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Technical Difficulties – improv special

On Friday 8th April 2011, my planned interview with Christine Miserandino was postponed due to events beyond the control of both of us. Having prepared to discuss The Spoon Theory, the resulting improvised programme was thus themed.

Thank you to Christine for being such an inspiration, even in her absence. Thank you to Bob and Roberta Smith + George Lionel Barker for their enthusiasm to hear this.

Join the discussion on Google + , Facebook and Twitter . Wear your scars with pride, and remember. We all have Technical Difficulties.

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Hello GoodBye Show 30 April 2011: The Choo-Choo Trains and The Windsors

The honeymoon is over!

Performing live in session on Hello GoodBye this afternoon are The Windsors and The Choo Choo Trains.

The Windsors rose from the ashes of the legendary Kenny Process Team. Simon King (guitar), Matthew Armstrong (bass), Phil Bartai (keys) and Paul May (drums) play jewel-like tunes written specifically for the band by Kevin Plummer, the genius tunesmith behind KPT. “The music of Plummer and cohorts remains of interest to fans of forward-looking electric guitar music with a rock base, and stylistically is somewhere between the precision control of surf rock groups such as the Ventures and the almost classical compositions Captain Beefheart created in collaboration with guitarists such as Zoot Horn Rollo and Gary Lucas.” Eugene Chadbourne

The Choo Choo Trains is the most static band in England, the best band in the world. They are Veronica, Emma and Sarihi and they play music for the heart and soul. They have supported bands like Television Personalities and Wet Dog and have also received much praise from Kurt Cobain’s wheelchair pushing friend Everett True. The Choo Choo Trains is dedicated to Elvis Presley, the King of Rock’n’Roll.

Track List:
Mari Elliot – Silly Billy
The Windsors – Baby Oscar’s Birthday (LIVE SESSION)
The Windsors – Hut (LIVE SESSION)
The Windsors – The Orient (LIVE SESSION)
The Broken Family Band – Borrowed Time
Erin K & Tash – Jiggy Miggy
The Windsors – Interview
Flame Proof Moth – Americans In Nunhead
The Mekons – Prince Of Darkness
Ferris Blood – The Count (Dear Puppeteer – Episode 2: Pure Fantasy *excerpt)
R.D.F. – Rebel Soul
Foss – Katharsi
Jess Bryant – Stone Lady
Now – Party
Electricity In Our Homes – Don’t You Want To? (Follow)
The Choo Choo Trains – Colours (LIVE SESSION)
The Choo Choo Trains – No. 38 To Your Heart (LIVE SESSION)
The Choo Choo Trains – Save Me (LIVE SESSION)
The Choo Choo Trains – Hilma (LIVE SESSION)
Splodgenessabounds – 2 Pints Of Lager & A Packet Of Crisps Please
Fireworks Night – One Winter, One Spring
The Choo Choo Trains – Interview
X-Ray Spex – Oh Bondage Up Yours!

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Voice on Record: Episode 51 (Comedy)

Several comedians and comic actors at work:
Steptoe And Son – Wilfred Brambell as Albert and Harry H Corbett as Harold in this excerpt from The Diploma entitled The Gentle Art Of Totting. Vintage double act from the BBC series, music by Ron Grainer of Doctor Who theme-tune fame (Pye Golden Guinea, 1962). Also,
Scott Dobson’s Larn Yersel’ Geordie with George Russel and Mike Neville (MWM Records, undated);
Watch Out For The Bits! The explosive exploits of Blaster Bates volume four (Big Ben, 1971) and, Barry Humphries as Australian Cultural Attache to the Court of St James, Les Patterson.
Originally broadcast on 26th October 2010

Voice On Record is produced and presented by Sean Williams. Each episode features a selection of recordings of the human voice which have been preserved on vinyl. Historic events stand alongside esoteric guides to better bowling. Arid studio recordings are juxtaposed with location recordings rich with fascinating incidental sounds.

http://voiceonrecord.blogspot.com/

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Technical Difficulties 2:9

Loolwa Khazzoom leads us through Dancing with Pain and her own journey through spirituality and channelling pain.

