globe has up a feature story on Weird Al in its Sunday edition. The article refers to his staying power as prince of the parody. It's an ode to his determination, talent, and relevance ... and, of course, the funny." From the article: "Novelty …
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The Perception of 'Random' on the iPod

Oct 8th, 2006 · Stephen Levy writes in the Guardian about the perception of randomness, or the lack thereof, on an iPod set to shuffle." From the article: "My first iPod loved Steely Dan. So do I. But not as much as my iPod did.... I didn't keep track of every song that …
see also: IPod · memory · songs · Shuffle · Guardian · Weird Al · Stephen Levy

How iTunes Hurts Weird Al

Jun 15th, 2006 · Weird Al Yankovic recently said he makes far less money when you buy from iTunes than when you buy an actual CD. This guy did the math and showed that Weird Al could be losing up to 85% of his record sales income due to the "weird" ways the record companies …
see also: computer · ITunes · CD · digital · Companies · artist · money