Category Archives: Miscellany

Musicians Play FZ – Part I

Posted on August 12, 2009 by urbangraffito

Originally conceived as an interruption in the “Son of Tweezer Glint” series for we schmucks who couldn’t make it to Zappanale 20 in Bad Doberan — “Musicians Play FZ – Part I” is the first of a two part series … Continue reading →

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Capt. CHEESE-BEARD & The 7 Sisters Of Prevention – Live In Brussels

Posted on August 6, 2009 by urbangraffito

Capt. CHEESE-BEARD & The 7 Sisters Of Prevention will be performing two hours of “Live” Zappa music on Friday, September 18th, 2009, starting at 8:30 PM, at Indigo Studios, a new venue in Brussels, Belgium, close to the old Wielemans … Continue reading →

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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. As the entertainment industry expanded and businesses grew more complex, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bizarre, Community, Frank Zappa, Heh Heh, Miscellany, Music, Personal, Pop Cult, YouTubery | Tagged , , , , | 8 Comments

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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