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Blackbird Orchestra at SteamCon II

Thu, 11/11/2010 - 10:40 — Jake von Slatt

Update: It's even better because I just found out that Unwoman (Erica Mulkey) is playing 3 songs with Blackbird Orchestra at SteamCon!
OMG! Squee! her Casualties and The Keys albums have been in my rotation since she issued them.

Oh Cool! I've just discovered that Blackbird Orchestra is playing SteamCom II next week (Sunday 1-2 PM in the Cabaret) so I will be able to see them live! I am really enjoying their latest Fables and Fields Green . You should probably buy a copy now lest they sellout at SteamKaaahn!.

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Steampunk comes to the Pier Show

Wed, 11/10/2010 - 11:43 — Jake von Slatt

Bruce and Melanie Rosenbaum are taking some of their Steampunked Home on the road, specifically to The Pier Antique show in New York. See the press release below.  -Jake

STEAMPUNK COMES TO THE PIER SHOW

NOV. 13 & 14, 2010

Think Jules Verne and H.G. Wells.  Think Frankenstein and Dr. Jekyll.  Mix mad-scientist speculation with Victorian sensibility and throw in a bit of Sci-Fi.  What do you have?  Steampunk – one of the most fascinating design and lifestyle trends today.  At the upcoming Pier Show, Nov. 13 & 14 on Pier 94, Steampunk will take center stage when ten of its most avid admirers and practitioners present the Steampunk House - – a fantastic, futuristic exhibit devoted to Steampunk creations and design ideas for the home. 

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Apparently, It Is On!

Mon, 11/08/2010 - 15:43 — Jake von Slatt

Our favorite Professor is calling out Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer in true Chap Hop fashion! It. Is. On! I was most fortunate to met the Professor in person at the Steampunk World's Fair last year and it seems that we will both be in attendance again this May. Huzzah! 

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Steampunk Fortnight on Tor.com

Sat, 10/23/2010 - 10:39 — Jake von Slatt

My apologies for being a bit late with this for Steampunk Fortnight at Tor Books has already begun!

Last year at around this time, Tor.com was deep in the throes of Steampunk Month, our first attempt to focus on a specific topic for a short period of time and see what we could say about it. A year later, steampunk is still hunting for the tiniest glimmers of recognition within mainstream culture. Whereas, in our corner of the world, you can’t take more than a few steps without encountering a glittering new dirigible or an old standby whose brass accents are being buffed to a high sheen. Everyone has an opinion about steampunk these days.*

Be sure not to not miss SPWS friend Ay-leen The Peacemaker's essay and the sneak peek at Jeff VanderMeer's up coming Steampunk Bible!

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Get the Whirlygig to the Museum

Thu, 10/07/2010 - 09:23 — Jake von Slatt

[Another Kickstarter project I'm backing: my friend Tom Sepe is trying to get his Whirlygig Emoto to the CRMI]

How do ya get a steam-electric hybrid motorcycle across country? With your help! (and a very strong box!)

The Charles River Museum of Art and Innovation's new exhibit: "Steampunk, Form and Function" is hosting a design competition and my bike, the Whirlygig Emoto, needs help getting there!

She'll need a custom crate and rush shipping in order to make it to Massachusettes by October 22nd, the opening of the exhibit! The money will help pay for the crate and the shipping to and from the Museum . . . 

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Charles River Museum of Industry--Steampunk: Form and Function

Wed, 10/06/2010 - 15:29 — Jake von Slatt

[The following is a press release for an event at the Charles River Museum of Industry in Waltham, Massachusetts - Jake]

An Exhibition of Innovation, Invention and Gadgetry

At The Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation’s new exhibit Steampunk: Form & Function – An Exhibition of Innovation, Invention and Gadgetry, sponsored by Steampuffin (www.steampuffin.com), modern technology meets the Victorian era.

Inspired by the works of authors like Jules Verne and H.G Wells, and grown out of the world of science fiction, Steampunk has become a cultural phenomenon like that of the punk rock movement of the 1980’s or the goth movement of the 1990’s.  

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Here we go . . . Castle's Steampunk Episode

Wed, 10/06/2010 - 11:12 — Jake von Slatt

A kind and competent portrayal, but I can't help thinking that we could use a nice juicy scandal or two! ;-)

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Steampunk Around the World - Holland

Tue, 09/21/2010 - 11:06 — Jake von Slatt

This is really amazing and delightful! I had no idea such things were happening around the world! - Jake

Davy writes:

Last Sunday we had a floralparade in Valkenswaard, Holland with a group of 25 steamers. 
Our group of builders made tree wagons all in steampunk style for this event. 
 
We won 5 prizes:
 
1th Price
Publics Favorite
Parade Favorite
Square Favorite
and highest scaffold

Click through for more pics!

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Steampunk Automata

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 09:59 — Jake von Slatt

OMG! I am kind of speechless here, this is really, really cool. Be sure to click through to the creator's blog, there are a lot of other really amazing things to see there! - Jake

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The Cog is Dead

Tue, 04/27/2010 - 11:16 — Jake von Slatt

The Cog is Dead is a time traveling band with a bit of a musical identity crisis. Formed in Grimsby, England in 1893, the Cog is Dead have traveled to various points of time in an effort to save clockwork mechanics and steam power! Along the way they have discovered several types of marvelous music which has helped to inspire their own.

Think The Squirrel Nut Zippers meet Abney Park. This is some damn fine Steampunk music! I particularly like "The Copper War" and the title track "The Cog is Dead" is sure to become a Steampunk classic!

Click through to their site or listen on MySpace!

Thanks Geof!

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