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Category Archives: Frank Zappa
Zappanale 21 – ZAPPATiKA!
ZAPPATiKA! is a British-born Frank Zappa tribute band of international musicians who presently live near Amsterdam, Holland, that tour all over Europe playing their own original and very alternative music to live audiences, sometimes performing Frank Zappa tribute shows. Formed … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Miscellany, Music, YouTubery, Zappanale
Tagged 2010, Frank Zappa, zappa covers, Zappanale 21, ZAPPATiKA!
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Frank Zappa: New York & Elsewhere, 1980, Excerpts
In this 1980 Austrian TV Documentary, interviews with Frank Zappa are interspersed with concert footage from New York’s Mudd Club on May 8th, 1980 (“Mudd Club” and “Chunga’s Revenge“) and Upper Darby Township’s Tower Theatre on May 10th, 1980 (“Beauty … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Interview, Music, YouTubery
Tagged 1980, chicago, Frank Zappa, Mudd Club, New York, New York & Elsewhere, tour, Tower Theatre
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Immaculate Voodoo Butter Mix – Part V: Encores
While compiling the prior four installments of this mix – I was intrigued by the sheer energy, vitality, and variation Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention brought to each of their show’s encores. Traditionally, Zappa‘s contemporaries might toss out … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Miscellany, Music
Tagged encores, Frank Zappa, mothers of invention, streaming audio
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The PsychoAcoustic Orchestra – Twenty Small Cigars
If anyone ever asks you what has come from Cincinnati, Ohio, lately tell them a Frank Zappa cover from the likes of The PsychoAcoustic Orchestra (formed in 1990 by composer Pat Kelly). Comprised of thirteen Cincinnati area musicians, the group … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Miscellany, Music, YouTubery
Tagged 2010, Blue Wisp Jazz Club, Cincinnati, covers, pat kelly, The PsychoAcoustic Orchestra, Twenty Small Cigars
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Grande Mothers Re:Invented Embark On EU Tour
Warning: You’re about to enter a zone heavy with nostalgia. Take with a very large grain of salt. In the late 70s and early 80s (yes, when Dinosaurs roamed the city streets wearing Walkmans and eating veggieburgers) – when a … Continue reading
Zappa The Hard Way: A Chat With Mr. Greenaway
As you may have noticed, Andrew Greenaway (aka Idiotbastard) just had his book “Zappa The Hard Way” published. The book, which will have its official release at this year’s edition of Zappanale, tells the tale of FZ’s (in)famous ’88 tour, … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Frank Zappa, In Writing, Music
Tagged 88 tour, idiotbastard, Zappa Books, zappa the hard way
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Mothers of Invention on Vinyl
An audio treat for those Zappa and Mothers of Invention freaks who have only heard this music via digital CDs, and a bit of nostalgia for freaks like myself, who first got turned onto the incredibly warm analogue sound of … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Miscellany, Music, YouTubery
Tagged 1966, 1969, Audacity, Frank Zappa, freak out, mothers of invention, Ortofon 2M Blue
, Sony PS-X5 Turntable, Uncle Meat
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At The Roundhouse
Of interest to those who live in the London area, Zappa at the Roundhouse: …a three day festival from 5–7 November that will celebrate the life and music of this legendary American artist. The programme includes performances from his son … Continue reading
Richard Burke Photography – Frank Zappa
In the 1970s, Richard Burke had a small photography studio in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Recently, Burke rediscovered old negatives and has been scanning them. Most of them have never been seen. Images of Zappa, Jean-Luc Ponty, Sal Marquez and others (of … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Miscellany, Visual Arts
Tagged 1973, b&w, Frank Zappa, photographs, Pittsburgh, Richard Burke Photography, Syria Mosque
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