Many Steampunks are creative folk. Welding, soldering, sewing, knitting and other arts and crafts are well established in our community. I have myself dabbled in jewelry-making but for me its just a small part of my steampunkness. Among the many who do something are the few who do a lot and create amazing things. Their fame and renown has left the Steampunk scene and gone out into the world, v...
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The earth has yet again completed another orbit and again it is time for the Parsec Awards. The nominations have been closed and the finalists have been announced. When I went through the shortlist, I was mightily pleased to find a number of podcasts amongst the nominees I regularly listen to. So today, I give a shout out to my favourite podcasts and wish them the best of luck. In ...
delve deeper...Mon Dieu! I wonder if Monsieur Dumas is turning in his grave right now or having a hearty chuckle somewhere on the other side. As you may have heard, Dumas' most famous novel, The Three Musketeers has been turned into a movie yet again. This time it is a little... Different. How exactly? Well, since I feature it on my blog, it is rather obvious. But take an extended look at the trailer: ...
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My friend Nancy Overbury recently posed this question over at her blog: Cthulhu Fans... What happened to all the Evil? A valid question and one that has come up within the Lovecraft Community on a number of occasions. Among others, Chad Fifer, Chris Lackey and Andrew Leman discussed this on the side once in an episode of the H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast. The H.P. Podcraft team mentione...
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This is just a quick update and announcement regarding the upcoming Euro Steam Con. The official website is up and still under development and expanding. Updates regarding the project will be posted there and if you want to contribute to the endevour, you can get in touch via the Euro Steam Con website, too. And I have to say this again: Spread the word! We have feedback, but t...
delve deeper...Some more music for you: Lovett is going to release the album Highway Collection on March 15th. Still a bit in the future, I know. The reason why I am telling you this: As of today the video Eye of the Storm is available on AOL spinner. The corresponding single is taken from this album. Now, this video looks more than just a little Steampunk, here are some stills: You cannot get an...
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My sincere thanks to the magnificent Captain Robert of Abney Park for sharing this little gem in his update-feed:
More about this piece can be found on the internet movie data base. The director is Charles Urban. You may not have heard the name, I had not, but I was actually familiar with some of his work, since he created some of the best known British propaganda movies of the First Worl... delve deeper...
A few weeks back I was offered the opportunity to conduct an interview with the creators of Riese the Series. An opportunity which I obviously took. So here is the interview between Daily Steampunk (Traveler) and Kaleena Kiff, co-creator/director of Riese the Series. This Interview will very likely be available on this blog for only a limited amount of time before being transfered to the Gat...
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Believe it or not, I sometimes actually read books that have nothing to do with Steampunk or the Cthulhu Mythos. I also like books by Richard Dawkins and similar scientists and I am rather fond of modern fantasy, a.k.a Urban Fantasy, in general. And the latter catergory brings me to today's review of Restoration by Guy Adams In February 2010 I got myself a copy of Guy Adams' The World Hou...
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On this blog I have on a number of occasions shown examples of things that were supposed to happen or be available in the future but never did or were. Here's another one. It's a bit different since it concerns a new use for a giant Zeppelin, which were available in 1930 (that's when the prediction was made). There may ven have been plans fo a craft like this one that were never realised aft...
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I've had this image in my collection for quite a while now. My speculation is it was Cthulhu's dreams he sent that kept me from publishing it. Perhaps he is simply not quite comfortable in his new found role as a gentleman of leissure, yet. I guess that's undertsandable. After being a cosmic horror for
vigintillions of years ( Quote from Lovecraft's The Call of Cthulhu)It takes a while... delve deeper...
A Cthulhu Steampunk crossover by Chaosium! And it has been out for quite some time now and I missed it up until five minutes ago! How could this have happened? I guess it could only have been because Great Cthulhu dominates my dreams and interferes with my perception. Hang on, but this does not make snse since Queensguard actually serves the purposes of the Mythos. Well, since it is Cthulhu-...
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After the first pages of Pip Ballantine's and Tee Morris' Phoenix Rising: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel I was under the impression of heading into a hilarious and almost slapsticky Steampunk adventure. Eliza Braun and Wellington Books, the central protagonists, were simply too much of a missmatch and their initial “conversations” too comical. I had several good laughs. Gradually...
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For this entry I shall divert from the usual topics of this blog and point your attention to a book I just read. Guy Adams' The World House, one of the most bizarre, exciting and engaging books I've ever lain my hands on. It took me a while to really get into the story of The World House. With the introduction of a number of characters and their story about how they ended up in the World Hou...
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My wife (and therefor my son) and me are moving house. This is my last entry before we move and I do not know if the connection in the new house is up by the 10th (it should be). So, good bye for now and I shall leave you with another Zeppelin image:
delve deeper...Posted By Traveler on 4. Februar 2012
Look what devious, unnamable thing was delivered into my ætherbox:
Now is this one epic piece of a teaser-video or what? Not only is it Steampunk, no, there is a Cthulhu Cultist on board!
Let us hope and pray to the Great Old Ones Dirigible Days takes off. I have already signaled my extreme interest in supporting the project, since I am a Steampunk and Cthulhu Cultist.
Posted By Traveler on 4. Februar 2012
Another one of these things I found on the web.
