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Heavy Geek Music from Goblin Cock to Filk

I am totally in love with this band Goblin Cock, whose entire goal in life is to sing about geeky topics in a register that can only be described as Spinal Tappian. This video from their song "Stumped" contains every possible great thing: druids, comic book stores, women's softball, robots, and street fights. I guess you could call this the other side of nerdcore — the side that's all about rock and roll, man. The side that has its roots in the darkest of the dark geek arts: filk music. More »

8:40 AM on Thu Mar 27 2008
By Annalee Newitz
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Latest by physik: The Sword deserves mention also. With song names like The Frost Giants Daughter how can you go wrong? Oh did I mention they friggin rock too? [www.swordofdoom.com] [www.myspace.com] more »