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New FuMP Song: "When This Song Is Over You Will Die"

2009-10-20T04:25:00.001-04:00

Wha-at? It's Halloween.

New Concert Recordings at TSO

2009-10-15T18:18:00.002-04:00

I'm so very sorry for not posting here lately; it's been a busy summer with a lot of conventions, and I haven't written anything new lately. (Although I've got a new FuMP song coming up next week.) But, I have successfully updated the Buy Stuff page, and added ten concert recordings from the past couple of years, all $2.99 or $3.99. And I'll have some more new stuff very soon!

Sounds Familiar: "Wish I Couldn't Read Her Mind"

2009-06-21T14:12:00.003-04:00

Before the concert where I hurt my leg last year, I got the wonderful Christine Lavin to record a few lines of shtick for a new studio version of "Wish I Couldn't Read Her Mind". And then stuff happened. but I knew those .WAV files were sitting there, and I finally got to 'em. In retrospect, it's a good thing -- I did much better noise than I think I'd have done last year. Many thanks,

New FuMP Song: "Out Of Snark"

2009-05-26T08:05:00.003-04:00

That most terrifying moment in the career of a comedian: when everything the media, the advertisers, the cliche-writers tell you... makes perfect sense. On that fateful day, you, yes, you, may discover that you're "Out Of Snark".

New Album, New(ish) Web Site

2009-05-20T10:56:00.002-04:00

New downloadable album today! More Than FuMP: Songs of The FuMP, Vol. 2 contains all the stuff I did for The Funny Music Project over the past sixteen months, as well as a few other things I did at odd moments. Fifteen tracks, 192 Kbps, only $8.99.And, I finally got a really substantial overhaul to Tom Smith Online. Not everything's in place, but all the places are there... and I completely

New FuMP Song: "Cruisin' For Chicks On Google Maps"

2009-04-28T06:15:00.003-04:00

Girl watching has truly been dragged kicking and screaming into the information age.

New Song: "Tea Hee"

2009-04-15T14:12:00.002-04:00

The Ides of Taxes are upon you! Hope your week is going fine, gang. Just a quick note, as a new song hit today. Couldn't have hit last week when I could've maybe gone viral, no no no no no, that would be too easy. :) Sill, I hope you like it -- just a quick silly about the protests over the terrible fascist slight increase on rich peoples' taxes. It's called "Tea Hee" and it's a free

Cool Stuff, and a New Album

2009-03-15T15:48:00.001-04:00

It's a good day to hype some friends and their work:the online journal Anthrozinenew stuff up at Accidental Centaursthe always hilarious Something Positivebrand-new vertical Sunday strip format for Kevin & Kellan animated storyboard Bill Holbrook did for a prospective animated special that hasn't worked out yet -- you may recognize at least one of the singersAnd what do all of these things have

New FuMP Song: "Rorschach Love"

2009-03-13T05:34:00.002-04:00

Sorry it's been awhile since I posted a new song -- there are several on the way, but not quite here yet. Meantime, I've got a new song at the FuMP. I was thinking about Christine Lavin's lovely litle song "Bumblebees", and suddenly wondered what Christine would do with Watchmen. Which led to "Rorschach Love".

New Song: "Could It Be Shplove"

2009-02-02T17:53:00.003-05:00

I'm a big fan of the comic strip Sheldon. Today's strip went right to my professional address, and I really had no choice but to write this. Oh, and, the MP3 is the "Flaco Mix".ListenDownload this song (192 Kbps)Make a donationSubscribe to iTomHear more songsCould It Be ShploveWords and Music © 2009 by Tom SmithInspired by the Feb. 2, 2009 Sheldon strip by Dave KellettEveryone sings romantic

New FuMP Song: "Cast Iron Stomach"

2009-01-23T04:58:00.002-05:00

Another kids' song, this time from the ewww-gross spectrum.Also, a quick reminder that this weekend I'll be at ChattaCon in Chattanooga, TN. See you there!

New FuMP Song: "Songwriting Workshop"

2009-01-11T08:34:00.002-05:00

Any relationship between this and useful advice is purely coincidental. The management is not responsible for any damages incurred by the budding songwriter, although obviously if this song somehow spaws the next Hannah Montana we want (and feel we deserve) a healthy cut of the action.

