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Nerd-folk
Nerd music (or geek music) is the overall category of music collecting the musical genres that grew from nerd culture; different styles that share the same common ground. Origins The earliest example was filk music, from the 1950s onwards, played by fans at science fiction conventions. Towards the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century, other styles of music developed. Factors that made this possible were the increasing affordability of equipment, the growth of the internet and the increase in the nerd-geek demographic. Nerd folk Nerd-folk (also nerd folk, geek-folk, or dork-folk) is a musical genre derived from filking that features humorous original songs involving geeky topics performed in a folk style. Laser Malena-Webber and Aubrey Turner of The Doubleclicks credit Marian Call and others with creating the genre. The genre is related to filking and other nerd music genres such as nerdcore hip-hop and geek rock (alternative rock). List of nerd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hello, The Future!
Hello, The Future! is a nerd-folk band whose only permanent member is Nicole Dieker. She has been performing as Hello, The Future! since May 2010,The Search for Geek: Hello, The Future!, ''Debs and Errol'', June 17 2013 when she recorded and uploaded one song a week to YouTube for 100 consecutive weeks. The band has released several albums and often performs at pop culture conventions. Although usually introduced as a solo act ("My name is Nicole, my band is Hello, The Future! and I am the only person in my band"), Hello, The Future sometimes performs and/or records with other performers or even a full backing band; ''Giant Robot Album'' was a collaboration with the band [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Doubleclicks
The Doubleclicks are a nerd-folk musical duo based in Portland, Oregon, consisting of siblings Laser Malena-Webber (on guitar, ukulele, or cat keyboard) and Aubrey Turner. They first became known for performing nerd-friendly comedy music, including songs about Dungeons & Dragons, dinosaurs, and other geeky themes. While their later songs retain those elements, there has been a stronger focus on feminist and other social issues, and more personal themes. History Personal The Webber siblings grew up in Westford and Boston, Massachusetts listening to the Smothers Brothers (particularly their version of " Streets of Laredo"), "Weird Al" Yankovic and Tom Lehrer. They were part of a musical and artistic family; their father, Stephen Webber, is a music professor at Berklee College of Music, and they claim to have been playing music since before they could read; their mother, Susan Webber, is a fiber artist and former Spanish teacher. Both attended Abbot Elementary, where they first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debs And Errol
Debs & Errol was a Toronto, Ontario-based comedy, musical duo consisting of Deborah Isaac (on guitar, ukulele) and Errol Elumir (piano). They are known for performing geek music, originals and parodies, including songs about Totoro, Star Wars, Star Trek, Sherlock, and other similar themes. Their work has been featured on Wired's website and their "Geek Love Song" was featured in a segment of CBC Radio's Here and Now (Toronto), for their Valentine's Contest, in February 2012. History The band started when a mutual friend asked them separately to be musical acts in a geeky theatre showcase. They decided to pair up and started a website, social media, and T-shirts in one week. They write many songs that are funny and emphasize geeky topics. Debs & Errol announced their retirement on their website on 15 January 2015. Public Performances They often make appearances at pop culture conventions, including performing at the Ottawa Comiccon, being guests of honor at Orycon 35 and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hank Green
William Henry Green II (born May 5, 1980) is an American vlogger, science communicator, entrepreneur, author, internet producer, and musician. He is known for producing the YouTube channel Vlogbrothers with his older brother, author John Green, as well as for creating and hosting the educational YouTube channels ''Crash Course'' and '' SciShow''. He has also advocated for and organized social activism, created and hosted a number of other YouTube channels and podcasts, released music albums, and amassed a large following on TikTok. With his brother John, Hank co-created VidCon, the world's largest conference about online videos, and the Project for Awesome, an annual online charity event, as well as the now-defunct conferences NerdCon: Stories, focused on storytelling, and PodCon, focused on podcasts. He is the co-creator of '' The Lizzie Bennet Diaries'' (2012–2013), an adaptation of ''Pride and Prejudice'' in the style of video blogs that was the first web series to w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marian Call
Marian Call (born February 24, 1982 in Gig Harbor, Washington) is an American singer-songwriter based in Juneau, Alaska. Call has released three studio albums: ''Vanilla'' (2007), ''Got to Fly'' (2008), and ''Something Fierce'' (2011). In early 2013, she released her first live album, ''Marian Call: Live in Europe''. A fifth album called ''Sketchbook'' was released on December 1, 2013. Call is known for her songs containing themes of geek culture, as well as her rise to popularity through the use of the Internet and social networking. Career Call graduated from Stanford University in 2004 with a Bachelor's Degree in composition and vocal performance. She relocated to Alaska, where she spent two years waiting tables, learning the craft of songwriting. Inspired by the commentary track for the ''Firefly'' episode " Objects in Space", she wrote the song "Dark Dark Eyes" and shortly after booked three days in a studio to record what would become her first album, ''Vanilla'', ini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filking
