Category Archives: Music

First Roxy, Then Son Of Roxy

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Oooh look, a tweet from Charlie Boswell: Via @Weirdomusic.

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Zappa Meets Dali

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

The Sancho Plan collective have created an animated short film entitled “The Black Page”. It is apparently quite an ambitious undertaking: The Black Page is our first true interactive short film & by far our most ambitious project to date. … Continue reading →

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Beefheart Demos and Rarities

Posted on September 21, 2009 by urbangraffito

Long before Don Van Vliet was considered the Godfather of Punk for his avant-garde approach to music – it was first and foremost his unique blend of psychedelic blues that attracted me to his music. On these early demos, live … Continue reading →

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Son of Tweezer Glint – Part Two

Posted on September 18, 2009 by urbangraffito

Just when you thought KUR mixtapes couldn’t get any better. Monster solos. Interviews. Alternate versions. Cover versions. Proto versions. Live versions. Unreleased material. I bring you “Son of Tweezer Glint – Part Two“. Savour this one slowly, it’ll be up … Continue reading →

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Le Labostrophe Videos

Posted on September 15, 2009 by urbangraffito

Le Labostrophe is a fellowship between freelance audio/video freak technicians, whose goals are : – To make available to present-day art makers an original & professional video and/or audio creation, in accordance with their own budget and complementary to their … Continue reading →

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Zappanale 20 – Highlights

Posted on September 13, 2009 by urbangraffito

I’ve recently come across a couple of highlight videos from Zappanale 20. The first (above) is of Project Object featuring the son of the late Jimmy Carl Black, Geronimo Black performing “Cosmic Debris”. The second video (below) is The Grandmothers … Continue reading →

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The Tubes, “Young and Rich” Tour, 1976

Posted on September 11, 2009 by urbangraffito

Michael Cotten, director and coordinator of The Tubes Project, has done a superb job combining still photography and the soundboard recording of The Tubes May 8th, 1976, Buffalo, New York show from their “Young and Rich” Tour.

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Napoleon’s New Album: Pre-Order Now

Posted on September 9, 2009 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

We reported on Napoleon M. Brock’s new album “This Is What Frank Zappa Heard” a couple of weeks ago. Now you can pre-order with the aid of this handy Word document. As a reminder of what this release is about, … Continue reading →

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Mike Keneally Interview & Video

Posted on September 9, 2009 by urbangraffito

Anyone who knows me, knows I’m a big fan of Mike Keneally. His music is so utterly different from anything else that each and every listening is indeed a delight. When his early recordings (which were long out-of-print) were made … Continue reading →

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Interview of the Century, 1989

Posted on September 7, 2009 by urbangraffito

On the evening of December 22, 1989, Den Simms, Eric Buxton, and Rob Samler conducted a four and a half hour interview with Frank Zappa in the comfortable basement listening room of his home in the hills of Los Angeles. … Continue reading →

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