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Lukewarm Poop From Dec 8th

Posted on Sunday, 12/09/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Jewsrock.org : Take the Quiz – “Some of the following 20 pop idols are Jewish. Some are not. Your job: figure out which are which. “
C.I.A. Destroyed Tapes of Interrogations – New York Times – America the Beautiful
History of Religion – Jesus thinks you’re a jerk!
The Blonde Map of EuropeÂ | strange maps – “Q: How do you get a blonde out of a tree? A: Wave”
Composer Stockhausen dies aged 79 – “Endlessly prolific, whether in fashion or out of it, he composed 362 works, including the world’s longest opera, Licht, a sequence of seven pieces – one for every day of the week.”

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Santa Monica, December 1981

Missed it in 2003? Here it is again, from Burkhard! With some additional stories here.
Great show, atomic solos, fun moments, amazing special guests – should be released!

Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa Audio/Video | Tagged 1981, aaafnraa, bootleg, download, live zappa, mp3 | 10 Comments

Dortmund ’79

Posted on Friday, 12/07/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

If it’s Friday this must be the Friday Boot! We’re off to Germany again: Dortmund, 25 March 1979.
The FZ Tape Reviewing Society says:

(…) it’s in FZ’s City Of Tiny Lites solo where the show comes to life. This is the first Outside Now jam in circulation, with FZ mulling over a phrase he also played a lot in 1980 which ended up in The Radio Is Broken. This is also the debut of the “vampless” Easy Meat, and possibly the best of this last week of ’79, despite the lack of Catholic Girls.

Posted in Frank Zappa, Friday Boots | Tagged 1979, bootleg, download, live zappa, mp3 | 11 Comments

From Counterculture to Consumer Culture

Posted on Friday, 12/07/07 by urbangraffito

As early as the 1960s, Frank Zappa already knew that to get to the “real” truth one had to go to the underground, because the mainstream was just out to sell you something you probably didn’t need in the first place, or so says the article, “Going Underground” at Computer Arts:

â€œThe mainstream comes to you, but you have to go to the underground,â€ said Frank Zappa, that extraordinary songwriter, singer and guitarist whose music spanned three decades and who was known for despising organized religion, was passionate about freedom of speech and advocated the abolition of censorship. Zappa understood that if you wanted to avoid the mainstream, the ordinary and the mundane, then going underground was where it was at.

The underground isn’t dead, it just smells funny…

Posted in Frank Zappa | Tagged article, censorship, mainstream, underground culture, Zappa | 17 Comments

100% Zappa – On The Radio!

Posted on Wednesday, 12/05/07 by Balint

Tomorrow (thursday) the whole program of the MR Symphony Orchestra will be aired on the radio – of course you’ll be able to listen to it online. At 19.35 (in Hungary).
A tiny video of the program can be seen here. Hey!

Update: the program can be downloaded here. Just scroll down to 19.35 – it’s in Real Audio format. The segments start at 19.00, 20.00, etc, so you’ll have to download two parts.

Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa Audio/Video | Tagged 100% Zappa, Adam Fischer, Hungary, radio | 8 Comments

A Frank Zappa Street For Amsterdam

Posted on Tuesday, 12/04/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Following Berlin’s example comes a Dutch initiative to have a street in Amsterdam named after FZ: Frank Zappa Straat dot nl. Care to give your support? Sign the petition here!

Hat tip: Han Zijlstra

Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa Misc | Tagged amsterdam, commemoration, zappa street | 14 Comments

Zappadan

Posted on Tuesday, 12/04/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

…starts right about now:

Yes, we’re calling out to you – you over there with the hair on your head – step on up here and tell us what you can do to contribute to The Festival of Zappadan.

Not quite sure whether there’s anything more to this beyond tricking you into buying a T-shirt, but there you have it.

Today may be a sad day for you Zappa freaks out there, but why not make it a celebration of FZ’s music? Put on your favorite FZ record! Dance The Be-Bop Tango! Freak Out!

Thank you, Uncle Frank. You’re gone, but not forgotten.

PS: how’s the coffee up there?

Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa Misc | Tagged anniversary, celebration, zappadan | 10 Comments

Lukewarm Poop From Dec 1st

Posted on Sunday, 12/02/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

The Magic Band play Captain Beefheart in 2008 – “It may be a bit premature for me to mention that more dates are planned, but if I’m wrong you can just say it’s the first time I was happy to be confused.”
Radio6 commemorates the anniversary of the death of Frank Zappa – To commemorate the anniversary of the death of Frank Zappa on december 4 1993 Wim Brands and Co de Kloet will shine their light on some legendary musical stories of FZ.
Music Thing: Japanese melody road plays tunes through your tyres – “Don’t be distracted by the burst of DJ Mink’s ‘Hey Hey, can you relate?’ at the start and keep watching.”
Conceptual Continuity – Zappa Wiki Jawaka – A fun little category page to peruse.
YouTube – TPMtv: Racing For the Exit – Jonnybutter says: “Just a bit of hilarious for you from rightwing American politics. The opening clip of the ‘Singing Senators’ is funny in its own right, but there is also a little bit of ‘Lone Ranger’ CC there (Hi-yo Silver! Away!).”
Crossfire Releases Zappa Veteran Bob Harris’ the Great Nostalgia – “The Great Nostalgia, originally a self-financed release on his Mastahna label, has been remastered (and in some cases remixed) from the original session tapes.”

