Category Archives: Music

Emil Richards About Lumpy Gravy

Posted on December 20, 2009 by Balint

From a documentary by the Wrecking Crew, – originally found on Dweezil’s (relatively) new homepage. A nice story, huh?

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The Jack and Jim Show

Posted on December 18, 2009 by urbangraffito

Eugene Chadbourne and Jimmy Carl Black – the principle members of the Jack and Jim Show – perform a cover of Captain Beefheart‘s “Dropout Boogie” (first clip, below) at The Pit Inn, Shinjuku on June 6th, 2008 (available on their CD, … Continue reading →

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Blow Your Harmonica, Son

Posted on December 17, 2009 by Balint

See some more covers here.

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Anatomy of a Field Recording

Posted on December 14, 2009 by urbangraffito

One of the most interesting things about acquiring Frank Zappa field recordings is that after a certain point of collecting and listening to them, one reaches a point of critical mass where particular questions keep popping into one’s mind again … Continue reading →

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Num País Tropical

Posted on December 12, 2009 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Viva Daniela Mercury! Gentlemen: check out them legs…

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Frank Zappa & the Mothers in Stockholm, 1973

Posted on December 10, 2009 by urbangraffito

One of my favorite performances by any Zappa ensemble is this particular performance by the early Roxy band (prior to the arrival of Napoleon Murphy Brock and Chester Thompson, and featuring Ian Underwood on woodwinds) at Soliden, Skansen, Stockholm, Sweden, … Continue reading →

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The Indian of the Group – Jimmy Carl Black

Posted on December 8, 2009 by urbangraffito

It was a year ago today (well, okay, a year and a month less two days)… Born in El Paso, Texas, of Cheyenne heritage, Jimmy Carl Black‘s trademark line, “Hi Boys and Girls, I’m Jimmy Carl Black, and I’m the … Continue reading →

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G-Spot Rehearsal, 1992

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Balint

Jake’s review made me search the web for a while, and I’ve just run into the video above – it’s the rehearsal, the percussions seems to be a bit different, right?… And some more: a review of this week’s concert … Continue reading →

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Frank Zappa, WFMT-FM Chicago, August 1968

Posted on December 6, 2009 by urbangraffito

Frank Zappa is interviewed by Studs Terkel in these two excerpts from his August 1968 interview on WFMT-FM Chicago. Zappa talks about his music, his lyrics, and the state of America in the summer of 1968:

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Sleep Dirt Variations

Posted on December 2, 2009 by urbangraffito

We are all quite familiar with the acoustical duet version of “Sleep Dirt” between Frank Zappa (acoustic lead guitar) and James “Bird Legs” Youmans (acoustic rhythm guitar) on the album of the same name, recorded at the Caribou Studios in … Continue reading →

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