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Panel Borders: Small press publishers
Panel Borders: Small press publishers
Starting a month of shows looking at small press and self published comics, Panel Borders looks at the titles produced by two British independent publishing companies in interviews recorded at the London Super Comics Convention.
Alex Fitch talks to Nicolas Rossert, Loran and Charles Cutting about Sloth Comics, a new publisher devoted to both British and European graphic novels, including reissues of classic titles. Loran discusses his book Booyah!, about a playful green monster with anger management issues; Cutting talks about his steampunk adventure Steam Hammer, and Rossert describes his approach to choosing graphic novel formats and the process of getting the rights to republish Moebius and Alejandro Jodorowski’s classic Madwoman of the Sacred Heart.
Also, publisher Colin Mathieson discusses his company Accent UK which has built up a commendable body of work over the last dozen years concentrating on anthology books which have showcased the work of some of the country’s finest small press creators. Artist Conor Boyle joins the conversation to talk about Accent’s latest graphic novel Who on Earth was Thaddeus Mist? and the importance of design to the company’s range of books. (Originally broadcast 8th April 2013)
Titles published by Sloth Comics, Accent UK and Disconnected Press
(Originally broadcast 08/04/13 on Resonance 104.4 FM)
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Links: Sloth Comics website
Accent UK website
Disconnected Press blog Continue reading
Wavelength – Martin Kippenberger Musik 1979-1995
Music by German artist Martin Kippenberger from the CD issued by Edition Krothenhayn. There are 21 tracks in all, about half of which are straight jazz (Kippenberger’s passion was swing music, expansive, pompous, big band jazz) and a fairly bland version of Bang Bang which I find less interesting than the more experimental tracks played here today starting with “Ja, Ja, Ja, Nee, Nee, Nee” a tongue in cheek hommage to Joseph Beuys.
Looking Good, Feeling Great Episode 1 – What A Space Ovation!
Good evening, citizens of Earth. For this first episode our hero Bob (and a girl called Betty) journey to the moon. On the way they eat some strange peaches, take a nap, dream of a stupid horse playing party games, listen to the hooting of space owls, learn about Hydrogen and, upon arrival, attend a lunar rave where they dance to a psychedelic version of ‘Greensleeves’. Worth a listen just to find out what happens when a crowd of scientists and technicians ‘go wild’…
Join Robin The Fog as he digs up a plethora of inspirational, aspirational and instructional recordings of highly dubious vintage and embarks on a cut-and-paste odyssey that is by turns amusing, absurd and, on at least one occasion, almost unbearable.
Looking Good, Feeling Great Ep01 - What A Space Ovation [ 25:31 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadFree Lab Radio – Cornershop
Cornershop are still releasing while supporting artists such as Sexton Ming and others from afar afield as Nashville, Tennessee.
Lastly the latest Cornershop video, lyrics: “Milking it. Jiggy, jiggy, jiggy is all I hear, no rhymes, no style, no original beats.”
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Reality Check: The chances of anything coming from Mars…
Reality Check: The chances of anything coming from Mars…
Alex Fitch talks to a musician and composer, whose recent concerts of a classic SF concept album will be shown on the big screen over the next few weeks. Jeff Wayne discusses The War of the Worlds – The New Generation, how he reworked the music over the last 35 years and oversaw animation to accompany the score in video games and live tours plus his hopes for the cinema release of the concert. Includes an extract from The Eve of the War (2012) featuring Liam Neeson. (Partially broadcast 29th March 2013 on Resonance 104.4 FM).
Liam Neeson in the music video for Forever Autumn / photo of The War of the Worlds concert by Ken Harrison
The War of the Worlds – The New Generation is screening at UK cinemas from 11th April – more info at www.thewaroftheworldscinema.com
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
Links: Info about The War of the Worlds concert film cinema screenings
Jeff Wayne’s The War of the Worlds official website
Jeff Wayne’s The War of the Worlds youtube channel
Review of The War of the Worlds – The New Generation concert by Ken Harrison at gigjunkies.com Continue reading
Reality Check: The chances of anything coming from Mars… [ 32:35 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadPanel Borders: Digitising comics
Panel Borders: Digitising comics
Concluding a month of shows looking at web comics, Alex Fitch talks to two experts in web based technologies about their dissemination methods aimed at bringing comics to tablets and other devices. Russell Willis discusses his Panel Nine range of graphic novels for the iPad which include titles by Eddie Campbell and David Lloyd and are about to be joined by a new digital store front for International book publishers.
Also, in a presentation recorded at Cartoon County in Brighton, Charles Kriel talks about his Indiegogo campaign to fund a new app designed to be the equivalent of iTunes for comics allowing collectors to combine their existing digital comics collections with newly bought titles to fill in the gaps, with questions asked by Alex Fitch, David Lloyd and members of the audience. (Originally broadcast 31/03/13 on Resonance 104.4 FM)
Covers of Panel Nine digital comic collections The Certified Hunt Emerson and Dapper John, interior of Verity Fare / David Lloyd promotes Comics Thing app
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Links: Panel Nine / Sequential / iEnglish websites
Comics Thing indiegogo campaign / 12 Stories Tall website Continue reading
Hello GoodBye – 30.03.13 – Ft: Joanne Robertson + Lies Init
Joanne Robertson and Lies Init perform live in session on Hello GoodBye this Easter weekend.
PLAYLIST
Thomas Truax – Joe Meek warns Buddy Holly
Lies Init – 7 inch (LIVE SESSION)
Lies Init – Slackers Rock (LIVE SESSION)
Lies Init – Whilst you’re away (LIVE SESSION)
Lies Init – Wise guy (LIVE SESSION)
Lies Init – Second cut (LIVE SESSION)
Lies Init – Out run (LIVE SESSION)
Lies Init – Flight of the swan (LIVE SESSION)
Staer – Neukölln
Lies Init – ‘interview’
Inner Arising – They always come back (Knalpot edit)
Knalpot – Casio Halbzeit
Flame Proof Moth – Mum
Dead Belgian – Les Bourgeois
Fly Agaric – Chanson d’ivrogne
Joanne Robertson – Halls (LIVE SESSION)
Joanne Robertson – Train (LIVE SESSION)
Woman’s Hour – To the end
Joanne Robertson – Fly (LIVE SESSION)
Troubador Rose – Find an arrow
Joanne Robertson – ‘interview’
Patchfinder – Peter Paul
Presenters: deXter Bentley & Ean Ravenscroft
Live sound engineers: Tom Kemp & Joe Oldfield
Wavelength – Pete Challis side 2
Side 2 of Pete Challis cassette recorded at the Nigel Greenwood Gallery in 1978.
The Opera Hour – series 2/episode 22
Opera singer Richard Scott explores opera through the prism of various themes – politics, power, greed, the abominable, magic, lust, comedy.
Today: Poulenc‘s cheeky, jazzy and sublimely beautiful art songs and ballet music. Called a half-monk, half-delinquent by critics, Poulenc was as religious as he was a party animal; and he was the first openly gay opera composer. Special guest: Matthew Swann, Chief Executive of The City of London Sinfonia.
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