NERDCORE FOR LIFE documentary will be out on DVD this month

Negin Farsad's great documentary "Nerdcore Rising" about the Godfather of Nerdcore Rap, MC Frontalot, brought worldwide attention to this not-so-new-but-much-neglected subgenre of rap.
Frontalot is the star of the scene (and currently working on his new album).


But there's another great documentary by filmmaker Dan Lamoureux. "Nerdcore for life" has been circling around for a while already (the trailer dates back to '06) but NOW, in January 2010, it will finally be released on DVD.

Here's the trailer:


My favorite quote: "In the Twenties, we had women slaves(?), in the Sixties it was Civil Rights, in the Ninties Gay Pride. In the new millennium, bitches better fear the nerd revolution!" Lol.


http://nerdcoreforlife.com/
http://www.nerdcorerisingmovie.com/

Charles Hamilton – Geeky hipster, or hip Geek?

Much has been said about Charles Hamilton in the past year. Discussions heated up, especially in the internet, the place that made him famous in the first place.

Some say Charles Hamilton is a Hipster rapper. Other's say he's a nerd, a geeky guy who got punched by a girl.

There's this video in which he explains his (Sega) philosophy.
http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2008/11/25/rap-mixtape-about-being-sonic-the-hedgehog/ (sorry I didn't find a way to embed this.)

It's hard to be different and it takes a lot of courage to dare to be, and think, different than the average- That's for sure.

REVOK x CHARLES HAMILTON x KEEGAN GIBBS from Keegan Gibbs . com on Vimeo.

I think there's a thin line between a geek and a hipster. Sometimes that transformation happens once the horrors and excitements of puberty and/or high school/college with its peer pressure and all have ended.


I mean, look at Pharrell! A nerd trapped in a hipster body. By the way, he also seems to be hooked on those video games.



Lupe Fiasco. Another Nerd-turned-Hipster. By choice or not, doesn't matter. In a 2006 interview with VIBE magazine, he declared himself a nerd:

"I'm a regular guy, but I'm nerdy, too. In high school I was a nerd, and I haven't changed." Yet, as he flips through a magazine in the lobby of the ultra-chic Le Meridian Hotel in Beverly Hills, it's hard not to notice his colorful BAPE sneakers, Cartier frames surrounding his eyes, and all of the expensive pieces of jewelry he sports nonchalantly. The ideal depiction of a "nerd" seems light-years away from who Lupe Fiasco is today. The young rapper insists, however, that he is NOT the typical depiction of a nerd; not for how he dresses, but for how he uses his mind and abilities. "It wasn't even that I studied a lot in school," Lupe says before his show at the famed House of Blues in Hollywood. "I collected comic books and I knew massive amounts of information about the most trivial subjects and would 'wow' my peers. I was on the Knowledge Bowl Decathlon Team!"

Hm, and what do we make of kids like the New Boyz, rapping about staying "geeked up" and jerk dancin'?

New Boyz "You're A Jerk" OFFICIAL HD Music Video (Extended/Uncensored Version) * Skee.TV from Skee TV on Vimeo.

We'll keep watching how this Hipster vs. Geek thing develops! :-)

So...this is how it goes:

Happy New Year, Chinese Year of the Tiger. Whatever that means, I'm sure it's a good sign.

NERD Fest. Berlin will go into its second round around fall '10, so be patient.

Until then, we will bring you all kinds of stuff we consider nerd-, err, noteworthy.
Everything around Nerds and nerdy folks in music, film, gaming, illustration and aaall the other areas of pop culture where we can be found.
Or simply thoughts, or just questions (like for example: how can we get in touch with Nerds from all around the globe? Japan, Argentina - ok, already found someone in Argentina - and so on.)

We're looking forward to your regular visits and lots of nerdy exchanges!!!

NPR Radio piece about NERD Fest. Berlin and Robert Henke

NPR Berlin is the local program of (American) National Public Radio and covers Berlin stories and much more.

They did a nice piece about our NERD Fest. Berlin.
Ch-check it OUT!

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121517681

So VNP - Ultra limited edition Shirts

Hi all,

The very first NERD Fest. Berlin went down last saturday and i'd like to thank everyone involved in the program very much. I hope you enjoyed the film and the Nerd Talks.
Angela, Robert, Jan: you were NERDCORE, awesome, phantastic! I am happy beyond words.

