Possible Oscar - More Info

Possible Oscar is a Minneapolis, MN based comedy music act that specializes in original and parody songs. Their topics range from video games to nerd love, with stops at comic books and notable Hollywood movie sound effects. They also enjoy wearing T-shirts with their band name on them.

Possible Oscar’s sound is two great tastes that taste great together; they usually play rock music with layers of guitar and keyboards, but sometimes a little hip hop is in order.

Possible Oscar released an EP entitled Greatest Hits in 2006, then followed with their first full-length album, The Wrath of Con, in 2007. Con was hailed by fans as “nerdy as a motherf**ing nerdy nerding nerd.”

The Dr. Demento Show has played several Possible Oscar songs, including “Earn Hollywood Earn” and “Talk Nerdy to Me,” and a few of them have made the weekly Funny Five countdown. “Earn Hollywood Earn” was selected to appear on Dr. Demento’s Basement Tapes #15. In December of 2007, their song "That Calls for a Wilhelm Scream" landed at the No. 23 spot on Dr. Demento's annual Funny 25 countdown.

For more information on Possible Oscar please visit the artist's web site at: http://www.possibleoscar.com

Raymond and Scum - More Info

Raymond and Scum are neither Raymond nor scum, but are in fact Matt and Jeff from southern California. They write funny songs, and they rock. What more could you ask for? The duo has a knack for picking on celebrities in their music having written songs about Demi Moore, Jeff Goldblum, and Jennifer Lopez.

For more information on Raymond and Scum please visit the artist's web site at: http://www.raymondandscum.com

Rob Balder - More Info

Rob Balder first gained notoriety as the creator of the comic strip PartiallyClips (then later as author of the webcomic Erfworld). But he is also a fabulously funny and talented filk singer. He performs regularly at science fiction conventions, where he can be seen belting out such hits as "Always A Goth Chick" and "Sympathy for George Lucas. "With two CDs and a Pegasus nomination under his belt, the sky is the limit for Rob's offshoot musical career. He is the progenitor of the Funny Music Project.

He also has an English degree, which makes him immensely comfortable with words like "progenitor."

For more information on Rob Balder please visit the artist's web site at: http://www.robbalder.com

Robert Lund - More Info

Robert Lund has assaulted Utah radio listeners for over two decades with hundreds of song parodies. Award-winning* lyricist M. Spaff Sumsion (aka Spaff.com) started stalking him a few years ago, and freak music outlets took notice. "Since 2005," says Dr. Demento, "the Lund-Sumsion collaboration has landed more new song parodies by far on the Dr. Demento Show than any other artist." These include "99 Words for Boobs," which, much like bird flu, has gone viral.

Robert's newest CD is Politicked Off! - a juicy collection of 15 songs for everyone who loves (or loves to hate) politics. Twelve of these were written or co-written by Spaff, including seven that have aired on the Dr. Demento Show and four that have been featured here on The FuMP.

Robert and Spaff have collaborated on two other CDs: the critically praised (really!) Christmas collection Elves Gone Wild! and the Mormon-flavored Workin' the Glory. You really should buy them. (The CDs, not the Mormons.)

*Taco Bell Employee of the Month (Runner-Up), June, 2004.

For more information on Robert Lund please visit the artist's web site at: http://www.spaff.com

Sudden Death - More Info

Sudden Death is a comedy rap act fronted by comedian Tom Rockwell of New Jersey. Sudden Death has become one of the most popular artists on the nationally syndicated Dr. Demento Show. Their songs "Cellular Degeneration", "Getting Old Sucks" and "Pillagers" were the numbers 1, 2, and 4 most requested songs on Dr. Demento in 2007.

Sudden Death performs regularly across the country at music clubs, comedy clubs, and science fiction conventions. The live show features Tom Rockwell usually performing solo along with videos and animations synchronized with the music. The show often features costume changes, props, and even puppets. The end result is a hilarious show that goes over very well for a variety of audiences.

In 2008 Sudden Death released a new album called Fatal Error which features the songs mentioned above plus other hilarious original songs and parodies.

