Saturday, June 16, 2007

The Cartoonist talks to George Parker. This time I'm talking to George Parker, who has been working in the ad business for more than 678 years. He's a copywriter who used to be an art director in the early 60s, and he's won several Cannes Gold and Silver Lions, Clios, Effies and whatnot. Before I get carried away, read his official bio: George Parker has more than 30 years of agency experience with prestigious Madison Avenue firms such as Ogilvy & Mather, Young & Rubicam, J. Walter Thompson and many others. He is the winner of hundreds of advertising awards, including Cannes Gold and Silver Lions, Clios, Effies and the David Ogilvy award. His blog AdScam was named one of the four best advertising blogs in the world by Campaign Magazine. I had the pleasure of getting drunk with him in a pub on Tottenham Court Road a fortnight ago. Which should be reason enough to listen to this podcast. You can download the podcast here or subscribe directly via iTunes. George and I talk about the current state of advertising; about his book, about logos, and about clients and presentations. Enjoy. And now for the usual links: George Parker, Writer and Creative Consultant Adscam Adhurl The Brand Republic weblog, MadScam (subscription, free) His book, Madscam — Kick-ass advertising without the Madison Avenue price tag The commercials were stolen from YouTube/Retromercials and the fabulous RetroJunk website. The background noise, reminiscent of Darth Vader, is courtesy of my fabulous operators' chair, a swinging 60's model from the waiting room of a dental practice. No advertising agents were harmed during the production of this podcast. Copyright © 2007 by Ralf Zeigermann and George Parker. 8:36:20 AM   The Cartoonist Talks | |

Saturday, April 21, 2007

The Cartoonist talks to Franz Bielmeier. This was fun. Franz is an old friend of mine and was a founding member and guitarist of Charley's Girls, who later became Mittagspause. In the late 70's he founded the Rondo record label (here's a link to the publications); these days he is busy working on various solo projects, most notably his Schwester Strahl series, a germanized version of the Velvets' Sister Ray. Which I find absolutely fabulous. You can download the podcast here, or subscribe to my podcasts via iTunes. Since I'm slowly, but steadily running out of webspace, there's no m4a file this time, only the boring mp3. I'll insert the pictures that were supposed to go into the webcast simply here. Franz Bielmeier, 1977. In the background Peter Hein. Also, apologies to all my English, American etc. readers — this podcast is entirely in German, because it makes sense and there's nothing more stupid than two Germans talking in English to each other. Oh, one more thing: Franz was so kind allowing me to upload one of his latest songs. So here's Invoc [MP3, 15MB]; 11 minutes of fantastic noise. And now enjoy. The usual links: Franz Bielmeier | Mittagspause | Verschwende deine Jugend | Ratinger Hof Franz Bielmeier today. This podcast, The Cartoonist talks to Franz Bielmeier, ©2007 Ralf Zeigermann. All music ©1979-2007 by Mittagspause and Franz Bielmeier. 2:19:19 PM   The Cartoonist Talks | |

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. Alternatively, download the extended podcast or listen to the boring MP3 file without all the fab pictures. 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 | |

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. Alternatively, download the extended podcast or listen to the boring MP3 file without all the fab pictures. 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 | |

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. Alternatively, download the extended podcast or listen to the boring MP3 file without all the pictures. 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 | |

Sunday, February 25, 2007

The Cartoonist Talks [3]. Welcome to the the third and final part of The Cartoonist talks to Knox. In this podcast we're talking about Ataris, Macs, boring stuff, and Knox had a great idea which has got to do with a camera inside your head. Enjoy. As usual: subscribe directly via iTunes, or download the extended podcast here. Alternatively, you can grab the mp3 file from here. The Cartoonist Talks will be back in early March, and then I'll be talking to Malka Spigel and Colin Newman. A few more Vibrators/Knox related links: A 1984 interview with the Vibrators Ian Turner's photos of the band from 1982 Another interview with Knox on the Punk77 website 2:15:29 PM   The Cartoonist Talks | |

Wednesday, February 14, 2007

The Cartoonist Talks [2]. And here's part two of The Cartoonist talks to Knox. Part one can be found here. In part two, Knox talks about his solo projects, about his paintings, and about DRM. As usual, here's the direct iTunes link; here the extended podcast for download; and here the simple and boring mp3 file. And of course, a few more Knox/Vibrators-related links: The Vibrators — 21 Years Of Punk Mania, a book by Ian Carnochan Fallen Angels Urban Dogs Enjoy. 3:59:54 PM   The Cartoonist Talks | |