Cool beans: The Hype Machine, an “audio blog aggregator” which allows you to track down audio within blog-entries that mention any band/artist you enter and lets you play the audio in the player of your choice, or subscribe to the … Continue reading →

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A A A – D D – E E E *

Posted on Thursday, 08/10/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Are online guitar tabs soon to be a thing of the past? The US Music Publishers’ Association is doing all it can to make that happen. Already, the Online Guitar Archive and Guitar Tab Universe sites have gone black. “It … Continue reading →

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Sweet Dreams

Posted on Tuesday, 08/08/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Ha! Lullaby renditions of rock songs — from Led Zeppelin to Pink Floyd to Metallica. I can hardly wait for the Beefheart Edition! (via)

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Freak Out! Turns Forty

Posted on Tuesday, 08/08/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Quoth the zappa.com newsletter: In commemoration of the FOURtieth Anniversary of a World That Contains Freak Out! we are so very pleased to present the FZ Audiography and Documentary Evidence (for the first time this century) of those certain recording … Continue reading →

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Dunbar’s Blue Whale

Posted on Tuesday, 08/08/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Plucked from an RSS-feed that wishes to remain anonymous: Aynsley Dunbar’s 1970 album “Blue Whale”, available for download. It features four jazzy progressive pieces, and a 16 minute version of Zappa’s Willie The Pimp. I’m only posting this because I … Continue reading →

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Zappa & Ponty

Posted on Tuesday, 08/08/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Time for some live footage of my favorite MOI line-up — including Jean-Luc Ponty:

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Rest In Peace, David

Posted on Sunday, 08/06/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

This morning has brought some deeply saddening news. David Walley died earlier today at his house in Maine of a heart attack. He was a smart and sweet guy, and a dear friend. Dr Sharl and I wish to extend … Continue reading →

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Shawn’s Watermelon In Easter Hay

Posted on Saturday, 08/05/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Here’s video of the late great Shawn “The Memphis Monster” Lane playing Watermelon In Easter Hay in some noisy bar. Why he’s applauded at the end is a mystery to me (though he plays a very nice version of the … Continue reading →

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Mission: Unlistenable

Posted on Friday, 08/04/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Getting to appreciate the music of Cpt. Beefheart (and Trout Mask Replica in particular) can be a daunting task, as this article demonstrates: Playing it – or rather, attempting to – is a bit like being in one of those … Continue reading →

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Jim Whips It Out

Posted on Friday, 08/04/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Jim, KUR-commenter and compulsive Thing-Fish speaker, says: Got a Webcam & am thus performing my â€œmusicâ€ on YouTube – yâ€™can hunt me there under â€œjamesmorgandaviesâ€ if yer earsâ€™ve been extra-bad & deserve a good sound spanking. Well: we did Jim, … Continue reading →

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Sydney ’73

Posted on Friday, 08/04/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

This week and the next: Horden Pavillion, Sydney, July 8 ’73 — probably from around the same time as this videoclip where Zappa conducts the audience on an Australian TV-show (I’m sure you’ve all seen it before but still fun … Continue reading →