The Cartoonist

Friday, February 29, 2008

I'm Not A Young Man Anymore. A previously unreleased track by the Velvet Underground; listen to it here [Dead Flowers weblog]. Part of the Live at the Gymnasium, NYC, 1967 recording, which also features the debut performance of Sister Ray. Here's an interesting thread in a forum about the bootleg. The sound quality is amazing, all the songs almost sound like outtakes from the Banana Album sessions. [...] I can already say that, in addition to the historical importance of these five recordings, this thing rocks like a motherfucker. Update: More about the record and its history in this thread at The Velvet Underground Forum. 3:25:51 PM   Cult, MP3 | |

Thursday, February 28, 2008

Danse Macabre. A website with more than 400 images of the Grim Reaper on one page. Takes ages to load, but it's worth the wait. Many thanks to Fritz for the link. 5:14:55 PM   Art & Advertising, Cult | |

tulibri. Handmade books and more. Fabulous weblog about bookbinding with instructions, book arts, book history, etc. Bilingual German/English. Many thanks to Peter for the link. 9:36:53 AM   Art & Advertising, Literature | |

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Grandville. The caricatures and cartoons. Via things. 9:29:54 AM   Art & Advertising | |

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Bildpostkarten. A collection of 5000 postcards from around 1900. 2:46:17 PM   This & That | |

He swears even better than George Parker. John Lydon at a press conference in London (comes in four parts). And here's the transcript. Many thanks to Paul for the link. What do you think to Tony Blair selling-out this country? John: I warned you about him a long time ago. I did. It's on record. I told you, do not let a middle-class cunt in the Labour Party, right? He sold you down the fucking river. A Labour Government took you to war, fucking shame. Is he George Bush's lapdog? More like his pet rat. 8:27:56 AM   London | |

Monday, February 25, 2008

Basil Says. When you're out and about in the Antarctic, always sing a song. This will keep you warm. 9:12:28 PM   Basil Says | |

Supercar. At last some proper design: the Mazda 110S, a brochure from 1968. Via Coudal. 5:22:06 PM   Art & Advertising | |

The Velvet Underground and Nico. One hour of fabulous noise. 9:47:54 AM   Cult | |

Sunday, February 24, 2008

Übung macht den Meister. Zwei Leute in einem Zimmer. Ich fühle mich seltsam heute. Wire. Watch and learn, then go and buy their records. Apart from that, here's Der Tisch vom Meister Marx. 2:18:31 AM   Cult, MP3 | |

Saturday, February 23, 2008

The Pink Flag. C + M, thank you for the best T-Shirt ever. 10:07:30 PM   Cult | |

St 42: Complete Confusion at the Rehearsal. Yes indeed, I found yet another tape of my old band ST 42. Again, somewhere hidden in a drawer. This is the second incarnation with Nick on drums, Sally vocals, and Uwe (who later on changed his appearance and also changed his name from Uwe to Ute) on bass. This must be from around 1980, I think. Listen and enjoy tremendously. It's complete chaos. 2:56:39 PM   Cult, MP3 | |

Friday, February 22, 2008

When in Brussels. Naturally. 5:10:16 PM   This & That | |

Still Life with Gillot Nibs and Work in Progress.  11:19:40 AM   Designer's Tools, My Sketchbooks | |

Science Fiction Reading Experience. Fabulous. Via Helgas galaktische Funkbude. 9:07:26 AM   Cult | |

I want a Rhino. Cardboard Safari. Great. 9:01:43 AM   This & That | |

Thursday, February 21, 2008

Captain Sensible explains the Hamburg Hauptbahnhof. Fabulous. I actually used to live there just round the corner. More about Captain Sensible can be found here or there. Or even here. 7:55:16 PM   Cult | |

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Remember those great Volkswagen ads? Damn, sold out. 4:47:21 PM   Art & Advertising | |

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Darling, let's have another baby. Johnny Moped duets with his wife Brenda. This is fabulous. 9:05:39 PM   Cult | |

Beautiful Brussels. Typographic curiosities and architectural cruelty; I created a set on flickr. Enjoy. 7:57:02 PM   The Cartoonist's Photos, This & That | |

Friday, February 15, 2008

Away. Back sometime next week. In the meantime enjoy some links: A PowerPop weblog | Polka Floyd | Mind-boggling transportation, via Gravity Lens | Probably the Worst Ad Blog in the World | The Kaiser Edition. 5:05:49 PM   Blogs, This & That | |

No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to fry. It's National Chip Week here in the UK. 7:54:43 AM   This & That | |

Thursday, February 14, 2008

About a Motor Car. Phyllis Ladyman, Puffin Picture Book Number 38, 1948. Another project at things. 10:37:04 AM   Art & Advertising | |

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

For the distinguished Collector. Plastic Kits of the 1950s and 60s, a short history. And the Old Model Kits Weblog from the fabulous Old Model Kits website. 6:06:49 PM   This & That | |

Untamed Love. Lots of Frank Frazetta at Golden Age Comic Book Stories. 7:04:09 AM   Art & Advertising | |

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Gnomen est omen. The gnome in popular music and culture. Via ligne claire. 12:03:10 PM   Blogs, This & That | |

