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Author Archives: Barry's Imaginary Publisher
Joe’s Menage
Oooh, look! Quoth GZ: Rare 1975 thrillingness. Be very afraid of being Danish. Or not. Rant & Roll. Fellow consumers! Let’s track down the venue and playlist! If we don’t, nobody will! Exclamation mark.
Slacker Uprising
Michael Moore’s latest film, Slacker Uprising is now available as a free download — US and Canada only unfortunately, although it’s reported to be available as a torrent at a certain pirate bay on the intertubes. The film is described … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Movies, Politics
Tagged elections 08, michael moore, register to vote, slacker
23 Comments
Today’s Brainfart: SanDisk Introduces SlotMusic
Proof that the music industry will never get it: in the latest attempt to shore up sales of music on physical media, SanDisk Corp. and the four major music companies plan to announce Monday a new format called slotMusic. Each … Continue reading
Posted in In The News, Insane, Music
Tagged digital age, dumb, music industry, slotmusic
10 Comments
Fialka Interviews Bickford
Philip Marion writes: A wonderful cultural archivist, metaphysical snake-oil salesman, antiquarian ne’er-do-well, and star of the end of the VHS version of “Baby Snakes” Gerry Fialka interviewed Bruce Bickford recently after the showing of FZ’s Bickford film at the silent … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Interview, Movies, Visual Arts, YouTubery
Tagged animation, baby snakes, bruce bickford, Interview
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Road Plays Lone Ranger Theme
Ian Stonehouse writes: How about this – a road in the USA – in Lancaster, California no less (FZ’s old stomping ground!) that plays the theme from the Lone Ranger as car tyres pass over the road surface… Crazy stuff … Continue reading
Joe’s Garage Close To Premiere
LA Weekly has a rather lengthy article dedicated to the upcoming Joe’s Garage Musical, including a small image gallery. Anyone in the LA area going to see this?
Bandcamp
The young aspiring musicians among you may find this website of interest: Bandcamp. You get to have your own homepage, upload your music, allow for streaming your tracks, set your price per track, etc: We provide fast, dependable streaming and … Continue reading
Piracy Settlement-O-Matic
Former online cigarette salesmen now enforce copyright: Taking their cue from Amazon’s one-click ordering system and the RIAA’s settlement-o-matic website, a company named Nexicon is developing a technology that tracks users who share music and film illegally, and then demands … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, In The News, Miscellany
Tagged big brother, filesharing, illegal downloads, internet, piracy
9 Comments
Monday Mailbag
Some stuff from the inbox: Warren Cuccurullo has a new album out called “Playing in Tongues” which reunites him with Missing Persons/Zappa drummer Terry Bozzio. To be released on Edel Records. German tribute band Sheik Yerbouti ft. Napoleon M. Brock … Continue reading
Posted in Captain Beefheart, Frank Zappa, Miscellany, Music
Tagged Captain Beefheart, Joe's Garage Musical, Sheik Yerbouti, warren cuccurullo
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Need More Cowbell?
Sure thing, here you go. Previously: U2, Metallica, The Beatles and more. For good measure, check out the original SNL skit.