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Air Guitar Nation

Got an hour and 20 minutes to spend? Here you go:

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London Calling

Andrew “Idiot Bastard Son” Greenaway and Thomas “Arf! Zappanale” Dippel at Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London, 10 May ’08. One for the family album.

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A Location For Zappa’s Baltimore Bust

Eric Leicus, Lithuanian, Baltimore resident & Zappa fan writes: A friend who works in the Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts tells me that various well-trafficked locations have been denied for placement of the statue because Frank Zappa was … Continue reading

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That’ll Be The Day

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Orion Reborn!

Yes: it’s time for another episode of “Sucky Album Covers“! Neil Diamond’s brother has a thing for plastic Venetian masks. Lots of love, peace, oh and some inbreeding as well. Manager: “Manfred, you really have to get rid of that … Continue reading

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Don’t Let The Singer Distract You

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ZPZ: Afraid Of Europeans?

Just had a look at ZPZ’s 2008 tourdates. While there’s loads of US gigs, the European chapter of the tour has been limited to this: Jul 13, ’08 – Rotterdam, NETHERLANDS — North Sea Jazz Festival Jul 15, ’08 – … Continue reading

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Neil Young: Into The Blu

Ol’ Neil has released his long awaited “Archives” — on Blu-Ray discs no less: Thrasher’s Wheat has a good recap of the pro’s and con’s of Blu-Ray technology, as well as fan’s reactions: I can completely understand why some people … Continue reading

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Newman.

Way back in November 2006, we launched The KUR World Tour Book: Remember those scrapbooks that were passed around when you were a kid? A friend would ask you to write or draw something in his/hers and then you’d give … Continue reading

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Baltimore Or Bust

My inbox just about exploded this morning with news that the city of Baltimore is to accept a statue of FZ as a gift to the city: Until they met last night, some members of the Baltimore Public Art Commission, … Continue reading

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