PLEASE REQUEST “BATTLESTAR RHAPSODY” FOR “THE DR. DEMENTO SHOW”!

The good Doctor kicked off this week’s episode of his show with “Battlestar Rhapsody”, by myself aided by the combined talents of Project Sisyphus, Power Salad, Carrie Dahlby, and Worm Quartet. If you’d like to hear the 12 Colonies rock the Dr. Demento Top 10 this month, then please go REQUEST for Dr. Demento to play it again at the official request page, http://drdemento.com/request !!! 

Did you know that now you can make your demented voice heard, literally?! That’s right, as a new feature of “The Dr. Demento Show”, you now have the ability when requesting a song at his website to attach an audio file (wav or mp3) of yourself making your request, which could be used on the show itself! Yes! YOUR VOICE REQUEST COULD BE HEARD ON “THE DR. DEMENTO SHOW!” Find out all about it at the aforementioned request page: http://drdemento.com/request You will also receive a free online listen to the show if your request is chosen for broadcast! 

You can find out all about “The Dr. Demento Show” at his website, http://www.drdemento.com , where you can listen to the show for just $2.00 an episode! 

And of course, you can still download the song for FREE at the Website of the Funny Music Project, aka ‘the FuMP dot com’: http://www.thefump.com . Please tell all your BSG fan friends about it. 

It’s also from the new album by the great Luke Ski, ‘Target: Audience’, available on CD and for download today at Luke Ski dot com: http://www.thegreatlukeski.com

Dragon*Con 2008
http://www.dragoncon.org
Atlanta, GA - Hyatt Regency Atlanta & Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Hilton, & Sheraton
August 29th through September 1st, 2008

DRAGON*CON 2008 COMEDY MUSIC SCHEDULE!

Luke Ski, Carrie Dahlby, and the Brobdingnagian Bards have returned, joined by Dragon*Con newcomers Paul & Storm, to give you a hilarious set of shows featuring their comedy music heard everywhere from Ren Faires and filk rooms, to ‘the FuMP Dot Com’, “The Dr. Demento Show”, & “The Bob & Tom Show”! You’ll be rolling in the hallways of the Hyatt and the Sheraton!

You can come visit the performers all weekend at their Band Tables where they’ll be selling their CDs, DVDs, T-shirts and other merch, which this year will be located on both the Hyatt Ballroom level (the lobby just outside the Centennial Ballroom, where the Band Concourse Stage is), as well as on the Exhibition level (where the Band Tables were last year, one level below the Ballroom level, the second level below the Hyatt’s Main Lobby). Exact times each band will be at their Band Table depends on the individual programming schedules of each band, so ask them for details.

Here’s the schedule of comedy music events, which of course is subject to change.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 29th:

BAND TABLES - Approx. 10:00 am to 8:00 pm - On the Band Concourses, Hyatt

The Brobdingnagian Bards in Concert - 2:00 pm - Band Concourse Stage, Hyatt

Whedonverse track shows in the Sheraton Ballroom:
DR. HORRIBLE’S SING-ALONG BLOG - 7:00 pm
BUFFY THE MUSICAL - 8:30 pm - Luke Ski performs his Whedon song trilogy as opening act.
BUFFY THE MUSICAL - 10:00 pm - Luke Ski performs his Whedon song trilogy as opening act.
BUFFY THE MUSICAL - 11:30 pm - Luke Ski performs his Whedon song trilogy as opening act.

The Brobdingnagian Bards in Concert - 10:00 pm - International North, Hyatt

SATURDAY, AUGUST 30th:

BAND TABLES - Approx. 10:00 am to 8:00 pm - On the Band Concourses, Hyatt

the great Luke Ski in Concert - 2:00 pm - Band Concourse Stage, Hyatt

Star Wars Cantina Dance - 10:00 pm - Hanover C,D,E, Hyatt - Luke Ski kicks it off with one song.

