Category Archives: Frank Zappa

ZPZ Videos Some Mo’

Posted on Thursday, 07/13/06 by Balint

On Google Video, if you’re still interested. Note the one with Bozzio playing with one hand only.

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Vai & Dweezil In August Guitar Player

Posted on Monday, 07/10/06 by Balint

It says that this one (the august issue) is on the newsstands now. In July? Wow.

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To Pistoia, London, Dublin, Galway And Back

Posted on Thursday, 07/06/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Expect posting to be light (if non-existent) during the coming week as Dr Sharl and I travel from Brussels to London, then through to Dublin, the Aran Islands, Galway, Dublin and back again. (We’ll be crossing borders! New releases on … Continue reading →

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Stuff, And Then Some

Posted on Thursday, 07/06/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

I’m probably a bit late with this, but there’s some Dweezil Zappa video over at guitarplayertv.com where he talks about Frank’s SG, Zappa picking, and more. Oh and then there’s this article which claims to have spotted the following on … Continue reading →

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The Shank Medley

Posted on Monday, 07/03/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

So that’s what the Z Band were up to in the 90s: 70s medleys! Live at Milwaukee’s Shank Hall, March 15, 1994 here are parts one and two — around 22 minutes in total. (via) Oh, and how about some … Continue reading →

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Pistoia ’82

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

Una giornata ricissima ricchissima! Ahem. This (and next) week’s Friday Boot: Pistoia, Italy, 8 July 1982.

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Zappa Galleries Revisited

Posted on Wednesday, 06/28/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

As some of you old-timers may recall, there used to be a Frank Zappa image gallery around here back in the day (it was the year 2000, this site got about 10 visitors a day, and my ginger-tinted beard had … Continue reading →

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How I Got To See Artis The Spoon Man

Posted on Wednesday, 06/28/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

So I post an entry linking to David Ocker’s blog, who in turn links to Duncan’s Zappa-page, which in turn links to his weblog where today’s post links to some cool YouTube footage of Artis The Spoon Man — but … Continue reading →

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Varèse, Zappa, Slonimsky & Ocker

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

David Ocker, former copyist, synclavier programmer and clarinetist for Frank Zappa drops me a note: I don’t usually post about Frank on my own blog but I just did a long article entitled “Varèse, Zappa & Slonimsky“, which I would … Continue reading →

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ZPZ Wrap-Up

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

ZPZ‘s first leg of the tour is over, and we have a whopping 154 reviews to look back upon. Having read every single one of them, a couple of recurring remarks I noticed: The bandmembers: baffling musicianship, very tight playing. … Continue reading →

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Garni Du Jour

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

Interesting interview from Downbeat Magazine’s May ’78 edition, where Zappa talks (among other things) about foreground vs background in music and how he approaches the issue: The chord is like the establishing shot in a movie–where you see the exterior … Continue reading →

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Zappa Query

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

Gotta hand it to the Brits: they know how to keep a Zappa thread on topic — and how to keep it funny at the same time. (thanks Matt!)

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Hamilton ’75

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

Take the line-up featured on FZ:OZ, add Norma Bell and Eddie Jobson, et viola — this week’s Friday Boot: Hamilton Canada, December 7 ’75.

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Irreconcilable Differences

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

Maybe it’s one reason for his absence on the ZPZ tour: Ahmet Zappa and Selma Blair are getting divorced.

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All About Greg

Posted on Friday, 06/16/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

“So what’s Greg Russo been up to?”, I hear you ask. Well actually you didn’t did you, but I had to kickstart this entry some way or other. The latest edition of Greg Russo‘s book “Cosmik Debris” will be available … Continue reading →

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