Its path has been so winded, I could not find the artist who created it.
Posted By Traveler on 31. Januar 2012
Oh well, I should have known, since I am taking a vacation at one of the centers of cult activity around the globe… Anyway, yesterday evening a few local folks and me were sitting around a table in the lobby of the Gilman House and one of them brought the following to my attention:
The Stars are Right as ‘Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land’ Launches!
After a year of intensive development, the small indie team of Red Wasp Design have announced that their anticipated title, Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land has launched on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. The game is a turn-based strategy RPG inspired by the works of cult horror writer H.P. Lovecraft and developed in co-operation with Chaosium, the publishers of the cult horror role playing game, Call of Cthulhu.
The game is now out on iTunes and is a universal iOS app so the same game works for iPhone and iPod Touch both SD & HD and for iPad, and carries graphics optimised for each of those platforms. It is priced $4.99, £2.99 & €3.99 for the full universal app. The game’s designer, Tomas Rawlings said, “We’ve put a vast amount of our time, energy and ideas into this game over the last year. It’s been a long journey for us because we want to get it right. We’re not a huge studio, but I hope that fellow gamers will appreciate what we’ve achieved with The Wasted Land.”
The game features nine 3D levels set in the trenches of World War One. The player controls a team of up to six investigators charged with uncovering a deadly inhuman conspiracy underlying the clash of empires of the Great War. Barbed wire, mustard gas and machines guns will prove to be the least dangerous thing that the investigators will encounter as they venture out into no-man’s land to solve the mystery of the Wasted Land. As the game progresses, the player can build up the skills, weapons and equipment of the team to suit their playing style. As well as the physical danger, the investigators must guard their sanity against the myriad horrors that threaten to destroy it.
To stay in touch with the developers and get updates on the game, help and strategy guides and more you may want to connect to Red Wasp Design on Facebook, Twitter (@redwaspdesign) and on their site at redwaspdesign.com
And here are some screen shots:
Well, believe me, there will be a review!
Posted By Traveler on 30. Januar 2012
I interrupt my holiday to bring you this message:
EMI’S ‘NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL MUSIC!’ SERIES OPENS TRADEMARK DISPUTE WITH STEAMPUNK BAND THE MEN THE WILL NOT BE BLAMED FOR NOTHING!
Friday afternoon saw London steampunks THE MEN THAT WILL NOT BE BLAMED FOR NOTHING accused of trademark infringement by the people behind the ‘Now That’s What I Call Music!’ series of chart compilations.With disputed debut album ‘Now That’s What I Call Steampunk! Volume 1’ being released back in 2010., trademark owners EMI have been somewhat slow to catch-up to the time-travelling neo-Victorian band‘s antics. Now that they’re on the case however, the disputable arbiters of all things current ‘n’ cutting edge in contemporary music have called on the meddlesome merchants of (18)77 punk rock to take action immediately.
Given just three working days to either change the album’s name or face legal action the band, who are fronted by ‘occult comedian’ seen on the stages of Download, Sonisphere, Golden Gods etc Andrew O’Neill, have spent the weekend canvassing their fans for alternative titles. After sifting through suggestions spanning the sublime to ridiculous, they have now picked a winner. The record formerly known as ‘Now That’s What I Call Steampunk! Volume 1’ will be made available on iTunes et al again later this week, and also go to a second CD pressing, under new title ‘THE STEAMPUNK ALBUM THAT CANNOT BE NAMED FOR LEGAL REASONS’. In the meantime, there are less than 50 copies of the original CD remaining, for fans to snap up while they can!
The band are also due to release the follow-up to their debut on March 12th via Leather Apron records, and it seems fairly safe to assume that no other great mind could come up with the title; THIS MAY BE THE REASON WHY THE MEN THAT WILL NOT BE BLAMED FOR NOTHING CANNOT BE KILLED BY CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS’.
So, I guess it is time to grab one before they are all gone.
In the meantime, I am off to take some swimming lessons around Devil’s Reef.
Iä everybody!
Posted By Traveler on 27. Januar 2012
I have decided to take a little vacation by the sea and will soon check in at this lovely, picturesque little hotel:
In other words: I am taking a break from this blog for some time to concentrate on other projects. But do not worry, I will be back!
Posted By Traveler on 27. Januar 2012
Remember Luca Cerlini’s The Technician I featured a while back and the interview Luca was kind enough to give me?
Luca has now released the Making Of of his epic project.
Please enjoy:
Part 1:
Part 2
I would really love to see The Technician available for download or on DVD somewhere…
Posted By Traveler on 26. Januar 2012
And hopefully, there will be a full-fledged release in selected theaters across Europe, followed by a Collector’s Edition DVD!
Posted By Traveler on 26. Januar 2012
Stop What You’re Doing and Explore Mars Right Now!
And since I initially posted this one on the fly (i.e. from my smartphone) here is a little image to beautify the article and to show you what you get behind the link:
Posted By Traveler on 26. Januar 2012
The thought alone… Like the final season of Blackadder on meth.
I am an anthropologist and in this capacity a minor scholar of the Cthulhu Mythos and H.P. Lovecraft. I am also quite obviously heavily into Steampunk and Dieselpunk and like travelling.
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