Post by Steam Girl on Oct 22, 2008 8:28:27 GMT -5
www.nytimes.com/2008/05/08/fashion/08PUNK.html?_r=2&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
Information on the James Gang and the beloved Jake Von Slatt as well as some leads on the beginnigns of the Steampunk subculture.
What am I using from this article?
"First appearing in the late 1980s and early ’90s, steampunk has picked up momentum in recent months, making a transition from what used to be mainly a literary taste to a Web-propagated way of life.
To some, 'steampunk' is a catchall term, a concept in search of a visual identity."
and
"That definition is loose enough to accommodate a stew of influences, including the streamlined retro-futurism of Flash Gordon and Japanese animation with its goggle-wearing hackers, the postapocalyptic scavenger style of “Mad Max,” and vaudeville, burlesque and the structured gentility of the Victorian age. In aggregate, steampunk is a trend that is rapidly outgrowing niche status. "
Information on the James Gang and the beloved Jake Von Slatt as well as some leads on the beginnigns of the Steampunk subculture.
What am I using from this article?
"First appearing in the late 1980s and early ’90s, steampunk has picked up momentum in recent months, making a transition from what used to be mainly a literary taste to a Web-propagated way of life.
To some, 'steampunk' is a catchall term, a concept in search of a visual identity."
and
"That definition is loose enough to accommodate a stew of influences, including the streamlined retro-futurism of Flash Gordon and Japanese animation with its goggle-wearing hackers, the postapocalyptic scavenger style of “Mad Max,” and vaudeville, burlesque and the structured gentility of the Victorian age. In aggregate, steampunk is a trend that is rapidly outgrowing niche status. "