Late-1990s geek culture and nerd music, United States
Typical instruments
Guitar
electronic instruments
unusual instruments
Derivative forms
Nerd punk
Time Lord rock
Twi-rock
wizard rock
Other topics
Nintendocore
nerdcore
nerd-folk
Geek rock[1] is a musical subgenre derived from pop rock and alternative rock within the nerd music group. It is characterized by the standard instruments of rock music often combined with electronic and unusual instruments, references to geek culture and specialized yet mundane interests, whimsy, and offbeat humor in general.
^Weisbard, Eric (December 2000). "Geek Love". SPIN. pp. 158–162.
Geekrock is a musical subgenre derived from pop rock and alternative rock within the nerd music group. It is characterized by the standard instruments...
This is a list of artists who are known for producing music in the geekrock genre including its subgenres such as nerd punk and trock. Captain Beefheart...
similar themes, but different musical styles can be found in the filk and geekrock genres. There are hip hop artists who have recorded compositions which...
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Weezer has been described as alternative rock, power pop, pop rock, pop-punk, geekrock, emo, indie rock, emo pop, melodic metal, and pop. The members...
also incorporated elements of electro, noise rock, hardcore techno, ambient, glitch, breakcore, and post-rock, among others. Nintendocore groups vary stylistically...
Time Lord rock (sometimes shortened to Trock) is a genre of geekrock music based on, and about, the Doctor Who television series. It was created in 2008...
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Retrieved April 29, 2020. Garmon, Jay (April 20, 2012). "The top 10 geekrock artists". TechRepublic.com. Archived from the original on April 20, 2020...
is an American folk/comedy singer-songwriter, known for his songs about geek culture and his use of the Internet to draw fans. Among his most popular...
(2014). "Taste, Kitsch, and GeekRock: A Multiple Modernities View". In DiBlasi, Alex; Willis, Victoria (eds.). GeekRock: An Exploration of Music and...
This is a list of alternative rock artists. Bands are listed alphabetically by the first letter in their name (not including "The"), and individuals are...
troupes. The intellectual appeal of their lyrics has led to being labeled geekrock by Eric Weisbard and others. Barenaked Ladies has often attempted to use...
filking and other nerd music genres such as nerdcore hip-hop and geekrock (alternative rock). The music festival Nerdapalooza (2007–13) described itself...
The Living Tombstone, also called TLT, is an electronic rock band and YouTube channel formed in 2011 by Israeli music producer Yoav Landau as a one-man...
musician best known as the lead vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter of the rock band Weezer. Cuomo was born in New York City and raised in several Buddhist...
Weisbard, Eric (December 2000). "Geek Love". SPIN. pp. 158–162. Chaney, Keidra (January–February 2015). "The Evolution of Nerd Rock". Uncanny. No. 2. pp. 129–133...
Ben Folds Five was an American alternative rock trio formed in 1993 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The group comprised Ben Folds (lead vocals, piano)...
referencing lyrics coming off the pop-punk movement while pioneering geekrock. Nerf Herder songs use references from various franchises to relate to...
Dennis (bass) and Steve Sherlock (drums). They describe themselves as a "geekrock" band, and are known for simple modern punk-style songs with frequently...
1979 (age 44) Rochester, New York, U.S. Genres Comedy hip hop nerdcore geekrock Occupation(s) Internet personality comedian singer rapper songwriter producer...
The Aquabats are an American rock band formed in Huntington Beach, California, in 1994. Throughout many fluctuations in the group's line-up, singer the...
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has generally been regarded as geekrock, chiptune, pop punk, pop rock, Nintendocore, electronic rock, alternative rock, electropop, and power pop. Current...