In this episode of the Fandomania: Geek Music podcast, I talk about my top ten geek music releases of the year as well as reflect on some non-geeky releases that I love. Read More
This month, we get two part ones from two returning artists as well as a brand new artist. We’re also celebrating twenty years of Hand’Solo Records with a monster compilation. Suck it, Trebek, nerdcore is awesome! Read More
In this episode of the Fandomania: Geek Music podcast, I talk to Beefy (a little later than expected). In the interview, we talked about the changing nature of nerdcore, juggling adult responsibilities, collaborating with singers, being a fan of fans of Read More
For my Best of Geek Music 2014 list, I’ve decided to change a couple of things. First of all, I had to expand my list to twenty-five (!). Second, I decided to forego the ordering of the albums and instead put them in alphabetical order by artist, Read More
Lately the new releases have been piling up way faster than I can keep up with. It’s back to school time, so between teaching and going to Orlando Nerd Fest, I haven’t had much time to sit down and write about them. Fortunately, things are starting to Read More
In Part One, I spent the entire article writing about the perennial favorites, those artists that have been to most or all of the Nerdapaloozas. This time, I’ll take a look at returning artists: those that have been, but not every year. In additio Read More
Before I get into this month’s list of new releases, I want to mention that I’m going to be taking a little bit of time off. I’m working on a retrospective of my three years writing this column that I hope to have published around Nerdapalooza in Read More
Well, geez, it seems it’s that time again. The new releases have been piling up again, and it’s time to promote a bunch of cool stuff at once. It seems every time I think I have a handle on the new release someone either sends me something new or I run Read More
Quite a while ago, I featured a list of songs about nerd girls. It seems appropriate to revisit the topic. This list does feature more specific types of geek girl than the previous list, but like the last there’s a wide variety of music and lyrical content. Read More
They say you get what you pay for, but in this case the price does not reflect the quality of the music; free does not mean terrible. In fact, Shael Riley’s singing and Beefy’s rapping make for a highly enjoyable collaboration with catchy, danceable Read More