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Category Archives: Frank Zappa
Munich 80
— KUR: Salut Patron! Pour le boot de demain, une fois de plus le choix est à toi! Par contre, il y a un type qui voulait vraiment qu’on mettes le Munich ’80 – est ce que tu l’as celui-là ? … Continue reading
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Past The Lyrics
Pat has compiled a double cd set of his favorite inoffensive instrumental Zappa tunes that he hopes, will sweep the minds of those sceptics who find it hard to “get past the lyrics”. I’d add this lovely ditty but I … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa Misc
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European Ears
It turns out that he sold roughly four times as many records in the Old Continent than in the country that provided so much of the raw material for his scabrous satirising. Gail Zappa thinks it is to do with … Continue reading
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More Hammersmith
Hammersmith ’82, part two. Oh, and if you’ve ever played Battlefield 2, you’ll find this little easter egg quite amusing. (Thanks Tony!)
Posted in Frank Zappa, Friday Boots, Pop Cult
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L’Alambic Electrique
Meanwhile, in France… We organise a festival on 30 & 31 of july this summer in a small village in Burgundy (220 km south from Paris, France) dedicated to the “70’s – prog – psych – Canterbury – zappaesque” scene. … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Music, Zappa Misc
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Hammersmith
Another Friday, another boot audience recording: Hammersmith Odeon, London, 19/06/82 (late show, part one). Just an FYI: this month, KUR’s FB has been churning out a massive 6Gb per day. See that button that says “Donate” to the right of … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Friday Boots
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Burning That DVD
Burning That DVD: The crux is, how does one go about burning a DVD. Are there burners that are better than others? Is a specific format required to produce a functional DVD? And what about software: is one package preferred … Continue reading
Posted in Geek, Zappa Misc
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The Zappa’s On The Beeb
Dweezil, Ahmet and Gail on the BBC Breakfast show, just this morning (QuickTime movie).
Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa News
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Summum Some Mo’
Summum is a religion begun in 1975. The seven great principles of Summum are psychokinesis, correspondence, vibration, opposition, rhythm, cause and effect, and gender. Summum is also the venue for FZ’s Grenoble ’88 show. Enjoy part two…
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TBN Mother’s Day Update
One may well wonder how we get away with calling an update Mothers Day so obviously after the fact, but the answer is simple: at TBN EVERY day is a Mothers Day! The Big Note Presents: Mother’s Day Edition!
Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa Audio/Video, Zappa Misc
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Travers & Beller Are In
From The Keneallist newsletter: This is most likely your final opportunity to see this amazing, powerful band for many moons. After these MKB US dates, Joe [Travers, drums] and Bryan [Beller, bass] will spend the remainder of 2005 as a … Continue reading
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Got Your Tickets?
Tickets for Zappa Plays Zappa at Vorst Nationaal (11/11/05) went on sale today here in Belgium, and The Doctor & I already have ours secured (at €46 a piece but hey). Here’s to hoping there will be some cool ‘Special … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Personal, Zappa Misc
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Grenoble ’88
On May 19th ’88 FZ played Le Summum, Grenoble, France. Here’s Part One of the show, once again reaffirming my love for the wonderful ’88 band. Thanks Gilles! Edit: For those who doubt this gig actually took place, here’s the … Continue reading
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The Return Of Flo & Eddie?
According to Frippe, who points to this (Swedish) news article, the Zappa Plays Zappa tour is going to have Flo & Eddie in the band from start to finish. “According to Sundsvalls Tidning it will be a ten man band … Continue reading
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Welcome Aboard The Frank Zappa
Next time you fly Lauda Air, go for nothing less than the newly acquired Frank Zappa 184 seater. On board, nothing but burnt weeny sandwiches and chili for food with black coffee on the side, I reckon… (Thanks Fredrik!)
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