Chris de Luca, Team Rainbow, Napalm Trio: you SO rocked the shit with your DJ sets. DESPITE the blistering cold in the venue, I am sorry for that.
dsb: I owe you!

For those of you who couldn't be there in person, we still have a few shirts from the ultra-limited edition of festival shirts left (only 30 were produced).
Size M & L. The price is € 15,00 (excl. mail/shipping/etc)

This blog will continue to bring you nerdy stuff and of course information about NERD Fest. Berlin (pictures coming soon!), so STAY TUNED.

Peace,
Alia

Tonight: Let's get nerdy!

Hey all,

today is finally here.
Tonight NERD Fest. Berlin is going to take place for the first time!

Unfortunately, our favorite blogger René from nerdcore.de can't be there tonight due to illness, he is very sorry and wishes us all a "nerdcore" time nevertheless! He promised to be there next time.

I am looking forward to all you nerds, nerd lovers and curious, intelligent, interesting, interested, entertaining, positive, nerdy people.

Cheers,
Alia

NERD Fest. Berlin – THE PROGRAM

18.30h FILMSCREENING

Nerdcore Rising (OV), Musikdoku, USA 2008
(DEUTSCHLANDPREMIERE)

Nerdcore Rising is a documentary film starring MC Frontalot, the „Godfather of Nerdcore Hip Hop“. The film, directed and produced by Negin Farsad, was premiered at the 2008 South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas. It combines interviews about nerdcore rap and its origins with footage of MC Frontalot's 2006 Nerdcore Rising national tour and also features comments by "Weird Al" Yankovic, Prince Paul and others.

www.nerdcorerisingmovie.com


21.00h NERD BATTLE – 4 Nerds, 4 short Talks, Discussion afterwards

*** Nerd Battle Talks will be mainly held in GERMAN***

Robert Henke, Musician (Monolake)
Live Performance with selfmade Hardware, „Everything under control? - The Monodeck II“
www.monolake.de

René Walter, Blogger (www.nerdcore.de)
Nerdy & cool: Blogging as the ultimative Nerd Tool
www.nerdcore.de

Jan Northoff, 3D Internet Expert (YOUin3D)
Realtime rendering with avatar based user created 3D enviroment.
Virtual Berlin in Second Life.
www.youin3d.com

Angela Brennecke, Computer Expert
A General Framework for Digital Game-Based Training Systems.


23.00h NERD 'N' MUSIC – Party with different (Nerd) DJ Sets

CLP DJ Set (Shitkatapult/Boysnoize Rec.) www.myspace.com/chrisdeluca

DSB (family man/sameheads) www.myspace.com/ddssbb

Napalm Trio (mir san fesch)

Team Rainbow (candybox) www.myspace.com/getyourcandybox

about NERD Fest. Berlin

Hello and welcome to the NERD Fest. Berlin Blog!

This is the first blog entry so allow me to introduce myself briefly:

Hi, I’m Alia and I am the initiator, organizer, „mastermind“ (muhahahahaa) – whatever you wanna call it – of NERD Fest. Berlin.

The idea for an event thatfocuses on Nerds and all aspects of (pop) culture, especially music, film, blogging & internet, art and design had been on my mind for quite some time - Since early 2007 to be exact. NERD Fest. Berlin is an homage to all „real“ Nerds, to all experts in their fields of interest who might be a little different from the rest.

NERD Fest. Berlin is not an event or a party to make fun of Nerds, it also isn’t a convention-type of gathering where only real Nerds come together. Rather, my intention, my vision, is to bring together Nerds, Hipsters (or, like journalist and author Benjamin Nugent writes in his book American Nerd. The story of my people: „fake Nerds“) Nerd lovers and all people who are curious and want to find out what this is all about.

The first issue of NERD Fest. Berlin has participants, DJ’s, and speakers mainly from Berlin, Germany. There is going to be a focus on music and Nerds. I hope that in the future the Fest. will establish itself and grow. We’ll see.

I am looking forward to all of you!

Come, come out and let’s celebrate the Realness of the Nerd!

Alia