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Category Archives: Miscellany
Frank Zappa as KPFA-FM Disc Jockey
Part 1: In 1968, Tom Donahue interviews Frank Zappa about his life and work, while Zappa spins some of his favorite music ranging from surf music, doo-wop, jazz, the blues, to the works of Pierre Boulez. The song selection is … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre, Frank Zappa, Heh Heh, Interview, Miscellany, Music, Pop Cult
Tagged 1968, audio streaming, blues, disc jockey, doo-wop, internet archive, Interview, jazz, kpfa-fm, Zappa
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Conversations with Jimmy Carl Black
An exceptional interview with Jimmy Carl Black by Calvin Krogh recorded at the Grand Café in Oslo in January, 2007, as well as a second interview in another hotel in Oslo later that August – and broadcast on Krogh’s new … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Captain Beefheart, Frank Zappa, Heh Heh, Interview, Mike Keneally, Miscellany, Zappa Plays Zappa, Zappanale
Tagged 2007, calvin krogh, Captain Beefheart, Interview, jimmy carl black, Oslo
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Friday Mix: Tweezer Glint – Part Four
Here it is my fellow KUR-Meisters — “Friday Mix: Tweezer Glint (Studio-ized Concert Versions) Part IV” — the last in the series. I have endeavoured to leave some of the best tracks for last. Fifty of them in their full … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Heh Heh, Miscellany, Music
Tagged audio streaming, fz, live music, live versions, mixtape, Zappa
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Zappanale (Then & Now) — Capt. Cheese Beard & The 7 Sisters Of Prevention
I had nearly forgotten about Capt. Cheese Beard & The 7 Sisters Of Prevention after Barry first posted their video of “Black Napkins” here at KUR back in 2007. Frankly, this ten piece band blows me away with their musicianship … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Miscellany, Music, YouTubery, Zappanale
Tagged belgium, Capt. Cheese Beard & The 7 Sisters Of Prevention, tribute/cover band, video, Zappa, Zappanale
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Warren Zevon Collector’s Edition
Warren Zevon was already a ten-year music industry veteran who had written songs for the Turtles, backed up Phil Everly, done years of session work and been befriended by Jackson Browne by the time he cut this self-titled album for … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellany, Music, Personal, Pop Cult
Tagged bonus tracks, re-mastered, singer songwriter, streaming audio, turtles, warren zevon
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Friday Mix: Tweezer Glint – Part Three
Welcome to the third KUR mix of four, presented on four consecutive Fridays in May, entitled “Friday Mix: Tweezer Glint (Studio-ized Concert Versions) Part III“. As with the two prior Tweezer Glint mixes, this week’s mix is full of tracks … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Heh Heh, Miscellany, Music
Tagged audio streaming, fz, live versions, mixtape, Zappa
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Zappanale (Then & Now) — Sex without Nails bros
Masterminded by the Austrian legend Wickerl Adam, and formed as an offshoot of the Hallucination Company in 1998 (an Austrian rock music theater project also founded by Wickerl in 1977 that operated in a “Frank Zappa-oriented, modern rock music performance … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Miscellany, Music, YouTubery, Zappanale
Tagged Conrad Schrenk, cover band, Jil Y Creek, SWNB, video, Werner Laher, Wickerl Adam, Zappanale
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Ed Palermo CD Release Party @ Iridium
This just in via email from Ed Palermo, himself, regarding the release of his new Zappa CD, “Eddy Loves Frank” from Cuneiform Records: As most of you know, this is my third tribute album in dedication to the music of … Continue reading
Zappanale (Then & Now) — PGSOR All Stars feat. Denny Walley
Denny Walley, slide guitar player and childhood friend of Bobby and Frank Zappa, Don Van Vliet, and Jim Sherwood (Motorhead) was asked to tour with The Paul Green School of Rock (PGSOR) All Stars. As he says in the clip … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Captain Beefheart, Frank Zappa, Interview, Miscellany, Music, YouTubery, Zappanale
Tagged Alumni, Denny Walley, Interview, PGSOR All Stars, video, zappanale 19
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Led Zeppelin at Wolfgang’s Vault
Here’s some Led Zeppelin for us old coots at KUR from the second set of that final show (April 27) of their legendary four night run of shows at San Francisco’s Fillmore West in April, 1969, via Wolfgang’s Vault, before … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellany, Music, Pop Cult
Tagged classic bands, classic tracks, led zeppelin, live music archive, streaming audio, Wolfgang's Vault
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