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Category Archives: Music
Three Of A Perfect Pair – Adrian Belew
Last week I was lucky to attend a concert by the Adrian Belew Power Trio. It was just great – and yesterday I’ve found the acoustic version of this King Crimson tune from 2000, and now I can’t get it out … Continue reading
Jazz Piano Palin
Pardon yet another US election post, but this one’s rather funny…
Posted in Heh Heh, Music, Politics, YouTubery
Tagged elections 08, jazz, sarah palin, speech pattern
9 Comments
Lumpy Money
Billboard.com reporting: The Zappa Family Trust will kick off a comprehensive campaign to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the late Frank Zappa’s albums next month. “Lumpy Money,” a three-CD “audio documentary” due out Nov. 25, is the first offering in … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Music
Tagged lumpy gravy, lumpy money, we're only in it for the money, zappa release, zft
50 Comments
“It Happen(e)d Here”
This just in: The Arf-Society will release a limited edition two-CD set of the legendary Grandmothers reunion concert from 28 July 2002. The price is just 15 Euros, with all proceeds going towards helping Jimmy Carl Black pay his medical … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Frank Zappa, Music
Tagged arf society, grandmothers, jimmy carl black, live zappa
7 Comments
Warren Zevon Field Recordings — Internet Archive
On April 7, 2005, the Internet Archive website received permission from Jordan Zevon for live Warren Zevon shows to be hosted at the Live Music Archive, allowing the free exchange of unreleased live Warren Zevon material from their website. Jordan … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Pop Cult
Tagged audio, blues covers, field recordings, independent artists, internet archive, live music, live music archive, warren zevon
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Vesoul
In remembrance of Jacques Brel, who passed away 30 years ago. More clips.
George Duke at Wolfgang’s Vault
Recorded for the King Biscuit Flower Hour, Live at the Bottom Line (New York, NY) April 21, 1977, when George Duke was promoting his first Epic solo album, Reach For It, this show incorporated female vocalists, and had a decidedly … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellany, Music
Tagged george duke, streaming audio, Wolfgang's Vault
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“Smash-Flop” Return: Zappa’s Grubby Chamber!
Our pal Kevin Hoover once again hits the airwaves on Friday with his Zappa infused radio show “Zappa’s Grubby Chamber”: Apart from the Frank musicks, I have a few other special moments planned, and they mainly consist of non-Frank items … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Mike Keneally, Music
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GZ: “No matter what I do/release you hate it.”
Last Saturday, in a topic related to Joe’s Menage, Gail Zappa posted the following in this zappa.com forum thread: Ok. So the simple truth is that I have been trying to figure out how to respond to the meanies that … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Frank Zappa, In Writing, Music
Tagged gail zappa, joe's menage, vaulternative
46 Comments
Mono Villegas
Largely unknown outside Argentina, Enrique “Mono” Villegas (born 1913) is one of those jazz originals whose talent easily levels the likes of Bill Evans. Because of his Argentine background, Columbia Records conveniently hired him in the early 50s for some … Continue reading