I’ll be the first to admit my music collection is a few degrees short of cool. (Don’t ask why I need the entire ABBA discography, okay? I just do.)
But I’ve learned you can’t fight your inner geek. Sometimes, you’ve just got to embrace him, regardless of when the last time he showered was.
Here’s a look at some of the nerdiest music out there, but not in a bad way. Rather, that’s what these artists were going for.
Music is a universal language that brings everyone together. Just look at Live Aid or Bonaroo for that. But what if your language consist of 0s and 1s or Zork? Well, you are not alone. Enter nerdcore: a renaissance of music catering to the extremely nerdy crowd.
Events, Game Design, Gamer Culture, Music
If you thought Penny Arcade was just a webcomic, then think again. It has become a symbol of gamer culture and the inspiration behind a nation-wide expo that drew a whopping 58,500 people to Seattle, Washington last week, where hardcore gamers dorked it up with each other and listened to some sage wisdom from industry pros—a nerdy pilgrimage of epic proportions jam-packed into 3 days, when it could’ve easily gone twice as long.
