LOS ANGELES --At a suburban hotel here, in a windowless conference room called the "Hollywood" suite, a rapt circle of geeks sings songs about spaceships. Accompanied by acoustic guitars, clarinets ...

What has 30 legs, five laptops, four kazoos and one Yoda? A filk singing circle. Filk is a little-known genre of folk music composed and performed by science-fiction fans, usually revolving around sci ...

According to "An Egocentric and Convoluted History of Early 'Filk' and Filking" by Lee Gold, the word "filk" was born as a typo in an early 1950s essay submitted to a fanzine about the influence of ...

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 ...

HOUSTON — As two dozen people eased into their seats in a small hotel conference room, Rob Balder stood at the edge of the stage for a preconcert sound check. An iPod, plugged into the room's sound ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) - Some singers and songwriters gathered recently in the East Bay to sing their songs - albeit singing slightly off-beat - and deliberately so. It's a new type of music on the ...

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Buying a first house used to mark entry into adulthood—and the beginning of wealth-building. But a shifting economic landscape is threatening to close the door on this American milestone. WIRED ...

Filk is a little-known genre of folk music composed and performed by science-fiction fans, usually revolving around sci-fi and fantasy themes.... Filk Music: Odd Voices for a Digital Generation Filk ...

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