A 3 hour podcast interview (
part 2 here) with British comics legend Pat Mills, most famous for the anti-war WW1 strip
Charley's War, the creation 2000ad and many of the most enduring characters within it, superhero hunter
Marshall Law and
numerous other comics. His work usually combines combines dark humour, a dash of left wing politics and ludicrous amounts of violence, now as much as ever with puritan zombie hunter
Defoe. Subjects discussed in the intreview include the death of artist
John Hicklenton, being Irish-English,
Sláine and the comparitive lack of celtic heroes in modern popular culture, Oliver Cromwell and the
Levellers. Bonus link:
20 pages of Metalzoic, Pat Mills and Kevin O'Neills "lost" story.
posted by Artw
on Dec 19, 2010 -
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"I was listening to the radio and it’s one of those moments where you have to stop what you’re doing and pay full attention.”
Dory Previn, met composer
Andre' Previn while working in MGM's music dept. in the 1960s. They collaborated on movie music such as
"A Second Chance" and
"Valley Of The Dolls". Andre' divorced Dory in 1969 to marry Mia Farrow. Following this, Dory Previn recorded six original
albums known for their
wit and
confessional tone. Dory Previn unofficially retired in 1976 and has been reluctant to give interviews. However, she released a free online album,
Planet Blue in 2002. She gave a
rare interview to the Times in February. She talked about her influences and meeting Howard Hughes with
Bernadette Cahill in 2005.
posted by The Whelk
on Dec 3, 2008 -
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Britain's best footballer, David Beckham, and his wife Posh Spice are almost as important as royalty. That they have agreed to be interviewed by spoofist Ali G is a tad surprising...
read the transcript here.
posted by ecvgi
on Feb 20, 2001 -
5 comments
