Nerdcore rising 2008 damian hess, an exweb designer in his 30s, becomes a leading voice in nerdcore, a new form of hiphop. Not only were the design and construction phases shown, but the film also. The film follows mc frontalot the godfather of nerdcore, on his first national tour. Its good to see more nerds like myself taking pride and even better to get the story out of an up and comming music genre. Nerdcore rising, provides a public platform for selfproclaimed nerds to assert cultural power and agency through hip hop musiceven. I showed this to my friends on our movie night and everyone had a good time. Jan 08, 2007 george sez, theres been a lot of nerdcore in the news lately, but i just came across this youtube of a trailer for nerdcore rising, a documentary about my nerdcore hero mc frontalot, and i. Nerdcore should not be confused with bands that are simply stereotypically popular with nerds such as they might be giants, devo, ween, etc. Damian hess, an exweb designer in his 30s, becomes a leading. That led, in turn, to sporadic concerts elsewhere and even artists going on tour. It combines interviews about nerdcore and its origins with footage of mc frontalots 2006 nerdcore rising national tour. The film, directed and produced by negin farsad, was premiered at the 2008 south by southwest festival in austin, texas.
There is currently one video available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Apr 10, 2008 video archive for the film nerdcore rising, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2008. Jan 01, 2005 check out nerdcore rising by mc frontalot on amazon music. Apr 24, 2009 film begins with the foreman briefing the crew on day one and continues through the first residents moving in. Nerdcore rising introduces a new wave of hiphop called nerdcore where computer obsessed geeks bust rhymes about the hard knock life of. Negin farsad nerdcore rising investigates the newest wave of hiphop nerdcore as it follows the godfather of the genre, mc frontalot, on his first national tour. And, most tellingly, this spring saw two documentaries about nerdcore screened at us film festivals. The gutbusting comedy follows mc frontalot, the godfather of nerdcore on his first national tour where the roots of the genre, the dorky complexities of its artists, and one mcs fight for nerd stardom is revealed. Nerdcore stylistic origins hip hop music, nerd culture cultural origins late 1990s nerd culture typical instruments vocals. The album was first released on august 27, 2005 at the penny arcade expo it consists of 16 tracks. Nerdcore rising is the official debut album by nerdcore rapper mc frontalot.
Nerdcore could rise up it could get elevated nerdcore could rise up it could get elevated nerdcore used to be just a madeup word mcs shied away from belief, rest. While a lot of nerdcore music has come before him, frontalot made it more wellknown with his frequent appearances at pax. Lyrics in description front nerdcore used to be just a madeup word. If, like the vast majority of music listeners, youre unfamiliar with the term nerdcore, then youre in luck. Much of the film follows frontalot and his band from show to show gaining mild but continued support from nerdcore fans.
Nerdcore rising pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released nerdcore rising pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie pictures archive. This was a pretty wellpaced film, and took time to explain how the leed point system worked and how several design decisions effected the score. George sez, theres been a lot of nerdcore in the news lately, but i just came across this youtube of a trailer for nerdcore rising, a documentary about my nerdcore hero mc frontalot, and i. Nerdcore rising is a documentaryconcert film starring mc frontalot and other nerdcore hip hop artists such as mc chris, wheelie cyberman of optimus rhyme and mc lars, with contributors from artists such as weird al yankovic, prince paul, and brian posehn. The 2008 documentary nerdcore rising follows frontalot as he prepares for his first gigs on the road. Selfdescribed nerdcore musician mc frontalot coined the term in 2000 in the song nerdcore hiph. Nerdcore rising introduces a new wave of hiphop called nerdcore where computer obsessed geeks bust rhymes about the hard knock life of nerdom. While the hurts aspect of nerdcore for life being so good isnt so much the film itself as it is the subgenre of music it showcases, the film is definitely interesting no matter how you view the topic of a bunch of nerds coming together to rap. For the video game influenced metal genre that is also known as nerdcore, see nintendocore. Nerdcore rising focuses on mc frontalot and his first full us tour in 2006, as he attempts to. Treephort nerf herder warp 11 the aquabats definately moreso in their later albums the phenomenauts mainly because of their pre. Nerdcore rising, directed by new york filmmakers negin farsad and kimmy gatewood, follows nerdcore pioneer mc frontalot as he embarked on his first us tour in 2006. Nerdcore rising is not only the fledgling nerdcore hiphop subgenres defining statement and manifesto, but its best release.
