After 55 years, the Dr. Demento show - which launched the career of "Weird Al" Yankovic - is going off the air.

Born Barret Hansen, the host first adopted the Dr. Demento moniker in 1970 while spinning oddball records, comedy cuts, and ...

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Radio veteran Dr. Demento announced plans for his retirement after 55 years on the air. Real name Barret Hansen, the comedy ...

who met Hite at a Lightnin’ Hopkins show and would later achieve fame as radio broadcaster Dr Demento. “He already had a fine collection at that time, a couple of thousand 78s, with a fair ...

Coldplay claim the best-selling CD album of 2024 with Moon Music as the UK decline of CD sales slows. Official Charts Company data can reveal that the British group’s 10th studio album shifted ...

But when an album does have a great cover, it stands out. When that cover’s visually representative of the music itself, it stands out even more. Below is a list of some of the most notable ...

Who was the artist, what is the album title, where can I get it ... If you can’t find the right playlist or the song you’re looking for, your best bet is to call the station the next time that program ...

It’s here: the very Best of the Best of the Triangle! The INDY spread its Best of the Triangle contest into three mini contests across 2024, with competitions taking place in Durham, Orange ...

“Dr. Demento was how ... of tracks on this album. What is it like to have them as part of your musical life? It’s the greatest thing. I ended up getting the best band in the world to be ...

He released his first studio album in 11 years ... For me to go in there and not give Dr. Dre the best possible LL, it’s not fair to him and it’s definitely not fair to me, because it ...

In the 1950s and ‘60s, just as the Baby Boom was booming, the man Dr. Demento called “the most brilliant song ... Tom Lehrer’s debut album was released in 1953. Tom Lehrer was a child prodigy in ...