Barbarella (1968) by Robert McGinnis. Not one of his best (see below) but the film is a cult item round here.
• At the Bureau of Lost Culture: Alan Moore on Magic, a recording of the three-way talk between Alan Moore, Gary Lachman and myself for last year’s launch of the Moon and Serpent Bumper Book of Magic.
• At Colossal: “Daniel Martin Diaz encodes cosmic questions into geometric paintings and prints.” And is heavily influenced by Paul Laffoley by the looks of things.
• RIP Robert McGinnis, illustrator and poster artist. Related: The Artwork Of Robert McGinnis, Part 1 | The Artwork Of Robert McGinnis, Part 2.
• At Public Domain Review: “The Form of a Demon and the Heart of a Person”: Kitagawa Utamaro’s Prints of Yamauba and Kintaro (ca. 1800).
• Coming soon from Ten Acre Films: The Quatermass Experiment: The Making of TV’s First Sci-Fi Classic by Toby Hadoke.
• New music: Lost Communications by An-Ting; UPIC Diffusion Session #23 by Haswell & Hecker.
• Anti-Gravity Holiday Every Month by Robert Beatty.
• Barbarella (Extended Main Title) (1968) by Bob Crewe And The Glitterhouse | Barbarella (1991) by The 69 Eyes | My Name Is Barbarella (1992) by Barbarella
I really enjoyed that Lost Culture interview. Alan is always good value for money, and it was great hearing a bit of your backstory too. I still haven’t got myself a copy of the Bumper Book, though I flicked through it at a friends, and another friend (Kermit, who you may know) offered me a copy because, he says, “I accidentally bought more copies than I needed” ?
Couldn’t resist adding this old favourite.
https://youtu.be/Er8S-mJTzTI?si=jTiqE9KLHn-2nTR3
Thanks, Dan. The appeal of the book is obviously limited but it’s been well-received among occult aficionados. Fairly sure I don’t know who Kermit is…
Malcolm: Thanks, also. That’s one I haven’t heard before.
Ahh, assumed you might know Kermit via Manchester and/or comics. He’s one half of the band Black Grape, and knows Alan – he interviewed him here: https://superweirdsubstance.com/greg-wilson-kermit-leveridge-alan-moore/
Oh, and I really ought to have said, the book is utterly, utterly beautiful. I want to hold it.
Oh, yeah, that Kermit… I only know him by name, had no idea he knew Alan. I know a couple of the people involved with the Manchester District Music Archive but have almost zero contact with the Manchester music world.