PAUL & STORM IN CONCERT!!! - 10:00 pm to 11:00 pm - Regency VI & VII, Hyatt
“Paul & Storm”, the ‘opening band’ for Jonathan Coulton, regular contributors to “The Bob & Tom Show”, and half of the legendary a capella comedy music group “Da Vinci’s Notebook” are making their first ever appearance at Dragon*Con! YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS THEIR SHOW! They are doing about an hour long set ‘opening’ for the “Nuts on the Road: Gonzo Sound & Vision” Film Festival Show, and it’s their only performance of the weekend, so be there and win fabulous prizes! (Disclaimer: ‘fabulous prizes’ means Moon Pies or whatever else they found at the last truck stop snack area they last visited on their way to the gig.) “27 Thumbs up!” ~ Luke Ski http://www.PaulAndStorm.com

The Brobdingnagian Bards in Concert - 10:00 pm - Regency V, Hyatt

the great Luke Ski in Concert - 11:30 pm - Regency V, Hyatt

SUNDAY, AUGUST 31st:

BAND TABLES - Approx. 10:00 am to 8:00 pm - On the Band Concourses, Hyatt

Star Wars Costume Contest - 2:15 pm-ish - Regency V-VIII, Hyatt - Luke Ski & Carrie Dahlby perform “Grease Wars” as the opening act, while people are being seated.

the great Luke Ski & Carrie Dahlby in Concert - 11:30 pm - Inman Room, Hyatt
Carrie will kick off the show with her own 30 minute set of her songs from the FuMP and her CD “Happy Ranch”, then Luke Ski will rock the filk room with his latest & greatest hits, assisted of course by Carrie. The room is small, so get there early to get a good seat! (The INMAN ROOM is located on the third basement level of the Hyatt, around the corner from the elevators and the valet parking pick-up and the open area where they used to have the big fiberglass Jabba The Hutt.)

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1st:

BAND TABLES - Approx. 10:00 am to 3:00 pm - On the Band Concourses, Hyatt

Thank you to you all, and I look forward to seeing you all at Dragon*Con!

- Luke Ski

the great Luke Ski – http://www.thegreatLukeSki.com
Carrie Dahlby – http://www.CarrieDahlby.com
The Brobdingnagian Bards – http://www.theBards.net
Paul & Storm – http://www.PaulAndStorm.com
The FuMP: the Funny Music Project – http://www.theFuMP.com

So who would win in a fight, Keifer Sutherland, or a funky surrealist robot assassin from the future? Tough call. Guess you’ll have to set your sights on the great Luke Ski’s 8th full length album “TARGET: AUDIENCE”! And yes, on some of these tracks, Luke does have an audience, recently recorded at his first spoken word show, spinning some funny anecdotes of life on the con scene, on the internet, and at the caricature stand [some of which contain explicit words or adult themes]. Besides “Jack Bauer” vs. “Scud” the Disposable Assassin, you can get your comedy music meta geek on with tracks like “Everybody Get Weird (an Art Paul Schlosser Remix)”, “FuMP-In!”, and Luke Ski’s cover of “The Chainsaw Juggler” featuring cameos by 18 DEMENTIA ACTS! Carrie Dahbly returns on many tracks, and lest we forget the likes of Project Sisyphus, Spaff, Power Salad, Possible Oscar, and Rob Balder as the ultimate World of Warcraft n00b! Not nerdy enough? Let’s throw in some song parody tributes to “Heroes”, “Babylon 5″ and “Battlestar Galactica!” Well what the frak are you waiting for? Order “TARGET: AUDIENCE” today!

the great Luke Ski
to perform at
Dragon*Con 2008 

Also performing:
Paul & Storm
The Brobdingnagian Bards
Carrie Dahlby

That’s the good news. The bad news is that the unofficial comedy music track that had been happening at Dragon*Con since 2004 won’t be happening this year. I’m sorry, I tried my best to make it happen. It may return in future years, most likely as a part of the filk track.

And yes, the Dragon*Con filk track is happening, which is being directed by Robby Hilliard   , and myself, Carrie, and the Bards will be having filk concerts there. The powers at be are trying to find us a bigger room. FYI: Paul & Storm from what I have been told will be performing as a part of a main stage comedy thing called the “Gonzo” show (or something). I don’t know if they’ll be doing any other performances besides that, or if they will be getting a band concourse table.

Speaking of which, I will have a table on the band concourse, and I’ll be doing a band concourse stage show, and I am working on arranging appearances at all my usual D*C event haunts. As soon as I have a more complete schedule for myself figured out, I’ll let you all know the details. I’ll also do my best to find out the performace schedules of Carrie, the Bards, and Paul & Storm, and anyone else who attends and performs at D*C who is somewhat demented (Danger Woman?) so I can make a comedy music schedule flier as I have done in the past, so everyone can know where and when all the dementia is happening.

