Category Archives: Music

The Magic Band – Peel Sessions, July 2004

Posted on February 6, 2010 by urbangraffito

Besides being an avid collector of Frank Zappa and Mothers of Invention bootlegs and field recordings – as well as a collector of Captain Beefheart‘s various and sundry recordings (and a collector of all the related recordings of the various … Continue reading →

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Ian Tanner Strikes Back

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Balint

…this time with Punky’s Whips. Excellent, as usual:

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The Mothers on WESU-FM’s Psychedelicatessen

Posted on February 3, 2010 by urbangraffito

Once a year, on and around Father’s Day, Wesleyan University radio station WESU 88.1 FM in Middletown, Connecticut puts on an Annual Father’s Day Zappa Marathon – Father’s Day with the Mothers – hosted by Psychedelicatessen’s Psychedelic Rick. Usually broadcast … Continue reading →

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Die Beistelltische – Are You Hardcore, Enough?

Posted on February 1, 2010 by urbangraffito

Die Beistelltische is a German sextet (from Göttingen) that performs Frank Zappa’s music a cappella. In 2007, they contributed a special edit of their a capella version of ‘The Idiot Bastard Son’ to “20 Extraordinary Renditions”, that was released on … Continue reading →

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Bad Zappa Songs, Anyone?

Posted on January 29, 2010 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

This is a guest post by Alan Wechsler from Albany, NY. If you’ve written an article which you think would make for some interesting discussion, feel free to send it to us at hello[at]killuglyradio.com. Perhaps we’ll even publish it! Everyone … Continue reading →

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The Grande Mothers & Guests in L.A.

Posted on January 28, 2010 by urbangraffito

On Saturday, April 25th, 2009 – in preparation for their Norwegian Tour – The Grande Mothers Re:Invented were joined by very special guests, Not Your Fathers Mothers String Quartet, for one performance only at The Music Recital Hall, L.A. Harbor … Continue reading →

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Hayseed Dixie

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

You gotta love these guys:

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Tweezer Glint: Finale – The Roxy Years 73/74 (Part III)

Posted on January 23, 2010 by urbangraffito

Welcome fellow KUR-meisters to the final installment of the Tweezer Glint series, “Tweezer Glint: Finale – The Roxy Years 73/74 (Part III)”. 120 tracks of raw, unbridled buffoonery amid some of the finest musicianship you’ll hear from this period of … Continue reading →

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The Boonx: Citizen D

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

And now for a shameless little plug, if you’ll indulge me: … that was Flemish band The Boonx, as produced by my good friend and longtime musical compadre Franky Drappier, who also shot the video above – on a shoestring … Continue reading →

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When Do We Get Paid? – Jimmy Carl Black

Posted on January 16, 2010 by urbangraffito

Since Jimmy Carl Black‘s passing, I have had the great opportunity to listen to much of the man’s post-Mothers of Invention recordings. Agree with me or not, JCB was a very unique musician in his own right. Many of his … Continue reading →

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