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Geek Pop is a free online music festival featuring artists inspired by science. Every year, we bring together musicians from around the globe in a gleeful celebration of geek culture. You can find all the performances at the website or download them and listen to them at your leisure.
A POTTED HISTORY
Geek Pop first flung open its virtual gates to the world in 2008. Back then, we didn’t have a festival site of our own and had to make do with a corner of the Null Hypothesis site. Nevertheless, Geek Pop ‘08 was in its own not-even-small way, a roaring success. Tens of thousands of you turned up to hear the geektastic sounds of Amateur Transplants, Jonny Berliner and the rest. The festival was covered by the Guardian and Nature, as well as bloggers and social networkers the world over.
In 2009, Geek Pop got its own patch and created two new stages, a green room, a VIP area and merchandise stall to boot. We added video, interviews with the bands, a festival map, festival diary and the Geek Pop pop quiz. We were featured in the Times and on BBC radio, as well as in a multitude of podcasts and magazines, from the Mr Science Show in Australia to the magazine of the Synchroton in Grenoble.
In July this year, we started a monthly Geek Pop Playlist podcast, which is basically an excuse for us to rattle on about music and science in a vaguely informative and unrestrained sort of way. Each month, we (and sometimes our listeners) choose five top sci-pop tunes and talk about their scientific content. Sometimes we get a little off-track. To subscribe via iTunes, click here.
WHAT’S NEXT FOR GEEK POP THEN?
Ah-ha, well… first up, the crew are on the scrounge for some funding to turn the festival site into the beauteous place of wonder that it should be. We do love having our own patch, but it could do with a makeover.
Second, a fifth stage - The Comical Flask, which will play host to geek comedians. So in 2010, you’ll be able to download science stand-up and take part in some virtual heckling.
And, perhaps most excitingly of all, we’re planning live launch week events in 2010. These will take place in Bristol, London and Cambridge and will feature some of your favourite Geek Pop artists, past and present. Of course, if you can’t get to one of the physical events, you’ll be able to listen online.
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