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Love Your Fandom - @petite-madame

5/29/2015

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What program/tools do you use?
I use Photoshop CS6 for almost all my works along with an old Wacom Bamboo Fun tablet (that I should change very soon ><). I also use from time to time Painter 12 because its oil painting and watercolor tools are unique, but also Paint Tool SAI. When it comes to traditional art, I use Liquitex Acrylic painting, Copic markers, Prismacolor pencils, watercolors (nothing fancy, just what I find in supermarkets) but also ballpoint pens.

Where do you get your inspiration?
A bit everything! Movies I watch, books I read, songs I listen too, even people I see on the streets. Music videos from the 1990's are a big inspiration too. Also, a lot of my inspiration comes from other artists I find on the Internet or when I browse books at my local bookshop: James Jean, Adam Hugues, Ryan Meinerding, Alex Ross, or Chen Shu Fen & Common. Classic artists such as Leyendecker or photographers such as Pierre & Gilles are amongst my great influences too.

What are your primary fandoms?
Supernatural, first. I’ve been producing artworks for this fandom for six years now. Now, I’m also in the Marvel fandom, particularly Stucky (Steve Rogers/Bucky Barnes) and I even created an art blog especially devoted to the life of Bucky Barnes

What project have you always wanted to do?
A Supernatural fanbook, something that would be mix between sketches, comics and previously unseen B&W illustrations. Unfortunately, where I live, in France, printing this kind of things is extremely complicated because we don’t have a “dôjinshi” or a self-printed fanbook culture. It costs A LOT of money. What I also would like to do is illustrate medical articles for magazines or books.

What is your favorite work?
If you talk about my recent works, I really love Barnes, Rogers! For the love of God!! which took me about 40 hours to complete. When it comes to older works, I have a soft spot for some of my old Supernatural drawings such as Winchesters Laundry Day and The Whirligig Farm.

What is one thing fandom doesn’t know about you?
I collect rosaries. Also, I worked as a "voice" in Japan for French language learning methods. If you are Japanese and if you're learning French, there's a chance that the voice you hear on your textbook tape and that tells you to "open your book on page 4" is mine ^^
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Give our interview below with petite-madame a read, then go check out her fantastic work! 
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Fandom Friday 5/29/15

5/29/2015

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"In Memoriam": Those we lost due to character deaths and recasts in this past television season

TV News
  • A new Teen Wolf trailer has us even more pumped for the upcoming season!
  • Peter Capaldi will be coming along for Doctor Who’s return to San Diego Comic-Con
  • Thanks to Miley Cyrus (wait...what?!), Netflix renews Grace & Frankie for a second season
  • The pilot for USA Network’s Mr. Robot starring Rami Malek is available for free online
  • Lucy Liu has been tapped to direct an episode of Season 3 of Graceland on the USA Network 
  • Trevor Noah tries out the Daily Show desk for the first time
  • Sarah Michelle Gellar enjoys mini-reunions with her Buffy the Vampire Slayer costar Alyson Hannigan and her Cruel Intentions costars Reese Witherspoon and Selma Blair
  • Lori Loughlin (Aunt Becky) and Bob Saget (Danny Tanner) are both returning for Fuller House
  • Ryan Seacrest books his first post-American Idol gig: a new show called Knock Knock Live that helps ordinary people fulfill their dreams

Movie News

  • Batman chases The Joker in a new behind the scenes video from the set of Suicide Squad
  • Fox is planning a reboot of the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen 
  • Warner Bros. releases the first trailer for the remake of Point Break
  • John Williams promises original trilogy themes in the score for Star Wars - Episode VII: The Force Awakens
  • Chris Pine is in talks to star in Wonder Woman
  • Tilda Swinton may be starring alongside Benedict Cumberbatch in Doctor Strange
  • More characters (and maybe who will play them) are revealed for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
  • The first photo of Independence Day 2 shows Jeff Goldblum on the set
  • Fast & Furious 8 will be set in New York
  • Tom Hardy has the perfect response to a sexist question posed about Mad Max: Fury Road
  • Paul Rudd dodges bullets in the newest movie poster for Ant-Man
  • More information is revealed about Andy Serkis' Star Wars - Episode VII: The Force Awakens character Supreme Leader Snoke
  • No one is more excited than Josh Gad for Beauty and the Beast in 2017

