Archive for the ‘DIY’ Category

A Variety of Vaudeville, Sideshow & Klezmer Acts to Play the Midwest This Week

Jun
21

Though Steampunk Music has yet to be defined (and thank the heavens for that!)  There is definitely a style and aesthetic that draws the general steampunk to any variety of events.  Circus sideshows, vaudeville acts, burlesque and magicians are all …

The Tesla Electric Rifle of Rev. Cpt. Flint

May
25

Reverend Captain Flint has seen many things in his travels around the world, and many things that should be dead. From the horrors of the undead catacombs of Paris, to the mysterious goliaths of deepest Africa, to the cold steely …

The Chicago Steampunk Apartment Gets Featured

Apr
28

As the steampunk aesthetic continues to grow beyond fashion, music, conventions and modded gadgets and computers. A passion for antiques, clocks, taxidermy and oddities can quickly grow to encompass ones surroundings as well.

True, the above photo is not a …

Give a Little Back to the Scene

Apr
20

Steampunk is a vibrant and constantly changing arts, music and fashion movement.  And with that it is, of course, expected that there are some lofty dreamers and thinkers with some even loftier goals.  Fortunately for them, and arguably the rest …

Steampunk Inception in 60 Seconds

Mar
17

Evidently there was a “Done in 60 Seconds” film contest and evidently one Mr. Wolfgang Matzl did this short, funny and arguably pretty damn steampunk variant of Christopher Nolan’s seminal movie “Inception.” Thanks to The Steampunk Tribune and …