Order Of The Stick
I am working 10 hours a day on the 3rd Act of the Dieselpunk Opera. It’s been tricky posting because… well… i’m working as hard as i can already and the time it takes to bang out a blog post […]
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A Song That Sounds Like These Put Together
I have a really, really, hard song to write for the 3rd Act. It’s not that it’ll be complex. It’ll end up being quite simple. But it’s got to be really good and do a certain important, dare i say […]
Female Tom Waits
I feel bad about the title of today’s post. These fine women have their own styles and don’t deserve to be classified by how they stack up to this one guy. However this encompasses a major element i’m looking for […]
Waiting For The Electrician (to break the 4th wall)
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 […]
Miniatur Wunderland
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 […]
The 2nd Act Demo for The Dieselpunk Opera Is Done (Now’s the time)
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 […]
Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose and Other Gorgeousness From Sargent
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 […]
Discarded Songs From The Steampunk Opera
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 […]
DRH Character Background 3: Jacqueline O’Brien
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 […]
Throwing Away Songs
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 […]