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Monthly Archives: April 2009
Leonard Cohen Live In London
At Pitchfork tv, for one week only, watch an integral recording of Leonard Cohen live in London: [inline flash player takes entirely too long to load, has been removed.] Check the playlist to the right of the page for links … Continue reading
Zappanale (Then & Now) — Bogus Pomp
Bogus Pomp began in August, 1994, when guitarist Jerry Outlaw and keyboardist Rick Olson got together for some informal jamming. It started out as a quartet (Jerry Outlaw: guitar, vocals – Rick Olson: keyboard – Alex Pasut: bass – Tom … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Music, YouTubery, Zappanale
Tagged Bogus Pomp, free download, jerry outlaw, video, Zappa, Zappanale
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Zappanale (Then & Now) — DBRK
From the DBRK MySpace page: DBRK is a Parisian collective of obedience “Fun First” composed of amateurs and professionals musicians. Real Cover Band, DBRK revisits the work of artists from the sixties to the eighties according to a basic principle: … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Music, YouTubery, Zappanale
Tagged covers, DBRK, paris, tribute/cover band, videos
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Zappanale (Then & Now) — Gong
Perhaps it’s the French attitude towards music and musical groups, yet I find the sheer number of incarnations that the band Gong has gone through to be truly amazing. Just imagine if each member of the original Mothers of Invention … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre, Frank Zappa, Music, YouTubery, Zappanale
Tagged ambient, avant garde jazz, daevid allen, gong, live, psychedelic, video, zappanale 20
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Zappanale (Then & Now) – The Grande Mothers
Between now and August 16th, 2009, the start of Zappanale’s 20th Jubilee, I am going to feature both past and present participants of Zappanale, beginning with The Grande Mothers. The Grande Mothers feature Zappa alumni, Napoleon Murphy Brock (lead vocals, … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Interview, Music, YouTubery, Zappanale
Tagged don preston, napoleon murphy brock, roy estrada, the grande mothers, video, zappa alumni, zappanale 20
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Whatever Happened To Dale Bozzio?
We know she’s always been a wild one, however lately things have gone rather awry: Prompted by calls from concerned neighbors, a police officer entered Bozzio’s home on October 12, 2008. […] Inside the home, the officer found “feces in … Continue reading
Madrugada — Discordant Sounds from EU
Madrugada – Majesty Madrugada (which in Spanish and Portuguese and means “dawn”, “the blue hour” and was suggested to the band by poet/writer friend Øystein Wingaard Wolf) is a Norwegian rock band formed in 1995 hailing from a little place … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellany, Music, Personal, YouTubery
Tagged anti-love songs, discordant music, madrugada, norwegian rock, thought provoking, video
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Zappa Books
The purpose of this site is to provide a little help to those that are looking for written material about Frank Zappa. This is just a reminder for all of us about this amazing site called Zappa Books. The layout of … Continue reading
Zappa Versus the Packard Goose
It’s easy to understand where FZ got his distaste of rock ‘n roll (and music) writers from — just read some the reviews of his albums and concerts, here. On the other hand, though FZ wasn’t known as a very … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre, Frank Zappa, Heh Heh, In Writing, Miscellany, Pop Cult
Tagged counter culture media, journalists, reviews, william s. burroughs, writers, Zappa
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