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Lately, I've had the privilege to be asked to design a set of covers for albums of the "New Albion Trilogy", a set of operas by Paul Shapera, a very talented composer. The opus is basically about the story of the city of New Albion. A Steampunk Opera, a Dieselpunk opera... aren't they what the genres needed and fully deserved? Paul Shapera is busy making up for this gap with his New Albion Trilogy. Learn more about Paul's great work at:…

Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows!

Thanks to Scott from Dieselpunk Industries, we're going all the way Down Under with this week's episode of Two-Fisted Tuesday.

A lot of The Shadow episodes are lost to the winds of time, and I mean a lot, like 450 episodes are missing. Thankfully, we still have a bunch of the…

Via: The Lovecraftsman

Up in the Heavens, daring Devils bring Hell to Earth!  On and under the Seas Men of Iron in Ships of Steel duel for supremacy of the seas.

 Yes, those Gallant Knights of the Air in their Incredible Flying Aeroplanes!  The glory!  The romance!  The excitement!  Oh, and the old "die horribly in a fiery plummet after ripping apart…

This is the last chapter of the Early Lockheed's Saga.

The Lockheed Model 9 Orion was the last of Lockheed's single engine transports, seated six passengers and was powered by a 420hp P&W Wasp engine. The Orion cruised at 180-195 mph and is claimed to be the first transport capable of 200 mph. The Orion was also the first commercial…

A front-wheel drive posh car in the early 1930s? A few thousand bucks will buy you a Cord... or a Ruxton.

The Ruxton is a forgotten manufacturer, often overlooked when considering early pioneers in automotive design and mechanics. One of their biggest automotive achievements was the use of front-drive…

Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows!

Thanks to Scott from Dieselpunk Industries, we're going all the way Down Under with this week's episode of Two-Fisted Tuesday.

A lot of The Shadow episodes are lost to the winds of time, and I mean a lot, like 450 episodes are missing. Thankfully, we still have a bunch of the…

War is Hell...why not find a way to dig in faster?

It's a year into this horrible war, this Great War, and we're going nowhere fast.  The western and eastern fronts have stabilized with no significant progress.  Even the Italians joining the Entente have merely created a third static front.  All sides have dug in,…

A bright star of the immediate post-war period, the Cisitalia (pronounced Cheese-Italia) was small, modern and gorgeous.

As a successful businessman and experienced amateur driver, Piero Dusio started Cisitalia, officially known as Consorzio Industriale Sportive Italia*. The company employed a wealth of talent to develop limited production sports cars that…

Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows!

Thanks to Scott from Dieselpunk Industries, we're going all the way Down Under with this week's episode of Two-Fisted Tuesday.

A lot of The Shadow episodes are lost to the winds of time, and I mean a lot, like 450 episodes are missing. Thankfully, we still have a bunch of the…

WAR!!

The kerfluffle over the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand has set Europe aflame!  Will this madness spread to the entire world?

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What a mess!  To attempt to summarize this amazing cluster of alliances and enmities that are…

"What keeps you up nights, Mr. Dillinger?"

"Coffee."

In honor of the late Roger Ebert, who recently passed away, I'm presenting my latest Diesel Movie Review.  R.I.P, Mr. Ebert!

The midwest, 1930s.  The Great Depression is at its worst, people are desperate, poverty is rampant, and crime is at an all-time high.  The fledgling Federal…

If we're in forgotten car makes already, what about another one?

Richard Lea and Graham Francis entered into partnership in August 1895 to make advanced and relatively expensive cycles of quality in Lower Ford Street, Coventry, which soon gained a high reputation*. Less successful was their first experiment with cars in…

Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows!

Thanks to Scott from Dieselpunk Industries, we're going all the way Down Under with this week's episode of Two-Fisted Tuesday.

A lot of The Shadow episodes are lost to the winds of time, and I mean a lot, like 450 episodes are missing. Thankfully, we still have a bunch of the…

I don't have any candy eggs to put in your Easter baskets, folks, but what I do have is the April Pilsner's Picks. Besides, Popeye wants you to eat your spinach, not rot your teeth with candy!

http://www.pilsnerspicks.blogspot.com/

The Flickers, the Silver Screen, the Moving Pictures...call them what you will, I call them GOLD!

[image from solarnavigator.net]

Yes, the Motion Pictures Industry is coming into its own thanks to amazing new directors, stars, and actors with a keen new eye on what's possible.  Folks in faraway places like Southern California and Paris and…

What about giving some dieselpunk love to a remarkable car make, sadly overshadowed by its German and Italian neighbors?

The Austro-Daimler Motor Company produced automobiles from 1899 through 1934. Their factory was located in Wiener-Neustadt, which is located south of Vienna, in…

Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows!

Thanks to Scott from Dieselpunk Industries, we're going all the way Down Under with this week's episode of Two-Fisted Tuesday.

A lot of The Shadow episodes are lost to the winds of time, and I mean a lot, like 450 episodes are missing. Thankfully, we still have a bunch of the…

Sometimes the greatest act of patriotism is to take down the very regime you serve.  So thought Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin, the youngest of the Wehrmacht plotters who swore to take down Hitler and his rotten Nazi regime.

Born to a noble old Prussian military family, von Kleist was as Old Skool as they came, with the rigid Prussian military bearing and a deep-set devotion…

What's that ya' say?  Lookin' for an act that'll amaze, astound, and amuse even the most hardened of working stiffs, and for only a nickel?  Well, step right in, friend, for Vaudeville awaits!

We have music, dancing bears, dancing girls (hubba hubba!), amazing acrobatics and feats of strength, and the…