Radio Free Hipster Ep. 12: Nervous Energy
I can’t make autumn get here any sooner, but I can offer you 38 minutes of music and musings.
Continue ReadingI can’t make autumn get here any sooner, but I can offer you 38 minutes of music and musings.
Continue ReadingEpisode one of the new (improved?) Radio Free Hipster started cold; I didn’t give a lot of information about what the show was–I more of less just jumped back in and dragged you with me. This time around, however, I step back and try to talk a bit about the podcast’s geeky musical slant. And fail miserably.
Continue ReadingAttention, Muggles: LeakyCon, a Harry Potter fan convention, starts tomorrow in Portland, Oregon.
Continue ReadingThis Saturday and Sunday the sixth annual Quidditch World Cup comes to Kissimmee, Florida.
Continue ReadingThis summer marks the end of an era. After Deathly Hallows Part 2 releases on July 15th, there will only be two things holding Harry Potter fandom together into the future: Pottermore – which sounds like it might be fun, but will probably appeal more to younger demographics than mine – and the fans’ stubborn […]
Continue ReadingThere are book geeks and there are music geeks, but because songwriting itself is such a literary endeavor there is also a lot of cross-pollination between these two distinct tribes. Interestingly enough, the biggest geeks are very often the songwriters …
Continue ReadingNew York, New York – it’s a hell of a town! Or maybe that’s Springfield. I forget sometimes. No matter. The important thing is that Gotham’s wizarding community has a big things planned for November. It begins mid-month when NYC …
Continue ReadingWe geeks are never without ample entertainment options. Whether it’s finishing up on the fifth season of Doctor Who or playing another round of Team Deathmatch, we are nothing if not easily entertained. Next weekend, however, many of us have …
Continue ReadingThough the book series has long since reached its triumphant conclusion, Harry Potter fans still soldiers on. This November 6th through 9th, for example, the third annual Wrockstock festival will again be held at the YMCA Trout Lodge in Potosi, …
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