music and tales
Dieselpunk is a fantastic reimagining of the period from about 1920 through the 40s. Dieselpunk tends to be darker than its steampunk cousin. It’s flexible in that it can incorporate stories which do NOT take place in that time period but […]
Today we feature an excellent band making modern noir music, Bohren & der Clud of Gore. It’s ambient jazz technically, but it sounds like what youo would think heavily chilled, dark modern noior music would sound like. Sparse, slow, moody […]
I’m going to take a day’s break from the noir stuff (almost over it… almost) and post this exceptional letter which comes from thetrichordist.woprdpress.com. Well worth the read and as a musician a major issue in my life. …………………………………… Recently Emily White, […]
Here’s a little experiement. Quick, picture music to a noir film in your head. Everyone i ask replies the same, the exact same. The music is slow, with an acoustic bass, maybe an echoey trumpet, sparse, maybe some lightly brushing […]
Sorry for lack of posts, but i’m working really hard at the moment and haven’t had time to post. However, i’m gonna take a moment and continue with the fiolm noir bent i’m on. Can’t come up with a big […]
For a… thing i’m working on (you’ll discover it soon enough) i have begun a small self course in Noir, both book and film. Since it’s a wonderful and fun genre and a potential central tenant to dieselpunk we’ll be […]
If you follow this blog and all the blathering run on sentences and dribbling un- proofread babble that passes for my usual posts, not to mention the overabundance of information regarding the Steampunk Opera, why on Gd’s green earth would […]
As we saw in our last post, the pathway to the character of Little Orphan Annie was longer and more interesting than one might think. Heck, we did an entire post and didn’t even get to the actual red haired […]
I have an endless fascination with fictional characters who experience long lives and evolutions through by being expounded upon by different artists who keep the character alive and transforming through generations. As surprising as it may seem, few characters really […]
Let me be clear from the get go: i have stolen the idea for this post lock stock and barrel from Charming Trinity without shame or honor. She has a post called, coincidentally enough, Fairy Tale Castles which seemed like such a good […]