Andy Samberg's Ras Trent with Kristen Wiig (now on YouTube)

So this classic digital short's song was on Incredibad (which was released about four months after this was shown on SNL).

Originally aired on SNL: October 25, 2008

They finally got permission to post it to their YouTube channel (likely to promote their records). The good news is that because it's on YouTube... all you international Andy fans can enjoy it!



I think it's funny that they rhymed "suck" with "duck" randomly and even put a duck in the video. Andy can sing better than this, which was partially done poorly on purpose, although I'm sure Andy would try to stay on key more nowadays.

A reggae song about the plight of being a white, upperclass, Ivy League Rasta. Kristen Wiig supports.

Track produced by Sly and Robbie

And then Jorma recommends some Real Reggae:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6oYyG0KcvQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCHTAu4In70
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixGrA0dQKeI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Kv4MfhIpVM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9mvTNh-plY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxPu-DjxwMc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaVm7mXd0Pc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXnT3LFTc-s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbiaCF_qsrg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbiaCF_qsrg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pcz6w_b5A58
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scs6mWiHnyA

Enjoy!

The Lonely Island - both albums on sale!

If you don't own both Lonely Island albums, now is your chance to find a priest, confess, and then immediately pick up "Turtleneck and Chain" or "Incredibad" (or both) on sale!

This is one of those rare moments where your decision will define the rest of your life. Do you want to live a life of regret and solitude? Or do you want to live an incredible life that is pure awesome...?

When given a choice, choose the awesome. Every time.

"Turtleneck and Chain" is on sale now for $3.99 at the Amazon MP3 Store!!! It doesn't get much cheaper than that, friends.

DOWNLOAD: "Turtleneck and Chain" at the Amazon MP3 Store

"Incredibad" is also on sale at the iTunes Store for $7.99!

DOWNLOAD: "Incredibad" at the iTunes Store

So if you ain't got 'em yet, get 'em now while the getting's good! Go on. Get 'em. Got it? Good.

From:
http://thelonelyisland.blogspot.com/2011/09/tli-albums-on-sale.html

Andy Samberg & Akiva - at the Grammys (video interviews)

Thanks to Anony for the scoop on these vids!

Unfortunately, Andy and TLI didn't win, but it's still quite an honor for a comedy group to be nominated for a Grammy like that.

The red carpet at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards. Justin Guarini interviews Andy Samberg & SNL Writer Akiva Schaffer!




Akiva Schaffer and Andy Samberg Red Carpet Interview with Nick Cannon



Update on Jorma: Jorma was off at a fundraiser... and sang a duet with Andy... where Andy was live via webcast at the Grammys!

Enjoy!

Incredibad - Sidedown's #6 Album of 2009

#6 Album of 2009: The Lonely Island

What can I saw about Incredibad other than that I wish it was twice as long? The quality of parody/comedy music has never been this high.



As you likely know by now, The Lonely Island is Akiva Schaffer, SNL's Andy Samberg, and Jorma Taccone. Much of their music was written for the SNL Digital Shorts, which have easily been the best thing about Saturday Night Live over the last few years. Incredibad is not only hilarious but musically accessible, with high production values and a slew of ridiculous guests like Justin Timberlake, T-Pain, Natalie Portman, Jack Black, and more. Hearing Norah Jones sing about Chex Mix™ and mistaking a woman for a bag of trash is priceless.



The "classics" are on this album, including "Natalie's Rap" and "Lazy Sunday" (The Chronicle of Narnia)...

The album comes with a bonus DVD of some of the SNL shorts...

Hands down, this is the funniest album of the year, and I hope to hear more from The Lonely Island in the future.

Check out the other top albums from Sidedown here:
http://www.sidedown.org/post.php?post_id=1555

Should Andy Samberg be nominated for a Grammy?

Article from Time magazine. Our thoughts at the end...




One of the rap songs up for a Grammy this year is about love. Another, lust. A third artist considers success and fame; yet another offers a heartfelt memorial to a musician's slain friend. And then there's a song about being on a boat.

"I'm on a Boat," a satirical number by Andy Samberg's comedy troupe Lonely Island, is somehow competing against the likes of Justin Timberlake, Rihanna and Jay-Z in the Best Rap/Sung Collaboration category for the 2010 Grammys. Originally a Saturday Night Live digital short, the song mocks some of the very artists that it will compete against this January. For that reason, the Recording Academy's announcement of the nominees on Dec. 2 seemed more like a game of "One of these things is not like the other." "We weren't expecting it at all," Samberg says of the selection. "The main reason for this is that we don't consider ourselves musicians."
(See TIME's top 10 Grammy moments.)

