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.
- No more Zappa beers to be issued.
- A nice set of pictures taken at Project/Object’s Feb 6 ’09 gig, courtesy of our pal SOFA.
- Paul Green’s School of Rock obtains the approval stamp from the ZFT (sort of odd, since they had been sent a Cease & Desist letter previously.) We actually called a PR representative of “School of Rock” who confirmed to us that “matters have been settled” — upon which he couldn’t get off the phone with us fast enough. Hi Alex!
- Your Three Month Old – Week One — oh wait, wrong weblog…
- From Inkanish Records comes news of a compilation CD entitled “Pay The Indian”. All funds are to go to Jimmy Carl Black’s family. The album has contributions from Don Preston and Bunk Gardner, The Wrong Object, Zappatika and Ed Mann — among others.
- Take a deep breath: A Brief History of Developments in 20th Century Classical Music, related to the compositional style of Frank Zappa.
- Relevant perhaps to some recent discussions here: a profile of “moot”, creator of 4chan, as well as Malwebolence – The World of Web Trolling. Long story short: don’t be an ass.
- Steve Martin’s Cruel Shoes — or Sinister Footwear if you prefer…
It’s a pretty good radio show, the music beforehand is quite beautiful. Heads up though, the Zappa portion doesnt start until after the first hour. It’s unfortunate that the eagre-enthusiastic interviewer wasnt completely clear on Zappa’s facts.
A single disc, and there is “a rarities section” in it….
Valerie was really funny to hear, will it probably be the original mix, as Ryko (luckily in this case, owns the 84 one…) Anyway, it will be out in two months, according to Joe and Gail… I’ll like it.
[quote comment=”4319″]It’s a pretty good radio show, the music beforehand is quite beautiful. Heads up though, the Zappa portion doesnt start until after the first hour. It’s unfortunate that the eagre-enthusiastic interviewer wasnt completely clear on Zappa’s facts.[/quote]
that music WAS fantastic. i googled some of the names i thought i heard, but came up w/ nada. appreciate any help w/ this. it was funny to hear the dj say, “wow, the origianal lumpy gravy, when everybody else back in ’67 was hearing THIS…”duodenum, blah blah…”(unreleased ’84 mix plays) i could actually hear eyeballs rolling skywards. it is easy to get confused, i mean, i thought dweezil was supposed to be on this show! anyway i already sent the zft $500 for an advance copy of ruben & the jets (my heart palpitates) AND the privilege of having my name added above ruben’s tatoo on the front cover!!!
Sadly, Jimmy Carl Black isn’t the only musician I know of that has been overlooked for inclusion in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The late Warren Zevon has also been overlooked. It appears that choice for inclusion has more to do with popularity and record sales, than an individual musician’s contribution over a lifetime.
I like how pissed Gail sounds when the DJ said that with all these ‘building block’, YOU (meaning, the listener) could put a version together!
I could SMELL the tension!
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Sadly, Jimmy Carl Black isn’t the only musician I know of that has been overlooked for inclusion in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The late Warren Zevon has also been overlooked. It appears that choice for inclusion has more to do with popularity and record sales, than an individual musician’s contribution over a lifetime.[/quote]
I’m confused: have the other MOI members been inducted and Jimmy left out?
[quote post=”1126″]I’m confused: have the other MOI members been inducted and Jimmy left out?[/quote]
No – the Mothers as a whole have been overlooked. Also no Cheap Trick, Beefheart, Alice Cooper, Todd Rundgren, etc.
Well Beefheart should be in the Smithsonian Institute…
What, no Alice??? Fuck Cleveland!
[quote comment=”4324″] Valerie was really funny to hear, will it probably be the original mix, as Ryko (luckily in this case, owns the 84 one…).[/quote]
So why is it lucky Ryko doesnt own the Verve master? Because we would have had our grubby mitts on an original mix 12 years ago? or because we may have the chance to go through a MORatJ 2 cd job with a remastered, alternate 80’s take, along with the Verve and a ‘rarities’ reel?
ZPZ will be in Phoenix tomorrow. I’ve gone the past two years and enjoyed it. But not sure if I will go this year. I guess the highlight this time is Billy The Mountain. I find that ZPZ is weakest when the piece depends strongly on the personality of the performers. Such is the case with Billy. Other than a couple of riffs repeated throughout, there isn’t much the rest is Flo and Eddie. I also think Dweez is weakest whe he tries it immitate Frank. Anyway, it’s a large venue, so plenty of tickets will be availble at the door. Last year I got a front row seat from the box office about an hour before show time!