Raymond and Scum
Comedy rock duo known for celebrity songs and Dr. Demento airplay.
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Raymond and Scum is a comedy rock band from Southern California. Vocalist Jeff Smith and guitarist Matthew Dunn formed the group while still in high school. Their songs have been played on the syndicated Dr. Demento Show.
The Background
The duo regularly writes and performs songs about celebrities, with Demi Moore, Jeff Goldblum, Jennifer Lopez, and Aerosmith among their subjects. They have released three CDs: Touch It (2003), Suck (2005), and the greatest hits album Take It All (2014).
Their music has appeared on comedy compilations including both volumes of Laughter Is A Powerful Weapon and Technobabble. Other comedy musicians such as Worm Quartet and Sudden Death have contributed to Raymond and Scum albums, and "Weird Al" Yankovic's drummer Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz played drums on two tracks of Suck. In 2007, Raymond and Scum joined Luke Ski, Tom Smith, and Rob Balder to form The FuMP (The Funny Music Project), a website offering free comedy music downloads every Tuesday and Friday.
Discography
Raymond and Scum's discography includes the albums Touch It (2003), Suck (2005), and Take It All (2014). They contributed the song "Nothing's Gonna Tear Us Apart (Love Theme from Stupid Teenagers Must Die!)" (2006) to the end credits of the indie horror/comedy film Stupid Teenagers Must Die!, which was directed by vocalist Jeff Smith. The band has appeared on numerous compilation albums, including 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), Hot Waffles: Ready To Laugh?
We Don't Care (2005), The Radio Adventures Of Dr. Floyd - The Complete Season 3 (2006), Til Someone Loses An Eye: The Safety Tips Compilation (1999), Raymond and Scum: Almost EP (1999), The Crazy Jay Show Featured Artists Vol. 1 (2000), and multiple volumes of The FuMP (2007-2010). Matthew and Jeff portrayed Lewis and Clark on The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd.
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