Nerdcore quickly found an audience via songsharing networks and sites like flash animation repository newgrounds, with songs like. There is currently one video available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Nerdcore can be made in any style of music, but most people identify it in either its poppunk or hiphop forms. Beginning in south carolina and culminating in nerd mecca the penny arcade gaming convention in seattle masses of fans across the country come out to bask in the fronts geek glory as he strives to. Nerdcore rising 2008 nerdcore rising tells the tale of nerd rapper mc frontalot and his first big tour, leading up to an appearance at the penny arcade expo in seattle. Nerdcore rising, provides a public platform for selfproclaimed nerds to assert cultural power and agency through hip hop musiceven.
Video archive for the film nerdcore rising, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2008. Beginning in south carolina and culminating in nerd mecca the penny arcade gaming convention in seattle masses of fans across the country come out to bask in the fronts geek glory as he strives. One marker of hyperwhiteness performed by the hyperwhite, or nerd. Palm springs life magazine palm springs california.
Nerdcore is a musical docucomedy following nerdcore rapper mc frontalot and his band as they tour the country, cut an album, and collaborate with other nerdcore. With appearances by such nerdcore mainstays as mc frontalot and mc chris, this film offers an entertaining look at a rapidly expanding. Nerdcore rising 2008 damian hess, an exweb designer in his 30s, becomes a leading voice in nerdcore, a new form of hiphop. That can be raunchy and ridiculous and silly, but also smart and really accomplished. Mc frontalot nerdcore used to be just a madeup word mcs shied away from belief. A harmless computer science lesson could turn into the beginning of your demise as plus will diss your syllabus into a potentially damning hip hop anthem. The beaver trilogy begins in a setting of incontestable banality, a parking lot in salt lake city, utah, in which a young man deemed the beaver kid in the first of a triumvirate of scenarios is encountered by chance. Top music artist at the 2005 temecula film and music festival. I highly recommend the film if you are interested in nerdcore or if you think the idea of it is interesting. If you want to learn about this unusual, supremely hidden corner of americana, this is. Nerdcore rising is not only the fledgling nerdcore hiphop subgenres defining statement and manifesto, but its best release.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing nerdcore rising near you. Been a regular duespaying member of a revival house film club. April 17, 2008 none of this is especially new, but the band members are funny enough to keep you interested, especially if you like group wookie imitations. Nerdcore aka geeksta rap music genres rate your music. Theres nothing exceptional about this opening scene, only the kids competent impressions of john wayne, sylvester stallone, and barry manilow, yet theres a. Nerdcore stylistic origins hip hop music, nerd culture cultural origins late 1990s nerd culture typical instruments vocals. You need to pick up this movie and dive head first into nerdcore hiphop. Hit wikipedia for a nerdcore hip hop history lesson. Every so often a documentary expertly defines a subculture, the way the book speed tribes did for 1990s japan or roger and me explored americas industrial decline. Trailer for nerdcore rising 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. Do you know the difference between paul thomas anderson and paul w. Hilariously entertaining, nerdcore rising introduces a new wave of hiphop to the world called nerdcore where computer obsesses. Nerdcore rising is a documentaryconcert film starring mc frontalot and other nerdcore hip. Complete with phat no, fat specs, pocket protector, and lyrical nimbleness, front has.
The rising film the irish film 100 years in the making. Severed ways is a patient two hours, and it is shot in authentic, rural landscapes in newfoundland and vermont. Nerdcore rising a negin farsad filma vaguely qualified. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. For the video game influenced metal genre that is also known as nerdcore, see nintendocore. In this documentary, filmmaker negin farsad explores the musical phenomenon in which rappers. The film premiered at the prestigious south by southwest film festival, continuing on in the festival circuit to winning audience favorite awards, the jury prize for best documentary film, and a best director award. The gutbusting comedy follows mc frontalot, the godfather of nerdcore on his. Nerdcore is a genre of hip hop music characterized by themes and subject matter considered to be of general interest to nerds. Nerdcore rising follows mc frontalot the godfather of nerdcore on his first national tour to reveal both the roots of nerdcore hip hop. Thanks for watching this movie and for, you know, giving a shit. The dvd of nerdcore rising was sold in limited release in august 2008. Portraying the true story of the 1916 easter rebellion in ireland, the rising will be the prequel to the historic movies michael collins starring liam neeson and the wind that shakes the barley which won the palme dor at cannes film festival in 2006.
