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eldritchhobbit

All Stuff and No Nonsense

Jun 04, 2014 09:23

I had a wonderful time at ConCarolinas. I caught up with some old friends, made some new ones, traded book recommendations, and talked Arthur Conan Doyle, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Suzanne Collins to my heart's content. At Jonah Knight's fantastic concert, I also got to hear a new track ("The First") from his next steampunk album, and it was brilliant. I ( Read more... )

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ellettra June 4 2014, 18:55:37 UTC

Ooooh, I found Jonah Knight on spotify and will give a listen! I'm a big fan of steampunk music, so I'm especially excited. And thanks for the link to the free HP book, too. Lovely post all around.

eldritchhobbit June 10 2014, 20:29:01 UTC

I hope you enjoy his music. I especially love his "?" song, which I find to be thoroughly chilling, and "Welcome to the Age of Steam."

Some of my other favorites in this vein are "The Great Edwardian Air-Raid" by Paul Roland and "The New Zero" by Rasputina. Do you have particular favorites? (I'm sort of a newcomer, really...)

Thanks for your kind words!

ellettra June 11 2014, 18:00:53 UTC

I'm a very big fan of Abney Park. Vernian Process is also lovely. Johnny Hollow is also good!

eldritchhobbit June 19 2014, 14:08:34 UTC

Oooh, thanks for these recs!

ext_1193717 June 4 2014, 23:42:31 UTC

Thanks for the shout-out. :)

Speaking of Harry Potter: http://www.npr.org/2014/05/31/315204299/harry-potter-and-the-forbidden-books

eldritchhobbit June 10 2014, 20:29:36 UTC

My pleasure! :) And oooh, thanks for the link!