Dragon*Con 2008
http://www.dragoncon.org
Atlanta, GA - Hyatt Regency Atlanta & Atlanta Mariott Marquis
August 29th through September 1st, 2008

And don’t forget:

GenCon Indy 2008
http://www.gencon.com/2008/indy/
Indianapolis, IN - Indianapolis Convention Center
August 14th, 15th, 16th, & 17th

I’ll be the judging-time entertainment of the Costume Contest on Saturday at 4:00 PM in Westin Hotel Grand Ballroom IV, and I’ll have a table in the dealer’s room in Autograph Alley. The Brobdignagian Bards will also be there as roving musicians, with their dealer table hopefully near mine. And oh yeah, I’ll have new “GREASE WARS” T-shirts for sale there as well as MY NEW ALBUM!!!

Fall tour dates coming as soon as I can confirm them after I’ve finished my album. I’m hoping to perform at Geek.Kon.08, Con On The Cob (Friday), Archon (Saturday & Sunday), OVFF (attending), WindyCon, and anything else I can find within reasonable travel limitations. Thanks, and I’ll talk to you all again soon.

- Luke Ski, 8-4-08

 Scud - A tribute song fan film music video by the great Luke Ski

Just a week after finishing my tribute song “Scud”, still available for free download at http://www.thefump.com, I managed to whip together a music video for Rob Schrab’s Scud fan film contest (http://www.robschrab.com). Here are links to the video, the MySpace version has better sound for some reason. Hope you dig it, and that it’ll make you want to pick up the Scud Omnibus from Image Comics.

MySpace - http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=39541068

YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYIILDp-VaM

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REQUEST LUKE SKI SONGS FOR THE DR. DEMENTO SHOW!

Dr. Demento played “THE GEEKS COME OUT AT NIGHT” by Sudden Death, featuring the great Luke Ski on his show 2 weeks ago! If you’d like to hear it make Dr. Demento’s Top Ten countdown, or would like to see my Top Ten hits “JACK BAUER” or “THE CHAINSAW JUGGLER” return to the top ten, you can request them at the official REQUEST page, http://drdemento.com/request , and make your demented voice heard! Literally!

That’s right, as a new feature of “The Dr. Demento Show”, you now have the ability when requesting a song at his website to attach an audio file (wav or mp3) of yourself making your request, which could be used on the show itself! Yes! YOUR VOICE REQUEST COULD BE HEARD ON “THE DR. DEMENTO SHOW!” Find out all about it at the aforementioned request page: http://drdemento.com/request You will also receive a free online listen to the show if your request is chosen for broadcast!

You can find out all about “The Dr. Demento Show” at his website, http://www.drdemento.com , where you can listen to the show for just $2.00 an episode!

You can also make requests for your favorite new Luke Ski songs for the Mad Music Top 20 at http://www.themadmusicarchive.com/top20voting.aspx , and of course, you can purchase the songs from my artist page at the FuMP: http://www.thefump.com/artist.php?id=2

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The FuMP Video Page!

Oh, I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking “Gee, I love the FuMP, but I really wish there was one convenient online location where I can watch over 80 fan-made videos, live performances, interview footage, and other FuMP craziness in one convenient location. Luke Ski can you wave your magical coding wand and make such a thing exist for me?” Sadly, no, for I do not contain such powers. Lucky for you, Devo Spice does and has a day job where his superiors don’t pay too close attention to what he’s actually doing at his desk. And thus FIDIM Interactive and the FuMP now present to you, The FuMP VIDEO PAGE! Be sure to thank Devo for all his hard work.

http://www.thefump.com/video.php

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DEMENTIA SMACKDOWN WRESTLING!
featuring commentary by Commissioner J.P. Tuesday and Duke ‘Flyboy’ DuJour!

Season 2, Episode 6 -
Match 1: Bud Sharpe (of Possible Oscar) vs Chris Waffle (of Hot Waffles)
Match 2: Wyngarde vs Dr. Z. (of the Consortium of Genius)
http://lukeski.livejournal.com/309101.html

RETRIBUTION! The big Click-Per-View event!

Match 1: Merch Table Match for the Tag Team Championship:
Hot Waffles (Chris and Timm Waffle) vs Possible Oscar (Bud Sharpe and Marshal Stanton)

Match 2: First-Ever One-On-One Inter-Gender Match in DSW History:
the great Luke Ski vs Carrie Dahlby

Match 3:
Dr. Pinkerton (of The Consortium Of Genius) vs Wyngarde

Match 4: World Championship Match:
Tom Smith vs Rob Balder

Click here to be taken to all the action! - http://wwetuesday.livejournal.com/160495.html

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Check out Holly & Angie’s dementia bellydancing from Convergence 2007: http://lukeski.livejournal.com/309622.html

“Scud”
The newest song from the great Luke Ski,
Download the free MP3 now at the Funny Music Project,
http://www.theFuMP.com

This is a song about what is in my opinion, the greatest comic book ever, “Scud The Disposable Assassin”, created by Rob Schrab.

