Ep 42: Just Google it with Grim Deeds

Sparkle & Destroy Podcast

1-2-3-4- JUST GOOGLE IT! In songwriter Dustin Umberger’s world, everything starts (and ends) with a laptop. If you’ve heard the bedroom pop punker’s prolific musical output, you know he’s quick to record and lightning fast to publish. His songs (of which there are no less than 80 billion) are funny, sad, biting, relatable, sarcastic—but always compact and delivered straight from the gut. It’s like there is no barrier between Deeds’ initial song idea and the tune you’re hearing right now (an addictive quality, like reading someone’s innermost Tweets). That isn’t to say the songs aren’t well-crafted; they’re just immediate. Deeds also records all his own music, from bass and guitar to (lately) drums, just to show off. Yes, those are Garage Band amps, and he’s proud to say so! Today, we chat about the utility of recording vocals in your car, dropping the “grim” prefix, thriving during covid (he’s doing the sit ups, not me) and Deeds’ new label, Laptop Punk Records. The label has already put out some killer singles by Kim Warnick, Rocky Rochelle, and Brad Marino, plus underground pop punk bands like Umberger’s newest band, Deeds, and groups from as far away as Japan and Indonesia (you gotta checkout Saturday Night Karaoke). MUSIC PLAYED ON THIS PODCAST: Just Google it by Grim Deeds Just Be Kind by Grim Deeds At My Funeral by Grim Deeds Sunday Girl, (Blondie Cover) by Kim Warnick Time by Grim Deeds Pandemic Generation by Saturday Night Karaoke LINKS grimdeeds.bandcamp.com/ laptoppunkrecords.bandcamp.com/ HAYLEY & THE CRUSHERS have a new single out 12/20/20 called Church of Flag! Find out more here: hayleyandthecrushers.bandcamp.com/merch www.hayleyandthecrushers.com www.isyourboyfriendintheband.com