On the eve of the fund-raising auction weekend; a live auction to raise funds to keep Resonance on air. Maurice Seddon recorded from his hospital bed in Slough. “Down and Out” by Karen Dalton live in Boulder 1962. “The End of WFMU, ’69” from the cassette Radio Archival Oddities, 90 minutes of Unusual Broadcasting issued by WFMU. “Money in the Bank vs. Money in the Pocket” 45rpm vinyl single by Skinjobs 2011. “I Need Money” by Slim Harpo; “Money” by Buddy Guy; “Money in my Pocket” by Dennis Brown; “History” by Art and Language; recording of congestion charge over the phone
Reality Check: Manhwa and metamorphosis
Reality Check: Manhwa and metamorphosis
Two events taking place this weekend are ideal places for fans of fantasy and science fiction to visit – SCI-FI-LONDON: EAST and Manhwa: Korean Story and Painting – each in venues not known for exploring those genres. Alex Fitch talks to director Chris Swanton about his adaptation of Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis, screening Sunday 11th November at Stratford Picturehouse and to comic book creator Min-Woo Hyung regarding the art he’s exhibiting at the Korean Creative Content Agency, 1-3 The Strand. Alex and Chris discuss why the director chose a hard to translate novel by Kafka as his directorial debut, following a career as an editor on such projects as the BBC’s Ghostwatch, and Min-Woo talks about his career as a Manhwa creator from his debut Chronicle of a Hot-blooded Judo King to his latest project Ghostface and his most famous series Priest, which was adapted as a Sci-Fi blockbuster in 2011.
Poster for Priest 3D, art from Priest and Ghostface by Min-Woo Hyung, poster for Metamorphosis, cover of Ghostwatch
(Expanded podcast of an episode of I’m ready for my close-up, broadcast 09/11/12 on Resonance 104.4 FM)
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
More info about SCI-FI-LONDON: EAST (9th-11th November) at www.scfilondon.com and Manhwa: Korean Story and Painting (1st-21st November) at www.manhwa101.com
Links: Min-Woo Hyung’s pages on lambiek and Comic Book Database
Wikipedia pages on Priest manhwa and movie
Chris Swanton’s filmography on IMDb
Wikipedia pages on The Metamorphosis film adaptation and novel
Metamorphosis official film website
Recommended events:
SCI-FI-LONDON: EAST
SCI-FI-LONDON movies its yearly satellite event (formerly Oktoberfest) a month later and a few miles East, as the Stratford Picturehouse hosts this post-apocolympic event… Premières include a new feature adaptation of Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis starring Maureen Lipman and Cory McAbee’s latest SF musical comedy Crazy and Thief. There’s another chance for anyone who missed Brandon Cronenberg’s debut film Antiviral at the London Film festival to catch up with the this excellent body-horror thriller and the usual MST3K and Anime all-nighters.
9th-11th November 2012, Stratford Picturehouse, Theatre Square, Salway Road, Stratford, London E15 1BX
More info at www.scifilondon.com
The Opera Hour – series 2/episode 6
Opera singer Richard Scott explores opera through the prism of various themes – politics, power, greed, the abominable, magic, lust, comedy.
On today’s show he is joined by Mezzo-soprano Lauren Easton and opera director Frederic Wake-Walker to discuss Glyndebourne’s latest opera, “The Yellow Sofa,” in which a Portuguese Sofa comes to life in a tumultuous household full of adultery and the threat of revenge.
Originally broadcast on 8th November 2012
Hello GoodBye – 03.11.12 – Shimmy Rivers and and Canal, Andy Hankdog & The Unhidden Collective
Live music on Hello GoodBye today from; Shimmy Rivers and and Canal, The Hankdogs & Goodbye Leopold.
Recently reformed Beefheart’esque abstract pop paragons Shimmy Rivers and and Canal join us in the studio. Rod Hunt and Ben Polhill perform live in the studio and give us a sneak preview of some of their newly recorded materiel.
UK Americana stalwarts The Hankdogs come by the studio to delight us with a clutch of newly penned originals.
Also, a-capella female trio Goodbye Leopold return to the show with their contemporary choral pop music and discuss their involvement with ‘The Fish Tales of Alaska‘ (taking place at the Yard Theatre in Hackney Wick between November 7th – 24th)
PLAYLIST:
The Rude Mechanicals – Bird In My Gutter
Halo Halo – Mananangal
Andy Hankdog – Hardy Tree (LIVE SESSION)
Andy Hankdog – A380
Andy Hankdog – ‘Interview’
Andy Hankdog – Blue Barley (LIVE SESSION)
Trevor Moss & Hannah-Lou – For A Minute There
Nott – Lake Keitele
Shimmy Rivers & & Canal – Food I Hate (LIVE SESSION)
Shimmy Rivers & & Canal – Eat Stupid (LIVE SESSION)
Shimmy Rivers & & Canal – Song Evolution (LIVE SESSION)
Shimmy Rivers & & Canal – Rusty China Toad (LIVE SESSION)
Shimmy Rivers & & Canal – Swansong
Shimmy Rivers & & Canal – Minced Oaths
Woman’s Hour – Our Love Has No Rhythm
Peepholes – Living In Qatar
Goodbye Leopold – In 40 Years
The Unhidden Collective (Olivia Preye Bradbury, Rosemary Hudson & Frances Donohoe) – ‘Interview’
Goodbye Leopold – What Are You Searching For?
