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Tonight I'm gonna party like it's 1899

You can define steampunk as visions of the future that never was, as seen through the technology of the Victorian era, when things were made of pistons and steam rather than silicon and transistors,” says Slater, who is dressed in a ruffled white shirt, pegged trousers and spats. “It’s an aesthetic, a geek culture, a craft culture.”

The Guardian takes on steampunk, including, curiously, steampunk music. (via.) Thomas Truax:

Steampunk is a cultural thing, where people are so inundated by ones and zeros that they’re looking backwards. They see these things on stage making noise and turning and they’re mechanical - it’s the antithesis of the laptop.