tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77968170619698083482024-03-08T08:42:36.465-08:00The Volatile Life of Ethyl CannesEthyl Canneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13322504510816650258noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7796817061969808348.post-4414968369798416652010-05-18T21:17:00.000-07:002010-05-18T21:35:17.258-07:00Music/ColorsLast weekend was the first official (of hopefully many) Steampunk World's Fair in Piscataway, NJ. I will fully admit that I'd been on the fence about trying to go, as I am not much of a con-goer. I can count the cons I've been to on one hand, really. But I managed to win a contest I didn't even know I was entered in for a free comp pass (+1, even!) and when I was offered a ride down by the infamous <a href=http://steampunkworkshop.com/>Jake Von Slatt</a> in the even more infamous <a href=http://steampunkworkshop.com/bus1.shtml>Steampunk RV</a>, I was sold.<br /><br />And Lo, I ended up having an awesome time. Probably one of the highlights was attending the Steampunk & Social Issues Roundtable put together by Ay-Leen the Peacemaker, Jaymee Goh, and assorted friends. I've been reading Ay-Leen's blog <a href=http://beyondvictoriana.com/>Beyond Victoriana: A Multicultural Perspective on Steampunk</a> and Jaymee's <a href=http://silver-goggles.blogspot.com/>Silver Goggles</a> for a while now, so it was nice to get a chance to meet them in real life. But really the best part was that the panel (and the "Beyond Victoriana" one the next day) really sparked a lot of great dialogue. <br /><br />And all of this is really just a long-winded intro to what I really want to write about. Basically I sat down just now thinking "I want to make a playlist of 'Multi-Cultural Steampunk Music'." I was specifically thinking of music made by non-white artists, or from groups that had PoC's in them or...well, anything, really. And what did I find? Yeah, you guessed it: Not a single song in my iTunes library that fit the bill. Oh, I've got some music from non-white sources (My collection of A.R. Rahman tracks is actually kind of staggering), but none of it really fits in to what I think of as "Steampunk" or even anything close. Two bands did instantly come to my mind, the Harlem James Gang and Sunday Driver, but I swiftly realized I don't actually own any of their tracks.<br /><br />So now I am on a mission. In much the same way some people are making an effort to find and read Authors of Color who are writing things they're interested in, I am going to bust some ass to locate and acquire music that fits that bill.<br /><br />Let the research begin.Ethyl Canneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13322504510816650258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7796817061969808348.post-72232544275563965962010-05-18T07:09:00.000-07:002010-05-18T07:40:24.848-07:00Gather Me Up - From the Playlist ArchiveI've been trying lately, somewhat unsuccessfully, to create a few mixes for friends of mine. It occurred to me that the last time I was truly inspired to create compilations was when Mr. Cannes and I were first dating. I guess there's just something about the First Blush of Love that lights your fires and makes this sort of thing easy. So I asked the Mister if he could dig up some of those old comps, and Lo, he is a proper pack rat and could. <br />This comp is definitely a Summer Mix, and as the weather finally starts to incline thattaways here in Boston, I find that I just can't stop listening to it. So what the Hell, here it is, shared with you and linked as possible.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Gather Me Up & Send Me Home</span><br /><br />Let's Kill Saturday Night - Robbie Fulks <br />Call It Your Own - Citizens' Utilities <br />25 Minutes To Go - The Pine Valley Cosmonauts <br /><a href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cAH_J8JQw4>Bourbon & Division</a> - Firewater <br />Over the Mountain - The V-Roys <br />Shimmer - Throwing Muses <br />Loved on Look - The Sadies <br /><a href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzKEMY0KBW0>Cake for Breakfast</a> - Greg Lee <br />Dark Days Indeed - Firewater <br /><a href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vxKuR3fp8s>Blood on the Bluegrass</a> - The Legendary Shack Shakers <br /><a href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDgqFJTdDCU>Big Dwarf Rodeo</a> - The Reverend Horton Heat <br />Can't Win For Losing You - Robbie Fulks <br />Amy 88 - The V-Roys <br /><a href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ef6M4sPrr8g&feature=related>Sugar Daddy</a> - Hedwig & the Angry Inch (I used the OST version, not this one from the movie, but I love this scene so hard I had to link the video)<br /><a href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wT1EbMTqYek>No Depression</a> - Uncle Tupelo <br />Teenage Love Song - Tim Porter <br />When the Heater's On - Citizens' Utilities <br /><a href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mdhvm3r4ALQ>Circling the Circumference</a> - The Trashcan Sinatras <br /><a href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzrvuMOIqr8>So You Think You're In Love</a> - Robyn Hitchcock <br />Turn the Lights Down Low - Moonshine Willie<br /><a href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXiIx4OqcXw>Pussy, Pussy, Pussy</a> - The Light Crust Doughboys <br /><a href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijSxDesidiY>With a Girl Like You</a> - The Troggs<br /><a href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9JWZIg3_Xg>Bring The Noise</a> - Unholy TrioEthyl Canneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13322504510816650258noreply@blogger.com0