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Author Archives: Barry's Imaginary Publisher
Frank Zappa, Fake Rocker Or True Jazz Man?
Attention French shoppers! Jazz Magazine‘s June issue has an 18 page special on FZ. As you can see there’s an interview with Jean-Luc Ponty on how he first met FZ, while the main article attempts to provide an answer to … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, In The News, In Writing, Jean-Luc Ponty
Tagged jazz magazine, zappa in france, zappa in the press
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The Grande Mothers: New Tourdates
The Grande Mothers will be kicking off a short Canadian tour next June, playing 7 venues. If you hadn’t already, check out their MySpace page!
New 1980 Live FZ Footage
Dated October 12, 1980 and recorded in Albuquerque at Johnson Gym. October 12, 1980. The clip shows “Harder Than You Husband” with Jimmy Carl Black, and “Bamboozled By Love” with Ike Willis. Jimmy Carl Black was living in Albuquerque at … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Music, YouTubery
Tagged 80s, ike willis, jimmy carl black, zappa live
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Last.fm Wallpaper
What a cool little toy, this: feed it with your Last.fm username, and it will generate a wallpaper image based on what you’ve been listening to recently. Here’s mine: (Really Big Version) Sharleena’s: (Really Big Version) I was expecting Sharl’s … Continue reading
Musical-Visual Intelligence
By way of Music Thing: a test that determines how well you can relate sounds to shapes. My result: Not too shabby for a guy who’s been suffering from a hearing disability since the mid ’80s, I’d say! How are … Continue reading
120 Years Of Music Chart History
Also known as The Whitburn Project: For the last ten years, obsessive record collectors in Usenet have been working on the Whitburn Project — a huge undertaking to preserve and share high-quality recordings of every popular song since the 1890s. … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Pop Cult, Science
Tagged data mining, history, music charts, one hit wonders, whitburn project
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The Big Laurel Canyon Conspiracy
Everyone loves a good conspiracy theory, right? How about one that exposes Frank Zappa (among others) as being part of a huge undercover operation run by The Military-Industrial Complex™, the goal of which was to infiltrate, and subsequently neutralize the … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Insane, Pop Cult
Tagged 60s, conspiracy, counterculture, hippies, laurel canyon
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Beard Quest
It would appear I’m not the only one to be experimenting with facial hair. Introducing Jon Dyers Beard Quest: I’ve been growing a beard every winter for some years now, and every spring, I try to see how many facial … Continue reading
Meet The Über-Fans
Chuck Klosterman has a look at those kooks who attempt to physically resemble their musical idol, and comes to a conclusion which I think reaches beyond just that phenomenon: My suspicion is that highly prolific artists – especially ones slagged … Continue reading
Turn Your Peter Green
Although I hardly ever contribute to the wiki anymore (yes, shame on me), I am still subscribed to the “Recent Changes” feed. Not only is it a delight to see the site grow at such an amazing speed (4,098 articles … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Frank Zappa, Heh Heh, Zappa Wiki Jawaka
Tagged fellatio, in france, penis, peter green, wiki
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