Join the discussion on Google + , Facebook and Twitter . Wear your scars with pride, and remember. We all have Technical Difficulties.

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Panel Borders: Nobrow Press

Panel Borders: Nobrow Press

This week’s show concludes our month of shows about comic book anthologies and collectives. In today’s episode Dickon Harris talks to Nick White and Alex Spiro from Nobrow Press in an interview recorded at the launch of their anthology “A Graphic Cosmogony” at the London Print Studio in November 2010 and Dickon is chatting to Nick and Alex about the history of Nobrow and the unique graphic design sensibilities and use of colour by the publishing company. (Edited by Alex Fitch)

Interior of People I have never met by Nick White, Exterior and interior of A Graphic Cosmogony published by Nobrow Press

Interior of People I have never met by Nick White, Exterior and interior of A Graphic Cosmogony published by Nobrow Press

For more info about this podcast and a variety of formats you can stream or download, please visit the home of this episode at www.archive.org

Links: Original listing of the event at London Print Studio
Nobrow Press website www.nobrow.net
Review of A Graphic Cosmogny at itsnicethat.com

Recommended events:

Comics @ SCI-FI-LONDON

A two day festival about the best of British Comics from the last 30 years in a lovely new space – The Blue Room – at BFI Southbank.

The event includes panel discussions, workshops, talks, a film preview and signings, with guests including Al Davison (IDW Doctor Who comic), Tom Humberstone (Solipsistic Pop), David Hine (Batman), China Miéville (Kraken), Denise Mina (The Field Of Blood), Alice Duke (Self Made Hero), Mark Stafford (Cherubs), Ian Edginton (Victorian Undead), Martin Fisher (Battle among the stars), Huw J. Davies (Freeman), Edward Ross (Parasites!), Roger Mason (The Mice), Paul Collicutt (Robot City adventures), Phillipa Rice (My Cardboard Life), Alex Milway (The Mythical 9th Division), Eddie Robson (Doctor Who adventures), (Singer / songwriter) V.V. Brown, (film-maker) David Allain, (artist) John Spelling (all City of Abacus), Lee O’Connor (Ctrl Alt Delete unmasks corruption), Zarina Liew, Yuri Kore, Clio Millett (Manga Jiman winners), Matt Jones (BERG design) and Matthew Sheret (Paper Science)

The Blue Room, BFI Southbank, 30th April / 1st May, 10am – 5pm

More info at www.scifilondon.com/bficomics

Further information is available in the May BFI Southbank programme and at www.bfi.org.uk/southbank
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Reality Check: Dan Dare in the 21st Century

Reality Check: Dan Dare in the 21st Century

The second half of a Q and A recorded at last year’s Sci-Fi London Festival about the 40th anniversary of Britain’s most famous comic book character. John Freeman hosts a panel discussion on Dan Dare with Garry Leach, Rian Hughes, Gary Erskine and Rod Barzilay; with this recording focussing on Hughes’ illustrations for Dare in Revolver and Crisis magazines; Gary Erskine and Garry Leach’s illustrations of Dan Dare for Virgin Comics and Rod Barzilay’s small press magazine about space fleet as featured in The Eagle – Spaceship Away.

Dan Dare and the Mekon in Revolver, Virgin Comics Dan Dare and Spaceship Away

For more info about this podcast and a variety of other episodes you can download, please visit the home of this episode at www.sci-fi-london.com / Listen to the podcast of the first half of the panel recording

Links: Original listing of the event at Sci-Fi London
Wikipedia page on Dan Dare
Spaceship Away magazine website
John Freeman’s British Comics news website – Down the tubes
Rian Hughes’ website www.devicefonts.co.uk
Gary Erskine online
Buy original Garry Leach art from artdroids.co.uk

Recommended events:

Comics @ SCI-FI-LONDON

A two day festival about the best of British Comics from the last 30 years in a lovely new space – The Blue Room – at BFI Southbank.

