Monthly Archives: August 2008

MST3K

Posted on August 14, 2008 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Eighties cult show Mystery Science Theater 3000, which had among its fans one Frank Zappa, has all its episodes available for download here in .avi format. (via)

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Announcement about the Zappa Plays Zappa Fall Tour

Posted on August 13, 2008 by Balint

• Hand-picked intimate venues; • Every attendee will be able to get a free MP3 concert download within a week of performance; • Hagstrom guitar giveaway at every show; • Submit your song requests for each show. Well, sounds good, … Continue reading →

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Voodoo Child

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

When Tallan “T-Man” Latz was 5, he saw Joe Satriani playing guitar on TV. “I turned around to my dad and said, ‘That’s exactly what I want to do.’” Three years and countless hours of practicing later, 8-year-old Tallan is … Continue reading →

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Interview With Jimmy Carl Black

Posted on August 11, 2008 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

A few months back Just a week ago, Andrew Greenaway did an interview with Jimmy Carl Black. Despite health problems, Jimmy’s in good spirits, performing with The Muffin Men and recording with various other artists across Europe. Just one project … Continue reading →

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Re-burnt Weeny Sandwich

Posted on August 10, 2008 by Balint

Fraz Knapp came up with a wizard wheeze to follow-up the unqualified success that was the 20 Extraordinary Renditions CD. And Cordelia Records is happy to do the biznis again. So I’m now liaising with 20 artists, asking them to … Continue reading →

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New Allman Brothers Band @ Wolfgangs

Posted on August 8, 2008 by urbangraffito

The Allman Brothers Band’s August 6th, 1972 show at the Hollywood Bowl is now available for streaming from Wolfgang’s Vault. While the show only has three tracks — “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed”, “Whipping Post” (16 min), and “Johnny B. … Continue reading →

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Idiot Proof?

Posted on August 5, 2008 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Simply click on the square to begin.

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Joe’s Garage: The Musical

Posted on August 4, 2008 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

I for one would love to see this: The Open Fist Theatre Company in California will present the world premiere of Joe’s Garage, a new stage production based on the Frank Zappa album of the same name. Directed by Pat … Continue reading →

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Zen Through Zappa

Posted on August 3, 2008 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

I’m shamefully late in reporting this, however our pal Kevin Hoover writes: Guess what? There’s a new Zappa show on KHUM debuting Friday night, and I have an introductory post about it on the Crush All Boxes blog. Let’s all … Continue reading →

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Eight ’88 Ways To Cruise For Burgers

Posted on August 2, 2008 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

One of my favourite FZ tracks has to be Cruising For Burgers — the ZINY version that is. Back in ’06, he who goes by the name of Magic Fingers had delighted me with a CD consisting of unofficial ’88-tour … Continue reading →

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