Category Archives: Miscellany

Win An Original Frank Zappa Framed Print

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

No less than 20 hours after I posted this tweet, photographer Deborah Chesher (previous coverage) wrote: Right now I’m running a free contest on my blog that I thought you might want to let your readers know about because the … Continue reading →

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Dummy Up: a/k/a Tommy Chong

Posted on April 10, 2009 by urbangraffito

Tommy Chong appears on Alex Jones‘ nationally syndicated radio show to discuss the recent FBI raid of Spectrum Labs and the seizure of 10,000 DVDs of Chong’s documentary, a/k/a Tommy Chong. Also on the show is Kevin Booth, creator of … Continue reading →

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Planetshakers – Majesty (Live)

Posted on April 9, 2009 by urbangraffito

Somewhere in the far reaches of the cosmos, the spirit of Frank Zappa just…spewed. Perhaps this was exactly what he was warning us all about with such releases as ‘Broadway The Hard Way’. While searching for something completely different, I … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Alumni — KUR Style

Posted on April 8, 2009 by urbangraffito

The first clip, shot at a concert in Detroit, August 19, 2000, features the Grandmothers – Don Preston, Ener Bladezipper, Sandro Oliva, Bunk Gardner, and the late Jimmy Carl Black – performing Black’s “Indian of the Group”. In the second … Continue reading →

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Billion Dollar Baby — BBC Documentary

Posted on April 5, 2009 by urbangraffito

John Lydon (also known as Johnny Rotten) presents a profile of Alice Cooper — whose theatrical persona was perhaps America’s most significant ally with the British glam movement and who also influenced John’s own band, the Sex Pistols — on … Continue reading →

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In Search Of Maria

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

I may be a grumpy old man, but this made me smile: Warning: contains music from “The Sound of Music”!

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The Monks — Bad Habits

Posted on March 16, 2009 by urbangraffito

Remaining with the theme of satire and parody in popular music, The Monks were an English punk band formed in the 1970s by former members of Strawbs – Richard Hudson, John Ford and Terry Cassidy, along with Clive Pearce (drums). … Continue reading →

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Has He Offended Someone?

Posted on March 14, 2009 by Sharleena

This morning, I heard “Copycat” on the radio, the song that will represent Belgium at the Eurovision Song Festival: Belgium being Belgium, its Eurovision Song Contest candidate is being elected in turn yearly, between the Flemish and the Wallonian region. … Continue reading →

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Odds & Ends Some More

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Time for another bag of miscellany that may or may not be of interest to you: In search of the click track: guess who wins, guess who loses. The Hush Now – free album download. I was given this link … Continue reading →

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On/Off

Posted on February 21, 2009 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

A mix of things that you may or may not already know… New ZPZ tourdates are announced. Gail and Dweez talk about an upcoming Ruben & The Jets release (mp3 link), akin to, or so it seems, the MOFO project. … Continue reading →

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