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The Mp3 Encoding Debate: Results Are In

Posted on Saturday, 12/01/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

A follow-up to this post: Cognitive Daily yesterday published its rather (un?)surprising results:

For both recordings, there was a significant difference between ratings of the 64 kbps sampling rate and the 128 kbps sampling rate, but no difference between ratings of the 128 and 256 kbps sampling rate. It’s looking like the 256 kbps MP3s offer no advantage over the much smaller 128 kbps MP3s.

Out of nearly 700 participants, 33 were able to detect a difference in audio quality between both sampling rates. I bet those 33 will be identified as being avid KUR readers! :)

Posted in Geek, Music, Science | Tagged aac, audio compression, flac, lossless, mp3, test | 8 Comments

Montreal ’84

Posted on Friday, 11/30/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

You’ll never guess what I went through this morning, prior to posting this week’s Friday Boot — though you’re free to take a guess.

Say what? Oh, on to the boot already. Yes. That’d be Montreal, Canada, November 2nd 1984, uploaded by Our Man In France.

Have a great weekend! :)

Posted in Frank Zappa, Friday Boots | Tagged 1984, bootleg, download, live zappa, mp3 | 15 Comments

Lukewarm Poop From November 27th through November 29th

Posted on Friday, 11/30/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

globalia.net/donlope/ – FZ discography – Back online. You can start breathing again now :-)
The Hardest Habit to Break? : idly [dot] org – “Do you double-space after periods and question marks?” Here’s lookin’ at you, Magic Fingers ;-)
YouTube – zoot allures – as played on acoustic guitar. Slightly up-tempo but very cool to watch.

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Special Delivery

Posted on Thursday, 11/29/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

This just in, fresh from the Zappa List:

My copy of the ZPZ DVD arrived today with TWO disc Twos & NO disc One. Has this happened to anyone else? What would be the best way to contact the ZFT to let them know of the error? — David

How’s that for a fuck-up? Foo-eee! As for me, I’ve yet to receive my copy of Zappa Wazoo (and Trance-Fusion, and The Dub Room Special CD; yes I’m a slow buyer), even though Barfko-Swill mailed me on November 2nd saying:

Your order has been shipped by IMEX STANDARD.

Apparently the “IMEX STANDARD shipping method” involves a detour via Ouagadougou, then Zimbabwe through to Machu Pichu via Saskatchewan — skipping Siberia, if you’re lucky. Oh and obviously my credit card has already been charged, regardless of whether I actually received the goodies.

What are your experiences with regard to ZFT/Barfko-Swill product delivery?

Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa Misc | Tagged barfko-swill, pre-order, trouble, zft | 19 Comments

Burnt Weeny Sandwich, 1969

Posted on Thursday, 11/29/07 by urbangraffito

This document of the original Mothers of Invention, mostly set to the music from Uncle Meat (with the exception of “The Theme from Burnt Weeny Sandwich” from Burnt Weeny Sandwich), originally broadcast on April 30th, 1969, as part of The Dilexi Series for KQED TV, San Francisco, California, shows a young Gail, early Blackouts footage, Mothers live with the GTOs, Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, the Berlin 1968 riot, and much more. Total length: 18 min. B&W and color.
1/3

2/3

3/3

Thanks to jane23 for the tip…

Posted in Frank Zappa | Tagged Audio, document, film footage, mothers, Video, Zappa | 3 Comments

YouZap – Audio/Video

Posted on Wednesday, 11/28/07 by Balint

Or should it be ZapTube?… Anyway, I’ve made a collection of the collectable videos – from the Steve Allen Show (63) till Dweezil’s ZPZ shows. Just to have them together. Have fun!
(The collection is constantly growing.)

Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa Audio/Video | Tagged online-audio, Video, youtube | 15 Comments

Lukewarm Poop From November 26th

Posted on Tuesday, 11/27/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Help me compile the ultimate stoner playlist – “I’m looking for songs that sound fabulous while under the influence, not for songs about weed.”
Dickipedia – A Wiki of Dicks – Needs more dick.
Non-Stick Plans: Doggies – “Trained by missionaries.”
What Would Zappa Do? – “The title refers to my belief that if he was alive today he would do the opposite of what the gear freaks of today are doing.”
Adrian Belew – Life In A Nutshell – YouTube clip

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