Nick Luscombe hooks up with new Warp Records signing Flying Lotus. Also
features three exclusive Flying Lotus tracks.
Monthly Archives: November 2007
Panel Borders: The art of Sean Phillips and Duncan Fegredo
Panel Borders: The art of Sean Phillips and Duncan Fegredo
Originally broadcast as part of Strip! on 29/11/07
Alex Fitch talks to artists Duncan Fegredo and Sean Phillips in a conversation recorded at the Birmingham International Comics Show. Duncan and Sean have recently collaborated on an art book in which they start and finish each other’s drawings, which spills over into their conversation style! Duncan’s work includes Jay and Silent Bob – Chasing Dogma, Enigma and Hellboy – Darkness Falls. Sean has worked on Hellblazer, WildCATS, Marvel Zombies and both artists worked on the offbeat superhero comic Kid Eternity.
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The Bike Show: Christmas books special
A Christmas books special with guests George Theohari (author of the newly published Cyclist’€™s Companion), Guy Andrews (editor of Rouleur) and Graeme Fife (among the UK’s leading cycle writer whose memoirs were published this year). Includes readings from Tim Krabbé’s The Rider, Jerome K. Jerome’s Three Men On The Bummel, Flann O’Brien’s The Third Policeman and Graeme Fife’s play Jam. Plus we give away copies of the latest edition of Graeme Fife’s Tour De France: the history, the legend, the riders and the beautiful Rouleur Annual 2007.
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Everyone is guessing wrong for the Rouleur Annual quiz question, so there’s a visual clue after the jump. Continue reading
Six Pillars: Ska of Iran & Collected Memories
The third show of this series looks at Iran’s modern art scene. The newly imported “Collected Memories” exhibition consisted of 140 pieces of work, of which more than half sold in the first week. Curator Morad Saghafi narrates many of the pictures’ main themes that tell much about current Iranian inner realities, as they look about the west London gallery Artspace.
Also featuring the track ‘Ska of Iran’ by The Planet Smashers, a Canadian ska band.
This show was recorded live in the Resonancefm studios on 15.10.07 It was produced and presented by Fari Bradley.
I’m ready for my close-up: Classic fantasy films on DVD
John Riley, James DeCarteret and Mark Stafford look at three recent releases of classic fantasy films on DVD – Masters of Cinema / Eureka DVD‘s two René Laloux films: Les Maitres du temps, and Gandahar + Tartan‘s 85th Anniversary release of Haxan: Witchcraft through the ages. Originally broadcast 16/11/07 (mp3 format, 41.9mb)
Marvin Suicide : 137 – Chuffa chups
Just dipping my toe into the water reminding myself what it’s like in the internet wonderland…hmmm…a bit tepid.
More music and noisey behaviour as downloaded freely and legally from the worldwide web.
Please see below for this episodes tracklisting which includes links to where all the material was found:
The Low Carbon Show: The Ghost of Climate Future
“The Low Carbon Show” springs into life with an interview with Mark Lynas, author of “High Tide: News from a warming world”, “Collins Carbon Counter” and “Six Degrees: our future on a warming planet”. An informal interview taking in Mark’s review of the scientific literature on the impacts of global warming and how his own low carbon lifestyle affords him a “supreme” quality of life. A kind of “ghost of Christmas future” apparition before we concentrate on the green shoots of our post-carbon future.
Related Links:
Mark’s blog: http://www.marklynas.org
Summary of Six Degrees from The Guardian
IPCC (Working Group II) “Impacts, Adaptation & Vulnerability” – Summary for
Policy Makers
I’m ready for my close-up: Great British Cartoons
I’m ready for my close-up –
[Animation month] Great British Cartoons
Partially broadcast 22/11/07
Alex Fitch interviews former animator Grant Rogers about his work on classic childrens’ cartoons such as Father Christmas, Grandpa and Tales of Beatrix Potter – made by legendary production company TVC – as well as his work on international shows such as DuckTales and Dogtanian and the three Muskehounds. (mp3 format, 28.5mb)
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Panel Borders: The art of Jim Mahfood
Panel Borders: The art of Jim Mahfood
Originally broadcast as part of Strip! on 22/11/07
A couple of days before Jim Mahfood and Bill Shag have their fine art collaborations displayed in Dreamspace Gallery in London, Alex talks to Jim about his comic book career so far, the cross-over between fine art and comics and his own artistic influences. Alex also has a brief chat with Dreamspace coordinator Chloe Brooks about the gallery.
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Six Pillars: Sanskrit, Sote and Themes of a Sexual Nature
Poetess Dorna, an Iranian born in Russia raised in Sweden is this week’s guest. Dorna discusses communist parenting, Iran as a gay mecca and reads samples of her sensual yet steely poetry. Host Fari Bradley lists English words that come directly from Avestan (the Persian equivalent of Sanskrit) with music from Tehran-based sound artist Sote and an Irani band that sing in Sanskrit. The last two tracks are reworkings of Iranian folk songs by Welsh-Iranian musician Roshi.
This programme was recorded in the Resonancefm studio on October 15th 2007 as part of the Six Pillars to Persia series, Mondays 1.30pm. It was produced, presented and engineered by Fari Bradley.