Author Archives: urbangraffito

About urbangraffito

I am a writer, editor, publisher, philosopher, and foole (not necessarily in that order). Cultural activist and self-described anarchist.

The Monks — Bad Habits

Posted on March 16, 2009 by urbangraffito

Remaining with the theme of satire and parody in popular music, The Monks were an English punk band formed in the 1970s by former members of Strawbs – Richard Hudson, John Ford and Terry Cassidy, along with Clive Pearce (drums). … Continue reading →

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Gruppo Sportivo — Live @ P60, Holland, 2008

Posted on March 15, 2009 by urbangraffito

The Band: Hans Vandenburg – guitar/leadvocal Peter Calicher – vocals/keys Max Mollinger – drums Joris Lutz – bass Lies Schilp – (lead)vocals Inge Bonthond – (lead)vocals Gruppo Sportivo, a Dutch pop band from The Hague, formed in 1976, enjoyed some … Continue reading →

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Keneally Minnemann Beller (KMB)

Posted on March 12, 2009 by urbangraffito

In 2008, Mike Keneally (guitar, keyboards), Marco Minnemann (drums), and Bryan Beller (bass) formed the jazz rock fusion power trio, Keneally Minnemann Beller (KMB) and began touring. Keneally cut his teeth as the stunt guitarist in Frank Zappa‘s 1988 band. … Continue reading →

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Ultimate Insult: Somewhere In NYC

Posted on March 10, 2009 by urbangraffito

In the first video, Frank Zappa tells the story of how the Fillmore East incident involving John Lennon and Yoko Ono started from an exciting jam between two musical iconoclasts, to a matter to be decided between opposing lawyers. The … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Mix: FZ in the 80s

Posted on March 3, 2009 by urbangraffito

Admittedly, there are some Frank Zappa fans who do not enjoy his 80s material quite as much as his music which came out of the 60s and 70s. That said, I really enjoyed compiling this mix together. At first, I … Continue reading →

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Bourbon Princess – The Waiting Noon

Posted on February 28, 2009 by urbangraffito

Deep-voiced lead singer/songwriter/bassist Monique Ortiz, who leads the group Bourbon Princess, with original Morphine drummer Jerome Deupree, Either Orchestra saxophonist/leader Russ Gershon and guitarist/pianist Jim Moran, describes their sound as “blue wave: new wave with a little bit of blues … Continue reading →

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Opium, Morphine, Heroin

Posted on February 24, 2009 by urbangraffito

Illegal Drugs: Opium, Morphine, Heroin Pt. 1 The recent awarding of Heath Ledger a posthumous Oscar for The Dark Knight made me think about his accidental death from “acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam … Continue reading →

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Let There Be Drums

Posted on February 21, 2009 by urbangraffito

As Terry Bozzio explains in his introduction to “The Black Page“, the modern trap drum set is a very young invention (it was first created in the 1700s), and little has been taught at the post-secondary or university level about … Continue reading →

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Mahavishnu Orchestra at Wolfgang’s Vault

Posted on February 19, 2009 by urbangraffito

Recorded on the second night of a two-night stand at New York City’s Avery Fisher Hall, this recording captures one of the last performances by the legendary original lineup. Although missing the beginning of the set, what is available is … Continue reading →

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Zappa, YouTube, Censorship

Posted on February 14, 2009 by urbangraffito

The above video was posted by flowerpunkchip on YouTube April 15, 2008. Along with the video he posted the following statement: CENSORED. Music replaced. Gee thanks Gail, if i ever do make money from your husband’s genius, I’ll let you … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Frank Zappa, In The News, Miscellany, YouTubery | Tagged , , , , | 17 Comments