Geek rock

[2] Lyrically, the genre is generally characterised by subject matter that covers topics such as geek media pop culture (including science fiction, comic books and video games), academia, technology and related topics.

[7] The label "proto-geek rock" covers both similar musicians performing before the term was established and those that were adopted by geek culture but were not strictly part of it themselves.

[5] The term "nerd rock" was previously used as the title of a 1977 sketch on the American sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, named by writer Anne Beatts after Elvis Costello appeared as the musical guest star.

A multimedia project, Generation Blue, was published in 2024 documenting the movement and rock band Weezer's influence on the scene.

It shares the characteristics of geek rock with the fast-paced songs, hard-edged melodies and singing styles of punk.

[5][11] While initially successful, and entering into a rivalry with wizard rock, the twi-rock genre turned out to be short lived.

[5] The subgenre has since expanded internationally with hundreds of bands and established its own music festival, called Wrockstock.