Nerdcore rising pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released nerdcore rising pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes. Nerdcore rising premiered at the sxsw film conference and festival on 9 march 2008, nerdcore for life at the tenth annual wisconsin film festival on 5 april 2008. The birth narrative of the nerdcore movement, as depicted in film documentaries. Beginning in south carolina and culminating in nerd mecca the penny arcade gaming convention in seattle masses of fans across the country come out. With movies and television dominating the press headlines, the actual comic book news te. Nerdcore rising, an engrossing documentary directed by negin farsad, will. Though some artists have moved away from thisfrontalot, for example, completely remixed several songs to remove uncleared samples before releasing them commercially on his 2005 album nerdcore risingit is still quite common, as most nerdcore tracks are released noncommercially and thus attract little to no attention from the riaa. Nerdcore rising a negin farsad filma vaguely qualified.
Nerdcore is a subgenre of hiphop music characterized by themes and subject matter considered to be of general interest to nerds, though it can appeal to others as well. The documentary nerdcore rising investigates the newest, wave of hiphop, nerdcore, as it follows the godfather of the genre, mc frontalot, on his first national tour. Nerdcore rising, an engrossing documentary directed by negin farsad, will answer any and all questions you may have about nerdcore, a relatively new hiphop. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing nerdcore rising near you. Nerdcore aka geeksta rap music genres rate your music. Mc frontalot, real name damian hess born december 3, 1973, is a nerdcore hiphop rapper. Originally coined by mc frontalot, nerdcore is a form of hip hop with themes that touch on such nerd mainstays as science, computers and science fiction. Bringing you the latest in internet television, memes, video games, comics and movies. Oct, 2016 that led, in turn, to sporadic concerts elsewhere and even artists going on tour. Get an adfree experience with special benefits, and directly support reddit. Beginning in south carolina and culminating in nerd mecca the penny arcade gaming convention in seattle masses of fans across the country come. Jan 09, 2007 a documentary showcasing the darlings of white boy hiphop, nerdcore rising takes you along for a ride with the godfather of nerdcore mc frontalot on his first national tour. Nerdcore beats are almost always made on consumer grade equipment and often sampling of video games or other technology is employed. Hilariously entertaining, nerdcore rising introduces a new wave of hiphop to the world called nerdcore where computer obsesses geeks bust rhymes about the hard knock life of nerdom.
May 29, 2008 and, most tellingly, this spring saw two documentaries about nerdcore screened at us film festivals. Nerdcore rising was an fun adventure for nerds and non nerds alike. Musicians in this genre include but are by no means limited to. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts.
Feb 19, 20 lyrics in description front nerdcore used to be just a madeup word. Nerdcore for life by chicago director dan lamoureux examines the genre as a whole and contains appearances by over three dozen of the best known performers in the scene. The directorproducer of the feature film nerdcore rising, which premiered at sxsw, farsad recently codirected with dean obeidallah and produced the feature documentary the muslims are coming. With appearances by such nerdcore mainstays as mc frontalot and mc chris, this film offers an entertaining look at a rapidly expanding musical subculture. Mar 09, 2008 nerdcore rising is quite a strong documentary that weaves between the subjects of mc frontalot aka damian offstage and his band on their first tour, and of nerdcore hiphop, the musical genre he seems to have acquired a modicum of renown for having invented. Nerdcore rising is quite a strong documentary that weaves between the subjects of mc frontalot aka damian offstage and his band on their first tour, and of nerdcore hiphop, the musical genre he seems to have acquired a modicum of renown for having invented. Two feature length documentaries about the world of nerdcore hip hop were completed in early 2008, nerdcore rising and nerdcore for life.
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