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Dimetrodon (album)
''Dimetrodon'' is the third album from the nerd-folk duo The Doubleclicks, released on June 10, 2014. The album was funded via Kickstarter with a goal of $18,000. The campaign exceeded this and raised $80,923, on February 18, 2014, making it the most successful Portland music Kickstarter to date. Production The Doubleclicks sought funding for the album via the crowd-funding site Kickstarter, asking for $18,000. The Kickstarter campaign ended with $80,923 from 1,923 backers; 449% of the sum requested. This was the most successful Portland music Kickstarter campaign to date and also "legitimized hem A hem in sewing is a garment finishing method, where the edge of a piece of cloth is folded and sewn to prevent unravelling of the fabric and to adjust the length of the piece in garments, such as at the end of the sleeve or the bottom of the ga ...as a true representative of nerds everywhere." Track listing References External links * 2014 albums The Doublecl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Doubleclicks
The Doubleclicks are a nerd-folk musical duo based in Portland, Oregon, consisting of siblings Laser Malena-Webber (on guitar, ukulele, or cat keyboard) and Aubrey Turner. They first became known for performing nerd-friendly comedy music, including songs about Dungeons & Dragons, dinosaurs, and other geeky themes. While their later songs retain those elements, there has been a stronger focus on feminist and other social issues, and more personal themes. History Personal The Webber siblings grew up in Westford and Boston, Massachusetts listening to the Smothers Brothers (particularly their version of " Streets of Laredo"), "Weird Al" Yankovic and Tom Lehrer. They were part of a musical and artistic family; their father, Stephen Webber, is a music professor at Berklee College of Music, and they claim to have been playing music since before they could read; their mother, Susan Webber, is a fiber artist and former Spanish teacher. Both attended Abbot Elementary, where they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwescon
Norwescon is one of the largest regional science fiction and fantasy conventions in the United States. Located in SeaTac in Washington state, Norwescon has been running continuously since 1978. "Norwescon" was also the name of the 8th World Science Fiction Convention, held in Portland, Oregon, in 1950. History Norwescon grew out of the desire of its founders to host a Worldcon in Seattle in 1981. However, there was one major issue — at the time, most of Pacific Northwest fandom had little or no experience in running cons. Norwescon was therefore originally formed as an effort to get some practice for Worldcon. Realizing they would need a large group of people from which to draw volunteers, the founders also started the Northwest Science Fiction Society or NWSFS. The first Norwescon was held in a then-unincorporated area now known as the city of SeaTac, Washington. It featured Theodore Sturgeon as its Guest of Honor (GoH) and drew just over 400 attendees. The next year, Norw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seattle
Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The Seattle metropolitan area's population is 4.02 million, making it the 15th-largest in the United States. Its growth rate of 21.1% between 2010 and 2020 makes it one of the nation's fastest-growing large cities. Seattle is situated on an isthmus between Puget Sound (an inlet of the Pacific Ocean) and Lake Washington. It is the northernmost major city in the United States, located about south of the Canadian border. A major gateway for trade with East Asia, Seattle is the fourth-largest port in North America in terms of container handling . The Seattle area was inhabited by Native Americans for at least 4,000 years before the first permanent European settlers. Arthur A. Denny and his group of travelers, subsequ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nerd-folk
Nerd music (or geek music) is the overall category of music collecting the musical genres that grew from nerd culture; different styles that share the same common ground. Origins The earliest example was filk music, from the 1950s onwards, played by fans at science fiction conventions. Towards the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century, other styles of music developed. Factors that made this possible were the increasing affordability of equipment, the growth of the internet and the increase in the nerd-geek demographic. Nerd folk Nerd-folk (also nerd folk, geek-folk, or dork-folk) is a musical genre filking, derived from filking that features humorous original songs involving geeky topics performed in a folk style. Laser Malena-Webber and Aubrey Turner of The Doubleclicks credit Marian Call and others with creating the genre. The genre is related to filking and other nerd music genres such as nerdcore hip-hop and geek rock (alternative rock). List ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Phirman
Hard 'n Phirm was a comedy/parody musical duo based in Los Angeles. The members are Chris Hardwick and Mike Phirman. They began performing at UCLA in 1994, but broke up in 1997, to reform 7 years later. After the success of their song "Rodeohead" (a bluegrass-style medley of covers of Radiohead songs), they released their first and only album to date: ''Horses and Grasses''. The album includes the song "Pi," which gained popularity from its music video, which was directed by Keith Schofield. Television and Internet specials In 2008, the duo aired their own special for ''Comedy Central Presents'', which included performances of "American Dinosaurs", "Anything", a reprise of "Pi", and included the unreleased song "Not Illegal" as well as their performance art piece "Def Poetry Spam". In 2007 they appeared on the comedy compilation ''Comedy Death-Ray''. In February 2008, the group won the Effinfunny.com Comedian of the Year Award. Phirman also voiced the character Narrator ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lasers And Feelings
''Lasers and Feelings'' is the second album from the nerd-folk duo The Doubleclicks, released on July 9, 2013. The album debuted at #7 on Billboard's Comedy Albums chart for the week ending July 27, 2013. Songs " Nothing to Prove", a response to the misogynistic "fake geek girl" concept within geek culture, is the most important of the tracks on the album. "Lasers and Feelings", "The Mystery's Gone" and "Oh, Mr. Darcy" are about relationships. "Lasers and Feelings" is a love song to a supervillain with a "ska-style upbeat rhythm that underpins a clever lyrical turn" "The Mystery's Gone", a "jazzy rock number", is about a Twitter romance that came to a disappointing end when the couple meet in real life. "Oh, Mr. Darcy" is from the duo's earlier ''Chainmail and Cello'' album, covering mixed feelings about Colin Firth in the 1980 BBC adaptation of ''Pride and Prejudice'' and a bad relationship in Laser's past. "Can't You See The World Is Ending" shares the themes of procrastina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Snakes
