All base images are © Declan Roache Photography. Models: Lauren Halstead & Kit Thorn
October 28th, 2009
Tags: 1st anniversary, elke pixie, john higgins, opalesque, razorjack, red devotchkin, voodoo lulu, wondermark | Posted in Events |
August 24th, 2009
You might be wondering why you haven’t heard a whole lot from us about what we’ve been up to lately. Wonder no more! We can now reveal that we have been ensconced deep in our lab, tinkering away at the newest feature on this very website; The Underverse Communication Matrix.
For your enjoyment, a dedicated forum for all things Steampunk South of the Equator. Check it out at http://forum.neoapocalyptica.com.au and enjoy good company and conversation. It went live over the weekend, and the banter is already going at a good clip, so dive in and have fun!
While you’re there, be sure to thank Metzy, Aethervisual Mechanist and main creatrix of the forum, for all her hard work.
Posted in Updates |
August 15th, 2009
As many of the locals would be aware, Brisneylanders don’t have many options when it comes to retail stores and steampunk. We do have a few well loved crafters like Feybles who is now stocking her lovely wares in Thread ‘n Bone but clothes are an issue. Sure we can make them and many of us do, but for some the thought of sewing a frock coat or bustle skirt sends them into paroxysms of terror.
But something special has opened up in Fortitude Valley and that special something is Voodoo Lulu. Without a doubt, VL is the largest alternative clothing store in Brisbane and glad we are of it. While the shopfront has only recently opened, the sheer amount of stock they have in is massive. As well as selling their own designs of corsetry, skirts, one off pieces and a whole slew of other fantabulousness VL has just received a shipment of Tripp NYC stock and other brands for the men folk and in the not too distant furture will have a wide range of footwear gracing their shelves.
If that wasn’t all there will soon be an online shopping facility available for those not able to get into the store.
Where you can find them:
Just a few doors down from the train station exit onto Brunswick Street (Turn Left ;D)
It is well worth the effort of getting in there. The staff are lovely, the clothes and accesories are beautiful and the prices honestly have to be seen to be believed.
August 2nd, 2009
It is fast approaching our 1st Anniversary so the PB Crew is going deep into planning and implementation phase. Due to the grand nature of this task we have decided not to host an event in September. This way we can ensure November is truly spectacular and retain some semblance of sanity and make sure our Uni grades don’t bottom out. In the meantime we promise to keep you updated with exciting developments, amusing anecdotes, odd steamy comics and the like. Suggestions of what you would like to see in November are always welcome as we are an accommodating bunch.
So stay tuned leetle cogs and gears, it’s about to get wild.
Posted in Updates |
August 2nd, 2009
PB Episode 4 was a difficult birth. But difficult births oft produce the sweeter reward.
It was a milestone of sorts for us. Fourth Club, first interstate act, first interstate attendees, first appearance of Sugar Pixie instigated karaoke and first attempt at running a club while both the organisers were attending full time uni.
All in all, with trials and tribulations aside, it was a success.
And a major part of that success is due to each and every one of you that sashayed over our threshold. Everyone that pimped the club, everyone that hauled friends in who had not yet attended, everyone that printed off flyers and distributed them in various places, linked our event, talked about PB to people and generated the mythical buzz which we wish we could be a fly on the wall to see. All of you did this and all of you make PB what it is.
Thank you to Matt and Lawrie from Studio-X for venturing forth from Adelaide and completely blowing people away. I daresay there were fans made that night and it is our hope that you both go far with the masses of talent that you possess. And we would love to have you back in Brisbane.
Thank you to the PB Crew – Adi, Metzy, Brendan, Jon, cAt, Charlie, Josh, Prenna and Chris. And by proxy our PR Sugar Pixies. We have no words to describe the utter win you are made of.
Thank you to the Hellfire Crew for showing that cyberpunk/fetish can indeed mingle freely with the steampunkers. We enjoyed the crossover and hope you and your patrons did as well.
To Metzy for trekking from Sydney for the night, beng our webmistress and designer of awesome and just being awesome in general. The awesome is barely contained. Barely.
To Charlie. Our complaints department. In conjunction with the security you keep the Brisbane Steamers safe and happy. Much love not only for the work you do but for you as well.
To Declan for your humour in the face of adversity, for your talent and just being you.
Joolie and Bam for giving us perspective when we’d lost it.
And finally to Gordon and the team from Club 320. There are not enough words in the English language to express how much love we have for yourselves and your beautiful venue.
Posted in Random Shenanigans |
July 9th, 2009
For the next Prometheus Bound, Sex,Cogs and Rock & Roll, we are very pleased to bring you Studio-X, industrial-hardstyle out of Adelaide. These guys are making some serious waves on the international scene and playing Brisbane as part of their national tour to promote the release of their remix compilation Industrial Hardstyle Revolution Worldwide: Chapter I.
The talents of Mehendi by Morphia will be on hand to issue physical graffiti and epidermal decoration.
We also have copies of the new Black Lung album Full Spectrum Dominance and the new Impurfekt album Human to give away.
The Hellfire Club will be running upstairs and we have cooked up a very generous discount cover charge arrangement for you Dashwood-types who like a little extra steam in your steampunk.
As if all that isn’t enough, we have more exciting announcements pending confirmation.
Finally, keep a weather eye out for the swashbuckling return of Steampunk Pirate Radio this month. A Black zeppelin that’s crewed by redheads the damned is rumoured to be nearby and could be docking any day to raid, pillage, plunder and otherwise pilfer our their weasley Black guts out at a community radio station near you.
Posted in Events |
May 25th, 2009
It’s currently 4.12AM and we’ve all returned to our various abodes, de-corseted, brassed and removed various bits and pieces from our hair and everywhere else. So we feel comfortable saying this now. What a fucking fantastic night.
This thank you list is in no particular order:
- Royg: You drove us around for half the day, cracked jokes, got pissed and bolstered our mile-a-second squishy brains. Thank you.
- Liam: Zero notice to come in as our sound tech when the one’s we lined up had to pull out. You are quite the awesome man.
- Jon: Roadie of Doom! Provider of Cabling and fantabulous leopard print hats. You are made of win.
- cAt: One fine ass and sassy door bitch if ever there was one. Another of the fantastic people who stepped up to the plate when our regular couldn’t make it. Thank you.
- Our beloved DJs, Tink, Alpha & Josh: Quickest changeover in history! Great tunes, bountiful senses of humour and fearsome multi-tasking abilities. We loves you.
- p0m: We’re not going to even go into how much you’ve done for us. Just know you are awesome.
- Miss .Nel. – For the Cause! Beautiful and sparkly just like the pieces you create. Danke.
- Tash & Wolves Horde: The Shiny is gooood. Sleep deprived or not. Thank you.
- Mark Greenmantle – You really are quite good at your profession, thank you for coming down to our little club.
- Lisa & Her Drooguettes: Loved it. Thank you for being part of the show.
- The Wretched Villains: What can we say? Absolutely brilliant doesn’t cover it but is a good start. Thank you for your music, time, humour and professionalism.
And finally to every single wonderful, beautiful person who ventured out. The effort you all put in to look so good astounds us every time. We could not do this if it weren’t for all of you. We are excited every time to see what you will come out with next. Thank you.
It’s quite nippy and there is a warm bed calling. Count down to PromBound Episode IV starts now. We go again in July.
– Talisa, Kali & The PB Crew
Black Productions/Prometheus Bound
