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Category Archives: Zappa Plays Zappa
Portnoy Plays Zappa
Posted in YouTubery, Zappa Plays Zappa
Tagged Bobby Brown, Mike Portnoy, Willie The Pimp
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Frank Zappa–Pioneer Of Future Music
Directed by Frank Scheffer, “Frank Zappa–Pioneer Of Future Music” (2007) is a two part documentary which combined and re-edited footage and interviews from “Frank Zappa: The Present Day Composer Refuses to Die” (2000) and “Frank Zappa: Phaze II, The Big … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Frank Zappa, Interview, Jean-Luc Ponty, Music, YouTubery, Zappa Plays Zappa
Tagged documentary, Frank Scheffer, holland, re-edited, VPRO, Zappa
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Tiny Vilnius Tears
With a ZPZ concert imminent in the town of Vilnius, Lithuania, Dweezil, Diva and Gail reckoned it would be a nice opportunity to pay an emo-sho-null tribute to the iconic FZ statue present there. Check out the TV coverage. ‘t … Continue reading
Posted in Interview, Visual Arts, Zappa Plays Zappa
Tagged hypocrisy, statue, vilnius, Zappanale, zft, ZPZ
54 Comments
Conversations with Jimmy Carl Black
An exceptional interview with Jimmy Carl Black by Calvin Krogh recorded at the Grand Café in Oslo in January, 2007, as well as a second interview in another hotel in Oslo later that August – and broadcast on Krogh’s new … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Captain Beefheart, Frank Zappa, Heh Heh, Interview, Mike Keneally, Miscellany, Zappa Plays Zappa, Zappanale
Tagged 2007, calvin krogh, Captain Beefheart, Interview, jimmy carl black, Oslo
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ZPZ Featuring Ben Thomas
Posting this here now for later viewing (work etc): Ben Thomas and ZPZ perform Inca Roads at l’Olympia, Paris, 18/05/09: Your verdict? (via)
ZpZ’s New Lead Singer
… is a chap by the name of Ben Thomas. Of all those who auditioned, he was apparently the only one who was able to carry the entire vocal of Inca Roads right to the end.
Son of Roxy & Elsewhere – DVD Preview
News from The Idiot Bastard: 1.) New ZPZ DVD sometimes: Son Of Roxy; 2.) new singer soon to be announced (ohh-ohh – might it be Ahmet?…), 3.) new post on the ZPZ blog, not really mentioning the above (yet?); and … Continue reading
A Lumpy Legacy
Yesterday, an eight minute feature aired on NPR entitled Frank Zappa: A ‘Lumpy’ Legacy’. From the intro: Gail Zappa is going after cover bands she accuses of “identity theft.” Her lawyers have sent scores of cease-and-desist letters. But many of … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Frank Zappa, Interview, Zappa Plays Zappa, Zappanale
Tagged gail zappa, zappa legacy, zft
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Ray White Leaves Zappa Plays Zappa
… and not a lot of ink was spilled over it either, apparently — Dweezil Z: He doesn’t answer any of his phones and they all say they are disconnected. Is he suddenly in the witness protection program? What has … Continue reading
Some News From The ZPZ World
Scott Thunes on his guest-appearence with ZPZ: All in all, I had a wonderful time and I would do it again. In fact, if they come back, I’ve already asked Dweezil if I can play Echidna’s Arf with them to … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Music, Zappa Plays Zappa
Tagged Aaron Arntz, Filthy Habits Ensemble, Scott Thunes, ZPZ
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