Monday, February 11, 2008

George Parker swears. Here. Many thanks to Andy, who cobbled this little masterpiece together. The Cartoonist: (20:35 PM) George, check your mailbox. There's something grand waiting for you. Honestly. George Parker: (20:36 PM) i'm going to open it now... stand by George Parker: (20:39 PM) Oh... Fuck... That's amazing... I almost wet myself... Well I did. The Cartoonist: (20:40 PM) Brilliant, isn't it?! George Parker: (20:40 PM) Holy shit... George Parker: (20:40 PM) I am going to post it in a bit. George Parker: (20:41 PM) Check adscam in about thirty minutes... It's fucking great The Cartoonist: (20:42 PM) If you want to link back, it's from Andy, Zoe's boyfriend: The Cartoonist: (20:42 PM) www.myboyfriendisatwat.com The Cartoonist: (20:42 PM) I'll blog about it tomorrow morning. George Parker: (20:42 PM) Ok... I'll do that... I'll chat back in about thirty minutes. Cheers/George The Cartoonist: (20:43 PM) Me too - just watching "Lost" on telly. George Parker: (20:43 PM) Get a fucking life The Cartoonist: (20:43 PM) No way. :-) 10:59:13 PM   Art & Advertising, MP3 | |

Basil Says. Always enjoy everything. 12:14:59 PM   Basil Says | |

Sunday, February 10, 2008

Another One. Letterboxes. Royal Mail Post Office, Borough, London. 8:38:13 PM   London, The Cartoonist's Photos | |

Borough Market, London. Sunday. Closed. 8:16:41 PM   London, The Cartoonist's Photos | |

Sunday Linkage. Late Sunday Linkage today. Reason is, I first met up with this guy and then with this one. In this pub, which is fab, btw. And when I got home (after a Sunday Roast, sadly without a podcast this time, because it was way too loud in the pub) I participated in this, on ooVoo. Fellow participants in the video conference were: Jane Sample | The Renegade Agency Confessional | Scott Monty | Brent Brotine | Apart from that: Local History | Scare ships - The British phantom airship scares, 1909-1913. | And Stage6 is back online. 6:47:38 PM   Blogs, London | |

Saturday, February 9, 2008

The things I have to do to earn a Living. Portraits of doctors. 1:21:34 PM   My Sketchbooks | |

Friday, February 8, 2008

1785 Movies. At the Cult Movie Channel at Stage6. 5:45:33 PM   Cult | |

Design & Life. A free minizine. 10:32:35 AM   Art & Advertising | |

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Oh Dear. Professor Stephen Hawking, a Lego Figure. Via Plockhead. 8:37:46 PM   Blogs, Cult | |

Fantastic. Well. I'm certainly not a stamp collector, but this James Bond batch (which I've just received from Royal Mail this morning) is simply fantastic. By the way, I have absolutely no idea how they managed to get this printed in such a high quality. Bloody amazing. 7:18:34 PM   This & That | |

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Must Have. Ahhhh: Mclane, Mario, Tamara, and the robot. More infos at the Starlight Casino and at Strauss Toys. And here's the video. I desperately need this, I can't help myself. 6:13:35 PM   Cult, Orion Pics | |

Alternumerics, Version 4. Free fonts with a twist. And watch the video. The example below is from the Politics To Come font. Via vvork. 2:55:24 PM   Art & Advertising | |

Have no Fear. The Design Police is here. 8:26:00 AM   Art & Advertising | |

Monday, February 4, 2008

A Guide to designing Indian Political Posters. Fabulous. Via nimbupani at twitter. 12:51:09 PM   Art & Advertising | |

Die Krupps®. Soundcheck. 8:31:20 AM   London | |

Sunday, February 3, 2008

Sunday Linkage. I'm going to see Die Krupps® tonight | Still going strong: makowski und pepe | Simon Says | Wire, Drill. 11:08:50 AM   Blogs | |

Saturday, February 2, 2008

A Map of your Village. Here. Because of this. 12:34:29 PM   Cult | |

Me and my Goldfish. Some virals for a credit card. Well done. 10:38:35 AM   This & That | |

Friday, February 1, 2008

Oh Dear. I'm all famous now. But I'm certainly not a photographer; I only took some snapshots, that's all. 6:29:30 PM   Cult | |

Just to let you know. Githead is on tour this month. 05/02/08 : Paradiso - Amsterdam 06/02/08 : Blue Shell - Köln 07/02/08 : 4AD - Diksmuide 08/02/08 : Netwerk - Aalst 09/02/08 : Mains d'Oeuvre - Paris 11/02/08 : Cafe Zapata - Berlin 12/02/08 : Atlantik - Freiburg More dates to be confirmed 2:14:32 PM   This & That | |

Anaheim Vacationland. A pictorial history of the area surrounding Disneyland. Via Eye of the Goof. 1:17:48 PM   Cult | |

Somewhere deep in Germany. World War II, a flickr set with 104 photos. And that's not all; check out Alki1's other sets. A collection of the most fabulous graphic design from all over the world. Fab. 12:52:37 PM   Art & Advertising | |