Presenters: deXter Bentley & Dan Frost
Live sound engineers: Joe Oldfield & Tom Kemp
Hello GoodBye ft: Shimmy Rivers, Andy Hankdog & T.U.C. [ 1:29:52 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadPanel Borders: Millar World
Panel Borders: Millar World
Starting a month of shows on Panel Borders about the art of writing superhero comics, Alex Fitch talks to Mark Millar, a 2000AD alumnus who now has his own anthology comic CLiNT, featuring popular alt-superhero saga Kick-Ass and other strips intended for forthcoming movie adaptations. Alex and Mark discuss the latter’s experiences in British and American comics, the relationship of his Catholic faith to strips American Jesus and Saviour, and the genesis of super-villain heist caper Super Crooks with film maker Nacho Vigalondo. (Originally broadcast 04/11/12 on Resonance FM)
Covers of 2000AD Prog 842, Swamp Thing #159, American Jesus: Chosen #1, CLiNT vol. 2 #1, Super Crooks #1
Visit www.archive.org, for more info and formats you can stream / download.
Links: Mark Millar’s website and wikipedia page
Titan publishing page on CLiNT
SFX article on Millar’s involvement in forthcoming Marvel movies
Listen to Alex’s interview with director Nacho Vigalondo and transcript Continue reading
Wavelength – Captain Maurice Seddon, Royal Signals (retired).
Regular listeners to Wavelength will be aware of Captain Maurice Seddon who has contributed, usually by telephone, to this programme. He was taken into a hospital in Slough on January 6th and is presently still there. He allegedly suffered a stroke, might have vascular dementia and now has an infection. At my last visit to him he was almost comatose which is possibly due to some sort of liquid cosh. His dogs are being fed. In his absence, the local council entered his house and grounds apparently with an enforcement order to sanitise his environment which is considered to be a hazard to the health of the local community. “UTA (long version)” by Pipilotti Rist and Anders Guggisberg from the CD The Cake is in Flames. Maria Callas sings “Suicidio!” by Ponchielli from La Gioconda followed by “Maria Callas” by Christian Marclay from More Encores.
The Opera Hour – series 2/episode 5
Opera singer Richard Scott explores opera through the prism of various themes – politics, power, greed, the abominable, magic, lust, comedy.
On today’s show we chart the continuing influence of the Bible and its stories on opera composers, looking at Strauss’s erotic and perverse Salome, the blind and desperate Samson as portrayed by Handel and Saint-Saens and Schoenberg’s unfinished Moses and Aaron.
Originally broadcast on 1st November 2012
Six Pillars – Norouz at the National Portrait Gallery
March 2012 Six Pillars organised an event at the National Portrait Gallery London.
Audio here from the discussion on the origins of Persian New Year, which always falls at the Spring Equinox by Dr. Khodadad Rezakani, recorded at the NPG, plus an intro from rappers Reveal and Hitchkas at the Norooz No War event.
Six Pillars – Munira Mirza
The Cultural Advisor to the Mayor explains her reasons for travelling out to the Middle East and promoting a London festival. This interview was recorded at the March Meeting, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Hello GoodBye – 27.10.12 – Attila the Stockbroker, Robb Johnson & Patrik Fitzgerald *LIVE*
This week deXter Bentley gives the helm to performance poet/songwriter Attila the Stockbroker to guide you over the airwaves for the full 90 minutes of The Hello GoodBye Show.
He’ll be doing a few pieces of his own and introducing two special guests: radical singer/songwriter Robb Johnson and the original punk poet, Patrik Fitzgerald.
He’ll also be playing some of his favourite music old and new including tracks from the brilliant new albums by Dexys, Secret Affair and Thee Faction among others…
Playlist:
Attila the Stockbroker – Prince Harry’s Knob (LIVE SESSION)
T.Rextasy – Cigarettes & Alcohol
Patrik Fitzgerald – The Company Bus (LIVE SESSION)
Attila the Stockbroker – Asylum Seeking Daleks (LIVE POEM)
Thee Faction – Customer
Robb Johnson – Old Punks Called Dave (LIVE SESSION)
Louise Distras – The Hand You Hold
Attila the Stockbroker – North Korea mourns comrade Mickey Finn of T.Rex (LIVE POEM)
Robb Johnson – When Saturday Comes (LIVE SESSION)
Dexy’s – Free
Attila the Stockbroker – The Marxist Tomato Grower (LIVE POEM)
Patrik Fitzgerald – The Serving Classes (LIVE SESSION)
Secret Affair – Walk Away
Attila the Stockbroker – Passport to Paradise (LIVE POEM)
Robb Johnson – The Spawn of Tony Blair (LIVE SESSION)
Half Man Half Biscuit – Something’s rotten in the back of Iceland
Parik Fitzgerald – Inside Me There Is Nothing (LIVE SESSION)
Pog – The Pigeon Lady
Attila the Stockbroker – Spirit of the Age (LIVE POEM)
Merry Hell – The War Between Ourselves
Attila the Stockbroker – Never Too Late (LIVE POEM)
Attila the Stockbroker – Bye Bye Banker (LIVE SESSION)
Presented by: Attila the Stockbroker & deXter Bentley
Live sound engineers: Kacper Ziemianin, Tom Kemp & Damian Jaracz
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