I stumbled across this video of Irish WWE Wrestler Becky Lynch and noticed her mild steampunk aesthetic during her entrance. Researching her character further it appears that her entire character has a steampunk style to it. Whether it’s her welding … Continue reading Watch WWE Wrestler Becky Lynch’s steampunk entrance! VIDEO
We’ve already given away a copy of Illuminate on CD by Alice’s Night Circus and now we have a copy of The Machine. This EP contains just two songs; The Machine and Medusa. “Alice’s Night Circus is a curious journey … Continue reading Steampunk Anniversary Giveaway, April 25th – The Machine EP
Kicking off the second half of our month long giveaway is a sensational gift from Dutch fantasy photographer Ruud De Korte. His photography company Space Machine Imagery is responsible for some of the most iconic European steampunk and fantasy photographs … Continue reading Steampunk Anniversary Giveaway, April 16th – Massive picture giveaway!
Steampunk legends The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing have announced they will be playing at Whitby Goth Weekend this April 2017. According to a video announcement posted on the WGW Facebook page, they are playing on Saturday … Continue reading The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing announced for Whitby Goth Weekend
Another Whitby Goth Weekend has been and gone and the arguments have started again. This time, it seems less about the paparazzi style invasive photographers and more about the weapons issue that I mentioned in this article from the last WGW (Whitby Goth Weekend). There’s also a relatively new problem that seems to be rearing its head. That problem is disgruntled Goths who attend the event but don’t think that steampunks should be there. Whitby Goth Weekend press coverage In the Guardian, they posted a number of pictures of the event but somehow seemed to miss Goths off of the … Continue reading The future of steampunks at Whitby Goth Weekend
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”
In a Bright Glass by Virginia Marybury In an alternative nineteenth century Italy, a crippled Anglo-Welshman has sold himself into a second indenture to learn the craft of “burning lenses” and bring an inheritance of Mediterranean warmth back to icy … Continue reading In a Bright Glass by Virginia Marybury
West Canadian band New Jacobin Club have featured heavily on the Journal recently. I’ve reviewed their newest album, interviewed them before their whistle-stop tour of Britain and then also had the privilege of watching them live at A Splendid Day … Continue reading WIN! New Jacobin Club competition
Ikey wanted to stay on the farm and care for the uncle who made him a master mechanic, but a lost bet with the Admiral changed everything. Forced to accompany the Admiral to Whitby, Ikey is soon in the thick … Continue reading Arachnodactyl by Danny Knestaut
Feisty teenage thief Maeko and her maybe-more-than-friend Chaff have scraped out an existence in Victorian London’s gritty streets, but after a near-disastrous heist leads her to a mysterious clockwork cat and two dead bodies, she’s thrust into a murder mystery … Continue reading The Girl and the Clockwork Cat by Nikki McCormack
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