Holiday Sale at Tom Smith Online

2008-12-19T09:57:00.001-05:00

I've put a bunch of the download albums at my main site on sale. I've also put up two concerts from earlier this year, starting out at discount prices. And, if you don't have it already, Badgers and Gophers and Squirrels Oh My is free. Sale ends 12/31/08.I also knocked a buck off And They Say I've Got Talent and The Last Hero On Earth on the web page. That's a permanent change, along with

New FuMP Song: "Cooking For 93"

2008-11-25T08:04:00.001-05:00

It's that magical time of the year, the feeding frenzy. First for food, then for consumer electronics. Let's deal with the food first, shall we?

New FuMP Song: "Redneck Ninjas"

2008-11-07T07:15:00.001-05:00

Just a silly. I actually wrote down the idea and about half the lyrics for this one about a year ago. And I was determined to not have a political song right after the election, so this worked out just fine.

iTom Special: Bad Horse Death Note

2008-10-22T11:55:00.005-04:00

Thirty-five seconds of utterly frivolous, this. It exists because:something else I was working on this morning wasn't workingAnne made me watch the anime Death Note over the summer"Bad Horse Chorus" from Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog is way, way too easy to parody.Not really spoilerish -- more of a summary of the series' premise. Many thanks to Moses Lei, whose MIDI file I adapted for

New FuMP Song: "Giant Monster"

2008-10-10T02:01:00.002-04:00

After lo, these many weeks, I'm finally back on The Funny Music Project. Happy happy, joy joy. :) "Giant Monster" is an ode to very young mad scientists.

New Song: "Zombie Pirates In Love"

2008-09-18T17:29:00.002-04:00

It's the mo-o-ost wonderful ti-i-i-ime of the ye-e-e-ear! That would be International Talk Like A Pirate Day, of course. But Halloween's coming up as well. And you know you're destined to do the easiest, cheapest costume around... either a pirate (a bandanna, an earring, maybe an eyepatch, and you ARRR all over the place) or a zombie (ripped clothes, lipstick blood, you shamble and bellow

Sounds Familiar: "Barbie Doll"

2008-08-31T17:28:00.003-04:00

I don't actually think this was recorded anywhere previously, except private filk recordings 'n' stuff. But I wanted to write a song for the Republican's presumptive Vice Presidential nominee, Sarah Palin... and I realized I already had.ListenDownload this song (192 Kbps)Make a donationSubscribe to iTomHear more songsBarbie DollWords: © 1991 by Tom SmithMusic: "Georgy Girl" by Jim Dale and Tom

Video: "I Had A Shoggoth"

2008-06-01T10:36:00.001-04:00

A live performance of this song at MarCon 2008. Video by Leslie Larkins, ASL Signing by Judi Miller.

New FuMP Song: "Go Drosophila Go"

2008-06-01T09:39:00.002-04:00

Now and then we have bonus tracks at The Funny Music Project, and this time around it's me, with a new kids' song that Rob Balder says is "pretty fly".

Sounds Familiar: "My Unicorn Song"

2008-05-23T08:03:00.004-04:00

Pretty self-explanatory, except... I just went nuts on the audio jokes with this one, so much so that I may have to release a version without 'em. And I've already been asked about the two songs on Debasement Tapes that use the same music -- they'll likely be bonus tracks on the final album.ListenDownload this song (128 Kbps)Buy this song for 99¢ (192 Kbps) through PayPalMake a donationSubscribe

New FuMP Song: "Still A Nerd"

2008-05-20T07:30:00.004-04:00

I'm trying to finish up a couple of things for this week, and I'm pretty sure I will have at least one by Thursday (in anticipation of MarCon in Columbus on Friday). Meantime, I've got a new song at The Funny Music Project.

IPSTPD 2.1

2008-05-05T06:42:00.002-04:00

As I mentioned in the previous post, a couple of weeks ago was the first anniversary of International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day. I uploaded some songs, which a lot of you got, but some missed, and I thought that, since there wasn't a huge amount of notice then, I'd make 'em available again for a couple of days:A gift song, "Everybody Wants A Barb" (there's also a video!)Another gift song,

IPSTPD Redux

2008-05-03T09:48:00.001-04:00

Not a post so much as a heads-up: A number of people found out way too late about my offering for International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day, and so I'll repost the files and links this coming Monday and Tuesday. I'll also likely have another song from "Sounds Familiar".