Monthly Archive:: April 2011
The Steampunk Bible
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The Steampunk Bible is out! I helped connect Jeff and S.J. with people doing cool things in the movement and I wrote what I hope is the definitive candy tin etching how-to for this book. Our fashion editor Libby Bulloff also contirbuted articles and LOTS of shiny photography, including
Fantastically detailed Iron Man figurine
Jonathan Kuriscak of Packratstudios modded/created this amazingly detailed Iron Man figurine. He also made a matching little victorianized, moustachio'd Tony Stark to pilot it. The mod includes a flickering-fire like effect in the suit's 'furnace'. This is the kind of amazing, dedicated fine craftsmanship I love to see. I can
Steampunk Postcoloniality
My friend Jha Goh of Silver Goggles has a great guest posting over at STEAMED! Steampunk, from the outside, looks like it’s all about Empire, you know? Charles Stross, famous very important science fiction literary figure, had a rant about it, which I think really points to two things: the
Tardis pattern fabric
Knowing the overlap between SPWS fans and Doctor Who fans is, to put it midly, healthy- I knew you'd enjoy this Tardis pattern I submitted to Spoonflower. Spoonflower is a print on demand site for fabric- upload your designs and order them with a choice of several fabrics. If
The Bodice Rippers: EP volume II
Previously blogged band the Bodice Rippers have a new EP out, and it is wonderful. Vocalist Megan Fenske throws herself full-on into her vocals- singing their sinister, strange, poetic lyrics with rich and gritty passion. I last compared them with Decemberists/Tom Waits, and while that still holds true, they've matured and added jazzy/swing sound