Rob and I used to take improv classes together in Milwaukee. Rob is one of the original members of “The Dead Alewives”, giving him the distinct infamy of being ‘the Mountain Dew guy’ in the world renowned “Dungeons & Dragons” sketch. During Scud’s original mid-90’s run, he moved to L.A., where his growing Hollywood workload made him decide to stop “Scud” at issue #20 with an armageddon-implying cliffhanger. Rob went on with his comedy partners to create such cool things as the pilot “Heat Vision And Jack” which starred Jack Black and was directed by Ben Stiller, “Robot Bastard”, “Channel 101″, “Acceptable TV”, “Monster House”, “The Hell O’clock News” for Tenacious D, he directed a video for Death Cab for Cutie, and he is the co-creator and director of “The Sarah Silverman Program”. A decade later, Rob felt it was finally time to finish what he’d started, and created issues 21 through 24 of “Scud”, which at long last finishes the story. Image Comics released them over the summer, and today released “Scud The Disposable Assassin: the Whole Shebang”, an 786 page Omnibus containing all 24 issues, available at your local comic shop now. Rob also announced a Scud fan film contest at his website, RobSchrab.com, and has already gotten some great entries.

I have been wanting to do a song about “Scud” ever since I started making music in ‘94. The song’s time has finally come. Many of my fans have told me that they would have never seen a movie or started watching a TV show if I hadn’t done a song about it that peaked their interest in it. My “Scud” song is my ultimate expression of attempting to achieve that desired effect. The comic book “Scud” is the coolest thing in my life that most other people don’t know about. So as well as paying tribute to something that has meant so much to me over the past 14 years, I hope you’ll go pick up a copy of the Omnibus and get sucked into the world of “Scud”. And FYI, I am going to attempt to make a music video for this song before the end of the month for the Scud fan film contest.

The opening and closing music for the song is by Chris Mezzolesta of Power Salad, with vocals by Chris and Carrie Dahlby. What else left is there to say about it, other than… …It’s cool to be a robot.

~ Luke Ski, July 22nd, 2008

Possible Oscar recorded a cover of Tom Smith’s song Dead Again for the Tom Smith fund raiser album Mr. Smith Goes To The Hospital. To help promote this fund raiser album we are having a video contest.

Create a fan video for Possible Oscar’s cover of the Tom Smith song Dead Again, and you could win an MP3 player loaded with the entire discography of FuMP artists Tom Smith, Possible Oscar, Rob Balder and the great Luke Ski, plus The FuMP Volumes 1 through 9!

Entering is easy. Just follow these simple steps: 

1. Create a video for the song.
2. Post your video on YouTube.
3. Fill out this form to submit your video to the contest.

The deadline for entries is August 31, 2008. Winners will be announced in September 2008.

First prize is a 4 GB SanDisk Sansa e260 MP3 Player preloaded with the entire discography of FuMP artists Tom Smith, Possible Oscar, Rob Balder and the great Luke Ski, plus The FuMP Volumes 1 through 9.

Two runners up will each receive a free item of their choice from the FuMP Store.

Enter Now or See The Submissions 

Check out me, the great Luke Ski, on THE BABYLON PODCAST, as I mercilessly plug the hell out “No Sleep Till Babylon” at the FuMP, my own website, and most importantly, the Tom Smith Fund Raiser. Will ‘Kosh’ himself approve? Or will he and the Babylon Podcast crew blast me beyond the outer rim? Listen to find out!

Core FuMPer, filk legend, self-employed professional musician, and all around nice guy Tom Smith recently suffered a leg injury that will keep him off his feet all summer, simultaneously forcing him to cancel gigs while also racking up hospital bills. So Rob Balder and DJ Particle rallied the filk and comedy music scenes to submit over 40 Tom Smith cover songs by the likes of the great Luke Ski, Sudden Death, Worm Quartet, Possible Oscar, TV’s Kyle, Art Paul Schlosser, Odd Austin Aeschilman, and dozens more for an MP3 album to help Tom Smith get on his feet (pun intended, this is about Tom Smith after all). The price of this downloadable MP3 collection? As much as you feel you can afford right now, it’s up to you. To donate, follow this link. Thank you everyone.