For more information on Sudden Death please visit the artist's web site at: http://www.suddendeath.org

the great Luke Ski - More Info

At Dragon*Con 2004, Dr. Demento declared "the great Luke Ski" to be his radio program's "Most Requested Artist of the 21st Century". Since then, Luke has held onto that title by having a song within the top five of "The Dr. Demento Show's" year-end "Funny 25" countdown of his most requested songs of the year for five years in a row, including two of them at #1 ("Peter Parker" featuring Sudden Death in 2002, and "Stealing Like A Hobbit" in 2003). His song parodies, originals, stand-up and sketches about pop culture pheonema (doot doo, do-do-do!) have make him a favorite performer at science-fiction and fandom conventions all across the midwest and beyond. He's released six albums over the past ten plus years, and a DVD in 2006, titled "The Ego Has Landed", featuring appearances by many fellow artists of "the FuMP", a music video for "Hobbit", and a CD with his most recent Piratey hit, "You Don't Know Jack".

For more information on the great Luke Ski please visit the artist's web site at: http://www.lukeski.com

Tom Smith - More Info

The only recording artist to appear on both NPR's Sound and Spirit and The Dr. Demento Show, Tom Smith has sixteen albums, fourteen Pegasus Awards, a spot in the Filk Hall of Fame, and fans around the world. His concerts combine high-energy folk rock, SF/fantasy, popular culture, Life With Computers, progressive politics, cartoon voices, unbelievably bad puns, and the occasional recipe into a show you will never forget.

Besides his work for The FuMP, Tom releases new songs at his iTom project, and he has other albums and media on the way.

For more information on Tom Smith please visit the artist's web site at: http://www.tomsmithonline.com

Worm Quartet - More Info

Worm Quartet is a Rochester, NY-based band that forcibly staples punk and electronica together and throws them into a blender with hysterically twisted lyrics. They have been featured repeatedly on the Dr. Demento show, with many Funny Top Five appearances, and had the most requested song of the year in both 2004 ("Great Idea For A Song") and 2005 ("Inner Voice" with Sudden Death.) The sole member of Worm Quartet is a 6'4" 280-lb. bemulleted manic who insists on being called Shoebox" and who poses by day as a mild-mannered software engineer. Worm Quartet is currently playing all over the damned place in support of their latest CD, "Mental Notes"

For more information on Worm Quartet please visit the artist's web site at: http://www.wormquartet.com

Bob Ricci - More Info

Bob Ricci is a musical artist, with a knack for comedy, who has been performing parodies and writing creatively original music since his early teens. Bob has built a diverse and powerful fan base over the years through his exciting and funny live performances as well as his ingenious and hilarious lyrical compositions.

For more information on Bob Ricci please visit the artist's web site at: http://www.bobricci.com

Brobdingnagian Bards - More Info

Do virgins taste better than those who are not? For centuries, knights and peasants have asked that same question. But only the Brobdingnagian Bards have dared to find an answer. TASTE TEST!!!

The Brobdingnagian Bards (pronounced brAHb'ding-näg-EE-en) hail from Austin, Texas. They take traditional Irish and Scottish folk songs, mix it up with Lord of the Rings music to create a unique brand of Celtic Filk. And when they say "unique", believe it! How many bands do YOU know that play autoharp, recorder, and mandolin... while wearing KILTS?!

The Bards (or if you're from Chicago "Da Bards!") were voted the #1 BEST PERFORMING NOVELTY BAND in the 2004-5 and #1 BEST NONE OF THE ABOVE BAND in the 2006-7 Austin Music Awards. They are the 'Godfathers of Celtic MP3s'. Over FIVE MILLION MP3s have been downloaded by their fans online. Over a million MP3s were from one song, "Tolkien (The Hobbit & Lord of the Rings)". They continue to give away over a dozen free Celtic MP3s from their website at www.thebards.net.

But wait there's more!

The Brobdingnagian Bards music will touch your Scotch-Irish heritage with traditional Celtic songs and contemporary parodies. It's a musical experience that shouldn't be missed. So visit them online, get a free "Real Men Wear Kilts" sticker. And laugh your arse off to a musical experience that will leave you glowing for more... without the radiation poisoning. Slainte!

For more information on Brobdingnagian Bards please visit the artist's web site at: http://www.thebards.net

Carl Hatmaker - More Info

Carl fronts a 4 piece rock band called Soul Patch which you can check out at www.soulpatch.net. He also does solo acoustic shows. His real passion is original song writing. Even most of his "non-comedy" tracks are infused with a certain amount of humor. He is currently putting the finishing touches on his debut comedy CD entitled "The Lord Loves A Fool".

