Author Archives: Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Open Mike Weekend

I’ll be away from the site for most of the weekend enjoying things like sunshine, beer, and actual human interaction — but in the spirit of Web 2.0 I figured: why not let our readers express themselves any which way … Continue reading

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Vancouver ’75 (2)

Those who downloaded part one of Vancouver, Oct. 1st ’75 will be happy to know that part two is now up.

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The Pikasso

Top 20 strangest guitars. Here’s the “Pikasso”: The guitar was built for Pat Metheny by luthier Linda Manzer in 1984 and it has 42 strings.

Posted in Music, Pop Cult, Silly | 10 Comments

Tu sais ce que c’est un lapdog?

Here’s one reason why French TV makes my toes curl: For some reason they think the viewer can’t read subtitles, so they bring in a staccato-speaking voice-over to dub Frank’s voice, thus losing all the little nuances of what he’s … Continue reading

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Baby Snakes On The Big Screen

Zappa fans living in or around Santa Monica are in luck: the local Aero Theatre is screening 1979’s “Baby Snakes” next Thursday — with Gail Zappa on hand to discuss the movie. Other classic rock documentaries planned for showing are … Continue reading

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The Vinyl Museum

No, this is not a photo from the set of Deliverance, it’s part of the cover art for an album entitled Jesus Is A Soul Man. Many more weird records including soundbites at Frank’s Vinyl Museum. (Via Used Wigs)

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Straight Outta Lynwood

It’s “We Are The World” all over again: Weird Al sings Don’t Download This Song.

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Tehran Dog Breath Variations

“It’s a good life when you are trying to get things started that are impossible,” he said. “Such as the Tehran Symphony Orchestra playing Frank Zappa.” Nader Mashayekhi, the orchestra’s new leader, takes it all in stride. In fact, he … Continue reading

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We’ll Always Have Paris

Flabbergasted I am. Via The Idiot Bastard.

Posted in Bizarre, Frank Zappa, Pop Cult | 8 Comments

Poodle Fitness

That’s right folks, don’t touch that dial…

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Vancouver ’75

For the next 2 Fridays, Gilles has prepared the following show for you: Vancouver Canada, 1 Oct. 1975. In other news: don’t you find it terribly annoying when the postman rings your doorbell carrying a Very Important Package while you’re … Continue reading

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More On The Freak Out! Anniversary Release

This just in via Marco over at the Dutch Zappa-list. I haven’t been able to track down the following Gail Zappa quote on the zappa.com site which if you ask me suffers from a severe case of mystery meat navigation, … Continue reading

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Time And Those Waves

Nigey Lennon remembers David Walley. Anyone who knew David, or read his work, or picked his brain for editorial suggestions, or made even the most casual contact with him, generally found that they’d been changed, transformed by the contact. It … Continue reading

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Freak Out Ale

From Lagunitas Brewing comes a new beer called Freak Out Ale, celebrating 40 years of Freak Out! — with Gail Zappa’s permission, no less. Here’s the label:

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Zappa On The TNT Show

Duncan writes in with a little conundrum: spot FZ in this trailer for “The TNT Show”. He’s looped the relevant bit here for convenience. Questions: Why was he there? Is the guy on his left talking to him? If so … Continue reading

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