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Monthly Archives: April 2008
The Importance of Big Band Zappa
Frank Zappa’s The Grand Wazoo With all the legal wrangling going on between The Trust and The Arf Society (and legal bullying with just about every other cover/tribute band and various weblogs), it’s important to review exactly, and objectively, what’s … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellany
17 Comments
Ike Willistrat
Ike Willis is putting his Fender Stratocaster on sale. The Strat has Ike’s signature on it and will cost you $420.00 USD (plus shipping). Includes strap, extra set of Fender Bullet Strings (signed by Ike) and Fender Gig Bag! I … Continue reading
Posted in In The News, Miscellany, Music
Tagged fender, for sale, ike willis, stratocaster
37 Comments
Sugar Cane’s Got The Blues — I Don’t!!!
The two CDs I ordered from the German label, Promising Music, on April 20th, arrived this afternoon. Talk about speedy delivery. I was expecting 4 to 6 weeks. I was pleasantly surprised to say the least. To start, everything they … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Miscellany, Music
Tagged don 'sugarcane' harris, george duke, promising music, remastering, review, zappa alumni
9 Comments
Useful Hint Of The Day
KUR reader Mark H. writes in: Just a little suggestion a friend of mine made about GZ and the ZFT… he says we should cease refering to her as GZ or Gail Zappa and in a petty manner that she … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Heh Heh
25 Comments
It’s Alive!
As if there were not enough chattering going on in the comments of this weblog, I’ve decided to open up KUR’s mailing list. If you remember, I originally conceived this list as a one off “announcement only” thingamabob, just so … Continue reading
Two Minutes and 42 Seconds
Hey, Mr. Musician, don’t waste our time! The scientific reasult is: 2.42! Just look at what clocks in between two and a half and three minutes: “Mr. Tambourine Man,” “We Got the Beat,” “Boys Don’t Cry,” “Hot Fun in the … Continue reading
Up, Up & Away En Sus Beautiful Balloons
File under Stranger Than Fiction: A Brazilian priest is missing after he drifted out to sea while trying to set a record for a flight using helium-filled party balloons, authorities said on Tuesday. De Carli, who flew around 55 miles … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre, In The News, Insane
8 Comments
Mux Delixe
Though I haven’t had time to play around with it, Muxtape looks to be loads of fun. I’ll just let the tag line do the talking. Muxtape is: a simple way to create and share mp3 mixtapes Have any of … Continue reading
City Of Tiny Bikes
“Critical Mass” – 80.000 (!!!) bicyclist on the streets on the Day Of Earth, Budapest (yeah, I was there, too!); arieal photos by Jason Hawkes, National Geographic. More pics and a small video here, and see also the photographer’s website here.
MPS is Most Promising Sound
The last time I entered an independent music store and asked if they had anything by George Duke in stock, the response I received was a very long, dull, blank stare followed by: “George who?” The same goes for the … Continue reading