For more information on Carl Hatmaker please visit the artist's web site at: http://www.garageband.com/artist/carlhatmaker

Carla Ulbrich - More Info

A fan favorite on the long-running, nationally syndicated Dr. Demento show, award-winning songwriter and Professional Smart Aleck Carla Ulbrich has been compared to the likes of Weird Al, Chet Atkins and a bologna sandwich. A better guitar player than most bologna sandwiches, the South Carolina native and former school band geek has a BA in Music which she currently uses to cover a hole in the wall. She made her singing debut at a pig pickin' on Spring Break in college and has released 3 CDs: Her Fabulous Debut (1999), Professional Smart Aleck (2003) and Sick Humor (2004).

For more information on Carla Ulbrich please visit the artist's web site at: http://www.carlau.com

Carrie Dahlby - More Info

A long time participant in shadow-casts of the "Rocky Horror Picture Show", "Shock Treatment", "Buffy: The Musical", and "Hedwig and the Angry Inch", classically trained opera vocalist Carrie Dahlby made her first contributions to the world of comedy music on the albums of 'the great Luke Ski', most notably on his 2005 Dr. Demento Show hit "Vader Boy" (an Avril Lavigne parody). She began performing with Luke on a regular basis, often bringing the house down with her Olivia Newton John parody vocals in "Grease Wars", and soon released a 5 song EP of her own comedy compositions. More recently she has made appearances in the songs of Sudden Death and Possible Oscar. Her debut funny music CD "Happy Ranch" was released at MarsCon 2007, where she also made her solo dementia act concert debut.

For more information on Carrie Dahlby please visit the artist's web site at: http://www.carriedahlby.com

Eric Coleman - More Info

Eric Coleman is a songwriter/singer who lives in Des Moines, IA, but who rarely plays in Des Moines, IA

He has spent much of the last 3 years claiming that he is not a comedy musician.

For more information on Eric Coleman please visit the artist's web site at: http://www.eric-coleman.com

Flibbertigibbet - More Info

A mild mannered organic chemistry grad student woke up one morning in 1993 from a strange and wonderful dream. He was standing amid the bloodied corpses of the Indigo Girls, Joni Mitchell, and John Mayer. His hands were wrapped around the throat of James Taylor....and it was all GOOOOD! So he went out bought a devil suit and an acoustic guitar, stuffed a sock in his crotch, and started gigging. His mission: To jump into the same pool as James Taylor and the Indigo Girls and take a whiz....and whiz he did! Flibbertigibbet is a now 39 and playing out of Long Beach, CA. His interests include frogs, organic chemistry,pissing people off, and trying to get more sex and he has written songs about all of the above.. His dislikes are too numerous to count, but he has resolved to write catchy acoustic tunes about every single one of them as well before the great Cthulu callls him home.

For more information on Flibbertigibbet please visit the artist's web site at: http://www.poweredbysatan.com

Hot Waffles - More Info

Often called the greatest band ever to come out of Cypress California, they were formed as an emissary of comedy rock to the world. On television, they have appeared on EXTRA and G4's "Attack of the Show". They have played in venues such as The Improv, The Ice House and The Carpenter Performing Arts Center. Hot Waffles has also performed live with Dr. Demento and has appeared on his nationally syndicated radio show. The brothers were also featured as part of the Orange County Comedy Festival in 2003.

For more information on Hot Waffles please visit the artist's web site at: http://www.hotwafflesmusic.com

Jonathan Coulton - More Info

Jonathan Coulton is the Contributing Troubadour for Popular Science magazine and the musical director for John Hodgman’s Little Gray Book Lectures. He recently accompanied Hodgman on his book tour, singing songs about hobos and furry lobsters, all while wearing a funny hat. His songs about vengeful nerds, ennui-afflicted clowns, self-loathing giant squids, and devotees of a certain Swedish prefab furniture store are insanely clever without ever being too clever for their own good. They repeatedly lure you into laughing before suddenly breaking your heart. And the sick part is, you keep coming back. Coulton's is the voice of every spooky elementary school kid who could never quite keep his shirt tucked in or shoes tied; every lovelorn mason and mad scientist; every one of us who has ever sat despairingly on the floor, surrounded by parts of an Ikea endtable, weeping over our allen wrenches.

For more information on Jonathan Coulton please visit the artist's web site at: http://www.jonathancoulton.com

Marc Gunn - More Info

Cats. Irish music. Drinking songs. Nowhere else but from the bright imagination of Marc Gunn would those three elements be so neatly integrated. Yet Gunn, sometimes called "the hardest working man in Celtic music" around his hometown in Austin, is an accomplished musician and entrepreneur who not long ago headlined at the Oscar party for Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.

