Author Archives: Chad Walker

What would be some interesting, but sometimes unexpected, covers for different geeky artists to perform? For my April Fools’ edition, I will attempt to answer the question: wouldn’t it be awesome if this artist performed this song? Read More

Looks like it’s time once again for a mass review column. This time I feature a nerdcore album based on Star Wars: The Old Republic, a new Scrub Club artist, and some new stuff from nerdcore’s next gen. Read More

If I’d known about Mikey Mason’s Impotent Nerd Rage a few months ago, I’m sure it would have made my top 15 for 2011. It’s a really great and funny nerd rock album. Read More

I often use music videos in my lists and reviews, but I’ve never yet written about the videos themselves. With this list, I’m going to change that. Read More

In Part Two of this introduction to the next generation of nerdcore, I feature several artists that are new to me. Most of them I discovered while putting together this article, in fact. Read More

There aren’t as many women who make geeky music as there are men. This is no surprise, given the male-dominated nature of the geek culture. Regardless, there are quite a few talented musicians who also happen to be both female and geeky. Here are a few. Read More

Last August, I featured an introduction to nerdcore via some of the founders of the genre. This time, I’m going to feature a two-part series of Next Generation nerdcore (or at least nerdy) rappers. These artists have all hit the scene in the last couple Read More

Having finished my first full year of writing this column, I figured it would be a good idea to put out my own “Best Of” list for 2011. So, without further ado, here’s my personal Top 15 Geek Music Releases for 2011. Read More

We all know Zaboo has had his problems with his mother, and that they go way back to his childhood. In this prequel comic, we learn how he finally escaped from her in order to pursue Codex, who he has wrongly interpreted as flirting with him in The Game. Read More

So, it’s that time of year again. I do have to admit that it doesn’t quite feel like Christmas when the weather is in the 60s. I’m beginning to get used to it, though. And, of course, I always have music to help put me in the Christmas spirit. Read More

From appearances on Jimmy Fallon, Conan, and San Diego Comic-Con to his full album appearing on NPR’s First Listen series, Childish Gambino appears poised to make it big with his unique blend of nerd and hipster hip-hop. Camp is his first commercial Read More

Ultimate Songs from the Pit takes ten new tracks and adds them to six remastered tracks from Songs from the Pit. The production quality of the album is clear; it should be since the engineer has also worked with MC Frontalot and Godsmack. Read More