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    Dr. Demento, comedic song hero and unsung punk rock legend, gets his due on new album

    by Randy Lewis, Los Angeles Times Jan 16, 2018 4 minutes

    As the zany-but-brainy on-air alter ego of music historian Barret Hansen, veteran radio show host Dr. Demento has championed the career of "Weird Al" Yankovic, the wacky music of humorists Spike Jones, Allen Sherman, Stan Freberg and Tom Lehrer, and obscure recordings that push the limits of propriety.

    Less known is that he also was an early advocate of punk rock. No surprise, considering this is a man with a distinctive raspy and squeaky voice who continues to greet listeners as "Dementoids and Dementites."

    The punk connection takes center stage with "Dr. Demento Covered in Punk," an exceedingly ambitious and densely packed double album - triple in the vinyl edition - released Friday.

    The album comprises 64 tracks

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