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Category Archives: FZcovers
Glass Ghost, Burning Castle
Flashback to December 17 2008, when KUR received the following email: I’m recording a new project soon and I wrote NEW music for The Black Page. If I sent you guys a copy of the album and you like it … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, FZcovers, Heh Heh, Music
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FiDO plays ZAPPA – Too Big To Fail (2011)
FiDO plays ZAPPA – the Swiss 10 piece orchestra – has been one of my absolute favorite Zappa tribute bands since I first heard their CDR, FiDO plays ZAPPA Live @Sudhaus Basel in 2007, followed by their incredibly energetic 2008 … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, FZcovers
Tagged 2011, FiDO plays ZAPPA, Too Big To Fail, zappa tribute band
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Ascolta: Reagan at Bitburg (2009)
Update from United Mutations: Ascolta are a Stuttgart based septet, though there were 10 on stage this cold November night. As a contemporary music ensemble they have been at the fore of playing modern music. The two percussionists, Martin Homann … Continue reading
ZPZ & the Vault
But this vault belongs to Wolfgang, where you can watch 2 videos and an interview. Pretty good performances, but there’s a second meaning to me behind all this: Dweezil’s presence seems to “legalise” FZ’s materials on this homepage.
ZAPPATiKA! – Strictly Frankly
Everyone knows I’m always game for fresh new covers of Frank Zappa music, no matter the source, so when Zap Mcinnes of ZAPPATiKA! sent KUR an edited mix (ready for streaming) as a sort of belated Xmas present of their … Continue reading
Posted in FZcovers, Miscellany, Music
Tagged 2010, holland, Leiden, QBUS Concert Hall, Strictly Frankly, The Netherlands, The Ultimate Rock Party, Zap Mcinnes, ZAPPATiKA!
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Ed Palermo: We’re Only In It For The Music
It’s got to be love, hasn’t it? Why else would someone bother to transcribe 200 of Frank Zappa’s tunes? For what other reason would someone dedicate himself for over 15 years to presenting his arrangements of Zappa’s music in the … Continue reading
Women Drummers – The Black Page
Once considered a boy’s only club, more and more women are taking up the drums as an instrument of choice – such as Lucy Landymore* (above) who performs Frank Zappa’s “The Black Page Drum Solo”, as well as Heather Thomas … Continue reading
Jean-Luc Ponty at Zappanale, 2010
You might want to listen to the original King Kong (’69) album – collected temporarily here.
Posted in Alumni, FZcovers, Jean-Luc Ponty, YouTubery
Tagged Jean-Luc Ponty, Zappanale 2010
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Cover Freak’s Zappa Tribute
Eleven Zappa covers from a variety of bands, a year in the making + free download equals coolness! Mucho kudos to Cover Freak, a blog well worth following I should add.
Posted in Frank Zappa, FZcovers, Music
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Too Big to Fail – new album from FiDOplaysZAPPA
The new Fido Plays Zappa album called Too Big to Fail is coming soon – itt will be acoustic! FiDOplaysZAPPA – Black Napkins by mistergreen Check out their homepage for more! (found at United Mutations)