Theatre News
  • Allegiance, the musical featuring George Takei, completes its cast 
  • Former Smash co-stars Andy Mientus and Krysta Rodriguez return to their beginnings in Spring Awakening in Deaf West End theatre, blending spoken English and ASL into the production
  • Danielle Brooks (Orange is the New Black) will join Jennifer Hudson onstage in The Color Purple
  • Darren Criss, Vanessa Hudgens, and Brandy Norwood are among the stars in this year’s Stars in the Alley concert in New York City 
  • Jim Parsons returns to New York’s Broadway stage in the newest one-man show Act of God based on the tweets of the Tweet of God account on Twitter
  • The Tony Awards announce Bradley Cooper, Bryan Cranston, and more as presenters
  • The benefit performance of Bombshell (the fictional musical that won the also-fictional Best Musical Tony in the short-lived NBC show Smash) has completed its cast

 Misc News 
  • The world says goodbye to comedy great and Ben Stiller’s mom, Anne Meara
  • Congratulations to Keira Knightley and her husband James Righton on the birth of their first child!
  • Congratulations to the Golden State Warriors on making it to the NBA Finals!
  • Stephen Curry’s daughter Riley steals the show during post-game interviews 
  • Proving to us that she really is Luna Lovegood, Evanna Lynch writes a letter to a homophobic fan
  • Harry Potter inspires the naming of the Dementor wasp….and keep it the heck away from us!
  • Even lion cubs can’t get enough of Kellan Lutz
  • HBO Now is coming soon to Android devices
  • Female comedians like Amy Schumer and Lena Dunham break down stereotypes in a round-table interview with The Hollywood Reporter
  • Kanye and North West are “virtually” unrecognizable in the newest add-on to the Kim Kardshian: Hollywood game 
  • Justin Bieber proves that he really can sing when he covers Boyz II Men’s “I’ll Make Love to You”
  • The teacher who offered to cancel finals if Taylor Swift calls him goes viral!   
  • Lily Collins confirms her relationship is back on with Mortal Instruments co-star Jamie Campbell Bower
  • Rachel McAdams looks like she’s shooting a new movie, but during Memorial Day weekend, she played Maid of Honor to her little sister Kayleen McAdams
  • JK Rowling shuts down the infamous Westboro Baptist Church with another hilarious tweet! But seriously, are these people at WBC even for real?
  • Forbes releases its list of The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women and Beyonce and Taylor Swift make the list
  • In celebration of 18 years since My Best Friend’s Wedding, Julia Roberts and Dermot Mulroney confirm that they really are still best friends
  • The Kardashian sisters continue to prove their lack of social grace as Khloe Kardashian posts another insensitive photo online
  • In honor of Memorial Day, Chris Pratt posts a video teaching his son Jack the Pledge of Allegiance 
  • Demi Lovato is the new face of mental health campaign “Be Vocal: Speak Up for Mental Health”
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A Very Special Announcement

5/28/2015

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We here at A Little Nerd Music are extremely honored and excited to announce that we will be an official media sponsor for this year's CHOC Walk in the Park presented by Disneyland Resort®.  

While we are still in the very beginning stages of figuring out everything that this may entail, we could not be more thrilled for this amazing opportunity to share our love of CHOC with our listeners and, in turn, share our podcast with all the families who hold CHOC as near to their hearts as we do.

Be sure to stay tuned and we will be sharing each step with you guys, our amazing listeners!

We would like to give a very special thank you and shout-out to the dedicated people who put their blood, sweat, tears, and sanity into pulling off CHOC Walk each and every year: Zach Abrams, Barbra Lopez, and Lisa Mitaux.
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Throwback Thursday

5/28/2015

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-- Kelly Lee
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Let’s go back to: CHOC Walk 2014! 
The CHOC Walk is a charity walk put on by CHOC Children's Hospital in Orange County, California.  The walk takes place at the Disneyland Resort throughout Disneyland Park, Disney's California Adventure, and the Downtown Disney District.  Each year, the walk sees over 15,000 participants and raises millions of dollars for the premier children's hospital in Southern California.  Since its inception in 1990, the CHOC Walk has raised over $24 million that has helped advance the health and well-being of the children seen at the hospital.  Disney characters and cast members come out in droves to support the walkers and cheer them on in the early morning hours of early October. 

