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Monthly Archives: January 2011
ZAPPATiKA! – Strictly Frankly
Everyone knows I’m always game for fresh new covers of Frank Zappa music, no matter the source, so when Zap Mcinnes of ZAPPATiKA! sent KUR an edited mix (ready for streaming) as a sort of belated Xmas present of their … Continue reading
Posted in FZcovers, Miscellany, Music
Tagged 2010, holland, Leiden, QBUS Concert Hall, Strictly Frankly, The Netherlands, The Ultimate Rock Party, Zap Mcinnes, ZAPPATiKA!
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Flo & Eddie interviewing FZ
About the ’88 tour, about 200 Motels, about remixing CDs… you’ll love it.
Sunday Big Note – Listening Session #9
As I chose today’s Sunday Big Note Listening Session, I was struck at how, over time, the details of many of these concerts and broadcasts are either lost or omitted by successive trader, poster, torrenter. Venue. Date. Location. Line-up. Important … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Jean-Luc Ponty, Music, Sunday Big Note
Tagged 1976, Hamburg, Jean-Luc Ponty Group, NDR Jazzworkshop, streaming audio
9 Comments
Freak Out In Cucamonga: An Update, Long Overdue
Those of you who’ve been reading this weblog for more than just a couple of years may remember our coverage of Adam Fiorenza’s documentary on FZ’s Cucamonga days, aptly titled “Freak Out In Cucamonga”, featuring interviews with the likes of … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Frank Zappa, Movies, Pop Cult
Tagged adam fiorenza, cucamonga, documentary, freak out in cucamonga
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Mo’s Vacation
Funny how some people who adore FZ’s “regular” music tend to shy away from his “more serious”, “classical instrumental” music. They tend to see it as impenetrable, obscure, entirely inscrutable — in short, way over their heads. Not so. The … Continue reading
Posted in Classical music, Frank Zappa, Personal
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Ed Palermo: We’re Only In It For The Music
It’s got to be love, hasn’t it? Why else would someone bother to transcribe 200 of Frank Zappa’s tunes? For what other reason would someone dedicate himself for over 15 years to presenting his arrangements of Zappa’s music in the … Continue reading
Women Drummers – The Black Page
Once considered a boy’s only club, more and more women are taking up the drums as an instrument of choice – such as Lucy Landymore* (above) who performs Frank Zappa’s “The Black Page Drum Solo”, as well as Heather Thomas … Continue reading
Francesco Zappa – His First Homepage In Over 200 Years
Indeed, Francesco Zappa really lived and wrote much more music beyond that rearranged in the posthumous record. Yes of course – and finally he has a website now (in italian and english). Looking pretty nice, and the content is quite … Continue reading
Posted in Classical music, Frank Zappa, Music
Tagged Francesco Zappa
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KUR’s Vinnie Colaiuta Primer Mix
Back on November 26th, 2010, I suggested the idea of a Vinnie Colaiuta inspired mixtape. Little did I know at that time the actual extent of Colaiuta’s extensive recordings. Although he only played with Zappa from Spring 1978 to Fall … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Frank Zappa, Music
Tagged Frank Zappa, mixtape, streaming audio, Vinnie Colaiuta
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Sunday Big Note – Listening Session #8
For as long as I have been a Zappa/Mother‘s freak – going four decades strong and showing no evidence of slowing down – almost every fan of Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention I’ve encountered has also been a … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Miscellany, Music, Sunday Big Note
Tagged 1968, 1969, 1970, BBC Top Gear Sessions, chicago, Ian Anderson, Jethro Tull, sunday big note, Sweden
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