Folks!
The party venue has been settled (Latitude 30), the booze has been sorted (well drinks), the Nerdcore Rapper has been scheduled (MC Frontalot), the hip hop legend has been confirmed (Prince Paul), the screening dates have been established (March 9@10:30, March 11@10:30 March 14@1pm), the promotional shenanigans of the filmmaking team have been solidified (top secret)
and all that awaits is to pack floss and board that plane to Austin! Indeed, dental hygiene is critical to Team NR and I think it’s high time we were honest about that.
We’re nervously counting down the days till the film’s premiere. But, luckily, there’s more to do in Austin to pass the time leading up to the uber-day-of-days (March 9!!!) than stare at Texan walls. In fact, the New York Nerd Nexus is in full effect at South by Southwest as our filmmaking pals at “Second Skin” are also premiering. Be sure to check out that film on the webs as well as live and in surround sound. Guess what type of music they have on their soundtrack?… No, take another guess
. YES!! How’d you guess? They have Nerdcore music in their movie. Could a film about massively multiplayer online games have it any other way?
Also, our Nerdcore pals Chris Trew (AKA Terp 2 It), Doc Popular and Random will be at SXSW performing unveiling new albums futzing about sipping on tea you know, the typical rock star thing.
More also’s: we made a little video starring MC Frontalot and lovable video gaming superstars Tycho & Gabe (as in, the real life Jerry Holkins & Mike Krahulik). In it they provide a stunningly analytical, courageously academic, and deeply penetrating deconstruction of the “Penny Arcade Theme Song.” Also, they’re funny. Please do watch it.
Don’t forget that our Austin screenings are happening like this:
- Sunday March 9 10:30pm @ Alamo Drafthouse (1120 Lamar Blvd S) – MAP
- Tuesday March 11 10:30pm @ Alamo Drafthouse (1120 Lamar Blvd S) – MAP
- Friday March 14 1pm @ Austin Convention Center – MAP
And that our premiere party is occurring like this:
- Sunday March 9, Midnight-whenevs @ Latitude 30, 512 San Jacinto Street – MAP
A final also: you can hear me and the Front on the NPR show “Word of Mouth” on Thursday. Please note that I will be sounding like a frog because I caught the flu. It’s awesome, I recommend it. Frontalot, however, sounds less amphibian and more homo sapien. Ribit.
With Ants in Our Pants,
Negin & Team N’Rising
