There are two names that seem to crop up in conversations with Dr. Demento: "Weird Al" Yankovic, whose songs often were played on the show, and Frank Zappa. "I was one of the relatively few people ...

The pop culture universe became significantly less demented on Friday when Barret Hansen, aka Dr. Demento, announced his retirement after 55 years of playing novelty songs on the airwaves. "It's been ...

Famed radio oddball Dr. Demento, aka Barrett Hansen, has finally withdrawn from the airwaves after some 40 years of broadcasting novelties, rarities, humorous pieces and other audio detritus. He has ...

Dr. Demento, the cult comedy DJ whose radio show became a landmark for novelty music and underground satire, will retire this fall after more than five decades behind the mic. His final program will ...