Category Archives: Miscellany

Audience Misbehavin’

Posted on August 3, 2009 by urbangraffito

Back before video rentals became big business with the opening of the first Blockbuster Video store in Dallas in 1985, people went out to theaters for much of their entertainment.

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Zappa on School Beat, 1986

Posted on July 20, 2009 by urbangraffito

Frank Zappa debates and discusses rock censorship, the PMRC, the PTA code, the “non-binding nothingness” which the record companies and the then Washington Senator’s wives perpetrated on the American public with the assistance of the media) with Christian rock DJ, … Continue reading →

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Marianne Faithfull — BBC Four Interview/Sessions

Posted on July 10, 2009 by urbangraffito

Marianne Faithfull is an English singer, songwriter and actress whose career spans over four decades. Her early work in pop and rock music in the 1960s was overshadowed by her struggle with drug abuse and heroin addiction in the 1970s. … Continue reading →

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Fair Use versus Corporate Avarice — A Rant

Posted on July 6, 2009 by urbangraffito

Consider the following case, of Stephanie Lenz, who made a home video of her 13-month-old son dancing to Prince’s song “Let’s Go Crazy” and then posted the 29-second video on YouTube:

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Boz Scaggs at Wolfgang’s Vault

Posted on July 1, 2009 by urbangraffito

Boz Scaggs‘ voice was a very big part in the soundtrack of the seventies, so it’s really not a big surprise that this artist’s music still resonates with me (myself, having come of age in the mid-seventies). For me, Scaggs … Continue reading →

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Hip Hop Meets The Violin

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

You know hip hop really isn’t my thing — never has been. Hook it up with a classically skilled violinist though, and things get interesting: More violinesque YouTubery, courtesy of Paul Dateh. More of his music can be downloaded here.

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Eric Dolphy Quintet — Berlin ’61

Posted on June 29, 2009 by urbangraffito

A recent post made me think of another great innovator of free jazz, as well as third stream music: Eric Dolphy.

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Igor Stravinsky – Composer of the Week

Posted on June 27, 2009 by urbangraffito

Donald Macleod explores the life of Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) in this five part BBC Radio 3 documentary: 1. Looking West | 2. Wartime in Hollywood | 3. Craft | 4. A New Method | 5. Return to Europe

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Frank Zappa and Charles Bukowski

Posted on June 24, 2009 by urbangraffito

Kuiper en Berbée perform Charles Bukowski‘s poem “The Machinery of Loss” at the Leiden Poetry Festival on June 7th, 2009, accompanied by a medley of music by Frank Zappa, performed by Renk Jan Vissers (violin) and Ton Schijvens (drums and … Continue reading →

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Musicians Who Gamble: The High-Stakes World of Frank Zappa and the Casino Industry

Posted on June 17, 2009 by urbangraffito

Frank Zappa, the enigmatic icon of avant-garde music, was no stranger to pushing boundaries. His music, much like his life, was a whirlwind of unconventional choices and daring experiments. But what if I told you that Zappa’s unpredictable genius had … Continue reading →

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