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Author Archives: urbangraffito
Gary Lucas on Captain Beefheart
Filmed at the Swiss Cottage Hotel, London, September 2005, from the 2006 DVD documentary “Captain Beefheart: Under Review” (Prism Productions), Gary Lucas discusses working with Captain Beefheart in the early 80s, and the making of the track “Cardboard Cutout Sundown” … Continue reading
Matt Groening – My Wasted Life
Matt Groening – who once stated “Zappa is my Elvis” – discusses the major influences in his life and work in this 3 part documentary (part 2 focuses on Zappa’s influence on his life and work). Part 1 | Part … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre, Heh Heh, Interview, Miscellany, Pop Cult, Visual Arts, YouTubery
Tagged animator, influences, Interview, matt groening, Zappa
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An Interview With Ron Rutherford
An Interview With Ron Rutherford!!! Radio Galactica Podcast Portal Back on Thursday, July 10th, 2008, I posted “Ron Rutherford — Lone Wolf (Debut Solo Album)” after discovering his music on Last.fm. Being a fan of many of the singer songwriters … Continue reading
Posted in Interview, Miscellany, Music, Pop Cult
Tagged debut solo album, Interview, podcast, Radio Galactica, Ron Rutherford, streaming audio
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Mallard on Rockpalast, 1976
In 1974, Bill Harkleroad (Zoot Horn Rollo), Mark Boston (Rockette Morton) and Art Tripp III (Ed Marimba) left Captain Beefheart‘s Magic Band to form the new band, Mallard. Ian Anderson (of Jethro Tull fame), a Magic Band fan and friend … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Captain Beefheart, Music, YouTubery
Tagged 1976, Captain Beefheart, classic albums, demos, mallard, rockpalast, the magic band
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Beefheart Demos and Rarities
Long before Don Van Vliet was considered the Godfather of Punk for his avant-garde approach to music – it was first and foremost his unique blend of psychedelic blues that attracted me to his music. On these early demos, live … Continue reading
Posted in Captain Beefheart, Music, YouTubery
Tagged Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band, demos, don van vliet, psychedelic blues, rarities
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Son of Tweezer Glint – Part Two
Just when you thought KUR mixtapes couldn’t get any better. Monster solos. Interviews. Alternate versions. Cover versions. Proto versions. Live versions. Unreleased material. I bring you “Son of Tweezer Glint – Part Two“. Savour this one slowly, it’ll be up … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Interview, Music
Tagged alternate versions, covers, eric bogosian, Frank Zappa, live versions, mixtape, solos, streaming audio, unreleased
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Le Labostrophe Videos
Le Labostrophe is a fellowship between freelance audio/video freak technicians, whose goals are : – To make available to present-day art makers an original & professional video and/or audio creation, in accordance with their own budget and complementary to their … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Music, Science, Visual Arts, YouTubery
Tagged 2009, audio/video, Le Labostrophe, professional services, tribute bands, Zappa
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Zappanale 20 – Highlights
I’ve recently come across a couple of highlight videos from Zappanale 20. The first (above) is of Project Object featuring the son of the late Jimmy Carl Black, Geronimo Black performing “Cosmic Debris”. The second video (below) is The Grandmothers … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Frank Zappa, Music
Tagged 2009, geronimo black, project object, the grandmothers, video, zappa covers, zappanale 20
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The Tubes, “Young and Rich” Tour, 1976
Michael Cotten, director and coordinator of The Tubes Project, has done a superb job combining still photography and the soundboard recording of The Tubes May 8th, 1976, Buffalo, New York show from their “Young and Rich” Tour.
Posted in Bizarre, Heh Heh, Music, Pop Cult, YouTubery
Tagged "young and rich" tour, 1976, buffalo, classic albums, soundboard recording, still photography, The Tubes
24 Comments
Mike Keneally Interview & Video
Anyone who knows me, knows I’m a big fan of Mike Keneally. His music is so utterly different from anything else that each and every listening is indeed a delight. When his early recordings (which were long out-of-print) were made … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Interview, Mike Keneally, Music, Official Releases, YouTubery
Tagged 2009, Interview, Mike Keneally, new album, new video
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