Why it means something to you or to our podcast:

Last year, your two co-hosts participated in this great event together for the first time.  It was my fourth CHOC Walk and Christina's very first.  I think it's safe to say that it made quite an impression on her.  This year, we're back at it again.  We'll be gathering our friends and family to join our team, Team Tiger, for another great year at CHOC Walk and we need your help to get there!  As a former patient of CHOC Children's, this is an organization that is not only my day job, but is a cause that is near and dear to my heart.  Make sure you check out this amazing organization. 

How can you help?: You can donate to Team Tiger 2015 right here and help us get a sponsorship for this year's walk.  Every little bit helps!  You can also create your own team or walk as an individual by signing up here!
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Music Monday

5/25/2015

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-- Kelly Lee
The Artist: Andy Grammer

The Song: "Honey, I'm Good"

Where you heard it first: When he performed it on Dancing with the Stars as a part of Eras Night for Nastia Liukin and her new partner Sasha Farber.  He even got injured pro Derek Hough in on the fun by letting Derek sing the song with him!

Why it’s been stuck in your head: I don't know many of Andy Grammer's songs, but this one is an earworm for sure.  Try listening to it just once and not dancing along with it.  Something about its upbeat tempo and fun lyrics just make you happy about it.

Why you recommend it to our listeners: If you're like me, you're always looking for something fun to get you through that commute to work that snaps you out of your "barely awake" haze and gets you ready for the day ahead and this is the perfect song to listen to on your morning commute!
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PITCH PERFECT 2 (SPOILER-FREE) REVIEW

5/22/2015

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What Is It: Pitch Perfect 2 is the sequel to 2012's runaway hit Pitch Perfect starring Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Anna Camp, Brittany Snow, Skylar Astin, Ben Platt, and Adam Devine.  This time, we catch up with the 3-time national champion a capella group The Barden University Bellas in their senior year of college.  For Chloe (played by Brittany Snow), it's her third go-around at senior year having failed Russian Literature three times in order to remain a part of The Bellas.  The movie opens with The Bellas performing for the president (yes, President Obama) on his birthday when a wardrobe malfunction results in a national scandal and the Bellas are subsequently suspended from the International Championship of Collegiate A Capella (ICCAs).  Their victory tour is taken away from them and given to professional German a capella group Das Sound Machine and the only way to make their way back into the good graces of the ICCA is by winning the World Championship of A Capella in Copenhagen.

My experience: I absolutely loved the first movie and so I knew I had to see this one as soon as possible.  I went to see it one Saturday morning with my friends and it did not disappoint.  Aside from the fact that I am a huge music nerd, this movie shines light on the talented people who sing a capella and I can tell you from experience that it is NOT easy.  I enjoyed the fact that this sequel was able to keep the same character traits that we had come to know and love in the first film and further expand them to make them even more loveable. 

Why You Should See It: If you see this movie for nothing else, you must see it for the comedic genius of Elizabeth Banks and John Michael Higgins whose characters John and Gail have now started their own podcast called "Talk-apella" and their ridiculous banter will have you laughing from beginning to end.  The movie is also packed with amazing cameos from President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, the Green Bay Packers, The Sing-Off champions Pentatonix, The Sing-Off contestants The Filharmonic, Snoop Dogg, comedians David Cross and Keegan Michael-Key, and The Voice judges Christina Aguilera, Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, and Pharrell Williams.  If you love a capella, or have a girl-crush on Anna Kendrick (because, let's face it, who doesn't?), you should get out there and see this movie immediately!

The Future: There have been rumors that Rebel Wilson has already signed on for Pitch Perfect 3 and with the success of this film, a third installment seems inevitable.  We will definitely be keeping you posted as we learn more about another sequel.  In the meantime, you can catch a capella group Pentatonix opening for Kelly Clarkson on her Piece by Piece Tour this summer, the "Bella legacy" Hailee Steinfeld in Taylor Swift's new music video Bad Blood, and director-producer-star Elizabeth Banks in two more blockbuster movies this year: Magic Mike XXL and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2.
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Fandom Friday 5/22/15

5/22/2015

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Shows are getting renewed, picked up, cancelled, and ending left and right.  Check out ALNM's Renewal Scorecard to see the fate of your favorite shows and miniseries.

