A creator of FuMPy music's life is an eternal tug-of-war between our desire to be good at music and our desire to obsess over the videogames, anime, and other nerdy hobbies that lead us down this dark path.Nerd Regrets is an ode to one of those sides losing. As I spend more and more time trying to master the craft of playing geeky music, I have spe…

From the Damn Skippy reissue!By Lemon Demon

One MUST have a parody of a Proclaimers song if one is to return to Scotland in the summertime... so now I do!Music: Charlie Reid and Craig ReidLyrics: SG. Timothy J Weber, Niamh BagnellGuitars, bass, drums, keyboards, vocals, arrangement, production: SGVocal: Timothy J WeberBacking vocalizations: Timothy J Weber, Niamh Bagnell, Esme DavisFrom my n…

For the FuMP's Tribute to Dr. Demento, I wanted to write an original song about what the good Doctor's show meant to me, and how it has influenced pretty much my whole life. I wouldn't be writing and performing comedy music, I wouldn't have the friends and relationships I have, and I wouldn't be where I am, let alone who I am without his show and h…

It's finally here! Fruits of the Smogberry Trees: The FuMP's Tribute to Dr. Demento is now available in the store, and this is the closing track.Members of The FuMP got together to write and record new verses for the all-time classic song "Shaving Cream" by Benny Bell, and got special permission to include Benny's own vocals in this song from a spe…

There are certain people whom we'd rather not interact with daily but must, usually not by our own choice. This is for them.From the album "Off Brand."By Mikey Mason

Hi. Spaff here. Some kids want to grow up to be President or cure cancer. My goal was to get a song on the Dr. Demento Show. I listened to it faithfully every Sunday night, often with headphones so my mom wouldn't overhear songs like "Making Love in a Subaru."In the early 2000s I somehow convinced Robert Lund, a Salt Lake radio personality, to reco…

A musical plea from teachers, before the school year beginsBy Lauren Mayer