Thursday 19 August 2010

KANGAZANG! AVAILABLE TO BUY NOW!

Candy Jar is proud to announce the launch of Terry Cooper’s sci-fi comedy Kangazang!

Available as an audiobook on three CDs, Kangazang is read by Doctor Who’s Colin Baker and features the additional vocal talents of Terry Cooper (Author, Artist) and Claire Cage (Actress - Torchwood, Submarine, I Know You Know).

Kangazang contains dramatic music, sound effects and characterisation making it a richer and more immersive experience than traditional narration-only audiobooks.

The Special Edition box set comes with a DVD containing over 30 minutes of material including cast interviews and specially commissioned animations.
Buy your copy now – while stocks last!


KANGAZANG AUTHOR TO PLAY SUPER SLEUTH

Hubbub team member Terry Cooper has just landed the role as Baker Street super sleuth Sherlock Homes in a forthcoming audio drama by Misfits Audio.

Terry is excited about playing the eponymous detective: "I've loved Sherlock Holmes ever since I was a teenager. He's one of those timeless characters that everyone loves. He's enigmatic, intelligent and witty. I think most actors would relish the chance to play him."

With a renewed interest in the character thanks to the recent movie starring Robert Downey Jnr and the BBC series featuring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman, the adventures of Holmes and Watson are finding a newer, younger audience.

"I think it's great that they've updated Sherlock for modern times," says Terry. "It just shows what a great character he is - whatever time or situation you place him in, he just gets on with the job of solving crimes in his inimitable way.'

These new audio dramas will be written by Alexa Chipman and based on the Orson Welles radio plays. Alexa has updated the 1939 script to modern times using contemporary language and settings. It will be released for the 2011 Summer Season of Sonic Society.

Terry is an author, illustrator and actor. His most recent project - Kangazang! - is available to buy from www.kangazang.co.uk

Thursday 5 August 2010

What do we like....?

We like:
  • 1980's pop - Rick Astley, Kylie Minogue and Bobby McFerrin!
  • 1970's TV - Vision On, Doctor Who!
  • Spider-Man and Batman!
  • Star Wars - Especially Artoo Detoo and Stormtroopers!
  • Space Hoppers!
  • Star Trek - Shatner and Nimoy Ahoy hoy!
  • Facebook! Not Myspace! {--boo
  • Ebay is fun! But addictive - Just say NO kids!
  • Cardiff! Home of Kangazang Towers!
  • Bill Bailey - Remind you of anyone we know? (Scumpbag?)
  • Marc Warren - From Hustle to Wanted to Teatime to.... Spooner?
  • Claire Cage - she looks like and RHYMES with Betty Page!
  • Douglas Adams - The GUVNOR!
  • Robots
  • Aliens
  • Alien Robots
  • Robot Aliens!
  • etc...

A Site for sore.......Ears?

Well, I'm pretty excited! After what seems like yonks of waiting and developing, tweaking (ooh!) and adjusting, the KANGAZANG! website is finally here!

it's www.kangazang.co.ukjust so you know!

We've got the Audiobook CD set being made AS WE TYPE! and the Second Edition book is getting a final check to fix any of my typos (ha! as IF!) and then it'll be over to the monastery, where Gregorian Monkeys will painstakingly rewrite thousands of copies with their inky quills.

The site has been lovingly crafted by the Candy Jar team (www.candy-jar.co.uk and the genius of Aimee, who's petite frame hosts the biggest brain in the world, from 3D & 2D animation, coding, art, design and everythig else, (juggling, stilt walking) and she's mad ethe sit ethe wonderful place that it is!

She's designed a selection of OSSUM wallpapers for free download on the 'media' page of the site! GO get one! Get three!

PRE-ORDERS are now coming in for the products, which is also very exciting. The choices are:

  • 1) Second edition book
  • 2) Audio CD set (4 discer)
  • 3)SuperMegaDoubleCombo - Book and CD set - at a discount price!
Special mention to YOSS, MARK and VIRGINIA who were the very first intelligent beings to place a pre-order. Yoss is from the UK, Mark is from Belgium and Virginia is from Germany! How international is THAT?

Of course I will be signing their products and sending them out as soon as they come in!

It's all very busy and a little chaotic as you can imagine, but the advertising and marketing is beginning now - the general plan is to tell everyone in the known universe about KANGAZANG! and get them to buy a version of it!

Join the big push! Onwards and Upwards! Per Ardua Ad Astra! Excelsior! Freedom or death! (not literally) And other such motivational phrases!!!