Monthly Archives: February 2009

Bourbon Princess – The Waiting Noon

Posted on February 28, 2009 by urbangraffito

Deep-voiced lead singer/songwriter/bassist Monique Ortiz, who leads the group Bourbon Princess, with original Morphine drummer Jerome Deupree, Either Orchestra saxophonist/leader Russ Gershon and guitarist/pianist Jim Moran, describes their sound as “blue wave: new wave with a little bit of blues … Continue reading →

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Confessions Of Robert Crumb

Posted on February 26, 2009 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Am posting this just so I can watch it myself later: a fifty-five minute documentary from 1987 on one of my heroes, Robert Crumb. This film was apparently written by the man himself. Via Non-Stick Plans.

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Opium, Morphine, Heroin

Posted on February 24, 2009 by urbangraffito

Illegal Drugs: Opium, Morphine, Heroin Pt. 1 The recent awarding of Heath Ledger a posthumous Oscar for The Dark Knight made me think about his accidental death from “acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam … Continue reading →

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The Art of the Album Cover

Posted on February 23, 2009 by Balint

Revolutions: from Gatefold to Download, the Art of the Album Cover, curated by Patrick Murphy, charts the history of album covers from the 1930s to the present day, bringing together over 100 designs. Wow – at Barnsley, UK; admission free … Continue reading →

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Let There Be Drums

Posted on February 21, 2009 by urbangraffito

As Terry Bozzio explains in his introduction to “The Black Page“, the modern trap drum set is a very young invention (it was first created in the 1700s), and little has been taught at the post-secondary or university level about … Continue reading →

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On/Off

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

A mix of things that you may or may not already know… New ZPZ tourdates are announced. Gail and Dweez talk about an upcoming Ruben & The Jets release (mp3 link), akin to, or so it seems, the MOFO project. … Continue reading →

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Mahavishnu Orchestra at Wolfgang’s Vault

Posted on February 19, 2009 by urbangraffito

Recorded on the second night of a two-night stand at New York City’s Avery Fisher Hall, this recording captures one of the last performances by the legendary original lineup. Although missing the beginning of the set, what is available is … Continue reading →

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The Return Of Unmatcheds

Posted on February 17, 2009 by Balint

After a few years of pause, the Unmatched series rides again – and comes up with no less than three CDs! Yes, the Hispanic Zappa Tributes – see UniMuta’s fine comments on vol. 8, vol. 9 and vol 10!

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Conceptual Continuity, Anyone?

Posted on February 14, 2009 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

A while ago, I was sent a link to a course on the music of Frank Zappa, given between 2001 and 2007 by one Jason Klein of the University of North Texas. Browsing around, I stumbled across this PDF (caution: … Continue reading →

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Zappa, YouTube, Censorship

Posted on February 14, 2009 by urbangraffito

The above video was posted by flowerpunkchip on YouTube April 15, 2008. Along with the video he posted the following statement: CENSORED. Music replaced. Gee thanks Gail, if i ever do make money from your husband’s genius, I’ll let you … Continue reading →

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