The event includes panel discussions, workshops, talks, a film preview and signings…
Continue reading →

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Wavelength – Theme tune fiasco

Wavelength theme tune fiasco. The long awaited result of the Wavelength theme tune competition. The original theme tune is ticking and chiming of a clock awarded to William Cross, Sandra’s grandfather, who won many individual and team titles for running with the army and Castleford Harriers in Barnsley circa 1920.
The entrants for the competition were whittled down to nine, some of whom were impostors. The judges were James Tregaskis, Richard Thomas and William English. Both of James’s entries were disqualified and Richard lost nothing in defeat in spite of some sleight of hand. The entrants were Peter Shepard, You were served by Patricia 1, Claudia Wasser, Dario Marsh, Sven Kylie, Feng Che the Chinese Cuban and the overall winner: DJ Numpty.
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Hello GoodBye Show 23 April 2011: Siddy Bennett, The No-Frills Band and Gerry Mitchell

Brixton and Bristol are both represented in equal measure this afternoon on Hello GoodBye, from the West Country we have Siddy Bennett and from South East London The No Frills Band.

The South London Press recently described The No Frills Band as ‘ramshackle folksy Brixtonites’, the group play Irish, Welsh, English and Scottish tunes, American old time, bluegrass and western swing, Greek stuff, Turkish stuff, French tunes, Yiddish tunes, East European tunes and Scandinavian tunes, and some old country songs.

Siddy Bennett is poignant, poetic and often lyrically compared to the greats of Laura Marling and Sandy Denny. Her delivery, assured with the musicianship of her exceptional (violin included) band, ranges from upbeat, raucous, cider-infused festival dance music to epic, thought provoking folk ballads.

Track List:
The Rayographs – My Critical Mind
Siddy Bennett – What Do You Think Of Me (LIVE SESSION)
Siddy Bennett – Run Of The Mill (LIVE SESSION)
Siddy Bennett – The Edge Of The Road (LIVE SESSION)
Dan Sartain – Atheist Funeral
Siddy Bennett – Interview
The Bennett Sisters – Breakaway (HG archive)
Jess Bryant – Forest
Trogons – Sci-Fi Landscapes
No Babies – Tanuki
Hong Kong In The 60s (with The Advisory Circle) – Seasons Change
Vic Godard & The Subway Sect – Best Album
The No Frills Band – The Pipe On The Hob / Hag At The Churn (LIVE SESSION)
The No Frills Band – The Appalachian Set: The L & N Polka / Angeline The Baker / Campbell’s Farewell To Red Cap (LIVE SESSION)
The No Frills Band – Rock, Salt & Nails (LIVE SESSION)
Dan Sartain – It Ain’t So Easy To Fall In Love
The No Frills Band – Interview
The Windsors – Hut
Gerry Mitchell (with The No Frills Band) – The Absurd Poem (LIVE SESSION)
The Choo Choo Trains – (All I Ever Think About Is) Rabbits

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Voice on Record: Episode 50 (Betjeman, Larkin and Kipling)

John Betjeman reads some of his best known poems and talks about each one. We also have a preview of an extremely rare recording of Philip Larkin reading some of his own poems, soon to be released on Trunk Records, plus Arthur Lipsett and one pf Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Stories read by the voice of Paddington Bear – Michael Hordern.
Originally broadcast on 19th October 2010

Voice On Record is produced and presented by Sean Williams. Each episode features a selection of recordings of the human voice which have been preserved on vinyl. Historic events stand alongside esoteric guides to better bowling. Arid studio recordings are juxtaposed with location recordings rich with fascinating incidental sounds.

http://voiceonrecord.blogspot.com/

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Technical Difficulties 2:8

April was Autism Awareness Month. Bringing the month to a close, we chat to Sadie, activist and blogger at http://ihaveaspergers.webs.com about life with Asperger’s Syndrome.

We all have Technical Difficulties, but we can all be comfortable and accepted. Wear your scars with pride.

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