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A Concert For Jimmy

Posted on November 8, 2008 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

This just in from The Idiot Bastard — the schedule for tomorrow’s Jimmy Carl Black tribute concert: 17:30 – Doors open 18:00 – Introduction by MC Ben Watson 18:15 – The Muffin Men 19:15 – The Thurston Lava Tube 20:00 … Continue reading →

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Obama!

Posted on November 5, 2008 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Wow wow wow, this is fantastic news to wake up to. Also: I’ve been waiting for eight years to be able to say the following three words and now I finally can: NO MORE BUSH! Aaaaahhh… Thank you America!

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RIP Jimmy Carl Black

Posted on November 2, 2008 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Very sad news comes to us from Jerry Ford, long time friend of JCB, and caretaker of Inkanish Records: It is my sad duty to report the news that JIMMY CARL BLACK has passed away. Jimmy left this earth around … Continue reading →

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Need A Bath?

Posted on November 1, 2008 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Our pal Magic Fingers writes in to say: You might like to tell the boys and girls at KUL about this page of my second favourite website. … and then tell them to check out the rest of the site. … Continue reading →

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Wuthering Ukuleles

Posted on November 1, 2008 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

With apologies for the terrible pun above, when the Ukulele Orchestra of GB covers “Wuthering Heights”, here’s what happens: Also: Life On Mars, The Good, The Bad & The Ugly and more.

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FZ Drummers Roundtable

Posted on November 1, 2008 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

“It’s been a dream of mine to get my favorite Zappa drummers together and have us talk about our experiences.” – Terry Bozzio is joined by fellow former Zappa drummers, Chester Thompson, Ralph Humphrey, Chad Wackerman, and Ruth Underwood in … Continue reading →

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Zappa Scores

Posted on October 30, 2008 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Ian Stonehouse writes: I hear that Gail has signed off all of Munchkin Music to Schotts in the USA, so Zappa scores should now be much more accessible. Sure enough. A quick search yields 4 results for now, but I’m … Continue reading →

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Name To Face

Posted on October 27, 2008 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Feed it with your name, and this website turns it into a unique avatar — don’t ask me how they do it though. Here’s what turned up when I entered Sharleena’s (real life) name: How about that! I kid you … Continue reading →

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Jazz Piano Palin

Posted on October 22, 2008 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Pardon yet another US election post, but this one’s rather funny…

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Lumpy Money

Posted on October 21, 2008 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Billboard.com reporting: The Zappa Family Trust will kick off a comprehensive campaign to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the late Frank Zappa’s albums next month. “Lumpy Money,” a three-CD “audio documentary” due out Nov. 25, is the first offering in … Continue reading →

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