"Weird Al" Yankovic

"Weird Al" Yankovic previews his latest single "Polkamania!", and takes calls from his multi-generational fanbase.

Al Yankovic grew up in the '60s wanting to play in rock and roll cover bands. To his surprise, the other kids just didn’t take the accordion-playing teenager seriously. 

Over the past 30 years, “Weird Al” has skewered pop stars from Billy Ray Cyrus to Miley. His most recent album, Mandatory Fun, was his first to hit #1 on the Billboard chart. But he g...

 "Weird Al" Yankovic launched his career with send-ups of Michael Jackson hits in the 1980's, but his latest release from isn't another parody. He joins Soundcheck from the studios of NPR West to talk about his latest work, a children's book, My New Teacher And Me, which is a sequel of sorts to his first book, When I Grow Up. 

Plus, we ask Yankovic about his "Madonna Moment":

 

Al Yankovic grew up in the ‘60s wanting to play in rock and roll cover bands. To his surprise, the other kids just didn’t take the accordion-playing teenager seriously. So Yankovic di...