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Author Archives: urbangraffito
The Whip It Out Ensemble
The Whip It Out Ensemble is a Frank Zappa tribute band located in Alberta, Canada. In the clip (above) they perform a medley of songs from The Mothers of Invention album ‘We’re Only In It For The Money‘ including “Lonely … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre, Heh Heh, Insane, Music, YouTubery
Tagged canadian, freaks, theatre groups, tribute band, Zappa
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Frank Zappa–Pioneer Of Future Music
Directed by Frank Scheffer, “Frank Zappa–Pioneer Of Future Music” (2007) is a two part documentary which combined and re-edited footage and interviews from “Frank Zappa: The Present Day Composer Refuses to Die” (2000) and “Frank Zappa: Phaze II, The Big … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Frank Zappa, Interview, Jean-Luc Ponty, Music, YouTubery, Zappa Plays Zappa
Tagged documentary, Frank Scheffer, holland, re-edited, VPRO, Zappa
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Jimmy’s Last Tour — Jimmy Carl Black & The Muffin Men
After stumbling across this 1993 promo video of Frank Zappa’s “Willie the Pimp” featuring Jimmy Carl Black and The Muffin Men (live with studio footage), I found the following Podcast on The Muffin Men homepage. The band reminisces about Jimmy’s … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Frank Zappa, Music, YouTubery
Tagged Alumni, audio, jimmy carl black, the muffin men, tribute/cover band, video
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Marianne Faithfull — BBC Four Interview/Sessions
Marianne Faithfull is an English singer, songwriter and actress whose career spans over four decades. Her early work in pop and rock music in the 1960s was overshadowed by her struggle with drug abuse and heroin addiction in the 1970s. … Continue reading
Posted in Interview, Miscellany, Music, Pop Cult, YouTubery
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Fair Use versus Corporate Avarice — A Rant
Consider the following case, of Stephanie Lenz, who made a home video of her 13-month-old son dancing to Prince’s song “Let’s Go Crazy” and then posted the 29-second video on YouTube:
Posted in Bizarre, Heh Heh, In The News, Insane, Miscellany, Personal
Tagged copyright, corporate avarice, fair use, irony, parody, satire
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Zappanale (Then & Now) – Frank Zappa Memorial Pancake Breakfast
The Frank Zappa Memorial Pancake Breakfast, also known as Finnish Zappa Tribute band (featuring Napoleon Murphy Brock and Denny Walley) perform “Montana” at Zappanale 19 in Bad Doberan, Germany, on August 17th, 2008 before an enthusiastic and appreciative audience.
Boz Scaggs at Wolfgang’s Vault
Boz Scaggs‘ voice was a very big part in the soundtrack of the seventies, so it’s really not a big surprise that this artist’s music still resonates with me (myself, having come of age in the mid-seventies). For me, Scaggs … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellany, Music, Pop Cult
Tagged 1971, boz scaggs, rhythm and blues, streaming audio, Wolfgang's Vault
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Eric Dolphy Quintet — Berlin ’61
A recent post made me think of another great innovator of free jazz, as well as third stream music: Eric Dolphy.
Posted in Miscellany, Music, Pop Cult, YouTubery
Tagged 1961, alto sax, bass clarinet, berlin, eric dolphy, flute, free jazz, improvisation, innovator, third stream
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