Author Archives: Barry's Imaginary Publisher

UK based readers may be interested to know that tickets for the upcoming Thing-Fish performance at Battersea Arts Centre are available as of July 1. To get yours, drop a mail at boxoffice@bac.org.uk.

Hans Zeiger, 18, is an Eagle Scout and president of the Scout Honor Coalition. He is a Seattle Times columnist and chairman of Washington Young Americans for Freedom. He is also an idiot.

I know a certain someone who will laugh her butt of when she follows this link.

Fred, intrepid Z-reporter of the french persuasion, recently stumbled across some Zappa-live pictures on eDonkey. He’d like to publish them on his site but in order to avoid any copyright issues, he wants to know who took the pictures, and … Continue reading →

In the spring of 1993 Zappa invited some friends over to his house at Laurel Canyon. Among them were Johnny Guitar Watson, The Chieftains, The Tuvans and some FZ techs. Here are some video excerpts from that memorable day. More … Continue reading →

One-minute vacations are unedited recordings of somewhere, somewhen. Sixty seconds of something else. Sixty seconds to be someone else.

NadaBlog has live footage of Frank Zappa playing the solo from “Black Napkins” on top of the “Sleep Dirt” ditty, apparently shot at a rehearsal from the last tour in ’88. “It’s Frank Zappa. Playing Guitar with a cigarette in … Continue reading →

The end of Barbie as we know it.

Apart from Zappanale 14 in Germany, there’s another Zapfest taking place in Bordeaux, France, which is scheduled for next September 11-13. You may want to check it out if you’re in the region…

Aah summertime! Between Guacamole and Error500 off on holiday for the entire month of July, and Dr. Sharleena off investigating the promiscuous behaviour of one-eyed bisexual pinguins in lower Patagonia – things are getting lonely here at the office (how … Continue reading →

Songfight.org posts a title, people make songs for that title, the songs are posted on the page, people decide which they like best, and vote for their favorite. A terrible idea gone wonderfully wrong.

Cobo Hall, Detroit, Mi September 30 1977 is rockin’ Barry Towers at the moment. Enjoy… Update: the links actually work now, ahem!

what decade does your personality live in? (via luba)

“This is the body this is the body this is the body this is the body this is the body this si th body asdf asdf sdf asdfsadf sadfsdfsdfsadf” Yes: the Bush 2004 campaigning team has really nailed down its … Continue reading →

You know, sometimes I wonder if Phoebe Snow has ever laid eyes on The Phoebe Snow Chill Out Room… and would she agree you think?