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News Ticker: Weird Al, Tenacious D, Dire Straits and Ice Cube

10/7/08, 10:20 am EST

Adapting to the Internet’s power of immediacy, “Weird Al” Yankovic has parodied T.I.’s current chart-topping single “Whatever You Like.”
Tenacious D will release their Complete Masterworks 2 on November 4th. The DVD set will feature the duo’s 2007 Seattle concert, a documentary from their film The Pick of Destiny plus numerous TV performances.
According to Dire Straits bassist John Illsley, frontman Mark Knopfler has declined to reunite with the band for a new tour and album. The group’s last album was 1991’s On Every Street.
Ice Cube has said yes to a proposed rap supergroup featuring Nas and Scarface. “It’s just making that business happen, that’s the part that gets funky,” Cube said of the project.

Daniel Kreps