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Author Archives: urbangraffito
Peaches, Peaches, Peaches en Regalia!
Grammy Award aside, Peaches en Regalia is a fantastic song regardless of when it is performed and by whom. These videos show Zappa Play Zappa performing the song from their live DVD; FZ and his 1988 Best Band performing the … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Music, YouTubery, Zappa Plays Zappa
Tagged classic song, cover versions, field recordings, Frank Zappa, live versions, peaches en regalia, school of rock, videos, ZPZ
65 Comments
Tubes Cover Zappa, 1972
The following tracks are the two Zappa covers done by The Tubes in a 1972 concert. The exact date and location are unknown, but the concert probably took place in a club in the San Francisco area. I wish to … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Music
Tagged classic songs, covers, field recordings, Frank Zappa, streaming audio, The Tubes
3 Comments
You Gotta Have Goals, Guys…
On the bright side, at least you aren’t Canadian (these evil sons-a-bitches have been planning world domination ever since 1867…just watch ’em). Take the music of Celine Dion, for instance (an insidious effort to turn everyone into Canadians, one person … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre, Heh Heh, Insane, Miscellany, Personal
Tagged comedy, denis leary, humor, parody, satire, stand-up
19 Comments
Gil Scott-Heron at Wolfgang’s Vault
Activist poet and musician, Gil Scott-Heron’s musical career began in the late ’60s. He quickly emerged as a sharp, intelligent critic of contemporary culture, boasting terrific jazz-styled accompaniment. By the late ’70s, Scott-Heron’s sound had adopted a bit more of … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Politics
Tagged classic albums, gil scott-heron, jazz fusion, r&b, streaming audio, Wolfgang's Vault
6 Comments
Tuesday Mix: The Golden Era
Let your mind drift back fellow Zappa freaks to that Golden Era of Zappadom: the 1970s. During that decade he did his most prolific touring, began recording his live shows almost religiously, and produced some of the most successful and … Continue reading
John Mayall & His Bluesbreakers
Now that the weekend is here, and you’ve finally got some room to move, why not kick it off with these two live videos of John Mayall and His Bluesbreakers (probably the seminal british blues band) performing “An Eye For … Continue reading
Posted in Music, YouTubery
Tagged bluesbreakers, british blues, classic albums, classic songs, john mayall, videos
6 Comments
Pygmy Twylyte – Five Versions
I was going through my Zappa collection the other day, and I noticed I had quite a few versions of Pygmy Twylyte. The first four are covers by Tribute/Cover Bands, and the fifth is one of my favorite proto-versions from … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Music
Tagged classic song, cover versions, field recordings, fz alumni, streaming audio, tribute/cover bands
10 Comments
Holland Doc: Zappa Documentary
For those who missed the posting of this documentary the first time around, here’s it is again (in all it’s glory). Documentary by Roelof Kiers. Zappa talks about his youth, his interest in explosives, blues, guitars, non-Western music and the … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre, Frank Zappa, Interview, YouTubery
Tagged blues, documentary, Frank Zappa, guitar, Holland Doc, mothers of invention, non-conformist
12 Comments
Thursday Mix: Mothers Auxiliary
When one thinks of the ever expanding web of musicians who both directly played with Frank Zappa, then those who have then played with those musicians in turn, it’s not very surprising the enormous effect that FZ had on the … Continue reading
Posted in Captain Beefheart, Frank Zappa, Mike Keneally, Music
Tagged live, mixtape, streaming audio, studio musicians, zappa alumni
5 Comments