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Category Archives: Zappa Misc
FZ Gig List Now With Playlists
If you head over to the FZ Gig List (at least, my version of it), you’ll note that I’ve now cross-matched it with Jon Naurin’s FZ Shows. When available, the play-list for any given concert will now be listed underneath … Continue reading
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FZ Gig List Goes Live
Back in early May I mentioned how I was trying to create a database-backed version of Charles Ulrich’s FZ Gig List (which is an incredible work of dedication and stamina in and of its self). The idea was to make … Continue reading
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The Sound Of Legs Crossing
“There’s something delicious about the way women cross their legs the way they half-smile when they do. Women have a sixth sense about such things, it’s something primordial, something unconscious that goes on. And it’s certainly NOT haphazard because there … Continue reading
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At The Coffeeshop
Here’s one for SOFA, should he ever visit Amsterdam: a coffeeshop dedicated to Frank Zappa (and in case you didn’t know, they usually sell more than just coffee in Amsterdam’s coffeeshops).
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Captain Glasspack and the Magic Mufflers
Yet another fz potted history. But for me at least, there’s still more to learn. – ‘To signify the shift in the band’s musical direction, they changed their name to Captain Glasspack and the Magic Mufflers. It didn’t help.’
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Bleep Bleep Bleep
120 years of electronic musical instruments. First mention of the Synclavier as early as 1975. Prize for silliest name of an electronic instrument: the Composer-Tron. (“It sounds really good, but I’d add some Composer-Tron into the mix.”)
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Robi Draco who???
Humor still belong in news… With his boyish good looks and muscular arms, Rosa played the Latino heartthrob, but also threw his audience a few curves. At one point he spoke of passion and love, then added, “On that note, … Continue reading
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Lugo are you kidding?
In one episode of Walkman Busting, recorded in New York’s Union Square, D’Arcangelo talks to a woman listening to Brazilian Capoeira, while nearby, a couple of teenage rockers are listening to the rap metal band Korn. Someone else is listening … Continue reading
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Son of Uncle Beat
Peter (of United Mutations fame) just wrote me an email in which he makes an interesting proposal: “I like the Uncle Beat idea, but I’m allergic to compressed music, so here’s what I suggest: If you can create a relative … Continue reading
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Zappa-alumnis here and there
G3 tour with Steve Vai, Joe Satriani and Robert Fripp has just started – there are rumours that Terry Bozzio joins them (this info is not really sure for me – we’ll see). And there are some news about the … Continue reading
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the muffin and the soul man
Has anyone seen the Muffin Men? Never mind, here some memoirs of the soul man, by Tom Fowler. Cheers!
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Monster Road Hits LA
Those of you who live close to Los Angeles (as opposed to, oh, say Asscrack Belgium) may be interested to know that “Monster Road”, the Bruce Bickford docu, will be screening at the LA Film Festival on June 22 & … Continue reading
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Medium Cool
Tonight, at 23:50 GMT, BBC2 is broadcasting Medium Cool (’69), a movie which may ring a bell with FZ-fans as it features quite a few Zappa songs (Oh No, Are You Hung Up, Who Needs The Peace Corps, to name … Continue reading
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King Mandolin Kong Mandolin
Frank Zappa but not as we know it (Jim): the Melonious Quartet plays King Kong. With mandolins. (Superfluous aside: read the title of this post out loud twice, and you get the rhythm of King Kong’s leitmotiv :-)
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