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The Senate Committee Hearing Video

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Have you ever wanted to watch the entire testimony of Frank Zappa, John Denver and others on the PMRC hearings? Because since C-SPAN has opened its massive 160,000 hours archive of videos dating back to 1985, now you can. Say … Continue reading →

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Frank Zappa And Sex

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Paul Carr, who wrote earlier about the ZFT’s agressive copyright policies, has published another paper. This time, the subject is Zappa’s attitude toward sex. The essay closes with a quote from Herbert Marcuse which pretty much hits the nail on … Continue reading →

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Zappa on School Beat, 1986

Posted on July 20, 2009 by urbangraffito

Frank Zappa debates and discusses rock censorship, the PMRC, the PTA code, the “non-binding nothingness” which the record companies and the then Washington Senator’s wives perpetrated on the American public with the assistance of the media) with Christian rock DJ, … Continue reading →

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Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey

Posted on February 13, 2009 by urbangraffito

Sam Dunn, a 30-year-old anthropologist and lifelong metal fan, embarks on a trip into the heart of heavy metal in Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey. His mission is to figure out why metal music is consistently stereotyped, dismissed and condemned, even … Continue reading →

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Filthy Fifteen

Posted on January 4, 2009 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Bless MetaFilter: In 1985, Tipper Gore’s PMRC released a list they called the “Filthy Fifteen,” detailing what they believed to be the fifteen most objectionable songs of the time, and the reason they felt each song should be censored… Just … Continue reading →

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FZ On Nightmatch

Posted on April 7, 2008 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Recorded August 25, 1985, here’s yet another classic Zappa TV appearance that takes us back to the days of the PMRC and “porn rock”. Part one consists mostly of introductory stuff, so let’s skip right to part two: …part three, … Continue reading →

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