The Space Cowboys panel, held at Lunacon 50, covered the range of sources from knights-errant to Samurai Films, with Keith R.A. DeCandido, Marvin Kaye, and Ernest Lilley participating. — ed. N.E. Lilly
Interview with Keith R.A. DeCandido
16:34 minutesKeith R.A. DeCandido was gracious enough to set aside some time for an interview with SpaceWesterns.com after the Space Cowboys discussion panel at Lunacon 50. — ed. N.E. Lilly
The Green Hills of Earth
23:59 minutesThe Green Hills of Earth, is a story about Rhysling—the blind singer of the space-ways. Written by Robert A. Heinlein, it originally appeared in The Saturday Evening Post, February 8, 1947. — ed. N.E. Lilly
Interview with Mark L. Van Name
7:46 minutesMark L. Van Name was gracious enough to set aside some time for an interview with SpaceWesterns.com after giving a reading of his new novel while at Balticon 41. — ed. N.E. Lilly
Interview with David G. Hartwell
5:36 minutesIf you spend any amount of time reading or writing Science Fiction, one of the names you’ll come to know is David G. Hartwell, editor of The New York Review of Science Fiction and senior editor at Tor/Forge Books. Mr. Hartwell was kind enough to give us an interview on the topic of Space Westerns, at Balticon 41. — ed. N.E. Lilly
Interview with Matt Black, 2007 Browncoat Ball Chair
16:28 minutesMatt Black is 2007 Chair of the Browncoat Ball, an annual roaming gathering of fans of the science fiction space western series Firefly and major motion picture Serenity created by Joss Whedon. This year the Browncoat Ball is being held in historic Philadelphia on the weekend of September 28th — ed. N.E. Lilly
Sundown on Venus
3:39 minutesGary Trainer wrote the Space Western inspired album Sundown on Venus in 1984. Here’s the title track, unreleased anywhere else, performed by The Atomic Swindlers. — ed. N.E. Lilly
Interview with The Bedlam Bards
11:02 minutesWhile at the 2007 Browncoat Ball in Philadelphia, I interviewed Hawke and Cedric of The Bedlam Bards, a Renfolk musical group from Texas who had recently branched out into Filk, or Science Fiction Folk Music. — ed. N.E. Lilly
Masked Astronaut
1:55 minutesIn 1984 Gary Trainer wrote the Space Western inspired album Sundown on Venus. We bring you a second tune from that album, performed by The Atomic Swindlers. — ed. N.E. Lilly
The Martian Death March
23:18 minutesIn a desperate bid for freedom conquered Martians break-out of their reservation to return to their native homes in the mountains. — N.E. Lilly