Hilton comes through again to talk about the first convention of the year. We talk about the vaccine mandate to enter the convention as well special events that will take place during the convention.
AJ and his crew come through and discusses our favorite games, Sleepless Gamers upcoming projects and Streaming eSports Concepts. We ask them how do game streamers get into pros.
D and Dmo speak with Mikle Peace and Dexter D. We talk about the new gaming cafe that Mike is building from scratch!
The D and Dmo team up with our significant others to speak about Lovecraft Country. We share our knowledge of the history and our personal feelings we have for the show.
DJ 2 Tone from Shaolin Jazz comes through to educate us on music and movies.
D and Dmo share their experience and feelings about the riots, racism and our country.
Our producer Kyle joins us on the show. He knows everyone and quite talented. He speaks on his profession in music, sound engineering, teaching at Howard, creating songs with Mega Ran and performing at conventions. Kyle is the man!
Trevor from Capitol Underground comes through to share his recent appearance on NPR and his recurring online matches . Trevor shares his recent favorite anime and video games. Listen to us chop it up !
D and DMo talk to Timothy about making a living chasing our gaming dreams.
Keep Your Hands up!360z (Rolando and Russel)Rolando returns from training in Thailand. He had a vicious training montage. Training with international champs. Eating street food in other countries. We talk about training vs competing. We probably would still need headgear. We finally have both guys here together. RIP Kobe. Dmo is a pilot in training! Describes how it can happen. Huge loss for everyone but how can we grow from it? If you want abs avoid macaroni and cheese like the plague. Having a global approach to hip hop. Doing hip hop music routed in Anime themes. 360z makes music based on anime subjects such as Inuyasha and Attack on Titan. We talk about how people die when they are done learning. We talk about songs that best represented 2019. We discuss how music affects the experience of gaming.
Starting the New YearBaroness Bree, Jamal Harris, David the Oh!We start 2020 off right! Baroness Bree, Jamal and David come back to discuss the Baltimore Light Festival. David gave the guys guidance while they were outside. Working a moving crowd. Embrace the fear and step up. Bree moves the crowd and the woman takes off her weave. Kevin Sorbo wore extensions? Wait, men wear extensions? Some of us got heckled. Some of us heckled. Bree cosplays, podcasts, consults and writes for Essence. She loves Wutang and DBZ! Jamal acts, fights, produces, does photography and work’s the background. He agrees that Doctor Who is a fantastic show. Baltimore Schools don’t have heat yo. We discussed the future of anime and Blerd culture. Is Micheal B. Jordan a poser?
Last show of the YearDmo and D recap the year Watchmen, Mandolorian and American Gods were amazing. We discuss the history of Star Wars. D has lost his trust in Star Wars. Music matters in all things entertainment. Lando was never trust worthy! We cover the show of Watchmen. Broke Black woman batman Cop. No Dr. Manhattan. I love it! We discuss taking on new nerd activities and Black Wall Street. We talk about our plans for next year. Orlando Jones got fired for being to black. No major Spoilers.
DJ Taylor Senpai DJ returns after Blerdcon SENPAI!!! If you see him yell his name! The man returns after Blerdcon to recall the discuss the best part. The concert was off the chain. D-Mo discusses his experience at his first convention ever. The artwork was amazing! The food was delicious! The cosplay was dope. We was home. Apparently I can get sunburned. First convention with barber shop. He talks about his experience at Anime Expo with all the Celebs in California such as the CEO of Funimation. We discuss new albums that came out recently. Cosplayer dresses as Tyler the Creator from the new album. Berner came out with a new album. DJ Taylor promises to bring us along as he becomes a celebrity! The ribs man the ribs..
Russel AKA JFKratezWest Indian music Producer and part of Cypha 360z educates us on anime and music The Popeyes chicken sandwich is back! Cypha 360z is a rap group comprised of Rolando, Russell and many more. We discuss how they rap and participate in martial arts, how they worked with music talent such as DNA. We discuss how anime relates to the young urban experience. Dragonball Z is about black people. We compare real martial arts masters with anime style martial arts. All halfway decent martial art masters are horn dogs that love to eat. Russell tells us how hip hop and anime are similar to distant cousins. Intro foreshadowing in anime is sneak spoiler.