Until recently, the Grammys wouldn't have either. The Recording Academy has always placed its funny nominees — Weird Al Yankovic, Flight of the Conchords — in the Best Comedy Album category. Samberg and writing partner Akiva Schaffer are the first comedians to compete with actual musicians. Their spoof of hip-hop grandstanding has been viewed nearly 38 million times on YouTube and appears on Lonely Island's comedy album Incredibad, along with other SNL digital shorts such as "Dick in a Box," "Like a Boss" and a rap song Natalie Portman performed when she hosted SNL back in 2006. Samberg says he has no idea why "I'm on a Boat" is considered legitimate music. "The Grammys didn't give us a reason," he says. "Although having T-Pain on there helps tremendously."

T-Pain makes so many guest appearances — including on Jamie Foxx's alcoholic anthem "Blame It," for which he earned another Grammy nod this year — that it's nearly impossible to turn on the radio without hearing his digitally altered vocals on someone else's song. In fact, his participation is what makes the "I'm on a Boat" satire so spot-on. Well, that and the fact that the video directly parodies actual rap videos, like Akon's yacht dance in "I'm So Paid."

"There's not any kind of magical formulation" to the Grammy nomination process, says Bill Freimuth, the Recording Academy's vice president of awards. Lonely Island's record company, Universal Republic, submitted the track, which was then approved by a screening committee. "They listened to it and said, 'Well, there's rapping and there's singing. Sure, why not?' " After that, the academy's 12,000 voting members gave "I'm on a Boat" the nomination. Freimuth agrees with Samberg about the T-Pain bump, saying the Auto-Tune master's participation "gave it that much more legitimacy" as a real song.

True, the lyrics — "I'm on a boat, I'm on a boat/ Everybody look at me/ 'cause I'm sailing on a boat" — are ridiculous. But they're not that far off from Foxx's "Fill another cup/ Feelin' on your butt." This year, those songs are some of the best the music industry has to offer.

Read more: http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1946254,00.html#ixzz0axyHJpOa

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Here's the video again:

Our thoughts:

Yes, it should have been nominated. So it's a silly song. Big deal. There shouldn't be stipulations about how serious the lyrics are. It should be about the music. If they think Andy Samberg and T-Payne made a Grammy-worthy song that's of high quality, then it's a worthy nomination (and I agree that it's a high quality song).

Enjoy!

Andy Samberg - nominated for a Grammy

Anony tipped us to this great find.

Andy Samberg got nominated for a Grammy. This goes with his two Emmy nominations and one Emmy win. Move over Taylor Swift! Andy Samberg is going for a Grammy!


From:
http://www.grammy.com/grammy_awards/52nd_show/list.aspx


It's for I'm On a Boat...




Category 33

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
(For a Rap/Sung collaborative performance by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)

* Ego
Beyoncé & Kanye West
[Music World Music/Columbia]

* Knock You Down
Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne-Yo
Track from: In A Perfect World...
[MMG/Zone 4/Interscope Records]

* Run This Town
Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West
[Roc Nation]

* I'm On A Boat
The Lonely Island & T-Pain
Track from: Incredibad
[Universal Republic Records]

* Dead And Gone
T.I. & Justin Timberlake
Track from: Paper Trail
[Grand Hustle/Atlantic]



Andy is going against Kanye West (three times) and Justin Timberlake.

Enjoy!

J*** in My Pants Instrumental and clean versions

Here's the clean version without bleeps:




Get just the instrumental here:

http://hostfil.es/file/14241/CHorus--Instrumental--wav.html

Here's the instrumental with the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CN9ZlsiE28

Here's the partial instrumental with text:



This song is off the Incredibad album.

Enjoy!

DJ Nu-Mark shares his work on the Lonely Island CD

DJ Nu-Mark, known for previously being a part of Jurassic 5, talks about working with The Lonely Island guys on their album.



Here's an excerpt from the article:

J Nu-Mark's also gaining fame for his work with "Saturday Night Live" comic Andy Samberg.

The "SNL" star has a hip-hop parody band called The Lonely Island, and DJ Nu-Mark worked on the group's 2009 CD, Incredibad.

"I did two songs for Andy Samberg's album," DJ Nu-Mark said. "It was a completely different pace than I was used to. Those guys are really quick-paced and hilarious, but they stay very focused.

"I came late in the game, but they wanted me to augment some beats and work on some new stuff. I got to be on the song 'Punch You in the Jeans.' These guys do have a quirky sense of humor."

See the rest of the article here at ColoradoDaily.com

Enjoy!

Andy Samberg & TLI - At the Virgin Megastore CD Signing (videos)

These first three are from Icy McMuffin...

