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Category Archives: Interview
Sunday Big Note — Listening Session #23
Although Manassas only released two albums in their brief history as a band – the double album, Manassas, released on April 12th, 1972, and Down The Road on April 23rd, 1973 – the impact of these two albums is really … Continue reading
Posted in Interview, Miscellany, Sunday Big Note
Tagged 1972, Amsterdam, Concertgebouw, Manassas, MusicLaden, Radio Bremen TV Studios, streaming audio, The Netherlands
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Interview With Michael Bruce – The Original Alice Cooper Group
Recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with the other original members of the Alice Cooper Group – Michael Bruce was the band’s guitarist, keyboard player and backing vocalist. In an exclusive interview by Nightwatcher for … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Interview, Miscellany, Music, YouTubery
Tagged 1972, alice cooper group, Beat-Club, In Concert, Michael Bruce, Nightwatcher's House of Rock
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Frank Zappa on The Late Show, 1986
Frank Zappa talks with guest host Joan Rivers on The Late Show on November 21st, 1986 about his parents, his children’s names, Valley Girl, his theories concerning the origins of AIDS, Star Wars, and what led up to the PMRC … Continue reading
The ESO plays Zappa
Almost eight weeks ago I learnt that one of The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra‘s 2010-11 Symphony Specials would be a performance of Frank Zappa compositions by a rock group fronted by two Zappa alumni – Ed Mann and Ike Willis – … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, FZcovers, In The News, Interview, Miscellany
Tagged 2011, Alberta, canada, Ed Mann, Edmonton, Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Enmax Hall, ike willis, Winspear Centre
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Dave McMacken – again…
…on Over-Nite Sensation, again (remember this interview?). Found at Zappateers. And if it’s not enough, you can get an in-depth look at the cover on this Flickr gallery! Woww…
Posted in Frank Zappa, Interview, Visual Arts
Tagged album covers, Dave McMacken, Over-Nite Sensation
43 Comments
Scott Thunes on PlanetZappa
Another Scott Thunes interview, from planetzappa.com (2001): PZ: Is there any question you’ve never been asked that you would like to answer? ST: Probably. Actually, there is: Do you believe that it was a mistake to work with Frank Zappa … Continue reading
Sunday Big Note – Listening Session #13
Growing up as a Canadian teenager in the 1970s, one could literally count the number of well known “homegrown” musical groups and artists on the fingers of one’s hand (okay, maybe two). The trouble was that, at the time, Canada … Continue reading
Posted in Interview, Music, Personal, Sunday Big Note, YouTubery
Tagged 1983, canada, Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush, montreal, Salinas, Sherwood Hall
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The Bassist: Scott Thunes Interview
Interview with Scott Thunes in the January 2011 issue of Bass Guitar Magazine (found: Idiot Bastard).
Flo & Eddie interviewing FZ
About the ’88 tour, about 200 Motels, about remixing CDs… you’ll love it.
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