Nielsen has toured and done oneoff performances with many different bands and rappers. Patton has also performed with playwright prince gomolvilas in the underground theater duo jukebox stories, called. Nerdcore rising should be required viewing for anyone interested in social commentary. It was sold for the first time at the 2008 penny arcade expo in seattle. The movie, which focuses on fronts live band and the nerdcore phenomenon general, debuted at the south by southwest film festival, march 2008, and is currently distributed by virgil films bside. Nerdcore rising, an engrossing documentary directed by negin farsad, will answer any and all questions you may have about nerdcore, a relatively new hiphop genre made by and for nerds e. 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.
Nerdcore rising, directed by new york filmmakers negin farsad and kimmy gatewood, follows nerdcore pioneer mc frontalot as. January 16, 2008 november 8, 2015 if you want to stay out of nerdcore hip hop, steer your clear of being one of mc pluss professors. 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. Crime spree is funny as hell especially as i work in law enforcement, as is hassle. The gutbusting comedy follows mc frontalot, the godfather of nerdcore on his first national tour where the. She also completed her first feature film nerdcore rising, a ragingly hilarious comedy about nerdcore hiphop, for which she was director, producer, writer, pa, and golf caddie. Alternative performances of race and gender in hiphop. Yeah, as you know i directed the movie nerdcore rising and kind of fell in. Movie stars amazing peeps like jon stewart, rachel maddow, colin quinn, david cross, janeane garofalo and a holy shit bunch of others. 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 beats are almost always made on consumer grade equipment. Nielsen appeared in the 2008 independent film community college as mc lars. Negin is the directorproducer of the current feature film release, nerdcore rising, a comedy about nerdcore hip hop.
The birth narrative of the nerdcore movement, as depicted in film documentaries. Unlike the previous brazilian winning entry, the considerably cozier central station back in 1998, the elite. Any form of music that is made by nerds, for nerds, or about nerdly things. Interview with mc frontalot, nerdcore hip hop playah. If youre interested in seeing my next movie, its called the muslims are coming join the facebook fan page and get really nonannoying updates in your stream. We deliver the hits that give the kids with the spectacles. Two featurelength documentaries about the world of nerdcore hip hop were completed in early 2008, nerdcore rising and nerdcore for life. Two feature length documentaries about the world of nerdcore hip hop were completed in early 2008, nerdcore rising and nerdcore for life. 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. Born out of the internet, nerdcore hiphop is a genre of music created by computerobsessed geeks. Frontalot, like most nerdcore artists, selfpublishes his work and has released much of it for free online. Its sparse examples of dialogue are in subtitled greenlandic and emerge after several minutes of observance. Nerdcore hip hop is a growing subgenre of hip hop where geeks bust rhymes about nerdy subjects. Enter mc frontalot, a nerdcore rapper credited with coining the term nerdcore hip hop.
Selfdescribed nerdcore musician mc frontalot has the earliest known recorded use of the term to describe this genre in the 2000 song nerdcore hiphop. Loxahatchee is an unincorporated community in palm beach county, united states, located in the areas north of wellington and west and northwest of royal palm beach and 17 miles west of west palm beach. 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. Hilariously entertaining, nerdcore rising introduces a new wave of. Nerdcore rising follows mc frontalot the godfather of nerdcore on his first national tour to reveal the roots of the genre, the dorky complexities of its artists, and one mcs fight for nerd stardom. And, most tellingly, this spring saw two documentaries about nerdcore screened at us film festivals. 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. The title track nerdcore rising says so much about front himself. Loxahatchee is the name of the post office that serves this area, under the zip code of 33470. The movie is a new documentary directed by negin farsad about mc frontalot and the rapidly emerging geek hip hop. The rising will be the first motion picture to dramatise the heroic story of a revolution against the british empire that led to the creation of the irish republic. Although many people think the term nerdcore was made up by mc frontalot, it has in fact been in use by rock bands for many years prior to frontalots use of the term. Redleafnegin farsadnerdcore rising 2008sunita manithe muslims are. Full of geeks and geek topics, and sporting interviews with weird al yankovic, its a worthy addition to the geekumentary family and will make you feel proud to be nerdcore.
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