I’ve become a great fan of airship history and lore. As captain and creator of the USAS C.E. Rosendahl, accuracy, plausibility and function are all very important to me when creating my floating gas bag based transport. My research has come from various sources; books, the Internet Archive, hundreds of images, real world ships, and [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Pirates’
New Abney Park album “Aether Shanties”
Jan
31
If you are unfamiliar to the band Abney Park, you are either new to the Steampunk sub-culture or have somehow ducked any and all reference to them ubiquitously scattered throughout the aether. Regardless, I am sure the rest will be simply delighted to know that the newest album from Abney Park – “Aether Shanties” – [...]
A Steampunk Outing to the DIY Festival
Nov
23
It was Sunday November 22nd and after posting on Steampunk Empire that it might be fun for all six existing Chicago Steampunkers to meet up for brunch and a trip to the DIY Marketplace – four of us were actually implementing said plan and doing just that. Joining us on this day would be myself, [...]
STEAM-CON – Report from a Midwest Steampunker
Nov
07
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 funny, my gods, does no one dress up for travel anymore? My vintage 1930s indestructible [...]
Hellblinki – Pirates Meet Steampunk With New Concept Album
Oct
21
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 one “The End” I would describe as industrial cabaret while “The River Song” is the kind [...]
