DIY Trunk Show 21-November

Nov
19
The Reverend Captain Samuel Flint
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Part of the Steampunk lifestyle and aesthetic is a do-it-yourself attitude. Constructing devices, props, mods, sewing and electrocuting — we do it all by hand.

This Saturday, see the DIY Trunk Show 2009 in the west side, showcasing art, projects …

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Windycon 36: Photographs

Nov
18
The Reverend Captain Samuel Flint
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Windycon 36 was an amazing success, full of fashion finery, bully beer, gadgetry galore, beautiful boots and perfect panelists.

Some photographs from the event can be seen on The Facebook, as made by the Rev. Cpt. Samuel Flint

Windycon 2009 …

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Windycon 36 – It’s “Steampunk”

Nov
12
Lord Baron Joseph C.R. Vourteque IV
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Which – of course – means there will be an awful lot of this.

I cannot deny though, they put a lot of time into those outfits.
My subtle and yet unfounded derision for individuals with more skill than myself …

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The Clockwork Cabaret Proves That I’ve Listened to Steampunk Music All Along

Nov
10
Lord Baron Joseph C.R. Vourteque IV
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This is something I should have posted quite a bit ago.

When I am doing aether-devise modifications, or concocting culinary inventions or just want some degree of background noise that is a good 30/70 split between some-what witty banter and …

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STEAM-CON – Report from a Midwest Steampunker

Nov
07
Lord Baron Joseph C.R. Vourteque IV
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I had just worked 20 hours (literally) and had not eaten a single meal.  I was wearing my “traveling” jeans, a vest, my pocket watch and compass, my great jacket and holding a walking stick.  People were looking at me …

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Steam-Con is Totally Steampunk!

Oct
26
Lord Baron Joseph C.R. Vourteque IV
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So I’m here at Steam-Con as it winds down on this mellow Sunday. The full post – with pictures and music and jellies for the kids, will be coming soon. This is a teaser… and by teaser I mean a …

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The New Tuesday Weld Adopts Steampunk Aesthetic, But Promises a Wide Musical Range

Oct
24
Mr Autotechnical
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I opened the London Book of the Dead from the New Tuesday Weld and expected to find maybe some orchestral music, or perhaps some dark cabaret music. What I found was more of a whimsical tribute to jazz and cabaret …

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Hellblinki – Pirates Meet Steampunk With New Concept Album

Oct
21
Lord Baron Joseph C.R. Vourteque IV
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Thanks to Mr. Auto-Technical (whom SHOULD be writing this post instead of I!)

Definitely check out the Neo-Vaudville-Americana-Pirate-Industrial-MusiqueConcrete group Hellblinki. I downloaded their album “Oratory” and I’m loving it, attached are two songs I’m particularly fond of, the first …

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The Phonovault – The place for your post-apocalypse music collection

Oct
05
Lord Baron Joseph C.R. Vourteque IV
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Thank you to Sepiachord on the Brass Goggles forum, the PhonoVault is now open.

The website specializes in music of the dark and strange including such things as “Death Country”, “Dark Cabaret”, “Gothic Americana” and, of course, Psychobilly (and Steampunk …

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The Steampunk Ghost Hunting Kit invades STEAM-CON

Oct
01
Lord Baron Joseph C.R. Vourteque IV
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Ladies & Gentlemen behold the RL&GEMS presents…

“The Steampunk Ghost Hunting Kit”

All of these plates were created with photographs of the actual inventions and finds. Two of these inventions, the Aether Thermo-Aura-Meter and the Electro-Magnetic Frequency Detector, will be …

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