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Author Archives: Barry's Imaginary Publisher
Lumpy Money
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
Posted in Frank Zappa, Music
Tagged lumpy gravy, lumpy money, we're only in it for the money, zappa release, zft
50 Comments
Ivo Niehe Meets Frank Zappa (’91)
Ivo Niehe met with FZ back in ’91 for his TV-show which, in veritable Dutch-like “why-be-humble” tradition, was entitled “The TV Show”. Credit to Balint’s zappa.hu for fishing this one out of the YouTube pond! Enjoy the next fifteen minutes … Continue reading
“It Happen(e)d Here”
This just in: The Arf-Society will release a limited edition two-CD set of the legendary Grandmothers reunion concert from 28 July 2002. The price is just 15 Euros, with all proceeds going towards helping Jimmy Carl Black pay his medical … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Frank Zappa, Music
Tagged arf society, grandmothers, jimmy carl black, live zappa
7 Comments
Mystery Zappa Album Poster
9illustrations wants to know: The original uploader Farbror Sid is not sure what Zappa album this poster, by Dave McMacken, came with. Anybody? I’ve been looking around on the web for a while and I can’t find this poster or … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Visual Arts, Zappa Wiki Jawaka
Tagged 1974, David McMacken, zappa poster
20 Comments
Vesoul
In remembrance of Jacques Brel, who passed away 30 years ago. More clips.
“Smash-Flop” Return: Zappa’s Grubby Chamber!
Our pal Kevin Hoover once again hits the airwaves on Friday with his Zappa infused radio show “Zappa’s Grubby Chamber”: Apart from the Frank musicks, I have a few other special moments planned, and they mainly consist of non-Frank items … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Mike Keneally, Music
2 Comments
GZ: “No matter what I do/release you hate it.”
Last Saturday, in a topic related to Joe’s Menage, Gail Zappa posted the following in this zappa.com forum thread: Ok. So the simple truth is that I have been trying to figure out how to respond to the meanies that … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Frank Zappa, In Writing, Music
Tagged gail zappa, joe's menage, vaulternative
46 Comments
Mono Villegas
Largely unknown outside Argentina, Enrique “Mono” Villegas (born 1913) is one of those jazz originals whose talent easily levels the likes of Bill Evans. Because of his Argentine background, Columbia Records conveniently hired him in the early 50s for some … Continue reading
Olbermann Grills Palin
Oh how I love the smell of vitriol in the morning: