You know what’s great? WEEKENDS. You know what else is great? MUSIC. And since mightier blogs than we have built features on more tenuous links, what better way to kick off (it’s still morning in some time zones, shhh) the weekend than with an awesome music rec? Whether you’re having a lazy or a busy one, a good jam is indispensable, and we’ll try to offer up something suitable every week. We would LOVE suggestions, the more diverse (in both style and origin) the better. Queer-themed music is always good, of course! Comment below or tweet or email if there’s something you think would make a great weekend soundtrack.
Photo credit: Ele Grieveson @ Curious Magpie Photography
This week, our pick is The Mechanisms – storytelling musical space pirates extraordinaire. Mythic steampunk space opera. Riotous fairy-tale cyber-folk cabaret? They’re kind of hard to describe succinctly. What they ARE doing is Kickstarting their new album, Hight Noon Over Camelot, and they’ve released a live recording of the full album for streaming here.
Why we love them especially: their futuristic adventures are peopled by characters of varying sexualities and genders, which is still more refreshing than it should be. From their tumblr: “People are people. There are many kinds of people. In space there can be even more, and they all have their stories. How boring to tell the stories of only one group of them…”
More awesomeness can be found in their previous two albums, Once Upon a Time (in Space) and Ulysses Dies at Dawn.
Starship Fabulous 
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