Category Archives: Frank Zappa

RIP Mercedes

Posted on Thursday, 03/18/04 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Actress Mercedes McCambridge, star of Run Home Slow (see also here and here), died yesterday at age 87.

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Connie the Cone

The Coneheads at home – with FZ as guest, really crazy. So that’s where the lyrics of the song comes from. I even like the disco-version of it (by ZombyWoof)

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June 30 1991 – the day the russians left Hungary, a day something new started – the day I met Frank Zappa in Budapest. How should we know it would be his last solo on stage ever? (Yes, we shook … Continue reading →

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Serendipity

Posted on Tuesday, 03/16/04 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Zappa reviews, found at the intrigueing banana slug, by way of Bifurcated Rivets.

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Enormous Penis

Posted on Monday, 03/15/04 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

TBN rides again! Parts Two of FZ KPPC DJ and FZ BBC DJ are awaiting your download. Also make sure you check out the DaVinci’s Notebook selection – an acapella act that performs such titles as “Internet Porn”, “Enormous Penis” … Continue reading →

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zirp…

Posted on Saturday, 03/13/04 by Bertanya

Originating, i guess, around some image processing projects, to my mind there are a number of amusing and interesting avenues to be found at the zirp site. Relax and peruse, if you have the time…

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Zappanale #15

Posted on Thursday, 03/11/04 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Alright, so who’s planning a visit to this year’s Zappanale #15? A meet-and-greet among KUR readers would be great, so drop a comment if you’ll be attending what has to be the coziest FZ-festival this side of the globe. We’ll … Continue reading →

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Moon

Posted on Wednesday, 03/10/04 by Balint

…is here again. It seems after the beautiful she wanted to make something ugly. “Unit is my middle name.”

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Populah

Posted on Wednesday, 03/10/04 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

In the past week I’ve been hit with over 300 referrers from this bootleg links page. Some interesting stuff there to look into, although I’m not quite sure about how legal it all is. (Oh and erh: hi there incoming … Continue reading →

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Uni-Muta

Posted on Wednesday, 03/10/04 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

You really have to check out Uni-Muta’s March newsletter – no really!

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Thanks for the patience

Posted on Friday, 03/05/04 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Paris, 17/9/84 (II) is up.

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Say Hi to Uncle Beat

Posted on Tuesday, 03/02/04 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

People regularly email me saying they only *just* missed downloading this or that boot. When possible I try to help out by re-uploading the tracks they’re lacking. For now unfortunately, I won’t be able to do that. If you’re missing … Continue reading →

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Absolute Zappa

Posted on Monday, 03/01/04 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

On Thursday 1 April 2004 7.30pm at Barbican Centre, the electro-acoustic Absolute Ensemble is giving a concert entitled “ABSOLUTE ZAPPA“. The 20-piece band lend their own distinctive jazz-inspired style to heart-pumping remixes, reinventions, re-imaginings and rearrangements of Zappa originals. Special … Continue reading →

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Talking Asshole

Posted on Monday, 03/01/04 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

“Hiya. How you doin’ tonight? Alright, um, as you know, I’m not the kind of a person that reads books, I’ve said this before many times, I’m not fond of reading. But, I do, I have in the past made … Continue reading →

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So you thought you’d get rid of me this easy…?

Posted on Monday, 03/01/04 by Dr Sharleena

Dr Sharleena reporting, back from a luxury vacation in Samoa (how’s good to be a bourgeois, i still have sand in my swimsuit…). The Chrome Dinette has had its monthly change in the menu, and is offering, during March, Shut … Continue reading →

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