The Cartoonist

Friday, March 30, 2007

How can I switch it off? I don't know. Honestly. Haven't got a clue. The new season of Dr Who starts tomorrow. Have fun. See you later, whenever I'm in the mood to post something new; until then I'm afraid you'll just have to listen and suffer. So turn up the bass, give it a timewarp. Fab. Via Helgas galaktische Funkbude. The Dr Who Theme Remixes 11:34:31 PM   Cult | |

Ahhh. The Laddie Shop. 9:02:15 PM   Cult | |

Bosch meets Lovecraft. Russian Alice in Wonderland illustrations. Creepy. Very creepy. Via Eye of the Goof, via Monster Brains. 10:02:29 AM   Art & Advertising | |

Basil Says. When ordering espresso, always order a double espresso. 9:34:23 AM   Basil Says | |

Thursday, March 29, 2007

Tasty. 1952 Yearbook of Agriculture Pest Illustrations. Via Agence eureka. 3:19:30 PM   This & That | |

Daniel Josefsohn. Photography. Amazing. Via vvork. 8:26:03 AM   Art & Advertising | |

Wednesday, March 28, 2007

This is Broken. A project to make businesses more aware of their customer experience, and how to fix it. Via things. 10:25:25 AM   This & That | |

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Good things come to those who wait. Hands. 7:33:38 PM   This & That | |

Neat. With many thanks to Norm. 4:04:23 PM   This & That | |

Love. London, Belgravia. 9:11:46 AM   London | |

Monday, March 26, 2007

7. Caterham 7 chasing a Lotus Elise. And a Ferrari F40. This so much fun. 4:09:22 PM   This & That | |

Another Must-See. Neues vom Wixxer. 3:49:47 PM   This & That | |

Sunday, March 25, 2007

Milan Impressions [5].  3:15:47 PM   This & That | |

Milan Impressions [4]. A panino and a small beer. That about sums it up. 2:36:38 PM   This & That | |

Saturday, March 24, 2007

The Cartoonist talks to Githead and Wire, Part #3. Yes, I'm back from Milan. At last. I hope. You never know. In the final part of The Cartoonist talks to Githead, Colin Newman, Malka Spigel and I talk about various things: Malka's Lomography, Ratinger Hof, Wire, CMYK, RGB, Graphic Designers' jokes, and so on. In fact, I think this Part Number 3 is the most interesting of them all. Enjoy. You can subscribe to my podcasts right here in iTunes. Or download the MP3 file here. And now for some linkage: Maya Newman on flickr Wire Wireviews Githead Verschwende deine Jugend Ratinger Hof Thanks again. Featured songs are all ©2007 by Wire and Pink Flag. All tracks are used with explicit permission by Colin Newman and Malka Spigel. The Cartoonist Talks © 2007 by Ralf Zeigermann. 8:41:00 PM   The Cartoonist Talks | |

Monday, March 19, 2007

Basil Says. Auch die Schweine haben Beine, doch Herr Walter, der hat keine. 10:00:14 PM   Basil Says | |

Eigene Kinder hat er keine, denn es sind nicht nur die Beine. Whoever knows the answer to this cryptic message, automatically wins a certain free download. Franz, forgive me - this is just too good. And many thanks for the link. And many thanks to Good Music for bad, bad times. 6:06:01 PM   Cult, MP3 | |

Milan Impressions [3]. I went to an Osteria, where they only served fish. That's why; so you know. My driver will pick me up again at 7:30 o'clock (sharp!) tomorrow morning and I'll be off for another week in Italy. Be seeing you. Ciao. 5:00:36 PM   My Sketchbooks | |

Film, found in a Box.  1:03:44 PM   Found in a Box | |

Heartbeat. Because Colin talks a bit about Wire in the next podcast, here's a Heartbeat for you. Wire from 1979. This is fab. 11:38:43 AM   Cult | |

Paintings by Wolf. The Crack. Oh, this is great. 10:55:01 AM   Paintings by Wolf | |

Sunday, March 18, 2007

Welcome to Your Home from Home. The Village in a 3D shoot-em-up scenario. Fabulously done. And a somewhat real guide to the Prisoner locations in Portmeirion. Many thanks to The Unmutual. 10:36:10 AM   Cult | |

