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Category Archives: Pop Cult
Pick vs Fingers?
A great debate in which I myself would opt for fingers. Also: earwax and smegma. Good morning!
Won’t Get Fooled Again?
An anatomy of conservative rock songs. The number one omission, according to the criteria for this list, would have to be “Who Needs the Peace Corps?,” by Frank Zappa. Released in 1967, at the height of the flower-power summer of … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Pop Cult
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Weirdo Swag!
In the “Blatant Self Promotion” Department, have we got news for you! If you liked the weirdo ecards Dr Sharl and I provide over at weirdocards.com, you’ll be glad to know that some of those designs are now available on … Continue reading
Whatever Happened to Punky Meadows?
Well, why don’t you read for yourself: Today, he wears perfectly creased form-fitting jeans and an unbuttoned-to-below-the-sternum silk shirt; the look is no less immaculate than the one the now-52-year-old sported before he came back to the D.C. area almost … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Pop Cult, Zappa Misc
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Run Da Vinci, Run!
Woops! Life’s a box of chocolates indeed: Several whistles instead of applause were all that greeted the end of Ron Howard’s 125-million-dollar film, and worse than that, the 2,000-strong audience even burst out laughing at the movie’s key moment.
Posted in Film, Pop Cult
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Don, Moon ‘n Dweez
Remember Don Johnson’s mid 80s musical masterpiece “Heartbeat”? Not only is this review of said audio-visual marvel quite a funny read — it also reveals that both Dweezil and Moon Zappa appear in the video, as guitarist and chorus singer … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Music, Pop Cult
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51. MTV
38. Sting 22. Lists that reduce rock to a series of lists 7. Finding God 50 Worst Things Ever To Happen To Music.
Posted in Music, Pop Cult
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A Whole Lotta Stairway
Stairway To Heaven – Sung Backwards Stairway To Heaven Sung Backwards – the Forward Version 64 cover versions of Stairway To Heaven
Posted in Music, Pop Cult
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Did A Vehicle…
Says Gary McKinnon, who was arrested after being accused of hacking into Nasa and the US military computer networks: Old-age pensioners can’t pay their fuel bills, countries are invaded to award oil contracts to the West, and meanwhile secretive parts … Continue reading
Monster Road Out On DVD
For those of you who didn’t get to see it in your local theatre: Monster Road, the award-winning Bruce Bickford documentary, is out on DVD. The film offers a fascinating look into the life and spirit of a true American … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Frank Zappa, Pop Cult, Visual Arts
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Like, Uptalk?
Are you an uptalker? You know? Like when everything you say sounds like an interrogatory statement? I had no idea that a change in the “intonation contour” of a sentence, as linguists put it, could be as contagious as the … Continue reading
Posted in Pop Cult, Science
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Thème astral pour Dweezil ZAPPA
“When (the) Moon is in the seventh house” – then where is Dweezil? Oh yes, and what do the stars say about the ZPZ tour?… (If you prefer English instead of French, use this. By the way, if anyone finds … Continue reading
Posted in Pop Cult, Randamonium
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Immaculate Youth
Amo a Laura pero esperare hasta el matrimonio! (via Jime)
Posted in Amusing, Pop Cult
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Dark Side Of The Wizard
I had never heard about this but apparently, several years ago a rumor began to circulate about a strange connection between Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon (1973) and the MGM classic The Wizard of Oz (1939). Synchronize the … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Music, Pop Cult
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Cha Cha!
Sexy vintage album covers. My favorite has to be this one: An obese barefooted elderly man dressed like a mid-70s Barry Manilow, holding a stray dog and throwing around confetti while contemplating a possibly sexual relationship with a goodlooking yet … Continue reading