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.…