In a town famous for almost every musical genre except Celtic music, Marc Gunn has raised the bar and held it high. Using the musical past and a vivid imagination bolstered with ambition and drive, he blazes trails from terra firma to cyberspace, encouraging others to follow.

For more information on Marc Gunn please visit the artist's web site at: http://www.marcgunn.com/

MC Lars - More Info

MC Lars makes "post-punk laptop rap". He has been called nerdcore and has been played on Dr. Demento's show, but isn't quite sure where the hell he fits in.

For more information on MC Lars please visit the artist's web site at: http://www.mclars.com

Paul and Storm - More Info

Paul and Storm are a comedy music duo from the Washington, DC area. They have been performing together since 2004; prior to that, they were half of the a cappella band Da Vinci's Notebook. The duo are regular contributors to the nationally-syndicated Bob and Tom Show, and their work has been featured on Comedy Central, Dr. Demento, and homestarrunner.com. They are also ninjas, and are developing a home improvement show based on the exclusive use of soy products and cheeseburgers (no onions).

For more information on Paul and Storm please visit the artist's web site at: http://www.paulandstorm.com

Positive Attitude - More Info

Seamonkey can describe us best "Look, Positive Attitude have come in here and basically hijacked the FuMP. They CONSTANTLY take up coveted slots and suck revenues away from us other artists that were on the FuMP before them. And with what? CHIPMUNK SONGS? I could fart in a mic and it'd be better "music"!"~ Seamonkey We use myspace if you want to add us as pals!

For more information on Positive Attitude please visit the artist's web site at: http://www.myspace.com/positiveattitude

Power Salad - More Info

Power Salad is a comedy music group regularly heard on the nationally-syndicated "Dr. Demento Show" as well as college and independent stations in the US and in the Netherlands. The group evolved out of Akron Ohio's radio comedy group Zot Theater in the late 1980's, and has released 3 CDs of funny music. Performing member Chris Mezzolesta has represented Power Salad live at fan cons including the huge GENCON in Milwaukee 2001, ALCON (Weird Al/funny music con) in Chicago 1998/2000/2002, and Dementia 2001 in Detroit 2001. Another rare live performance occurred Sunday March 4, 2007 at MARSCON 2007, to a wild, enthusiastic reception. The group is on independent Marianth Records, distributed by Orchard Records.

For more information on Power Salad please visit the artist's web site at: http://www.powersalad.com

Project Sisyphus - More Info

Would you like the idea of Bach done as a hoedown? Coldplay performing the “Chicken Dance” at a wedding? No, of course not. These are the regrettable ideas of Project Sisyphus—a deranged muscial creation from session keyboardist/producer Bob Emmet, who was looking for new ways to lose money between gigs. Featuring a growing assortment of singers (none ever seem to want to come back), the first CD, “Finding Emo” was completed in September of 2007. For reasons nobody can explain, the first single, “Me And You And A Dog Snafu” has been featured on Dr. Demento and debuted at #5 on Dave Tanny’s Dementia Top 20 podcast. Unfortunately, other releases are bound to follow.

For more information on Project Sisyphus please visit the artist's web site at: http://www.myspace.com/projectsisyphus

Seamonkey - More Info

The Seamonkey is a guy... a guy driven by a dream... a dream to one day actually be responsible for a hit comedy recording. I mean ANYTHING in ANY capacity! Well fans and casual onlookers, I hate to say it but that dream may be harder to acheive than learning inward farting! The Seamonkey's predominately crass and often downright WRONG renderings of popular tunes may just keep him from any kind of positive recognition ever, save from amatuer pornographers and layman Satan worshippers.
Split from his normal everyday personality of a mild-mannered, unsuccessful yet extremely sexy everyman, the Seamonkey began ruining people's favourite songs ca. 1995 just to be a spoilsport. Now, a local legend*, the Seamonkey can be found unleashing his "musical taboo" in extremely small local venues in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area (that is, unless someone wants to fly him to their town's favourite venue on a luxury jet with full service bar... ok, a bus ticket and some reefer?). If you like your parody music disturbing or just like to punish your neighbor with mediocre singing, Seamonkey Music is not just a thrill, it's a necessity!

*Please Jesus, don't punish me too harshly for this white lie.

For more information on Seamonkey please visit the artist's web site at: http://www.seamonkeymusic.com

The Gothsicles - More Info

Seamonkey is a sex machine.

For more information on The Gothsicles please visit the artist's web site at: http://www.thegothsicles.com