Monthly Archives: May 2008

A Location For Zappa’s Baltimore Bust

Eric Leicus, Lithuanian, Baltimore resident & Zappa fan writes: A friend who works in the Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts tells me that various well-trafficked locations have been denied for placement of the statue because Frank Zappa was … Continue reading

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That’ll Be The Day

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Orion Reborn!

Yes: it’s time for another episode of “Sucky Album Covers“! Neil Diamond’s brother has a thing for plastic Venetian masks. Lots of love, peace, oh and some inbreeding as well. Manager: “Manfred, you really have to get rid of that … Continue reading

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Diva / Anti-Diva — Missing Persons, Rough Trade & Carole Pope

It’s 1980 and two new bands, one American and one Canadian, emerge with a raw new sound. One, Missing Persons, with a four song 7″ EP recorded at Frank Zappa’s Utility Muffin Research Kitchen on a shoestring budget. A second, … Continue reading

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Don’t Let The Singer Distract You

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ZPZ: Afraid Of Europeans?

Just had a look at ZPZ’s 2008 tourdates. While there’s loads of US gigs, the European chapter of the tour has been limited to this: Jul 13, ’08 – Rotterdam, NETHERLANDS — North Sea Jazz Festival Jul 15, ’08 – … Continue reading

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Neil Young: Into The Blu

Ol’ Neil has released his long awaited “Archives” — on Blu-Ray discs no less: Thrasher’s Wheat has a good recap of the pro’s and con’s of Blu-Ray technology, as well as fan’s reactions: I can completely understand why some people … Continue reading

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Newman.

Way back in November 2006, we launched The KUR World Tour Book: Remember those scrapbooks that were passed around when you were a kid? A friend would ask you to write or draw something in his/hers and then you’d give … Continue reading

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Baltimore Or Bust

My inbox just about exploded this morning with news that the city of Baltimore is to accept a statue of FZ as a gift to the city: Until they met last night, some members of the Baltimore Public Art Commission, … Continue reading

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Parallel Worlds

Having first aired on BBC Four about a year ago, Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives is finally given a re-run that us lowly mainland Euro’s can watch — on BBC Two: A documentary which follows the singer of US rock band … Continue reading

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