You can read part one of our interview with Whitby Steampunk Weekend organiser Andy Pan Within by clicking this text. As the interview progressed, we moved to various other subjects. I personally always like to see event organisers at events … Continue reading An interview with Andy Pan Within – PART TWO
You may know Andy Dolan by various other names; Andy Pan Within, Hubcap Diamondstar or even possibly Jam Man. It’s like he’s trying to avoid detection by Interpol, but it’s nothing like that. The organiser of Whitby Steampunk Weekend has acquired these names throughout his life. His fascination with the God Pan from Greek mythology, coupled with a love of the song Pan Within by The Waterboys gave him his current moniker. But what about Hubcap? “Hubcap is a nickname acquired during childhood from friends because I was into T. Rex and was always singing Get It On (Hubcap Diamondstar Halo is in the lyrics).” Obviously his nickname Jam Man comes from his company Decadent Preserves. Continue reading “An interview with Andy Pan Within – PART ONE”
Bonsart Bokel is a familiar name in the British and European steampunk community. He came into steampunk around 2010 from a background in 14th century re-enactment. During his time there he watched a lot of anime and was drawn in … Continue reading Interview with Bonsart Bokel
The first book in Jarvis’ Steampunk series is our giveaway of the day on April 5 Phoebe Darqueling: How did you first find out about Steampunk? What do you like about it? E.C. Jarvis: Have you seen the awesome … Continue reading An Interview with Steampunk Author E. C. Jarvis
Victor & The Bully have smashed onto the British steampunk scene in the last few years with a raucous live show and an album so tight it hangs teabags on the washing line. Beloved by all, the London boys sat … Continue reading Interview with Victor & The Bully
Phoebe Darqueling is an author, blogger and wife. She’s spent the better part of the last few years making her way around the World sampling various steampunk cultures. That’s helped her immensely with her blog forwhomthegearturns.com which is a popular … Continue reading Interview with Phoebe Darqueling
Many steampunks around the world will be familiar with the name Tayliss Forge. From her first experience of steampunk at a convention in 2009, she’s built up a large fanbase on social media. Partially down to her exceptional skills at making steampunk costumes as well as her many modelling shoots and of course being a super nice person to talk to. In this interview, she chats about her steampunk origins, her love of conventions and her involvement with the amazing League of S.T.E.A.M. Continue reading “Interview with Tayliss Forge”
The New Jacobin Club are a six-piece band who originally started off as a trio of musicians in Western Canada just over 20 years ago. Ahead of their whistle-stop UK tour, the members of NJC have taken the time to talk to SJ about their music, the band , their history and how a fire isn’t always part of the act.
Seeing a band together after such a long time shows how these mainstream groups who need sabbaticals and hiatus’ after a few years together either can’t take the pressure or simply don’t take it seriously enough. While New Jacobin Club are serious about their music, fans and gigs – always giving some free music away with their albums – they have also proven to be insightful, wise, extremely interesting and funny. Recently I had the chance to fire some questions over to them before they descend on Britain for a short tour including the “A Splendid Day Out” steampunk event in Morecambe on June 4th 2016. The full listing of their tour can be found at the bottom of the interview as well as links to their new fifth album Soldiers of the Mark. Continue reading “Interview with New Jacobin Club”
Nix Whittaker is a New Zealand based up and coming author. Her new novel – Blazing Blunderbuss – is available in May 2016 and is a heady adventure full of pirates, magic and dragons disguised as mathematicians. I managed to get a few questions over to her by email so I could find out more about this interesting world she’s created. Continue reading “Interview with Nix Whittaker – Steampunk author”
Do you have roots in the steampunk genre? When I first conceived of the world of Ancient Appetites, steampunk was only starting to come to the fore in Ireland and the UK – you might see people in costume … Continue reading Interview with Oisin McGann – Steampunk Author
