{{Infobox musical artist , name = Raymond and Scum , image = , caption = , background = group_or_band , origin =

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Comedy rock Comedy rock is rock music that is comedic in nature. Oftentimes it is mixed with satire or irony.V. Bogdanov, C. Woodstra and S. T. Erlewine, ''All music guide to rock: the definitive guide to rock, pop, and soul'' (Backbeat Books, 3rd Edition. ...

, years_active = 1992–present , label = INOU Records , website
Official website
, current_members = Matthew Dunn
Jeff Smith

The Background

Raymond and Scum is a

comedy rock Comedy rock is rock music that is comedic in nature. Oftentimes it is mixed with satire or irony.V. Bogdanov, C. Woodstra and S. T. Erlewine, ''All music guide to rock: the definitive guide to rock, pop, and soul'' (Backbeat Books, 3rd Edition. ...

band based in Southern California. Vocalist Jeff Smith and guitarist Matthew Dunn formed the band while they were still in high school. Their songs were regularly played on the syndicated

Dr. Demento Barret Eugene Hansen (born April 2, 1941), known professionally as Dr. Demento, is an American radio broadcaster and record collector specializing in novelty songs, comedy, and strange or unusual recordings dating from the early days of phonograp ...

Show. The duo regularly compose and sing songs about celebrities.

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Jeff Goldblum Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum (; born October 22, 1952) is an American actor and musician. He has starred in some of the highest-grossing films of his era, such as ''Jurassic Park'' (1993) and '' Independence Day'' (1996), as well as their sequels. ...

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and

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have all been subjects of their songs. To date, they have three CDs, 2003's ''Touch It'', 2005's ''Suck'', and the 2014 greatest hits album "Take It All", as well as appearances on comedy music compilation CDs such as both volumes of ''Laughter Is A Powerful Weapon'' and ''

Technobabble Technobabble (a portmanteau of ''technology'' and ''babble''), also called technospeak, is a type of nonsense that consists of buzzwords, esoteric language, or technical jargon. It is common in science fiction. See also * Academese * Bullshit ...

''. Other comedy musicians have also appeared on Raymond and Scum albums, such as

Worm Quartet Worm Quartet is a comedy music project created by Timothy F. Crist who uses the stage moniker ShoEboX and performs fast, synth-driven, pseudo-metal punk/pop. The band was formed in 1991 and its name is a reference to cartoons Crist used to draw. ...

and Sudden Death.

"Weird Al" Yankovic Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic ( ; born October 23, 1959) is an American singer, musician, songwriter, record producer, actor and author. He is best known for creating comedy songs that make light of pop culture and often parody specifi ...

's drummer,

Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz (born August 18, 1956) is a drummer best known for working with the singer-songwriter "Weird Al" Yankovic. The two met while recording " Another One Rides the Bus" at the Dr. Demento show on September 14, 1980. Shortly a ...

, also played drums on two tracks of ''Suck''. In 2007, R&S joined

the great Luke Ski Luke Collis Sienkowski (born January 14, 1974), better known as the great Luke Ski or simply as Luke Ski, is an American parody, filk, and rap artist, who writes, records and performs comedy music. The decapitalization of "the great" in Sienko ...

, Tom Smith, and

Rob Balder Robert T. Balder is a professional cartoonist and singer-songwriter. He graduated from Roanoke College with a major in English in 1993 and, after a variety of jobs, entered a seven-year career in IT, starting as a manager of database development ...

to form The FuMP (The Funny Music Project), a web site providing free comedy music downloads every Tuesday and Friday.

Discography

Studio albums

*''Touch It'' (2003) *''Suck'' (2005) *''Take It All'' (2014)

Downloadable singles

*"Nothing's Gonna Tear Us Apart (Love Theme from ''

Stupid Teenagers Must Die! ''Stupid Teenagers Must Die!'' is a 2006 spoof film directed by Jeff C. Smith and written by Smith and Curtis Andersen. During production and initial festival screenings, the film was originally titled ''Blood & Guts'', but was changed before bein ...

'')" (2006)

Compilations

*''The Best Of The All-U-Can-Eat Buffet Of Musical Madness Vol. 1'' (1998) *''The Best Of The B.O.R.E.D. Tour Vol. 1'' (1999) *''The Best Of The All-U-Can-Eat Buffet Of Musical Madness Vol. 2'' (2000) *''Laughter Is A Powerful Weapon: Funny Musicians For A Serious Cause'' (2002) *''The Crazy Jay Show presents White Trash Comedy'' (2003) *''Dr. Demento's Basement Tapes 12'' (2003) *''Mr. Snail's Halloween Party'' (2005) *''Laughter Is A Powerful Weapon Vol. 2'' (2005) *''Technobabble'' (2006) *''The FuMP Volume 1'' (2007) *''The FuMP Volume 2'' (2007) *''The FuMP Volume 3'' (2007) *''The FuMP Volume 4'' (2007) *''The FuMP Volume 5'' (2007) *''The FuMP Volume 6'' (2007) *''The FuMP Volume 7'' (2008) *''The FuMP Volume 9'' (2008) *''The FuMP Volume 10'' (2008) *''The FuMP Volume 11'' (2008) *''The FuMP Volume 14'' (2009) *''The FuMP Volume 17'' (2009) *''The FuMP Volume 19'' (2010)

Guest appearances

*''Hot Waffles: Ready To Laugh? We Don't Care'' (2005) *''The Radio Adventures Of Dr. Floyd - The Complete Season 3'' (2006)

Out-of-print CDs

*''Til Someone Loses An Eye: The Safety Tips Compilation'' (1999) *''Raymond and Scum: Almost'' EP (1999) *''The

Crazy Jay Insanity, madness, lunacy, and craziness are behaviors performed by certain abnormal mental or behavioral patterns. Insanity can be manifest as violations of societal norms, including a person or persons becoming a danger to themselves or to ...

Show Featured Artists Vol. 1'' (2000)

Other appearances

*Raymond and Scum performed "Nothing's Gonna Tear Us Apart (Love Theme From ''Stupid Teenagers Must Die!'')" for the end credits of the indie horror/comedy flick directed by vocalist Jeff Smith,

. *Matthew and Jeff portrayed

Lewis and Clark Lewis may refer to: Names * Lewis (given name), including a list of people with the given name * Lewis (surname), including a list of people with the surname Music * Lewis (musician), Canadian singer * "Lewis (Mistreated)", a song by Radiohead ...

on The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd.

External links

The Raymond and Scum web site
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