DeNameland

Posted on Thursday, 05/03/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Let’s create a nation for FZ, shall we?

Build a nation and run it according to your own warped political ideals. Create a Utopian paradise for society’s less fortunate or a totalitarian corporate police state. Care for your people or deliberately oppress them. Join the United Nations or remain a rogue state. It’s really up to you.

The governmental style should obviously be Libertarian, its official religion the Church of American Secular Humanism (CASH). Should it be a republic? Which currency will it use? Any suggestions for a flag design, a name?

Via Boogeopia

Posted in Amusing, Politics, Religion | 4 Comments

Zappa Plays Zappa DVD

Posted on Tuesday, 05/01/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Pretty cool news from Dweezil:

Hello Everyone,
For those of you who have been scratching your head and asking yourself, “I wonder what is going on with that ZPZ DVD?” I’ve got good news.

Continue reading →

Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa News, Zappa Plays Zappa | 24 Comments

The Voice Of Cheese: Dave Bown

Posted on Tuesday, 05/01/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

This week’s VOC was submitted by Dave Bown. Dave says:

This song, ‘Sure That I Could Fly’ was recorded several years ago for an album entitled Large Pink Bishop for EMI Germany by me and my band, (now defunct) Hunting Cows. It’s since been deleted and trodden over by the corporate cheese-heads but it encapsulates some of my finest fretwork.

Have a listen to that fine fretwork, why don’t you:

[audio:014_Dave_Bown_Sure_That_I_Could_Fly.mp3]

Like it? Download it.

Posted in Music, The Voice Of Cheese | 5 Comments

Hawking’s Zero-Gravity Flight

Posted on Monday, 04/30/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

hawking-in-space.jpg

Doesn’t he look like one happy space cadet?

“It was amazing,” Prof Hawking said after the flight. “The zero-G part was wonderful and the higher-G part was no problem. I could have gone on and on. Space, here I come!” he said.

Posted in In The News, Science | 4 Comments

Cage’s Got A Secret

Posted on Monday, 04/30/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Before there was Zappa playing a bicycle on the Steve Allen show, there was John Cage performing Water Walk on the TV-show I’ve Got A Secret. Might there be a link between musical innovators and game shows?

Posted in Amusing, Music | 3 Comments

Paging Sigur Ros

Posted on Saturday, 04/28/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Please stop putting out records and attempt to acquire a sense of humour. Graphic designers around the world will mourn, I know — but the world will be a better place. Thanks! Bunch of wankers. Why I oughta…

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Zappa In The Netherlands

Posted on Friday, 04/27/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Paul Berkholst was asked to start a Zappa weblog on the Dutch Radio 6 channel’s website. He just dropped me a note requesting a little plug on KUR, and I’m more than happy to oblige. Head on over to zappa.radio6.nl and marvel at all the funny little Dutch words — or read the articles if you’re able to, obviously!

Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa Articles | 15 Comments

My Country Boner (Won’t Go Down)

Posted on Friday, 04/27/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Country music really is an underrated genre. Want proof? Here ya go.
Thanks Bas!

Posted in Amusing, Music, Randamonium | 7 Comments

ZPZ: New US Tourdates

Posted on Friday, 04/27/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Starting July 18 Zappa Plays Zappa is back on the road. Check the tourdates. Unfortunately there will be no Bozzio and no Vai on this leg of the tour. I’ve also read somewhere that the playlist is supposed to be some 70% different from what we’ve seen so far — but don’t quote me on that…

Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa Plays Zappa | 5 Comments

The Sound Of Pi

Posted on Friday, 04/27/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

What does the number Pi (Ï€) sound like as a piano solo? It sounds like this. Definitely has a certain je-ne-sais-quoi about it. More variations here.

Posted in Geek, Music | 1 Comment

Helsinki ’88 (2)

Posted on Friday, 04/27/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Helsinki ’88 Part Two is up — go get it!

Posted in Frank Zappa, Friday Boots | 4 Comments

YouTube: M.O. Apostrophe/Over-Nite Sensation

Posted on Thursday, 04/26/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

I don’t know how long this is going to be available on YouTube, but for now you can find the entire “Making of Apostrophe/Over-Nite Sensation” docu there. As it says “aired 21/4/07 on SBS Australian TV”, I reckon this to be the original TV-broadcast, not the DVD-version.

Part one:

Parts 2, 3, 4, 5.

Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa Audio/Video | 22 Comments

Some YoYo Stuff

Posted on Wednesday, 04/25/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Evaristo kindly points out this 1993 Capt. Beefheart documentary by Anton Corbijn, available online.

His quite abrupt artistic transformation from working with a microphone to a paintbrush in 1982 and his consequent move from the desert to the ocean meant even less direct contact with the outside world than before. Subsequently there is very little information about Don from this time onwards and this short black-and-white film made in 1993 is an unique opportunity to see and hear this unique man.

I remember seeing this when it was first aired on VPRO. Well worth a moment of your time.

Posted in Film, Frank Zappa, Music | 6 Comments

Green

Posted on Wednesday, 04/25/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

You may think this site looks a bit on the red side, but…

Green Web Hosting! This site hosted by DreamHost.

Read more about it here and here.

Posted in Randamonium, Site News | 3 Comments

It Can’t Happen Here?

Posted on Wednesday, 04/25/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

A Fascist America, in 10 easy steps is one scary read. Naomi Wolf:

It is my argument that, beneath our very noses, George Bush and his administration are using time-tested tactics to close down an open society. It is time for us to be willing to think the unthinkable – as the author and political journalist Joe Conason, has put it, that it can happen here. And that we are further along than we realise.

Posted in Politics | 11 Comments