Category Archives: Miscellany

Very Saxy

Posted on May 7, 2008 by urbangraffito

Strange what one finds on YouTube…Is it jazz, or is it big band, or is it porn? Or is it Big Band Jazz Porn? You decide…

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3 from Rain Dogs (live)

Posted on May 7, 2008 by urbangraffito

What is it about the music and lyrics of Tom Waits that popular culture has clung to so heartily? Has he touched upon something deep within our common unconscious, like some dimestore novel from which we are all characters? And … Continue reading →

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The Importance of Big Band Zappa

Posted on April 30, 2008 by urbangraffito

Frank Zappa’s The Grand Wazoo With all the legal wrangling going on between The Trust and The Arf Society (and legal bullying with just about every other cover/tribute band and various weblogs), it’s important to review exactly, and objectively, what’s … Continue reading →

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Ike Willistrat

Posted on April 29, 2008 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Ike Willis is putting his Fender Stratocaster on sale. The Strat has Ike’s signature on it and will cost you $420.00 USD (plus shipping). Includes strap, extra set of Fender Bullet Strings (signed by Ike) and Fender Gig Bag! I … Continue reading →

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Sugar Cane’s Got The Blues — I Don’t!!!

Posted on April 29, 2008 by urbangraffito

The two CDs I ordered from the German label, Promising Music, on April 20th, arrived this afternoon. Talk about speedy delivery. I was expecting 4 to 6 weeks. I was pleasantly surprised to say the least. To start, everything they … Continue reading →

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MPS is Most Promising Sound

Posted on April 20, 2008 by urbangraffito

The last time I entered an independent music store and asked if they had anything by George Duke in stock, the response I received was a very long, dull, blank stare followed by: “George who?” The same goes for the … Continue reading →

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Will Southern Rock Rise Again?

Posted on April 19, 2008 by urbangraffito

Where are the likes of a Jim Mangrum and a Ruby Starr today? Or the likes of such groups as Lynyrd Skynyrd and The Allman Brothers Band? Do these kind of groups even exist anymore? Groups such as Black Oak … Continue reading →

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Signals, Noise & Fog

Posted on April 18, 2008 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

It’s been a bit of a busy week for me, fellow fen! However, here’s some stuff that didn’t pass by my radar unnoticed: In Japan, this and that hits the streets. Says Thomas Marrot: “the plot happens in Frank Zappa … Continue reading →

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Feel the Urge to Splurge?

Posted on April 15, 2008 by urbangraffito

On Sunday, April 13th, after a four year hiatus from micro-press publishing, Greensleeve Editions released the inaugural issue of Splurge, a zine which decodes and defaces the ostentation of contemporary consumer culture; by any means necessary. Just take the zine’s … Continue reading →

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Wherein Barry Copyrights His Facial Hair

Posted on April 14, 2008 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

That’s right, you heard right: any and all of my facial hair varieties are hereby copyrighted! You see, being the type of original artist whose legacy is to be protected by my wife upon my biting the big one, I … Continue reading →

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