Saturday, March 17, 2007

The Cartoonist talks to Githead, Part #2. In the second part we're talking mostly about Rotterdam, about the new album, and about the Internet. In fact, it's Colin Newman who's doing most of the talking, which I really enjoyed. In Part #3, which will follow next weekend, we'll talk about Wire, Ratinger Hof, MySpace, Lomography, and Jürgen Engler. You can subscribe to my podcasts right here in iTunes. Or download the MP3 file here. Some more Githead-related links: The Githead Homepage Githead on flickr Posteverything And now enjoy the new podcast. As always: many thanks to Colin & Malka. Githead: official press photo. Featured songs are all ©2007 by Githead and swim~ Records. All tracks are used with explicit permission by Colin Newman and Malka Spigel. The Cartoonist Talks © 2007 by Ralf Zeigermann. 2:57:18 PM   The Cartoonist Talks | |

Letters. Thomas Broomé's fantabulous Modern Mantra series. Many thanks to Peter for the link. 2:26:18 PM   Art & Advertising | |

Ahoi Polloi. Fab Cartoons. And many thanks to Johnny for the plug. I just wonder when Majo's going to link to my podcasts. 2:17:19 PM   Art & Advertising | |

Basil Says. Cartoonists coming back from Milan are usually in a foul mood. 10:34:05 AM   Basil Says | |

Sunday, March 11, 2007

Milan Impressions [2]. See you next weekend. I'm off to Italy again, looking forward to Espresso and Grappa. 6:33:13 PM   My Sketchbooks | |

Food. There's a new Sunday Roast waiting for you. 6:22:13 PM   This & That | |

Paintings by Wolf. More here. 5:41:08 PM   Paintings by Wolf | |

Saturday, March 10, 2007

The Cartoonist talks to Githead. Here's the second installment of The Cartoonist Talks. And this time I'm talking to Colin Newman and Malka Spigel. For those who don't know: Colin Newman is a founding member of the art-rock (or is it art-punk?) band Wire, and together with his wife Malka he formed Githead just a few years ago. They were soon joined by Robin Rimbaud and the drummer Max Franken (Lots of wikipedia links here ...). And they simply produce the most fabulous music; although Colin denies it, there certainly is a connection with Wire: those beautiful 3-, 2- or 1-chord drones. Or even no chords at all. I hope he's not mad at me for writing this, but that's the way I see it and love it. You can subscribe to my podcasts right here in iTunes. Or download the MP3 file here. As usual, a few links: Githead Githead on MySpace My LCA - Video Swim~ Records I hope you'll enjoy this podcast as much as I did; my thankyou goes to Colin and Malka for actually participating in this mad project and meeting up with The Cartoonist on a rainy and rather cold day down at the River; many thanks! Part #2 will follow next weekend. Headphones are recommended and part #2 and #3 will be less noisy. Promised. Featured songs are all ©2007 by Githead and swim~ Records. All tracks are used with explicit permission by Colin Newman and Malka Spigel. The Cartoonist Talks © 2007 by Ralf Zeigermann. Many thanks, Malka & Colin! 4:31:26 PM   The Cartoonist Talks | |

Milan Impressions [1]. Yes, there's more to follow. Sorry about that. 2:30:55 PM   My Sketchbooks | |

When in Milan. Do as cartoonists do: immediately stumble upon a pub called Cartoons Pub and enjoy a nice pint of beer. 11:10:45 AM   This & That | |

Sunday, March 4, 2007

Busy. Off to Milan again; see you next weekend with a new episode of The Cartoonist Talks. Many thanks to Wolfgang for the photo. As you can clearly see, I'm doing James Dean better than anybody else. 9:03:31 PM   This & That | |

What took you so long? Zoe, this is fab. 9:37:40 AM   Blogs, Literature | |

Food on the Web. 1. Deutsches Bratwurstmuseum. 8:56:35 AM   This & That | |

Farewell, my Friend. Who's going to update your blog now? Anyway, WE SHALL LAUGH ALOUD. Listen to Ted's Die moderne Welt. Thank you. Ted: 1959 — 2007 12:17:25 AM    | |

Saturday, March 3, 2007

Basil Says. I can't wear long boots. They just don't fit. 5:04:20 PM   Basil Says | |

JackCamera. Photography. Via Mediaburn. 3:52:34 PM   Art & Advertising | |

Rorschach. A Spanish website showing quite a few of the original Rorschach inkblots. And if you type Cartoonist into the Inkblot Generator, you'll get something like the picture below. 1:44:10 PM   This & That | |