MANUEL DONADA Nomadic. Im homeless and I don't belong anywhere www.mdonada.com ‡ www.thehobohawk.com ‡ www.oscuraplata.com Record: Enrique y Ana “las Aventuras de Enrique y Ana” ♫ _
Describe your involvement with the DIY community I will try and keep this short. Since I was a young teenager I have been trying hard to do everything the way I want to. In every aspect of my life. I quit school at a very young age and had very clear what I wanted to do: TO DRAW. So, I suppose that was my first contact with the DIY scene and the punk/hardcore philosophy. I can handle it on my own. I started having a distro and booking shows under the name of Capuleto Twins with a very good friend of mine from Madrid. We did that for a while but it wasnt really worth it. The “Scene” (argh!) was still too small and only macho hardcore crap ruled the city. Madrid is kind of rough sometimes. We ended up really dissapointed with the so called “hardcore family”. Everything was a lie so I just set my own path and so he did. That really brought us together til today, tho. I have done tons of zines, set up shows, design record covers/posters/ etc for other people, released records and played in several bands such as (Stay Gold Ponyboy, The Mushitcians and Grabba Grabba Tape). I also started a record label called Gssh! Gssh! Records in 2000. Then I quit because I was broke. I also opened a record store but people were not buying shit so I shut it down because my debts where getting really scary. After that I opened a gallery focused on comic and illustration called Watdafac and that didnt work either. Oh! I try to run a publishing house now called “(Thee Order ov) The Hobohawk”. I guess I have been losing money my entire life but I'm happy with what I have done. I have enjoyed every single minute of everything. Good or bad. When was the first time that you heard this record? I was probably around 3 or 4 years old... How did you discover it? My older sisters and I went to see the movie and since we liked it a lot our parents bought the record. Why did it change your life? I remember playing the record and dancing like crazy around the living room, jumping off the couch with my sisters while singing along and all that. That was my first contact with pogo dance style and acting wild while listening to music. The “punk” in me was born that same exact day so I think I owe Enrique and Ana this tribute. Now was the moment for it. It’s my way of saying “thank you”. They were the first who introduce me into the Madness, the Agitation, the Prostest and eternal Revolt. Original Cover:
