Category Archives: Music

Eels Live On Morning Becomes Eclectic

Posted on June 18, 2009 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Here’s one for KUR’s resident Eels Freak Extraordinaire, Sharleena: Enjoy all 43 minutes! Oh, and be sure to check out Eels’ latest album, Hombre Lobo.

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Cruising With Ruben & The Jets — Vinyl Revisited

Posted on June 18, 2009 by urbangraffito

Cruising With Ruben & The Jets is a Mothers of Invention album released in 1968, and controversially reissued in an alternate mix with newly recorded bass and percussion in 1984 by Frank Zappa (all post-1984 reissues of the album have … Continue reading →

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Awful Ugly Parts — Crystal Zevon & Moon Zappa

Posted on June 17, 2009 by urbangraffito

In the clip above, Crystal Zevon discusses the off beat life of her late husband, Warren Zevon, his inspirations for songs like “Mohammed’s Radio” (below), as chronicled in her book about him “I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead: The Dirty Life … Continue reading →

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The Chicago Ate present Joe’s Garage

Posted on June 15, 2009 by urbangraffito

On March 9th, 2009, the Chicago Ate (or) The Utility Muffin Research Kitchen Employees’ Union Memorial Band (Chicago Chapter) presented “Joe’s Garage” at the ‘Martyr’s’ club in Chicago.

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Jean-Luc Ponty in 1972

Posted on June 14, 2009 by urbangraffito

Rare footage of Jean-Luc Ponty from 1972. Performing his only original composition from his album King Kong: Jean-Luc Ponty Plays the Music of Frank Zappa. While the album version goes 7:12 in length, this version (it is surmised that this … Continue reading →

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Tuba Green Genes

Posted on June 13, 2009 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Ab Fab:

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Who Do You Think You Arf?!? – The European Grandmothers

Posted on June 11, 2009 by urbangraffito

I have always been intrigued by the D.I.Y. (Do It Yourself) ethic among bands who cover and interpret Zappa’s music. True, few of these acts have any hope of actually being signed by today’s youth driven music business. In many … Continue reading →

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Watch Out Bozzio…

Posted on June 10, 2009 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

This is Rock ‘n Roll!

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You Ef What You Zee — The Eternal Question

Posted on June 9, 2009 by urbangraffito

In one of the previous posts, “The MOI – Conflicted Histories“, I was struck by one of the questions posed to Jimmy Carl Black:

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Small Screen Zappa – 67/68

Posted on June 8, 2009 by urbangraffito

On September 16, 1967, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention made a brief 10 minute appearance on Fred Weintraub’s WOR-TV New York show “From The Bitter End”. They lip synched “Son Of Suzy Creamcheese” from Absolutely Free, then performed … Continue reading →

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