Rob from MTR Network, MissMore Cosplay and Evangeline Daring CosplayBorn in Chile and raised in Maryland. Happens to Influence The homie Rob comes through and he brings some friends We talk about her career as a cosplayer and how they make money. What anime inspired her to watch anime and cosplay. I love Dragon Quest 11. Mindy also joins us a little bit later! The ladies discuss how they alter and buy costumes. They show us how art is apart of cosplay. Evangeline describes her experience as a martial artist. We discuss convention etiquette. They give advice for cosplay first timers. Please remember they are people.Cosplay as whoever you want. They give D cosplay advice. Apparently he makes for a decent Prowler cosplayer. They tell us about the many types of hero’s at convention. They detail how progressive Blerdcon is racially and sexually. We all play a game called the Awards ceremony. Our guests are the judges. They judge a bunch of stuff. Come check it out.
Rolando - AKA Cashaan AKA Jargon Rapper / Kickboxer Closest man to Goku I know Originally from DC. Rolando is very much in to anime, music and martial arts. He trains all the time but when he isn't training he’s rapping. Rolando has an album dedicated to Inuyasha thats low key amazing. He also made an album based on the game Chrono Trigger. He discusses his album creation process. We talk about the super secret martial arts video we saw being filmed with David the Oh. Floyd Mayweather is a genius. Rolando talks about his experience training in Thailand and his ambition to master Muy Thai Kick Boxing. He describes his experience of being a professional fighter and how it’s different from training in America. There is actually a legendary Muy Thay champion named Sagat except he has both eyes. We get a fighters opinion on anime training scenarios. We end with the best Guile theme song ever.
Nick Allen - Creator of Rexco Comics AKA Jon Jebus Steve Urkel, Akatsuki and A Pimp Named Slick Back We discuss his experience at Blerdcon. Nick describes his experience as a vendor at conventions. He’s a native from Baltimore and his co creator is Troy Allen. The Wire has given him ultimate street credibility but he’s never seen the show. He’s actually super educated. He’s not a Marvel nor DC Comics guy. He created something better. We discuss his creation C-Listers; which is closer to Marvel, Fight of the Century; which is like a DC comic and Action A GoGo which is very similar to Shonen Jump. We share our love of Kung Fu Movies and Luke Cage. We lament the idea of our women if they had psychic powers.
We went to the Library of Congress Concert and BlerdconEyeQ and his incredible rapping ability raps at the Library of Congress . He has an album about Attack on Titan. Sade is a group? I thought it was just a person. We recap Blerdcon and all its glory. Interviewing Beau Billingslea from Cowboy Bebop was a dream. Please check it out on Youtube. The midnight concert was off the chain. I explain how I’m skinny, fat. I break discuss how I introduced my friends to my favorite anime. Dmo talks about how great Manga is and how he started reading Naruto before watching the show. How everyone fell into Bleach because Naruto was shelling out fillers. The concept of Shonen Jump and watching DBZ with no subtitles. Yeah Yamcha was trash but he was strong as a human being! Just saying. Naruto bites DBZ and no one says anything. DaBaby plays no games and murders people. Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood is the best gateway anime ever. It has something for everyone. Watch it now!
Show 5 Hilton George The Man, the Mission, The Movement of Blerdcon!We discuss the anime he watches, first anime ever watched and what he looks for in an anime. Japanimation vs Cartoons. The future of anime, music and nerd culture. How the word Blerd came to be. Naruto running aint real ya’ll! Has his taste in music been changed by anime? How we got sucked into country music. The convention that brought him to create Blerdcon. How the inclusion of minorities and the lgbtq community impact the convention. The Blerd experience and how its different from the nerd experience. Blerdcon is honestly our personal favorite place for newbie convention goers. We give the many reasons why.