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Years before the internet and smartphones gave everyone a platform, parody culture was the domain of a small handful of ...
The Naked Gun reboot is a hit with audiences and is reminding audiences of the underrated Weird: The Al Yankovic Story ...
Rick Derringer, 70s rock legend, didn’t set out to restart the culture war; he just vented. In a resurfaced interview, the ...
The Ohio guitarist was one of rock’s most adaptable talents and had the production skills to go with his playing ...
July saw the death of heavy metal godfather Ozzy Osbourne, the Black Sabbath lead singer whose influence in the genre spans generations.
Rick Derringer was living the rock-and-roll dream in 1973, riding a top 40 hit with his “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo” after charting in the 1960s with his group the McCoys and “Hang On ...
Derringer said he didn’t think anything of producing Yankovic’s music at the time, although his music producer peers raised eyebrows at the gig. “A lot of people were like: ‘What’s Rick ...
Rick Derringer, who had a hit with 'Hang On Sloopy' and produced 'Weird Al,' dies at 77 Associated Press May 28, 2025 0 Loaded 0% - ...
Guitarist and singer Rick Derringer has died. The musician who shot to fame at 17 when his band The McCoys recorded “Hang On Sloopy” died Monday in Ormond Beach, Florida.
Movie critic Bruce Miller says "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story" is a parody of biographies. There’s probably not a shred of truth in the screen biography, but that’s OK.
Rick Derringer, who had a hit with 'Hang On Sloopy' and produced 'Weird Al,' dies at 77 Associated Press May 28, 2025 0 Loaded 0% - ...