Category Archives: YouTubery

Arthur Barrow Interview

Posted on July 6, 2009 by urbangraffito

Recorded on April 18th, 1996, Juha Rompannen interviews Arthur Barrow in Los Angeles, California.

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Zappanale (Then & Now) – Frank Zappa Memorial Pancake Breakfast

Posted on July 4, 2009 by urbangraffito

The Frank Zappa Memorial Pancake Breakfast, also known as Finnish Zappa Tribute band (featuring Napoleon Murphy Brock and Denny Walley) perform “Montana” at Zappanale 19 in Bad Doberan, Germany, on August 17th, 2008 before an enthusiastic and appreciative audience.

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Rufus Wainwright’s Shakespeare Sonnets

Posted on July 2, 2009 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Rufus Wainwright‘s newest project, following the critically acclaimed Want One, Want Two, Release The Stars and Rufus Does Judy, envolves putting Shakespeare sonnets to music. Apparently a work in progress still but what I’ve heard so far sounds beautiful: Both … Continue reading →

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Hip Hop Meets The Violin

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

You know hip hop really isn’t my thing — never has been. Hook it up with a classically skilled violinist though, and things get interesting: More violinesque YouTubery, courtesy of Paul Dateh. More of his music can be downloaded here.

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Eric Dolphy Quintet — Berlin ’61

Posted on June 29, 2009 by urbangraffito

A recent post made me think of another great innovator of free jazz, as well as third stream music: Eric Dolphy.

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The Mar Vista Philharmonic – No Forest Fire

Posted on June 27, 2009 by urbangraffito

Any fan of Tommy Mars‘ improvisational keyboards and scat filled solos within such classic Zappa compositions as “Pound For A Brown (On The Bus)” or “Little House I Used To Live In” will absolutely love the four tracks (“No Forest … Continue reading →

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Zappa’s Universe — Revisited

Posted on June 25, 2009 by urbangraffito

Zappa’s Universe (the album and video of the same title) documents the big tribute concert thrown for Frank Zappa over four nights (November 7-10, 1991, although the footage on the album and video are from the first two nights), organized … Continue reading →

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Frank Zappa and Charles Bukowski

Posted on June 24, 2009 by urbangraffito

Kuiper en Berbée perform Charles Bukowski‘s poem “The Machinery of Loss” at the Leiden Poetry Festival on June 7th, 2009, accompanied by a medley of music by Frank Zappa, performed by Renk Jan Vissers (violin) and Ton Schijvens (drums and … Continue reading →

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Ed Palermo Big Band – Live & Kicking

Posted on June 22, 2009 by urbangraffito

Anyone who knows me, knows my affinity for Big Band Zappa, so whenever I get an opportunity to hear Ed Palermo Big Band arrangements of Frank Zappa’s compositions, it’s a real treat. Today was no different, when I uncovered Palermo’s … Continue reading →

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Tom Waits — Early TV Appearances

Posted on June 21, 2009 by urbangraffito

In the above clip, Tom Waits appears on Fernwood 2 Night, a parody talk show, hosted by Barth Gimble (Martin Mull) and sidekick/announcer Jerry Hubbard (Fred Willard), created by Norman Lear as a spin-off/summer replacement from Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman. … Continue reading →

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