By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR What if the future happened in the age of Queen Victoria instead of the 21st century? Well, you can find out on Jan. 9 when the Brass Ring Academy and Cabaret returns to the New England Carousel Museum for another celebration of everything known as Steampunk. The genre has been bubbling in the underground for years. But its profile has been raised lately thanks to the hit BBC television show, “Doctor Who,” which began borrowing elements from Steampunk for its costumes, characters and sets. And then GSN launched “Steampunk’d,” a competition show that pitted a variety of creative types against each other in a competition to create all things Steampunk. The show’s pop culture notoriety was boosted by its host Jeanne Mai, who started off in the Style Network’s, “How Do I Look,” then had hosted the Miss Universe pageant (prior to Steve Harvey), and hosts the daytime TV show, “The Real.” Clearly, Steampunk has upped its cool quotient. And it’s returning to Bristol. Lauren Grover of Meriden is the organizer of the Brass Ring Academy and Cabaret, which is a benefit for the New England Carousel Museum. And Grover said the museum, with its […]
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR What if the future happened in the age of Queen Victoria instead of the 21st century? Well, you can find out on Jan. 9 when the Brass Ring Academy and Cabaret returns to the New England Carousel Museum for another celebration of everything known as Steampunk. The genre has been bubbling in the underground for years. But its profile has been raised lately thanks to the hit BBC television show, “Doctor Who,” which began borrowing elements from Steampunk for its costumes, characters and sets. And then GSN launched “Steampunk’d,” a competition show that pitted a variety of creative types against each other in a competition to create all things Steampunk. The show’s pop culture notoriety was boosted by its host Jeanne Mai, who started off in the Style Network’s, “How Do I Look,” then had hosted the Miss Universe pageant (prior to Steve Harvey), and hosts the daytime TV show, “The Real.” Clearly, Steampunk has upped its cool quotient. And it’s returning to Bristol. Lauren Grover of Meriden is the organizer of the Brass Ring Academy and Cabaret, which is a benefit for the New England Carousel Museum. And Grover said the museum, with its […]