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Category Archives: Frank Zappa
Beefheart In Belgium
Found this on youtube.com: something for the Captain Beefheart fans outthere: More Beefheart on YouTube…
Posted in Frank Zappa, Music, Zappa Misc
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Frank Is Back
Our friend Evaristo sent me a couple of links that you may find interesting: – Frank Is Back: a mail-art project with a Zappa flavor to it, and – if you ever wondered where the phrase ““Eddie Are You Kidding?” … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa Misc
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Rumor Has It…
Rumor has it (from a very good source) that… Rumor has it (From a very good source) that the Zappa plays Zappa show will debut in the US 4/21 at The Beacon Theatre in NYC. DZ and Napi are on … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa News
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Würzburg ’82 (1)
Gilles thought we’d stay in Würzburg a couple weeks more by offering the 13/06/82 show — enjoy! Oh, and Imaginary Diseases finally made it to Barry Towers! Will be listening in a minute…
Posted in Frank Zappa, Friday Boots
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Duke of Trombones
Who’d-a-thunk: back in the day, George Duke attended the San Francisco Conservatory of Music – on a trombone scholarship: “They had too many classical piano players. I didn’t have their chops. I couldn’t keep up with them,” Duke said of … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Music, Zappa Misc
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Pygmy Gorillas plays Zappa
Tämä sivusto on tietopankki Frank Zappa tribuuttibändi Pygmy Gorillasista. Nämä sivut ovat vielä pahasti keskeneräiset, joten odotelkaa rauhassa kehitystä. Hey.
Posted in Frank Zappa, Music
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Würzburg ’88 (2)
I know it lacks any sense of logic, but having presented you with Würzburg ’88 Part One last week, we now give you Part Two of the same concert. “That Barry,” people often say, “he’s such an eccentric!”
Posted in Frank Zappa, Friday Boots
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Zappa Plays Zappa: European Tourdates
I’m probably the last to find out — blame it on too much work and a faulty car-battery at 7pm out in the freezing cold — but the ZFT now has a page up with all the (European) tourdates for … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa News, Zappa Plays Zappa
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Dear Idiot Bastard
Okay, well, somebody has to say it. Dear Idiot Bastard Son, For years I have been reading your excellent Zappa newspage. Navigating around your place was never easy (Powered by Lotus? Ody-frames?), but I hung around anyway because I’m not … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa Misc
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Würzburg ’88 (1)
Need I say anything more? Head overthere and get it!
Posted in Frank Zappa, Friday Boots, Zappa Audio/Video
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Zappa Misc
Quickie. FZ is to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the sixth annual Jammy Awards, The April/May issue of Relix Magazine is to feature FZ on the cover, announcing “At home with the Zappas, A trip through their fabled archives, … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa Misc, Zappa News
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Zappa’s Last Project (2)
Continuing the article posted last time, we made an interview with Peter E̦tv̦s, the composer/conductor, who was the last one to work with FZ, recording Varese. Nice text Рwith some bicycle, some Slonimsky and the Dangerous Kitchen.
Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa Articles
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Los Angeles ’84
This week’s Friday Boot offering: Palace Theater, Los Angeles, CA, 22 july 1984 — with guest performances by George Duke, Johnny Guitar Watson, Aynsley Dunbar, Denny Walley and Bruce Fowler. Available for one week, as always…
Posted in Frank Zappa, Friday Boots, Zappa Audio/Video
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Wild Man Download
Well I’ll be. The entire “An Evening With Wild Man Fischer” is available for (mp3) download here, where it is stated that: This 1968 legendary master piece has yet to see a re-release. Frank Zappa’s widow owns the right and … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa Audio/Video, Zappa Misc
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The Vortex Of Zappa’s Maximalism
You didn’t think I could write a title like that, eh? Well actually I didn’t. It’s a term taken from Michel Delville & Andrew Norris, both living in Brussels, who have written a book on Zappa, Cpt. Beefheart and Californian … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Frank Zappa, Zappa Articles
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