Filk music is a musical culture, genre, and community tied to science fiction, fantasy, and horror fandom and a type of fan labor. The genre has existed since the early 1950s and been played primarily since the mid-1970s. Etymology and definitions The term "filk" (originally a typographical error) predates 1955. (See also below.) As Interfilk's "What is it?" page demonstrates, there is no consensus on the definition of filk. Filk has been defined as what is sung or performed by the network of people who originally gathered to sing at science fiction or fantasy conventions. Another definition focuses on filking as a community of those who are interested in filk music and who form part of the social network self-identified with filking. As described later in this article, the origins of filk in science fiction conventions and its current organization emphasizes the social-network aspect of filking. The social aspect of filk as contrasted with the "performer vs. audience" d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Coulton
Jonathan William Coulton (born December 1, 1970), often called "JoCo" by fans, is an American folk/comedy singer-songwriter, known for his songs about geek culture and his use of the Internet to draw fans. Among his most popular songs are " Code Monkey", "Re: Your Brains", " Still Alive" and " Want You Gone" (the last three being featured in games developed by Valve: ''Left 4 Dead 2'', '' Portal'', and ''Portal 2'' respectively). He was the house musician for NPR weekly puzzle quiz show '' Ask Me Another'' from 2012 until its end in 2021. His album ''Artificial Heart'' was the first to chart, eventually reaching No. 1 on ''Billboard''s Top Heatseekers and No. 125 in the ''Billboard'' 200. Career Coulton's music tends to fit a folk rock style, with elements of pop and indie rock. Early career and geek culture (1990s–2005) Coulton graduated in 1993 from Yale, where he was a member of The Spizzwinks and the Yale Whiffenpoofs. In the 1990s, Coulton was in a short-lived ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molly Lewis
Molly Lewis (aka Sweetafton23) is an American musician who is known for her ukulele playing and who rose to prominence on the Internet. She plays both covers and original songs. Her original music consists of comedic songs that deal with relevant pop culture topics. She is currently signed with DFTBA Records through which she released her first EP ''I Made You A CD... But I Eated It''. History Lewis attracted attention by recording ukulele covers of popular songs such as Britney Spears' " Toxic" and Lady Gaga's " Poker Face", then posting videos of her performances on YouTube. She also recorded videos with other Internet-based musicians, such as 'WadeJohnston', 'thedoifter', and 'doctornoise'. For Mother's Day in 2009, Molly recorded a cover of " Two of Us" by The Beatles as a duet with her mother. Her version of Jonathan Coulton's "Tom Cruise Crazy" was featured on Episode 226 of the UkeCast. Her song "It All Makes Sense At The End" appeared on the creator album from the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filk Music
Filk music is a musical culture, genre, and community tied to science fiction, fantasy, and horror fandom and a type of fan labor. The genre has existed since the early 1950s and been played primarily since the mid-1970s. Etymology and definitions The term "filk" (originally a typographical error) predates 1955. (See also below.) As Interfilk's "What is it?" page demonstrates, there is no consensus on the definition of filk. Filk has been defined as what is sung or performed by the network of people who originally gathered to sing at science fiction or fantasy conventions. Another definition focuses on filking as a community of those who are interested in filk music and who form part of the social network self-identified with filking. As described later in this article, the origins of filk in science fiction conventions and its current organization emphasizes the social-network aspect of filking. The social aspect of filk as contrasted with the "performer vs. audience" d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Roches
The Roches were an American vocal trio of sisters Maggie, Terre and Suzzy Roche, from Park Ridge, New Jersey. Career In the late 1960s, eldest sister Maggie (October 26, 1951 – January 21, 2017) and middle sister Terre (pronounced "Terry", born April 10, 1953) attended Park Ridge High School, but dropped out of school to tour as a duo. Maggie wrote most of the songs, with Terre contributing to a few. The sisters got a break when Paul Simon brought them in as backup singers on his 1973 album '' There Goes Rhymin' Simon''. They got his assistance (along with an appearance by the Oak Ridge Boys) on their only album as a duo, ''Seductive Reasoning'' (1975). Reviewing ''Seductive Reasoning'' in '' Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies'' (1981), Robert Christgau said, "Female singing duos must function as mutual support groups; last time a women's sensibility this assured, relaxed, and reflective made it to vinyl was Joy of Cooking. These folkies manque are a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Gunn
Marc Andrew Gunn (born March 17, 1972) is an American musician and podcaster. Gunn rose to prominence as the autoharp-playing half of the Brobdingnagian Bards. He and partner Andrew McKee developed a following with weekly performances on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin. This led to gigs at renaissance faires, science fiction conventions, and Celtic music festivals as well as parties and weddings for the pair. The group headlined at the Oscar party for '' The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.'' After the group split up in 2008, Gunn became a prolific recording musician in the Celtic music community, releasing eleven new albums between 2008 and 2011. His recording of "Rising of the Moon" earned an award in 2013 in the Celtic Radio Music Awards for "Best Roots Traditional". Gunn was an early adopter of podcasting and one of the few professional podcasters. He started podcasting in May 2005, but it was July when he released his most-successful podca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