TV News
  • Glee alum Harry Shum Jr. joins ABC Family’s Shadowhunters as the warlock Magnus Bane
  • Game of Thrones causes even more controversy with the brutal rape of Sansa Stark (played by Sophie Turner)
  • Congratulations to the winner of The Voice, Sawyer Fredericks!
  • Congratulations to the winner of Dancing with the Stars, Rumer Willis & her pro Valentin Chmerkovskiy
  • Jimmy Kimmel, James Corden, and Seth Meyers pay tribute to David Letterman
  • The Foo Fighters perform their classic, Everlong, on the final Letterman show 
  • Another trailer for Scream Queens has debuted
  • Alfonso Ribiero will replace Tom Bergeron as the host of America’s Funniest Home Videos
  • Producer McG tweets out the first look of Clary and Jace from ABC Family’s Shadowhunters
  • Seth Meyers says everything we’ve been thinking about Netflix
  • The Teen Wolf season 5 trailer is here!! 
  • First cast photos are released for Ryan Murphy’s American Crime Story: The People vs. O.J. Simpson
  • Heroes: Reborn will see the return of Greg Grunberg as Matt Parkman
  • Even though Kaitlyn Bristowe was chosen as The Bachelorette, the booted Bachelorette Britt Nilsson is still dating the contestant who quit the show to go after her: Brady Toops
  • With the season premiere only a few weeks away, here’s a behind the scenes look at the next season of Hannibal 

Movie News

  • The first trailer for The Maze Runner: Scorch Trials is here!!
  • Could Academy Award Winner Matthew McConnaughey be headed to the new Spiderman films?  (Alright, alright, alright!)
  • The trailer for Batkid Begins brings tears to our eyes here at ALNM 
  • Director Brad Bird turned down Star Wars: The Force Awakens direct Tomorrowland
  • The Joker slaps around Harley Quinn in this new Instagram video from the set of Suicide Squad
  • Allegiant - Part 1 begins filming in Atlanta
  • Bryan Singer takes more selfies on the set of X-Men: Apocalypse, this time with Jennifer Lawrence and Nicholas Hoult 
  • Bill Murray and Sofia Coppola reunite for a Christmas musical special for Netflix
  • Reese Witherspoon has been cast as the famous pixie in Disney’s live-action movie Tink 
  • The sequel to 2001’s My Big Fat Greek Wedding is being released on March 25, 2016 against the highly anticipated Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice 

Misc News 
  • Shake it off with the newest parody from The Hillywood Show: Supernatural!  It features all your favorite Supernatural stars.  Seriously.  ALL of them! 
  • Rebel Wilson is caught in a lie: she’s actually 35 and her name is Melanie Elizabeth Bownds
  • Austin Swift’s photo from the Billboard Music Awards after party has graced the internet with its awesomeness 
  • It’s official!  Taye Diggs will succeed Darren Criss as Broadway’s next Hedwig in Hedwig and the Angry Inch
  • Anna Kendrick as the new Indiana Jones?  Don’t we wish! 
  • Mariska Hargitay says that her appearance in Taylor Swift’s Bad Blood music video has “upped her cool factor”  
  • JK Rowling totally “moms” Matthew Lewis for his sexy new photoshoot 
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Throwback Thursday

5/21/2015

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Let’s go back to: Cinderella, the 1997 television film by Disney.  It was a remake of the Rodgers and Hammerstein television musical from 1957 featuring Julie Andrews.  Featured in the Wonderful World of Disney, this was the third version of the musical created for television.

Why it means something to you or to our podcast: This movie is the ultimate example of how colorblind casting can work.  The cast featured Victor Garber and Whoopi Goldberg as the King and Queen, Paolo Montalban as their son, Jason Alexander as his butler, Broadway legend Bernadette Peters as the wicked stepmother, Brandy in the title role of Cinderella, and the incomparable Whitney Houston as the Fairy Godmother.  Let's be honest.  What young actress wouldn't dream of Whitney Houston as their Fairy Godmother.  The music is amazing and strong enough to hold up past the cheesiness of the 90s.  It's a charming film that's a fun watch for the whole family.

Where can you find it now?: You can get the DVD on Amazon for under $10, and you can find a lot of the musical performances on YouTube.
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Music Monday

5/18/2015

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Where you heard it first: When I first got the 1989 album.  It's a terrible addicting set of music and I highly recommend it.  I haven't been the biggest Taylor Swift fan in the past, but the way both she and her music have matured over the past few years is swinging me to her side.

