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Category Archives: Music
Thursday Mix: Frank In Memoriam
Another December 4th has rolled around and as usual my thoughts are filled with thoughts of Frank Zappa on this, the 15th anniversary of his passing. Just a couple of weeks ago I was in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, to … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Music, Personal
Tagged celebration, Frank Zappa, in memoriam, mixtape, streaming audio
16 Comments
Wolfgang’s Vault: The Tubes @ Winterland (1975)
This show, staged at Winterland in the band’s hometown of San Francisco, on February 21st, 1975, a few months before the release of their self-titled debut album in June of that year, clearly shows the great energy that the Tubes … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Pop Cult
Tagged genius of america, streaming audio, The Tubes, Wolfgang's Vault
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Randomnicity
While I’m mainly reading up on unrelated topics these days, you may find the following of interest: Duncan tells me that Zappa will be the featured article on the front page of Wikipedia on Thursday December 4th. Morgan Holt sends … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Miscellany, Music
Tagged joe's garage, marcio faraco, new zappa release, wikipedia
4 Comments
Alice Cooper Group — Sun Arise (Live) & Black JuJu (Studio)
Some music listeners (born after the 1970s) don’t understand the early appeal of the original Alice Cooper Group. They had a unique sound and image (which like all great rock ‘n roll mortified our parents) that was very appealing to … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre, Frank Zappa, Miscellany, Music, YouTubery
Tagged 1970s, alice cooper group, rare videos, straight records
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Jethro Tull – BBC Documentary
Here’s a nice documentary on Jethro Tull (57 minutes), from 1979, which is a very fine year from them – got Bursting Out, right? Want some more? Okay, a concert from 1978: Madison Square Garden. Some more??? Okay, make your choice … Continue reading
Drum Jam – The Zappa Drummers
Terry Bozzio, Ralph Humphrey, Chester Thompson and Chad Wackerman in this exclusive preview of Drum Channel’s Drum Jams – featuring the Zappa Drummers (via the Idiot Bastard). I like it. (I wonder when the 2nd part of the “Zappa Drummers’ … Continue reading
Posted in Music, YouTubery
Tagged chad wackerman, chester thompson, Drum Channel, jam, ralph humphrey, terry bozzio
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Excerpt from The Black Page, 1988
A tiny snipplet from an interview, and a bit of The Black page, possibly from the Milan show (not the best audio quality, though). “The bad businessmen may save the world, by accident!…” 🙂
Persona Non Grata: Adrian Belew Weighs In
With regard to this, here’s what Adrian Belew has to say: I told dweezil I would try my best to insure he would not see andre. but I put it off and put it off and I want to make … Continue reading
Posted in In The News, In Writing, Music, Zappa Plays Zappa
Tagged Adrian Belew, andre cholmondeley, Zappa Plays Zappa
104 Comments
Ann Wilson — Hope & Glory
Another CD which I recently picked up was Ann Wilson’s first-ever solo effort ‘Hope & Glory,’ from Zoë/ Rounder Records. Produced by Ben Mink, Hope & Glory features appearances from such artists as Elton John, Gretchen Wilson, Alison Krauss, Rufus … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Pop Cult, YouTubery
Tagged ann wilson, covers, debut solo album, led zeppelin, Pink Floyd, videos
9 Comments
One Man Rock’n’Roll Band
Roy Harper. The song is from 1971 (Stormcock), the performance from 1986. Amazingly strong guitar playing. Hey.