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Author Archives: urbangraffito
Immaculate Voodoo Butter Mix – Part IV
It’s that time of the month, fellow KUR-Meisters, when I dip into my personal, not-so-mythic, vault of Zappa field recordings to compile the latest KUR mix: the “Immaculate Voodoo Butter Mix – Part IV“. What is Part IV? Part IV … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Miscellany, Music, Personal
Tagged 1984 Band, 1988 Band, field recordings, Frank Zappa, streaming audio
35 Comments
Best FZ Covers – DZPZ & Eric Johnson’s “Carolina Hardcore Ecstasy” & “Muffin Man”
For those who think Dweezil Zappa Plays Zappa is a cold, “note-by-note” band, incapable of improvisation, I’m obviously not going to alter your view with a few posts, and neither would I endeavour to try. For those willing to look … Continue reading
Dust Radio – A Film About Chris Whitley
As a fan of the music of the late Chris Whitley, I was excited to learn that the documentary about his life and music, Dust Radio, had gone into post-production (view trailer above).
Posted in Miscellany, Music, YouTubery
Tagged A Film About Chris Whitley, blues, Chris Whitley, Dust Radio, Jeff Lang, Mesothelioma, warren zevon
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Best FZ Covers – Sandro Oliva’s “Watermelon In Easter Hay”
Sandro Oliva – former member of The Grandmothers, and one of my favourite guitarists – has been torturing Italian eardrums with his own band, The Blue Pampurio’s, since 1974. Sandro Oliva‘s cover of FZ’s “Watermelon In Easter Hay” (one of … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Music, YouTubery
Tagged Blue Pampurio's, Frank Zappa, sandro oliva, the grandmothers, Watermelon In Easter Hay
7 Comments
The Grande Mothers Re:Invented – Viva Brazil, 2010
KUR recently received an email from The Grande Mothers Re:Invented thanking “the fans, the promoters, the crews, and everyone behind the scenes who support their performances, making these concerts and tours possible.” THE POWER OF THE FANS The GMSRI receive … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Frank Zappa, Miscellany, Music, YouTubery
Tagged 2010, brazil, Frank Zappa, Inferno Club, São Paulo, the grande mothers re:invented, Virada Cultural
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One Size Fits All – Best Album Art
With the recent news of an upcoming Zappa release, my thoughts turned to releases of days gone by – in particular, 1975’s ‘One Size Fits All’ and its magnificent album artwork. Zappa fans who only know of FZ’s albums through … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Miscellany, Music, Official Releases, Visual Arts, YouTubery
Tagged 1975, album covers, Frank Zappa, One Size Fits All
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Frank Zappa’s Grand Wazoo EP, 1972
When Barry first emailed the link to the above excerpt from the bootleg EP of Frank Zappa and the Grand Wazoo Band‘s (mistakenly printed as Frank Zappa and the Petit Wazoo Orchestra on the front cover by the bootlegger) September … Continue reading
Best (or Worst) FZ Covers – The Four Directions perform “Lonesome Cowboy Burt”
Jeff and Diane of The Four Directions perform “Lonesome Cowboy Burt” at the Bolton Street Theater in NewCastle, Australia – complete with trumpet and harmonica solos, as well as an improvised tap interpretation. I kid you not. Personally, I don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre, Heh Heh, Miscellany, Music, YouTubery
Tagged australia, Frank Zappa covers, Lonesome Cowboy Burt, The Four Directions
10 Comments
Call Any Vegetable – 1970 versus 2006
One of the fantastic advantages of the advent of current technologies such as YouTube and the Internet, is it allows one to compare and contrast particular songs – in this case, Frank Zappa‘s “Call Any Vegetable” – with particular groups … Continue reading