music and tales
As far as the Dieselpunk Opera goes, this week has been one of heavy preparation. Beginning this Sunday i have a magic 10 days window to work day and night and compose and record the entire 3rd Act. This is […]
We here at the (insert technology level)-punk Opera love created worlds of all types, literary and physical. I was recently at a giant model railway world in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and loved it (i used to go to one every winter […]
It clocks in at 42 minutes long. It may be an idiotic letdown, at this point what do i know? Normally i would sit on it a bit longer, but the time timetable for writing the Dieselpunk Opera is a […]
This is one of my favorite paintings. I discovered it whilst perusing the Tate in London during one of the recording sessions for the Steampunk Opera. it is by John Sargent who we shall feature today. Painted in 1886, this […]
As i work round the clock to finish the Demo for the 2nd Act of The Dieselpunk Opera (and just fyi, the 3rd Act will be done by mid March. Release date for the Do will be the same as […]
Jacqueline O’Brien is the sister of John O’Brien and the aunt of Constance. She and her brother were raised in a blue collar working class home, but Jackie turned out polar opposite from her brother. She was wild, artistic, free […]
As i’ve said on occasion, if you’re not prepared to work day and night on a song, spent days perfecting it, obsess over it, and then throw it away when you realize there’s something that would work better, then you […]
So speaking of disasters in Russia (seriously, exploding meteor?!?! I don’t know if there’s a person on this planet who did not utter the words “Holy FUCK” when they found out and saw pics of that) here’s a great site […]
It is no secret to longer readers that i am a big China Mieville fan. When i stumbled across Perdido Street Station back in 2001 i had given up reading fantasy, as i had simply grown unbearably bored with it. […]
I am well passed the halfway point of the 2nd Act. Normally this wouldn’t be such a big deal, but in the Dieselpunk Opera the 2nd Act is a double length act. The DO will be the same length as the Steampunk […]