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 | |