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Category Archives: Frank Zappa
Beating ‘Beat The Boots’
I subscribe to Google Web Alerts for the term “Frank Zappa”. And so earlier today, this alert turned up: Erhm… Alanis Morissette type irony aside: while the ZFT continues to prohibit us from displaying so much as thumb-nailed album artwork … Continue reading
Interview of the Century, 1989
On the evening of December 22, 1989, Den Simms, Eric Buxton, and Rob Samler conducted a four and a half hour interview with Frank Zappa in the comfortable basement listening room of his home in the hills of Los Angeles. … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Heh Heh, Interview, Miscellany, Music
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Son of Tweezer Glint – Part 1B
Welcome fellow KUR-meisters to the second installment of the “Son of Tweezer Glint – Part 1B.” In this installment, we hear unique versions of Mothers of Invention songs, the singles, as well as early edits of songs which would see … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Frank Zappa, Music
Tagged 45 versions, acetates, extended versions, Frank Zappa, mixtape, mothers of invention, proto versions, streaming audio
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Coming Soon: Frank Zappa’s 200 Motels
Here’s an excerpt: Tony Palmer DVD confirms: “we have no fixed release date… but one thing is for sure, we have the master tapes and the urban myth that they ‘disappeared’ is untrue.”
Ed Palermo Big Band @ Southpaw (feat. Napoleon Murphy Brock)
If you are a fan of Ed Palermo‘s arrangements of Frank Zappa‘s compositions, and if you are in the New York area on Wednesday, September 9th, 2009, join Ed Palermo and his special guest, Napoleon Murphy Brock (on vocals and … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Frank Zappa, Music, YouTubery
Tagged 2009, ed palermo big band, napoleon murphy brock, New York, southpaw, Zappa
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Zappa & Beefheart, Radio KWST, 1975
To promote the only album they ever made together – Bongo Fury – Captain Beefheart and Frank Zappa put together a promotional documentary of their musical lives and times. It contained some obscure material, early collaborations, demos, proto and live … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Captain Beefheart, Frank Zappa, Interview, Music, Official Releases, Pop Cult, YouTubery
Tagged 1975, Captain Beefheart, demos, Frank Zappa, kwst, rarities
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The Case Of The Zappa Family Trust
Paul Carr has written an excellent paper on the clash between the ZFT and tribute bands. Looking at both conflicting points of view in depth, he comes to this conclusion: How would Zappa himself have learnt his trade if his … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Frank Zappa, Music, Zappa Family Trust
Tagged copyright, tribute bands, zft
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Get Yer Persuasions!
Got an email yesterday from Julie Lawson, whose husband is Jerry Lawson, former lead singer, arranger & producer of The Persuasions. She writes: We wanted to let your readers know that the Persuasions tribute to Zappa is out of print … Continue reading
Thing-Fish Live: Highlights
In 2003 Stagecraft Entertainment managed to stage an authorized (!) adaptation of Thing-Fish. Here’s, quote: “a very roughly edited selection of scenes of the unforthcoming DVD release”: Takes me back to the weekend of my 35th birthday, when Tommi presented … Continue reading
Musicians Play FZ – Part II
Alas, I’ve saved the best for last. “Musicians Play FZ – Part II“, a compilation of FZ songs performed by various musicians, from Sting to The Persuasions and many in between (plucked from my own collection). Enjoy this mix for … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Frank Zappa, Mike Keneally, Music
Tagged compilation, covers, mixtape, streaming audio, tribute/cover bands, Zappa, zappa alumni
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