The Lonely Island Incredibad CD Signing and Q&A at the Virgin Megastore in NYC. Sorry for shaking in the video. There was a really tall kid in front of us so we had to stand on our tippy toes to see Jorma, Kiv and Andy! :)

The Lonely Island: Incredibad CD Signing and Q&A. (NYC) Part 1



The Lonely Island: Incredibad CD Signing and Q&A (NYC) Part 2



The Lonely Island: Incredibad CD Signing and Q&A. (NYC) Part 3





These vids are from Probly Productions...

TLI Q&A at Virgin 1 - Paul Rudd introduces The Dudes!



TLI Q&A at Virgin 2 - The Dudes take center stage for the Q&A.



TLI Q&A at Virgin 3



TLI Q&A at Virgin 4



TLI Q&A at Virgin 5 - Their comedy influences





And these vids are from Amorses...

Lonely Island at Virgin Mega Store



Lonely Island: He waved at us! - A group of us went to go see Lonely Island and Andy waved at us! :D



Lonely Island: fan yells punch me in the Jeans! - Lonely Island was leaving the virgin mega store and a fan whose been there for hours asked Andy to punch him in the jeans. xD




Enjoy!

Andy Samberg & TLI – Incredibad Virgin Megastore Signing in NYC

February 25, 2009

Andy goes goofy:





The dudes with Paul Rudd:







Oh, they weren't alone:



They're like wrestlers:





Q&A:





















Andy: "It was this big." ...





Andy: "And then he grabbed me, and he was like..."





Photos from:
http://tli.ciao-manhattan.org/2009/04/the-lonely-island-incredibad-virgin-megastore-signing-in-nyc-february-25-2009/

Enjoy!

Andy Samberg and Jorma annoy Jimmy Fallon

Okay, so we've already shown this video, but now it's on YouTube for all you out of staters to watch.

So check it out if you haven't seen it, and if you had, enjoy it again. It's worth at least two views.



They truly nailed the "awkward and annoying comedy genre" if there ever is one.

This is possibly the best interview ever. The dudes pretty much refuse to answer Jimmy and just try to annoy him. The context is that Akiva and the dudes have been helping him get his show intro together and all that stuff, so they're very close to Jimmy.

Enjoy!

Andy Samberg & The Lonely Island - Everybody Dance (song set to images)

A video that our blog reader Kate made with random pics of the Dudes. She did it because she got a new program and wanted to try it out.



This TLI song is hilarious! What would a digital short be like for this?

Enjoy!

Andy Samberg - TAKES SNL to INCREDIBAD W/ TIMBERLAKE, T-PAIN

This is an interview with Andy Samberg and The Lonely Island after the clips:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6w5UCJuH2w



The Lonely Island, led by Andy Samberg and his cohorts Jorma and Akiva, took their SNL side-gig and became internet stars with T-Pain & Timberlake tracks and their album Incredibad is on the way later this month.




ENjoy!

Punch Your Jeans (with TLI photos)

BRIEF BIO: The Lonely Island is a comedy group, composed of three people. Akiva Schaffer, Andy Samberg, and Jorma Taccone, started a comedy group called the Dudes. This later on, converted into the Lonely Island. A fake hip-hop comedy group. The Lonely Island released their first film called Hot Rod in 2007 into theaters. They recently released an album entitled, "Incredibad."



I think this one would also make a good SNL Digital Short. Thoughts?

Enjoy!

Boombox - Andy Samberg & Julian Casablancas from The Strokes (images)

Some images set to Boombox.



This song is the fan favorite to get turned into an SNL Digital Short (but they went with Like A Boss instead).

What do you think? Would it make a good SNL short?


Enjoy!

Andy Samberg - Interview with PopTub

The Lonely Island, Paul Rudd & Jason Segel on POPTUB



The full interview:



Andy and the Lonely Island talk up their Incredibad CD.

Andy made YouTube popular because he had Google stock.

"Ooooh! PopTub!"

Andy likes Stevie Nix.

Pepsi-sponsored PopTub sent us their video. Thanks PopTub!!!

Check out their YouTube channel:

http://www.youtube.com/user/POPTUB


Enjoy!

Andy Samberg is - Like A Boss (song)

Warning: Language



The Lonely Island - Like A Boss

Not my favorite. Sort of like Natalie Portman but different.

EnjoY!

The Lonely Island - Sax Man {Feat. Jack Black}

Yay! Jack Black!

Sax Man ain't performing very well. =^)

Enjoy!

Andy Samberg and The Lonely Island - Dreamgirl {Feat. Norah Jones}

Interesting dream girl. =^)

"I thought you looked like a bag of trash."

I love how this becomes a commercial for Chex Mix. Hahahahaha!!!

Enjoy!

Andy Samberg and The Lonely Island - Punch You In The Jeans

This sounds like another SNL Digital Short.

Wow what a waste of wishes. =^)

Andy imagines a face. =^)

Enjoy!