Why it’s been stuck in your head: The music video premiered at the Billboard Music Awards last night, and it's pretty much a Sin City/Hunger Games styled cameo overload of Swift's friends and heroes.  In summary, it's awesome.

Why you recommend it to our listeners: You can point to this song when your friends give you grief over listening to that girl who only ever sings about ex-boyfriends who have wronged her.  Plus it's an earworm if I've ever heard one.
- Christina

(While we usually have designated weeks where one of us does Music Monday and the other does Throwback Thursday, Christina wrote this one and it actually was the EXACT song Kelly was going to profile.  Great minds really do think alike.  Either that or we've got some issues to work out, Christina....Just kidding!  I love you! -- Kelly Lee)
The Band: Taylor Swift

The Song: "Bad Blood"

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Fandom Friday 5/15/15

5/15/2015

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Shows are getting renewed, picked up, cancelled, and ending left and right.  Check out ALNM's Renewal Scorecard to see the fate of your favorite shows and miniseries.

TV News
  • Fox releases the first promo for its DC Comics show Lucifer  
  • The first behind-the-scenes video of AMC’s Fear the Walking Dead is released 
  • American Idol’s season 15 will be its last 
  • The X-Files reunion series begins January 24, 2016 
  • Showrunner Steven Moffat announces that Sherlock season 4 filming has been delayed until 2016, probably due to the busy schedules of its lead actors: Benedict Cumberbatch (signed on for Doctor Strange) and Martin Freeman (signed on for Captain America: Civil War)  
  • Fox releases the first look at Ryan Murphy’s new project Scream Queens coming this fall 
  • CBS releases a first look at its fall show Supergirl starring Glee’s Melissa Benoist and Broadway stars Jeremy Jordan and Laura Benanti  
  • ITV announces Peter & Wendy miniseries with Stanley Tucci playing Captain Hook 
  • Fan-favorite Nastia Liukin and her partner Derek Hough are eliminated on Dancing With the Stars 
  • Bradley Cooper will reprise his role in a TV adaptation of 2011’s Limitless and here’s the trailer 
  • The CW releases the first trailer for the Flash/Arrow spinoff Legends of Tomorrow introducing Hawkgirl, White Canary, Captain Cold, Heatwave, Firestorm, and The Atom as a new team 
  • Harry Shearer leaves The Simpsons forcing the series to say goodbye to Ned Flanders, Principal Skinner, and Mr. Burns
  • Colton Haynes leaves Arrow but could be headed back to Teen Wolf.  Is Jackson Whittemore going to make his triumphant return to Beacon Hills?!
  • Hulu picks up The Mindy Project for 26 episodes

Movie News
  • A new trailer is released for the movie adaptation of John Green’s novel Paper Towns 
  • The 1996 movie The Craft is getting a remake 
  • Fox is gearing up an X-Men spinoff called The New Mutants directed by The Fault in Our Stars director Josh Boone 
  • Diego Luna (Milk, Y Tu Mama Tambien) signs on for Star Wars: Rogue One 
  • Eddie Redmayne has formally been offered the role of Newt Scamander in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 
  • The next Planet of the Apes film will be called War of the Planet of the Apes 
  • Mark Ruffalo tweets about Captain America: Civil War and fans freak out about The Hulk possibly being a part of the all-star cast.
  • The newest trailer for the Despicable Me prequel Minions is released.

Misc News 
  • The Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is sentenced to the death penalty, says the verdict of this Friday's trial.
  • RIP B.B. King.  We all will mourn the loss of this legendary talent.
  • JK Rowling makes a jab at a Twitter user, implying he has a small penis 
  • Comedian Dane Cook is permanently banned from famous comedy club The Laugh Factory after using vulgar and offensive language towards a waitress 
  • Nina Dobrev breaks her silence about Ian Somerhalder and Nikki Reed and promises fans her exit has nothing to do with their marriage 
  • JK Rowling reveals Moaning Myrtle’s real name is Myrtle Elizabeth Warren 
  • David Beckham meeting Stephen Hawking is the sweetest!   
  • Jennifer Lopez announces that she’s heading to her own Las Vegas show 
  • Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively share the first photo of baby James on Instagram….kind of. 
  • Could Taye Diggs be the next Hedwig on Broadway?    
  • Idina Menzel is headlining the national tour of the If/Then Musical!
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