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Category Archives: Frank Zappa
Amsterdam ’68
It’s Friday? Again? Awrightee then: Concertgebouw Amsterdam, October 20 ’68. And since Belgium isn’t playing the World Cup this year, I’ll be rooting for Argentina this afternoon… Vamo Argentina! Vamo!
Posted in Frank Zappa, Friday Boots, Personal
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A Zappa-centric blog in The New York Times
On the Zappa-centric blog Kill Ugly Radio, one fan wrote of the May 19 show in Stockholm: “This was my first chance to experience the music of FZ live in concert. And what a concert. Sitting there on the fourth … Continue reading
Posted in Site News, Zappa Plays Zappa
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Rock Out!
So how do kids today feel about Zappa Plays Zappa? Well… Dad and I went to the Zappa Plays Zappa concert and holy hell was it scary. 3500 people my father’s age screaming the dumbest crap ever. They stood up … Continue reading
Posted in Amusing, Zappa Plays Zappa
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Dweez, Dude: Impeccable Timing
Dweezil has a new album out entitled Go With What You Know (click some squares on the picture to hear excerpts). How’s that for timing?
Posted in Zappa Audio/Video, Zappa Plays Zappa
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ZPZ: Eleven Shows To Go
Hot on the heels of the ZPZ tour, here’s some pictures from the Paris Zenith gig (June 5). No news from Athens (June 7) or Reykjavik (June 9) though… Hello? Did these shows actually take place? Next: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US! … Continue reading
Posted in Zappa Plays Zappa
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Pat Metheny Group
Some comments on ZPZ on this Pat Metheny page. Man I’m so pleased for Dweezil. He’s got such a hard act to follow, (his Dad.. probably the most important person in contemporary music. Don’t slate me ’cause I don’t think … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Zappa Plays Zappa
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Dink Lump
Ready? Here we go… Des Moines’ well-endowed flood control Whodunnit? The German, in the library, with the Bockwurst. Two rather nice covers of “My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama” 6 videos 6, para pensar Let’s Move To Scotland! Mortality, … Continue reading
Posted in Randamonium, Zappa Audio/Video
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Selby Field ’71
The funny thing about these Friday Boots is that often times I don’t know which one’s going to be next myself, until I check mail on Friday morning! Such was the case today. Uploaded by Gilles late last night for … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Friday Boots
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FZ OZ TV
More YouTube nuggets! Hank writes: that bloke interviewing fz is the norman gunston/gary macdonald, the same guy who turned up at the hordern gigs and played harp with frank. he appears on FZOZ. Thanks Hank! In this clip, Frank is … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa Audio/Video
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Want Roxy?
Sign the petition! Edit: it would appear some people think that I originally created this petition. That is not the case. I just linked, that’s all.
Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa Audio/Video
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San Carlos Ca, ’74 (2)
As Gilles would put it: “Et hop, c’est parti!” Here’s part two of San Carlos, July 20 ’74.
Posted in Frank Zappa, Friday Boots
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Gunter Van Assche: Ignoramus Pars Pro Toto
Here at Barry Towers we subscribe to De Morgen, a “quality newspaper”, or so the ads say. To be fair: it is a good newspaper, but reading the review of ZPZ Brussels today written by one Gunter Van Assche, I … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa Plays Zappa
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Another View At ZPZ Brussels Edition
Last post about ZPZ in Brussels, promise! Here’s what they’re thinking about the show over at zappa.com’s tourlog: Tonight’s show in Belgium was totally amazing. Over 4000 screaming fans packed into the Forest National and the show was spectacular. The … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa Plays Zappa
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Pete Griffin
He’s the ‘eavy bass player of ZPZ. Did you know he has his own homepage – kind of a blog? ZPZ from the inside. Fine.
Posted in Zappa Plays Zappa
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Wherein Barry Goes To Vorst
For those interested, you can find my review of yesterday’s ZPZ in Brussels right over here. Apart from the music, a couple of notes: For anyone outside of Brussels, Vorst Nationaal is insanely hard to find. I mean, we’d gone … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Zappa Plays Zappa
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