Category Archives: Community

The Black Page Against The Machine

Posted on October 17, 2010 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

A fun initiative from The Idiot (as seen on Facebook): To mark what would have been composer Frank Zappa’s 70th birthday on 21 December 2010, let’s try and repeat the success of Rage Against The Machine’s Christmas #1 with “The … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Frank Zappa, Miscellany | 7 Comments

Rondo Hatton Report Vol IV

Posted on October 2, 2010 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

A new Rondo Hatton Report has been published: Amongst other contributions, this issue features a second submission from Kohjitsu Ohyama, author of two authoritative Japanese books on FZ, proposing a solution to the vexed question of the ‘ultimate compilation’ problem … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Frank Zappa, In Writing | Tagged | 1 Comment

Fuck Yeah Frank Zappa!

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

I heartily recommend that you direct your browser to this tumblr blog.

Posted in Community, Frank Zappa, Heh Heh | 11 Comments

Defending Zappa?

Posted on August 18, 2010 by alex

In my youth, I felt like I had an easier time introducing my friends to Zappa. I used to simply play “Bobby Brown Goes Down,” because when you’re 14 or 15 years old, it’s the funniest thing you could possibly … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Frank Zappa, Politics, Pop Cult | 44 Comments

KUR’s 2nd Annual Virtual Zappanale Mix

Posted on August 16, 2010 by urbangraffito

Welcome to KUR’s 2nd Annual Virtual Zappanale Mix for August 2010. For those of us who cannot make it to this year’s festival in Bad Doberan, I have compiled an eclectic mix of some of my favorite FZ covers by … Continue reading →

Posted in Alumni, Community, Frank Zappa, Mike Keneally, Miscellany, Personal, Zappa Plays Zappa, Zappanale | Tagged , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Spotlight, Swedish TV, 1971

Posted on August 6, 2010 by urbangraffito

While in Stockholm, Sweden on December 4th, 1971 during a short European tour, Frank Zappa and The Mothers appeared on the Swedish TV show entitled “Spotlight“. The 34 minute broadcast had interviews with Zappa mingled with music clips from 200 … Continue reading →

Posted in Bizarre, Community, Frank Zappa, Interview, Jean-Luc Ponty, Miscellany, Music, YouTubery | Tagged , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Zappanale #21: Zappa & The GDR Exhibit

Posted on July 24, 2010 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Aside from five days of live Zappa music, the Zappanale festival will this year be hosting an exhibition reflecting 20 years of Zappanale. One part will consist of information specifically about “Zappa and the GDR“:

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Ian Penman: “Don’t Do That On Stage Anymore”

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Did Mr Penman get it right back in 1995, when FZ’s back catalog was being re-issued by Ryko? Let’s have a look… For the pop life of me, I cannot see why anyone past the age of 17 would want … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Frank Zappa, In Writing | 41 Comments

The Idiot Bastard Tweet

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

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Chanan Hanspal Plays Zappa

Posted on July 1, 2010 by urbangraffito

Waiting in my inbox today was a missive from an impressive and interesting chap, to say the very least: one Chanan Hanspal, a composer/guitarist of Welsh Indian extraction from Wales. Who is Chanan Hanspal? Click on his name and discover … Continue reading →

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