Author Archives: Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Flip! Flop!

Posted on Friday, 11/03/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

To our American friends: vote early, vote often, next Tuesday.

Posted in In The News, Music, Politics | 19 Comments

Palladium, NYC, ’76

Posted on Friday, 11/03/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

This week’s Friday Boot: Palladium, NYC, 28 December 1976 — all twenty tracks. It even has a version of “Cruising For Burgers”! :)

Posted in Frank Zappa, Friday Boots | 21 Comments

The Howard Kaylan Auction

Posted on Thursday, 11/02/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Press release: Howard Kaylan to offer up rare and one of a kind memorabilia in an auction which will feature over 4 decades of historical artifacts direct from his personal collection. Among the many notable pieces being offered are rare … Continue reading →

Posted in Pop Cult, Zappa Misc | 10 Comments

Zappa On Make Me Laugh

Posted on Wednesday, 11/01/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Alright, now this is slightly surreal…

Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa Audio/Video | 12 Comments

Floyd Meets Zappa

Posted on Monday, 10/30/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Yet another download: “Pink Floyd Meets Frank Zappa” (vinyl bootleg), which is presumably the (in)famous Amougies gig from 25th October 1969. (Rapidshare alert) Update: here’s some more info, a picture of the vinyl sleeve and another download facility.

Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa Audio/Video | 10 Comments

Cruisin’ For Friends

Posted on Sunday, 10/29/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

The Austrian Zappa Society (zappa.at) has a bunch of downloads available consisting of one-off collaborations between FZ and the likes of Nicholas Slominsky Slonimski, Davey Moire, Artis The Spoonman, Tom Waits, and more — get it while it’s hot! (via … Continue reading →

Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa Audio/Video | 9 Comments

You Are What You Quiz

Posted on Friday, 10/27/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Fair enough. Yourself? (via)

Posted in Amusing, Silly | 7 Comments

Tribute Beers

Posted on Friday, 10/27/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

We’ve had the Freak Out Ale, but did you know about the Brother Thelonious, the Gonzo Porter or Lenny’s Bittersweet R.I.P.A.? I’ll leave you with a little quote from the article: Lagunitas co-founder Tony Magee has been a Frank Zappa … Continue reading →

Posted in Frank Zappa, Pop Cult, Zappa Misc | 6 Comments

A Variation Variations Special

Posted on Friday, 10/27/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

One of my favorite FZ tracks is the Zappa In New York version of Cruisin’ For Burgers of which, unfortunately, there are not many live versions around. I mentioned this to Magic Fingers a while ago, and behold: as my … Continue reading →

Posted in Frank Zappa, Friday Boots | 11 Comments

Rock The Vote!

Posted on Thursday, 10/26/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Could I ask everyone who’s been voting in the discography section to, um, cast their vote again? See, I figured a choice from one to five stars was not enough so I went and changed it to 10 and in … Continue reading →

Posted in Silly, Site News | 2 Comments

The Making Of MOFO

Posted on Thursday, 10/26/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

So the ZFT just sent out another newsletter (which I didn’t receive, thanks Rob!), announcing that “Trance-Fusion is out at long (fill in the blank) last”. The 2-CD version of MOFO is reported to have at least a two week … Continue reading →

Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa News, Zappa Plays Zappa | 10 Comments

Discography Reloaded

Posted on Wednesday, 10/25/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Hurrah! The discography pages are now running on WordPress as is just about everything else on this site! I bet you’re just as excited as i am! What it means: No more getting rid of oodles of comment spam in … Continue reading →

Posted in Geek, Site News | 4 Comments

Using The Google

Posted on Tuesday, 10/24/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

In other news, George Bush says he “uses the Google”. Wonder if he’s done a google on “failure”. You think he uses the YouTube as well?

Posted in Amusing, Politics, Silly | 2 Comments

Trance-Fusion, The Official Tracklist

Posted on Monday, 10/23/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

The official tracklist for Trance-Fusion is now up on Zappa dot com where two tracks, “A Cold Dark Matter” and “Ask Dr Stupid” can be listened to in streaming audio. No direct link, so here’s a slightly more user-friendly overview … Continue reading →

Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa Audio/Video, Zappa News | 9 Comments

Master At Work

Posted on Monday, 10/23/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Cool video of Frank Zappa composing on the Synclavier: (YouTube link)

Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa Audio/Video | 4 Comments