Musical stories in fantastical worlds
In 1908, 31 years before the movie The Wizard Of Oz, when the Oz books were fresh and the Harry Potter of their day, an astonishing multimedia show involving live actors, film and hand tilted magic lantern slides toured the […]
What does this video have to do with anything? Nothing really. However, since this blog is about anything that, in my head at least, tangentially relates to The Steampunk Opera, including music, theater, artsy stuff, victorian and weimar era stuff, steampunky […]
Returning to one of our favorite subjects, the Weimer Era in Europe, we’re going to feature a famous and iconic-y stellar singer who got her start in Paris during the mid 1930s: Edith Piaf [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gTGmbA40ZQ] Ms. Piaf got her start […]
Yeah, you got it. Good ol home made steampunk gee-tars. This one by Mark Dalzell: Thunder Eagle: This is by Molly Friedrich: By Dennis Jones: Technically a mandolin: By Kwerk: By James Hutchinson: By Buddy Blaze: By Jugtones: Thunder […]
So, you know, i figure every now and then i should actually get around to discussing the actual SHOW, heaven forbid. During the composition process there just isn’t much to discuss. However, i did complete the entire piece. The show […]
And thus we come to our finale post on one of the most interesting secret societies to grace the stage of Victorian England. For those who are curious what the heck a group like this DOES or why they do […]
By the late 1890s The Golden Dawn was the premiere occult society in England. Their membership included all classes of Victorian society and they had no qualms admitting women, which was a very big deal in those days. It offered […]
It’s a story as old as time: 3 strapping chaps find an old manuscript (in cipher) hidden in the shelves of an old bookstore which outlines rituals for a secret magical Rosicrucian society originating in Germany, and gives a contact address. They contact […]
You simply cannot discuss colorful and intriguing aspects of Victorian culture without at some point bringing up The Golden Dawn. The trouble is, there’s so much to potentially discuss, i honestly don’t know where to begin. However, we must begin somewhere so […]
Don’t ask me why someone would dedicate themselves to making these things. It’s not that they’re not awesome, they’re totally awesome. It’s just…. their possible uses kind of creep me out. These are made by Tom Banwell. It’s his thing, […]