Monthly Archives: June 2009

Don “Sugarcane” Harris & Dewey Terry

Posted on June 20, 2009 by urbangraffito

Beginning his career as the guitar playing half of the 1950s rock duo, Don & Dewey, Don “Sugarcane” Harris, put down the guitar and picked up the violin after the lack of success for Don & Dewey. Recorded in 1962, … Continue reading →

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I’d Love to Be a Hippy — North Mississippi Allstars

Posted on June 19, 2009 by urbangraffito

Founded in 1996, the North Mississippi Allstars is a southern rock/jam band from Hernando, Mississippi, composed of brothers Luther Dickinson (guitar, vocals) and Cody Dickinson (drums, keyboards, electric washboard) and Chris Chew (electric bass guitar). Their song, “I’d Love to … Continue reading →

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Eels Live On Morning Becomes Eclectic

Posted on June 18, 2009 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Here’s one for KUR’s resident Eels Freak Extraordinaire, Sharleena: Enjoy all 43 minutes! Oh, and be sure to check out Eels’ latest album, Hombre Lobo.

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Cruising With Ruben & The Jets — Vinyl Revisited

Posted on June 18, 2009 by urbangraffito

Cruising With Ruben & The Jets is a Mothers of Invention album released in 1968, and controversially reissued in an alternate mix with newly recorded bass and percussion in 1984 by Frank Zappa (all post-1984 reissues of the album have … Continue reading →

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Musicians Who Gamble: The High-Stakes World of Frank Zappa and the Casino Industry

Posted on June 17, 2009 by urbangraffito

Frank Zappa, the enigmatic icon of avant-garde music, was no stranger to pushing boundaries. His music, much like his life, was a whirlwind of unconventional choices and daring experiments. But what if I told you that Zappa’s unpredictable genius had … Continue reading →

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Awful Ugly Parts — Crystal Zevon & Moon Zappa

Posted on June 17, 2009 by urbangraffito

In the clip above, Crystal Zevon discusses the off beat life of her late husband, Warren Zevon, his inspirations for songs like “Mohammed’s Radio” (below), as chronicled in her book about him “I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead: The Dirty Life … Continue reading →

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The Chicago Ate present Joe’s Garage

Posted on June 15, 2009 by urbangraffito

On March 9th, 2009, the Chicago Ate (or) The Utility Muffin Research Kitchen Employees’ Union Memorial Band (Chicago Chapter) presented “Joe’s Garage” at the ‘Martyr’s’ club in Chicago.

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John Cassavetes & Company, in the Studio

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Balint

A tiny bit of studio-presence, that supposed to be a “talk show” – if they were normal people. I love John Cassavetes, by the way, my favorite director – check out his film “Husbands”, if you can.  Or any of the … Continue reading →

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KUR: Now With Extra Social Buttons!

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

As you may have noticed from visiting previous entries, I’ve implemented a plugin which allows easy “sharing” of any given post to Delicious, Digg, Facebook, Stumble Upon and Twitter. You should see something like this underneath each single entry: If, … Continue reading →

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Jean-Luc Ponty in 1972

Posted on June 14, 2009 by urbangraffito

Rare footage of Jean-Luc Ponty from 1972. Performing his only original composition from his album King Kong: Jean-Luc Ponty Plays the Music of Frank Zappa. While the album version goes 7:12 in length, this version (it is surmised that this … Continue reading →

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