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Category Archives: Frank Zappa
The Don and Bunk Show
This just in via Andre Cholmondeley: The Don and Bunk Show…on tour!! THIS SUNDAY – for those of you in the Wilmington DE, Philly, Baltimore area — Don’t miss an amazing and rare show with the two and only DON … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Frank Zappa, Miscellany, Music, YouTubery
Tagged avant garde, experimental music, jazz, the don and bunk show, the mothers of invention
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The Senate Committee Hearing Video
Have you ever wanted to watch the entire testimony of Frank Zappa, John Denver and others on the PMRC hearings? Because since C-SPAN has opened its massive 160,000 hours archive of videos dating back to 1985, now you can. Say … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Politics, Pop Cult, YouTubery
Tagged C-SPAN, pmrc, Tipper Gore
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Immaculate Voodoo Butter Mix – Part I
You name it, this KUR mix has it all: keyboard solos, synth solos, drum solos, sax solos, bass solos, trumpet and trombone solos, and, of course, lots of guitar solos – those hypnotically esoteric air sculptures of Frank Zappa‘s which … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Music
Tagged Frank Zappa, mixtape, mothers of invention, soundboard recording, streaming audio
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FZ, Popular Music, Politics & A Cheesy Epilogue
Hot on the heels of Urbangraffito’s American Fascism post, here’s a freshly published paper by KUR reader and music academic Paul Carr, entitled “Dickie’s Such An Asshole”: Frank Zappa, Popular Music and Politics. As afficionados, many of us make the … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, In Writing, Miscellany, Music, Personal
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Frank Zappa & Ron Paul – American Fascism
In these two distinct interviews, 21 years apart – Frank Zappa on CNN’s March 28th, 1986 episode of “Crossfire”, and 2008 presidential candidate Ron Paul on the December 23rd, 2007 episode of “Meet The Press” – both men discuss the … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Interview, Miscellany, Politics, YouTubery, Zappa Wiki Jawaka
Tagged American Fascism, cnn, Frank Zappa, futurist, Meet The Press, ron paul, theocracy
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The Artisan Acetate
Arranged, compiled, edited and produced by Frank Zappa, this acetate of original live recordings, engineered by Dick Kunc, was recorded between October 1968 and May 1969, and mastered at Artisan Sound Recorders in Hollywood, CA., in mid 1969. It contains unique … Continue reading
The Hungry Freaks – Viva Zappa!
Based in Ottawa, Ontario – The Hungry Freaks are English Canada’s only Mothers of Invention era coverband, combining personal and faithful renditions of the early music of Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention with their own fresh interpretation (as … Continue reading
Frank Zappa – My Guitar & Interview
In this fan-made video, Frank Zappa’s 1969 7″ Extended Version of “My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama” is combined with a Zappa interview by Bill Hewey on “What’s It All About” – recorded for the Presbyterian Church in the … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Interview, Music, YouTubery
Tagged 1969, extended versions, Frank Zappa, My Guitar, Presbyterian Church
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Trouble Every Day – Live In Philadelphia ’74
A couple of weeks ago, I was contacted by a couple of old friends I knew in High School, and among our collective reminiscences, were those long afternoons we spent listening to my Frank Zappa and Mothers of Invention records … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Miscellany, Music, Personal, YouTubery
Tagged 1974, Frank Zappa, mothers of invention, philadelphia, the spectrum, trouble every day
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Return Of The Knick Knacks
Ha! There you were thinking this weblog was going down the drain. Silly you. News from Zappanale: Ike Willis and Bobby Martin will be part of the show again, Thomas is currently awaiting confirmation from Ray White. KUR reader Alex … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Miscellany, Music, Zappanale
Tagged leisure society, steve vaï, Ween, Zappanale
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