''President Snakes'' is the fourth album from the nerd-folk duo The Doubleclicks, released on August 11, 2015. The album was funded via Kickstarter with a goal of $30,000. The goal was achieved within the first few days of the campaign's launch. It exceeded this and raised $55,535, on June 2, 2015. Production On May 7, 2015, The Doubleclicks sought funding for the album via the crowd-funding site Kickstarter, asking for $30,000. On June 2, 2015, the Kickstarter campaign ended with $55,535 from 1,282 backers. Kickstarter rewards include a coloring book and a tabletop role-playing game called ''Fiasco''. In an interview with '' OregonLive.com''s David Greenwald, Laser Malena-Webber says " 's the most honest and personal stuff we've put out, it's not all funny and it's not all nerdy." Track listing Tour On October 17, 2015, The Doubleclicks performed at Zappcon in Fresno, California. On August 16, 2016, it was announced that both The Doubleclicks and Lucia Fasano would be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nerd-folk
Nerd music (or geek music) is the overall category of music collecting the musical genres that grew from nerd culture; different styles that share the same common ground. Origins The earliest example was filk music, from the 1950s onwards, played by fans at science fiction conventions. Towards the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century, other styles of music developed. Factors that made this possible were the increasing affordability of equipment, the growth of the internet and the increase in the nerd-geek demographic. Nerd folk Nerd-folk (also nerd folk, geek-folk, or dork-folk) is a musical genre filking, derived from filking that features humorous original songs involving geeky topics performed in a folk style. Laser Malena-Webber and Aubrey Turner of The Doubleclicks credit Marian Call and others with creating the genre. The genre is related to filking and other nerd music genres such as nerdcore hip-hop and geek rock (alternative rock). List ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kickstarter
Kickstarter is an American public benefit corporation based in Brooklyn, New York, that maintains a global crowdfunding platform focused on creativity. The company's stated mission is to "help bring creative projects to life". As of July 2021, Kickstarter has received $6.6 billion in pledges from 21 million backers to fund 222,000 projects, such as films, music, stage shows, comics, journalism, video games, board games, technology, publishing, and food-related projects. People who back Kickstarter projects are offered tangible rewards or experiences in exchange for their pledges. This model traces its roots to subscription model of arts patronage, where artists would go directly to their audiences to fund their work. History Kickstarter launched on April 28, 2009, by Perry Chen, Yancey Strickler, and Charles Adler. ''The New York Times'' called Kickstarter "the people's NEA". ''Time'' named it one of the "Best Inventions of 2010" and "Best Websites of 2011". Kickstarter repo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crowd-funding
Crowdfunding is the practice of funding a project or venture by raising money from a large number of people, typically via the internet. Crowdfunding is a form of crowdsourcing and alternative finance. In 2015, over was raised worldwide by crowdfunding. Although similar concepts can also be executed through mail-order subscriptions, benefit events, and other methods, the term crowdfunding refers to internet-mediated registries. This modern crowdfunding model is generally based on three types of actors – the project initiator who proposes the idea or project to be funded, individuals or groups who support the idea, and a moderating organization (the "platform") that brings the parties together to launch the idea. Crowdfunding has been used to fund a wide range of for-profit, entrepreneurial ventures such as artistic and creative projects, medical expenses, travel, and community-oriented social entrepreneurship projects. Although crowdfunding has been suggested to be highly li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Oregonian
''The Oregonian'' is a daily newspaper based in Portland, Oregon, United States, owned by Advance Publications. It is the oldest continuously published newspaper on the U.S. west coast, founded as a weekly by Thomas J. Dryer on December 4, 1850, and published daily since 1861. It is the largest newspaper in Oregon and the second largest in the Pacific Northwest by circulation. It is one of the few newspapers with a statewide focus in the United States. The Sunday edition is published under the title ''The Sunday Oregonian''. The regular edition was published under the title ''The Morning Oregonian'' from 1861 until 1937. ''The Oregonian'' received the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service, the only gold medal annually awarded by the organization. The paper's staff or individual writers have received seven other Pulitzer Prizes, most recently the award for Editorial Writing in 2014. ''The Oregonian'' is home-delivered throughout Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas, and Yamhill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portland Tribune
The ''Portland Tribune'' is a weekly newspaper published every Wednesday in Portland, Oregon, United States. It is part of the Pamplin Media Group, which publishes a number of community newspapers in the Portland metropolitan area. Launched in 2001, the paper was published twice weekly until 2008, when it was reduced to weekly. It returned to twice-weekly publication in 2014 and was again reduced to weekly publication in 2020. It was distributed free from its 2001 launch until October 2022, then becoming available only by paid subscription or purchase at retail outlets. History 2000–2007 Portland businessman Robert B. Pamplin Jr. announced his intention to found the paper in the summer of 2000. The first issue of the twice-weekly (Tuesdays and Fridays) paper was published February 9, 2001, joining ''The Oregonian'', the city's only daily general-interest newspaper, and the alternative weeklies ''Willamette Week'' and ''The Portland Mercury''. At the time, it was a rare exa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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