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Spinning on air : When pop and art meet: a conversation with Avant-garde comic book artists Art Spiegelman, Chris Ware, Charles Burns, Joost Swarte and Cosey : including music composed, played and chosen by cartoonists.

Title: Spinning on air : radio broadcast, 1997-01-26 : When pop and art meet: a conversation with Avant-garde comic book artists Art Spiegelman, Chris Ware, Charles Burns, Joost Swarte and Cosey : including music composed, played and chosen by cartoonists.
Publication: 1997.

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Description

1 audio disc (59:20) : digital, stereo and mono; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

Host David Garland talks to five Avant-garde comic book artists: Art Spiegelman, Chris Ware, Charles Burns, Joost Swarte (Netherlands) and Cosey (Swiss-born; France), about their careers, their personal opinions of comic book art, and their favorite music tracks featured on the program.

Uniform Title

Spinning on air (Radio program)

Alternative Title

I'm gonna Charleston back to Charleston.
Fille méchante.
Naughty girl.
Femme panthere et l'homme sandwich.
Female panther and a man sandwich.
Fable doudou (Le meunier, le boulanger et le cordonnie)
Fingerbusting.

Subject

Genre/Form

Popular music radio programs.
Jazz radio programs.

Note

Title derived by cataloger from the original information provided on compact disc.

Source (note)

WNYC (Radio station : New York, N. Y.) ;

Language (note)

Spoken in English, sung in French and English.

Contents

Appellation controlée (starts at 2:48) ; Appellation non controlée (starts at 4:34) ; Passi messa (starts at 6:34) (from the 1992 CD "JoPo in MoNo) / F. Lovsky-J. Swarte -- Interview with Art Spiegelman, Chris Ware, Charles Burns, Joost Swarte and Cosey (part 1) (starts at 8:15) -- I'm gonna Charleston back to Charleston (originally rec. 9/4/25, Victor) / L. Handman (starts at 17:56) -- Une fille méchante = A naughty girl (from the 1965 French pop LP Maria-Cinta) (starts at 20:26) -- Dinah (originally rec. 9/4/25, Victor) / H. Akst, lyrics by S. M. Lewis and J. Young (starts at 22:28) -- Interview with Art Spiegelman, Chris Ware, Charles Burns, Joost Swarte and Cosey (part 2) (starts at 27:15) -- La femme panthere et l'homme sandwich = The female panther and a man sandwich (starts at 37:26) ; Fable doudou (Le meunier, le boulanger et le cordonnie) (starts at 40:28) (originally recorded in March 1993; from the 1993 LP Trop de routes, trop de trains) -- Interview with Art Spiegelman, Chris Ware, Charles Burns, Joost Swarte and Cosey (part 3) (starts at 45:10) -- Fingerbustin' (recorded in 1995 in mono., in Holland) (from the 1996 LP Fingerbustin': Novelty & swing for the saxophone) / T. Camarata, arranged for saxophone and piano (starts at 55:24)

Call Number

*LDC 52471

OCLC

830877959

Title

Spinning on air : radio broadcast, 1997-01-26 : When pop and art meet: a conversation with Avant-garde comic book artists Art Spiegelman, Chris Ware, Charles Burns, Joost Swarte and Cosey : including music composed, played and chosen by cartoonists.

Production

1997.

Playing Time

005920

Type of Content

performed music

Type of Medium

audio

Type of Carrier

audio disc

Performer

1st-3rd works: Fay Lovsky and Joost Swarte (3rd work only), vocals ; with unidentifed performers. 4th and 6th works: The Revelers. 5th work: Maria Cinta, vocals. 7th-8th works: Les primitifs du futur ; featuring R. Crumb, banjo (7th work) and ukelele (8th work). 9th work: Ronald Jansen Heijtmajer, alto saxophone ; Guido Nielsen, piano. Art Spiegelman, Chris Ware, Charles Burns, Joost Swarte and Cosey, interviewees. David Garland, host.

Event

Broadcast by WNYC (93.9 F. M./A. M. 820), 1997 January 26, New York, N. Y. Works on audio disc previously recorded in various places 1925-1995

Language

Spoken in English, sung in French and English.

Local Note

Part of an ongoing sub-series of conversations with creators of comic books.

During this time, an annual comic book exhibition ("European comics, another image") was held at Thread Waxing Space (New York, N. Y.) until February 1, 1997.

Source

Gift; WNYC (Radio station : New York, N. Y.) ; 2007.

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Added Author

Garland, David, 1954- host.

Swarte, Joost, 1947- composer.

Young, Joe, 1889-1939, lyricist.

Lewis, Sam M., 1885-1959, lyricist.

Spiegelman, Art, interviewee.

Ware, Chris, 1967- interviewee.

Burns, Charles, 1955- interviewee.

Swarte, Joost, 1947- interviewee.

Cosey, 1950- interviewee.

Lovsky, Fay, performer.

Swarte, Joost, 1947- performer.

Maria-Cinta, 1951- performer.

Crumb, R., performer.

Heijtmajer, Ronald Jansen, performer.

Nielsen, Guido, performer.

Container of (work): Lovsky, Fay. Appellation controlée.

Container of (work): Lovsky, Fay. Appellation non controlée.

Container of (work): Lovsky, Fay. Passi messa.

Container of (work): Akst, Harry, 1894-1963. Dinah.

Container of (work): Camarata, Salvadore, 1913-2005. Fingerbustin'; arranged.

Thread Waxing Space (Gallery)

Revelers Quartet (Vocal group), performer.

Primitifs du futur (Musical group), performer.

WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)

WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.), donor. NN-RHA

Added Title

I'm gonna Charleston back to Charleston.

Fille méchante.

Naughty girl.

Femme panthere et l'homme sandwich.

Female panther and a man sandwich.

Fable doudou (Le meunier, le boulanger et le cordonnie)

Fingerbusting.

Research Call Number

*LDC 52471

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