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Author Archives: Barry's Imaginary Publisher
Beat The Boots III
Available only from Amazon for now, Beat The Boots III, a six disc continuation of the original Beat The Boot series, is confusing the heck out of just about everybody. Official? ZFT endorsed? Zappa.com is not helping much as it’s … Continue reading
ZpZ’s New Lead Singer
… is a chap by the name of Ben Thomas. Of all those who auditioned, he was apparently the only one who was able to carry the entire vocal of Inca Roads right to the end.
Mothermania Re-released
This just in via ZFT’s newsletter: Mothermania is now available as a digital download: This Frank Zappa download is available in DRM-free, MP3 256KBPS and FLAC format. FZ’s MP3’s will play on iPod® and all MP3 players. Priced at $18 … Continue reading
Mothers Night: A Ten Hour Marathon
Rich of another Ugly Radio writes: We are doing a ten hour marathon of The Mothers on Portland OR station KBOO this Friday night starting at 8pm (PST). That’s right, it’s time once again to remember our Mothers. Of course … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Community, Frank Zappa
Tagged marathon, MOI, mothers of invention, radio
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The Little Forum That Couldn’t
Back in February, I announced a new version of the KUR forums: newer, better software, and a nicer look to boot. That forum has since turned out to be an avid gatherer of dust and tumbleweeds — mainly I guess, … Continue reading
Essra Mohawk On Frank Zappa
Sandy Hurvitz, aka Essra Mohawk, aka Uncle Meat remembers her time with FZ (1991, CNBC): (Thx Frank)
Posted in Alumni, Frank Zappa, YouTubery
Tagged essra mohawk, MOI, sandy hurvitz, Uncle Meat
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Leonard Cohen Live In London
At Pitchfork tv, for one week only, watch an integral recording of Leonard Cohen live in London: [inline flash player takes entirely too long to load, has been removed.] Check the playlist to the right of the page for links … Continue reading
Whatever Happened To Dale Bozzio?
We know she’s always been a wild one, however lately things have gone rather awry: Prompted by calls from concerned neighbors, a police officer entered Bozzio’s home on October 12, 2008. […] Inside the home, the officer found “feces in … Continue reading
Zappanale 20 — Jubilee Edition
Despite all the legal intimidation that’s been going on, German ZapFest Zappanale is ready to roll! Just a couple of the confirmed bands/players for this 20th jubilee are: Terry Bozzio Gong (original line-up) The Grandmothers feat. N.M. Brock, D. Preston, … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Frank Zappa, Zappanale
Tagged gong, grandmothers, live zappa, project object, terry bozzio, Zappanale
4 Comments
Win An Original Frank Zappa Framed Print
No less than 20 hours after I posted this tweet, photographer Deborah Chesher (previous coverage) wrote: Right now I’m running a free contest on my blog that I thought you might want to let your readers know about because the … Continue reading