music and tales
Today we’re going to feature an awesome blog that captivated my attention last night: philaphilia.blogspot.com/ The guy is a total building geek who lives in Philadelphia. Using a tirade of profanity he picks out historical buildings (and empty lots) around […]
And if you believe that, i got a bridge i’d like to sell you… This is a phrase embedded in American culture, and refers of course to selling some idiot the Brooklyn Bridge. This all comes from one man: George […]
One aspect about the era spanning from the lat 1800s to the second world war that is one of the most colorful is the old time con men. In this series we’ll touch upon some of the most intriguing. We begin, Ladies and Gentlemen, […]
Yes, wtf indeed. No this is a real thing. Raygun Gothic is a general term for retro futuristic science fiction environments. Once upon a time, from the 40s to the 60s, they imagined the future. It was bright and slick and […]
As long as we’re using aspects of Haitian Vodou and drumming for inspiration on a music and plot idea, we might as well do some research and learn some stuff. Although it’s the drumming that interests me the most, educating myself in all […]
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 […]
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 […]
Nah, i’m not ready to move on from pulp icons quite yet. One of the most famous and popular characters of the pulp era who is now fading into complete obscurity is The Shadow. The Shadow was a sensation during the 1930s […]