Category Archives: Miscellany

Madrugada — Discordant Sounds from EU

Posted on April 23, 2009 by urbangraffito

Madrugada – Majesty Madrugada (which in Spanish and Portuguese and means “dawn”, “the blue hour” and was suggested to the band by poet/writer friend Øystein Wingaard Wolf) is a Norwegian rock band formed in 1995 hailing from a little place … Continue reading →

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Zappa Versus the Packard Goose

Posted on April 21, 2009 by urbangraffito

It’s easy to understand where FZ got his distaste of rock ‘n roll (and music) writers from — just read some the reviews of his albums and concerts, here. On the other hand, though FZ wasn’t known as a very … Continue reading →

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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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