Category Archives: Frank Zappa

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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The Rondo Hatton Report #3

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

A new issue of The Rondo Hatton Report is out, featuring the following contributions: The Origins Of IINK / Román García Albertos Cruisin’ For A Ruben / Sue Barashy Zappa’s Music Is A Time Machine / Guillaume Dauzou & Sabrina … Continue reading →

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Immaculate Voodoo Butter Mix – Part IV

Posted on June 15, 2010 by urbangraffito

It’s that time of the month, fellow KUR-Meisters, when I dip into my personal, not-so-mythic, vault of Zappa field recordings to compile the latest KUR mix: the “Immaculate Voodoo Butter Mix – Part IV“. What is Part IV? Part IV … Continue reading →

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Best FZ Covers – Sandro Oliva’s “Watermelon In Easter Hay”

Posted on June 11, 2010 by urbangraffito

Sandro Oliva – former member of The Grandmothers, and one of my favourite guitarists – has been torturing Italian eardrums with his own band, The Blue Pampurio’s, since 1974. Sandro Oliva‘s cover of FZ’s “Watermelon In Easter Hay” (one of … Continue reading →

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The Grande Mothers Re:Invented – Viva Brazil, 2010

Posted on June 9, 2010 by urbangraffito

KUR recently received an email from The Grande Mothers Re:Invented thanking “the fans, the promoters, the crews, and everyone behind the scenes who support their performances, making these concerts and tours possible.” THE POWER OF THE FANS The GMSRI receive … Continue reading →

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Best FZ Covers: G-Spot Piano by Vika

Posted on June 8, 2010 by Balint

With some other stuff and scores on her homepage.

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One Size Fits All – Best Album Art

Posted on June 6, 2010 by urbangraffito

With the recent news of an upcoming Zappa release, my thoughts turned to releases of days gone by – in particular, 1975’s ‘One Size Fits All’ and its magnificent album artwork. Zappa fans who only know of FZ’s albums through … Continue reading →

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The Next Zappa Release: Joe’s Menage a Trois

Posted on June 5, 2010 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Shore Fire, the PR firm that has the ZFT as one of its clients states it quite clearly: June 11 Zappa Records releases Frank Zappa’s Joe’s Menage a Trois’ The new release is also mentioned in this Variety article. (Hat … Continue reading →

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Best FZ Covers: Mats Morgan All Star Team: Echidna’s Arf (Of You)

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

(Thx Pierre Vervloesem!)

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Frank Zappa’s Grand Wazoo EP, 1972

Posted on June 3, 2010 by urbangraffito

When Barry first emailed the link to the above excerpt from the bootleg EP of Frank Zappa and the Grand Wazoo Band‘s (mistakenly printed as Frank Zappa and the Petit Wazoo Orchestra on the front cover by the bootlegger) September … Continue reading →

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