Category Archives: Miscellany

Kinda Young, Kinda Dead…

Posted on March 22, 2011 by alex

In doing my thesis research (which will include a chapter on You Are What You Is), I stumbled across the discussion of “Charlie’s Enormous Mouth” over at the ARF.ru website, which had this comment: Fuck ME. I remember the Charlie … Continue reading →

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Interview With Michael Bruce – The Original Alice Cooper Group

Posted on March 20, 2011 by urbangraffito

Recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with the other original members of the Alice Cooper Group – Michael Bruce was the band’s guitarist, keyboard player and backing vocalist. In an exclusive interview by Nightwatcher for … Continue reading →

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The Cardiacs in Rehearsal

Posted on March 18, 2011 by urbangraffito

Long before I had began writing and posting here at KUR, one of the many things which had attracted me to this weblog (and frankly, still does, years later) was all the new music I was exposed to on a … Continue reading →

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The Tubes – White Punks On Dope

Posted on March 17, 2011 by urbangraffito

This video of “White Punks On Dope” taken from the extremely rare 1981 Japanese Laser Disc The Tubes produced is a fantastic collage of audio and visuals from 1981 and 1975. Check it out.

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Zappa Jam Site Re-opens on Facebook

Posted on March 17, 2011 by urbangraffito

The old Zappa Internet Jam has a new address on Facebook, here. The old Zappa Internet Jam was a great place, but times change. Much has happened in the last few weeks and well so it looks we have done … Continue reading →

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Owsley Stanley, 1935-2011

Posted on March 16, 2011 by alex

Owsley Stanley died in an automobile accident on March 13 in Australia, where he had been living. Besides being known to Zappaphiles as a reference in “Who Needs The Peace Corps?”, Mr. Stanley was best known for his work as … Continue reading →

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The ESO plays Zappa

Posted on March 12, 2011 by urbangraffito

Almost eight weeks ago I learnt that one of The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra‘s 2010-11 Symphony Specials would be a performance of Frank Zappa compositions by a rock group fronted by two Zappa alumni – Ed Mann and Ike Willis – … Continue reading →

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Sunday Big Note – Listening Session #12

Posted on January 30, 2011 by urbangraffito

I’m certain each of us has our own personal experience in relation to Pink Floyd‘s masterpiece, Dark Side of the Moon. The band itself had conceived the album as a concept reflecting themes such as conflict, greed, the passage of … Continue reading →

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Paul Buff’s Pal And Original Sound Studio Archives: The Collection

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

This just in by way of Andrew – from Crossfire Publications: During 2010, Crossfire rolled out 35 download volumes (a total of 417 tracks) from Paul Buff’s archives of Pal and Original Sound recordings. Many of you wanted lossless files … Continue reading →

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Sunday Big Note – Listening Session #11

Posted on January 23, 2011 by urbangraffito

The choice of this week’s Sunday Big Note was an easy one as it is also one of our webmaster’s favorites as well. Indeed, it put a smile on my face to learn that he had this very recording in … Continue reading →

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