Hey, friends. For personal reasons, Matthew Dunn lead guitar will not be able to be at MarsCon this year. No Matt means no R&S show. Jeff will be there with his trusty video camera to collect more footage for the untitled comedy music documentary. The band is very bummed that they won't be able to play and thank you for your understanding.
Haiti relief - January 22, 2010
CDBaby, one of the retailers that sells R&S CDs, is doing something very nice. Check it out:
The earthquake and its aftermath in Haiti have touched all of our lives. Many in the CD Baby family have already contributed as individuals, but we wanted to do more to help the victims of the horrible earthquake tragedy. By selling your music on CD Baby, you can help raise funds towards those affected by the disaster.
Starting on Monday, January 25th and continuing for two weeks, we will donate $1 of our cut from every CD sale through our website, and $1 from every download sale over $8.99 on our site, to the American Red Cross and to Mercy Corps, a Portland-based relief organization with a large presence in Haiti. With your help, we hope to raise tens of thousands of dollars. Since the donation will be taken out of OUR cut of sales, you will still earn the normal amount per CD and download sale. If you’d like to help out as well, consider letting your fan base know that a portion of your sales will go to these fine organizations.
R&S did, in fact, spend some time rocking in the studio yesterday. 2 new songs are in the can, one of which will probably pop up on TheFumP.com very, very soon. Take that!
More R&S Recording! - November 12, 2009
R&S will attempt another recording session this weekend. You have been warned.
AlFest...MORE PHOTOS! - November 8, 2009
More photos from AlFest 2009 have found their way into the R&S inbox. Yup. It's Raymond & Scum on stage. Pretty much from the same angle as the other pictures. This is "NEWS", I guess.
My Neighbor (The Bedroom Floor) - October 8, 2009
Check out the latest R&S track over at www.TheFuMP.com entitled "My Neighbor (The Bedroom Floor)". Please.
October 2nd - October 2, 2009
Hey, R&S fans! Today (October 2nd) is lead guitarist Matthew Dunn's birthday! You can mail your gifts to:
Matthew's Birthday Bash
PO Box 5141
Fullerton, CA. 92838
Keep in mind he wears a "Large" T-shirt and "XXL" Speedos.
Does This Make Me Yaoi? - September 11, 2009
We posted this a while back on our MySpace page, but we love it so much, we thought it needed to be here, too! Check out this fan made video for our song, "Does This Make Me Gay?" It is glorious. Yatta!
Oh, Demi, we love you... - August 15, 2009
For a limited time, you can download our song, "DEMI MOORE", for free over at our MUSIC page. Enjoy our tribute to Mrs. Kutcher.
She's A Young Girl Talking About Herself... - August 14, 2009
...and AlFest...and if you look closely, you'll see R&S doing that thing they do...
AlFest Report - August 6, 2009
AlFest 2009 has come and gone and R&S was very happy to be a part of it! We've got a few pictures we stole from Facebook pages as well as our unrehearsed (shocking, we know) set list. Enjoy:
Set List (1) Opening Song (2) Lando (3) Devoted (4) Demi Moore (5) Birthday (Poop version)
R&S at AL FEST! - July 7, 2009
R&S is pleased to announce that they've been added to the "Comedy Musicians" line-up that will be performing at this year's AL FEST in Costa Mesa, California on Saturday, August 1st. You wanna know what AL FEST is? Are you sure? Cause we can reprint the press release that explains everything but it's kinda long. Okay, if you really want to know, read on:
AL FEST, an international celebration of comedy music held in honor of comedy musician “Weird Al” Yankovic, will be held from 10 am to 10 pm Saturday, August 1, 2009 at the Holiday Inn in Costa Mesa, Calif. Admission is $50 per person age 11 and up, $30 for children 5 to 10. Tickets are available on the event website at www.alfest2009.com.
Dr. Demento, the comedy music DJ who first played Weird Al songs on the air on his nationally syndicated radio show, will open the event and share never before seen clips from his new show on the online television station called “The Real UHF.” Other highlights of the convention include a presentation by Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz, Yankovic’s drummer since 1981, a slack key guitar performance by Jim “Kimo” West, Yankovic’s guitar player since 1982, a performance by The Valtierra Latin Orchestra featuring Rubén Valtierra, Weird Al's keyboard player, and a “UHF” 20th anniversary celebrity panel moderated by Dr. Demento and featuring actors Victoria Jackson, Gedde Watanabe and the film’s director/co-writer Jay Levey.
The last event of the evening will be a screening of Yankovic’s 1989 debut feature film and cult classic, “UHF”, complete with costumed participants acting out the action on screen in the style of the midnight shadow casting made popular by the fans of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” In 2002 “UHF” (which Yankovic co-wrote and starred in) became an instant top ten bestseller upon its release on DVD.
Other events at AL FEST include live performances by comedy musicians, an auction of “Weird Al” memorabilia, photo op and autograph sessions with stars from UHF and some members of Yankovic’s band, and an Al fan variety show. Fans from across the United States , Europe and South America have already bought tickets to attend. To make the event truly global, organizers are offering free tickets to the first fans who register from Africa, Asia and Australia (airfare not included).
Three decades into his celebrated career, Yankovic is still going strong. He has created an Epcot-like attraction called “Al’s Brain: A Journey Through the Human Brain,” which will feature exhibits on the brain and a 3-D movie starring Yankovic. The attraction’s world premiere is July 10, 2009 at the Orange County Super Fair in Costa Mesa and will then travel to fairs and festivals throughout North America. Weird Al fans traveling to Southern California for AL FEST will have the opportunity to receive unlimited fast pass access (no waiting in line) to the “Al's Brain” attraction at the OC Superfair for the Friday preceding or the Sunday following the event.
Yankovic (who is not scheduled to attend AL FEST) has reigned for three decades as the most successful musical comedy artist in history, with over 12 million albums sold, 3 Grammy Awards (9 nominations), 10 MTV/VH1 specials, his own feature film and CBS television series, and countless miles logged on tour.
R&S Performing Live Again? - June 29, 2009
Well, well, well...R&S just might be performing live in the near future again. How "weird." Details to come...
Back on Dr. D - June 22, 2009
Here's a nice surprise: The R&S song, "Demi Moore", was played last weekend on The Dr. Demento Show! We really don't have much more to say on the subject other than it was a surprise and a nice one at that.
Hey, something looks different... - May 1, 2009
It's true. Something looks different. It's the web site, Scooter. Good job. Yeah, after four years, we figured it was time for a change. The new site has some new features for you to check out, too. Click on "MUSIC" to listen to a small collection of R&S tracks. Click on "BUY" to be taken directly to R&S on iTunes or to lay some cash down for a swell R&S t-shirt. Click on "PHOTOS" to see just how long we've been at this comedy rock game. And there's more to come, so check back every possible second you can!
