Tag: filk
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Into the Pensieve: Lord Voldi and the Dark Marks’ Performance Nearly Shuts Down a Convention
This month, I am stepping in as a guest writer to tell you about a hard core rock-n-roll moment in wizard rock that happened at a convention in Ohio. Though 2009 was right in the prime of wizard rock, many outside the fandom, even those deeply involved in scifi and fantasy conventions, had never heard…
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An Introduction to the Filk Community for Wrockers, Part 3
Continued from part 2. We now come to the themes and topics of filk, which are wide-ranging, not surprising for a style of music that has been around for 60+ years. It started out with science fiction and fantasy, but quickly branched out to songs about space and science. Cats, fandom, and life in Mundania…
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An Introduction to the Filk Community for Wrockers, Part 2
Continued from part 1. So what can you expect if you are a wizard rock act that has been invited to a filk con, or you want to go see The Blibbering Humdingers—who happen to be filkers, wizard rockers, and SCA bards—at a nearby filk con? Note that all of these are broad trends; you…
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An Introduction to the Filk Community for Wrockers, Part 1
Filk, the music that is looked down on. But what is it deep down, what is its relation to wizard rock, and why do I think filkers and wizard rockers have a lot in common? Because both filk and wizard rock have a do-it-yourself and anyone can play attitude, both in theory and in practice.…
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The Wellspring of Wrock
I like to think of the Wizrocklopedia as not just a news site, but a place that tells the story of wizard rock and its community. Most people know the story of how wizard rock started, with The Switchblade Kittens‘ song and then the DeGeorge brothers’ backyard concert. Of course, like most music, wizard rock…