Hansen has a degree in ethnomusicology, and has written magazine articles and liner notes on recording artists outside of the novelty genre. Broadcast syndication of the show ended on June 6, 2010, but the show continues to be produced weekly in an online version. His weekly show went into syndication in 1974 and from 1978 to 1992 was syndicated by the Westwood One Radio Network. After Hansen played "Transfusion" by Nervous Norvus on the radio, DJ Steven Clean said that Hansen had to be "demented" to play that. He created the persona in 1970 while working at Los Angeles station KPPC-FM. Demento, is a radio broadcaster and record collector specializing in novelty songs, comedy, and strange or unusual recordings dating from the early days of phonograph records to the present. Instant Grat Track 3 - Adam (Batman) West’s cover of the chart topping novelty hit “The Thing”ġ.) Dr.Barret Eugene Hansen (born April 2, 1941), better known as Dr.Instant Grat Track 2 - “Weird Al” Yankovic’s cover of the Ramones classic “Beat on the Brat”.Instant Grat Track 1 - William Shatner’s cover of the Cramps song “Garbageman”.This purchase includes 3 separate digital downloads that will be sent to your email address:.Demento Theme (Reprise) (Pico & Sepulveda) Demento Covered In Punk Theme (Reprise)ģ3.) Dr. Demento with “Uncle Floyd” Vivinoģ2.) Dr. Demento and Uncle Floyd & OogieĪrtist: Dr. Demento & “Weird Al” YankovicĢ8.) Shaving Cream (Reprise, Traditional Lyrics)Īrtist: Dr. Demento & Bobby “Boris” PickettĪrtist: Dr. Demento Opening Theme (Pico & Sepulveda)Īrtist: Osaka Popstar’s Demented Punk Orchestra with the Roto Rooter Goodtime Christmas BandĨ.) Suicide Is Painless (Theme from M*A*S*H)Īrtist: Dr. Responsible for introducing the world to its #1 most requested song of all time, “Fish Heads”, and launching the career of the most successful artist in the entire history of funny music-“Weird Al” Yankovic the world-famous Doctor’s influence on pop culture has earned him induction into the National Radio Hall of Fame, a documentary feature film on his life and career currently in production, and even an appearance on The Simpsons.ġ.) Dr. Demento Show has been celebrating ‘mad music and crazy comedy’ on the airwaves playing everything from Spike Jones to Frank Zappa for nearly five decades. Joined by everyone from the Misfits, Joan Jett, Fred Schneider of the B52s, to “Weird Al” Yankovic, the late Adam “Batman” West (in one of his final performances), and Captain Kirk himself, William Shatner-(to name just a few), the Doctor is in…and he’s ‘Covered in Punk’!!Ībout Dr. Demento, as well as facts, photos, and an array of dynamic paintings and illustrations created specifically for the project by a team of visual artists spanning the world of comic books, classic punk-rock album covers, Topps Trading card series, Mad Magazine and more. Demento Covered in Punk”!īoth the two-disc CD, or three-disc vinyl LP come with an equally entertaining full-color booklet jam-packed with extensive liner notes and quotes personally written by the artists, a foreword by producer John Cafiero (Misfits, Ramones, Osaka Popstar), an Afterword by Dr. Over two-full hours, a total of 64 tracks-all created specifically for “Dr. Demento himself, offering up interesting factoids and anecdotes between songs, with celebrity guest ID spots, creatively crafted bumper segments, and more ‘demented’ surprises tying it all together into an unconventional take on the traditional radio show format. This bizarro broadcast from beyond the fringe is hosted by Dr. Demento’s classic radio show, and its undeniable impact on popular culture. The result is a uniquely original, highly entertaining, modern day homage to Dr. Over thirty different, never before released, all-new ‘punk’ cover versions of ‘mad music and crazy comedy’ songs famously heard on the airwaves of the legendary “Dr Demento Show”-have been intermixed with ‘wild card’ tracks showcasing some incredible, newly ‘demented’ versions of punk-rock classics! Demento (a world renowned institution who has championed novelty music and its creators since the 1970s), for this mind-blowing compilation.
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This extra-special two-hour demented punk extravaganza is an audio oddity unlike anything else! An eclectic mix of artists from the world of classic and contemporary punk/indie/alt-rock have assembled, along with special guest stars from film, TV and more, to pay homage to radio icon Dr. Wind up your radio dementites and dementoids-the doctor is in! 2-Disc CD in 6-Panel Digipak with 48 Page Book!
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