7 EPIC Things You May Not Have Known About Star Wars!

SHOW OFF YOUR GEEK PRIDE WITH SOME EPIC NERD SWAG RIGHT HERE!

1.  Rey is WHOSE Daughter? 

Hey, I'm Rhythm Bastard, a self-described Punk Rock Mercenary who makes music on all kinds of things.
For example, my latest album is a concept album inspired by Team Fortress 2, but it turned out really solid.

2. Finn Originally Comes From Where?

I also have a Soundcloud Account where you can get all my latest tracks, like my ongoing series doing songs about Magic The Gathering:

3. Everyone's Favorite Character That ALMOST Didn't Make It In The Original Trilogy!

I also have a Facebook Page where I post up all of my latest stuff, and you can keep up with me there. I also post events I'm going to, such as OutCON, Florida FandomMania, and I'm on track to go to Mizucon. It's really fun playing cons all throughout the area

4. This EPIC Fan Creation You Will Not Believe!

Finally, I do a couple podcasts with some friends called Echo Chamber and I'd Rather Not.  Echo Chamber is a podcast about Music, Games, and whatever we come up with, and I'd Rather Not is where we answer Would You Rather Questions with hilarious results.

5. One Thing You NEVER Would Have Guessed About Princess Leia!

OK, so by now you're aware this isn't a listicle, it's a sad man's ploy to try to get some eyeballs on his music. Can't blame a guy for trying, right? It's hard out there for a musican to make a name for themselves, and my operation is pretty solo, so I figured I'd go bold with it, grab a couple shares, and at the same time vent a couple frustrations I've been having.

6. A Peek Inside The Droids!

Today is May 4th, aka MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU which also is a little awkward for me, since being raised Catholic, my natural response was "And also with you."

I support creation over consumption in nerd culture, because without the dreamers trying to make their own thing, or the fanfiction/fanarts making characters that, in theory, belong to everyone and make it personal, all we have is buying shit. It's why A. I make my songs as broad as possible and B. I don't take it seriously when someone calls a woman a "fake nerd girl" who's "appropriating nerd culture". Cultural appropriation is about disregarding generations of traditions and history and diluting it down to only the aesthetic parts because fuck the people that made it. It's a lot deeper than "She bought that comic as well."

My entire Facebook and Twitter feed is filled with these articles speculating over the tiniest nerd stuff from rampant speculation to just merchandise, and I'm there thinking "Is this all there is?"They're not discussing the themes of the movie, it's WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN NEXT? Like, wait for the fucking thing to come out, you don't know.

That's what I liked about Episode VII when it came out: I knew nothing, and came out with a full movie. But that can't be the case anymore.

7. Can YOU Catch The Maga-Star Cameo In THIS Scene?