Frank Zappa & Elsewhere
For those who are familiar with Neil Young’s body of work, specifically his soloing technique, this will bring a big grin on your face:
See this post on Thrasher’s Wheat which gathered so many comments in defense of Young’s solo technique, a follow-up was posted.
Steve Vai recalls his audition for Frank Zappa:
Simply click on the square to begin.
If ever there was an undervalued comedian, it would have to be Benny Hill:
For Sharl!
What happens if you put three professional musicians in a recording studio and … have them watch porn movies?
While you probably begin imagining strange situations, these guys made it a creative venture. They created a new soundtrack to the 70ties adult movies they were watching – turning off the sound and just letting their instincts come up with vivid musical imaginations. And it worked.
Homosexuality is bad, bad, bad, and here’s why:
Spotted at De Omnibus Disputandum.
So these days I mostly play the acoustic guitar, and hardly ever use a plectrum at that. Plectrums are for pussies! Fingerpickin’s where it’s at. This is where rudimentary manicure comes into play. As a right-handed player, you’ll want your left hand fingernails to be neatly cut, while your right hand nail-counterparts will need to outgrow their respective finger tops by at least a couple of millimeters. Bit of a chore that. Amazing Nails 4 Guitarists to the rescue! More guitarist fingernails tips available at Music Thing.
Mikey Ween of Ween fame just launched a new website, all about new releases, upcoming gigs, band trivia fishing. Somehow I don’t see Dweezil doing that — with the possible exception of a cooking blog, perhaps. *
* I kid dear ZPZ-loving readers, I kid.
A Guide to Christian Clichés and Phrases:
“He is risen!”
Translation: “It’s Easter! Let’s eat!”
Acceptable Response: “He is risen indeed!”
Unacceptable Response: “Where? I don’t see him.” Or, “Do you have any evidence for that statement?” Or especially, “Like yeast?”
It would appear I’m not the only one to be experimenting with facial hair. Introducing Jon Dyers Beard Quest:
I’ve been growing a beard every winter for some years now, and every spring, I try to see how many facial hair variations as I can check off from the chart of facial hair types. Listed below are descriptions of the 34 facial hair types from the chart, including examples of the
1924 variations that I’ve been able to attain so far.
Cool Klingon, dude!