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Monthly Archives: August 2009
Holiday In Berlin, 1970
Another appealing aspect of Frank Zappa’s music was his ability to self mythologize what occurred in his life into his music. This is seen quite a lot in literature, but rarely in music (which, I might add, is part of … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Frank Zappa, Music, YouTubery
Tagged 1970, conceptual continuity, fillmore east, fillmore west, Frank Zappa, holiday in berlin, self-mythology
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The Loudness War in Modern Audio Mastering
A note by Thinman: And if you are interested where recent CDs from our beloved composer’s work suffer from [the Loudness War], just listen to Buffalo or Trance-Fusion. I suffer physically when listening to productions of that kind. See the … Continue reading
Flo & Eddie – Live at The Bottom Line, 1977
Raunchy, raw and lewd – Flo & Eddie: Live at The Bottom Line, 1977 is Flo & Eddie “in-your-face”. If you’re a fan of Zappa’s Vaudeville Mothers, or simply a fan of Flo & Eddie’s manic musical parody and satire, … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Bizarre, Music, YouTubery
Tagged 1977, flo and eddie, live, the bottom line, video streaming
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Little House I Used To Live In, Berlin ’78
One of the reasons Frank Zappa’s music has been so appealing to me throughout the years is because so many of his compositions like “Little House I Used To Live In” function as a canvas for his musical ideas (a … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Miscellany, Music, YouTubery
Tagged 1978, berlin, classic song, live zappa, microcosm
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Portnoy Plays Zappa
Posted in YouTubery, Zappa Plays Zappa
Tagged Bobby Brown, Mike Portnoy, Willie The Pimp
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RIP Les Paul
Les Paul, whose pioneering electric guitars were used by a legion of rock stars, has died at the age of 94. Say hi to Frank for us, Les.
Meet H.J.Freaks
And you thought Bootsy Collins looked kind of funny. Check the man’s YouTube channel.
Musicians Play FZ – Part I
Originally conceived as an interruption in the “Son of Tweezer Glint” series for we schmucks who couldn’t make it to Zappanale 20 in Bad Doberan — “Musicians Play FZ – Part I” is the first of a two part series … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Mike Keneally, Miscellany, Music, Zappanale
Tagged big band zappa, fz, tribute/cover bands, zappa alumni, zappanale 20
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Message From The Travel Agent
Well, it’s been an interesting week so far. Last Saturday, Sharl had an accident involving a broken thermos and hot boiling water splashing on her chest. The result: rather nasty first and second degree burns and blisters a-go-go. While she’s … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Zappanale
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Napoleon M. Brock In Der Spiegel
Nice little interview with NMB in der Spiegel where he speaks about touring with Frank Zappa and, of course, Zappanale where he will be performing this weekend. Money quote: Gail Zappa should recognize that these music enthusiasts, like the initiators … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Frank Zappa, Interview, Zappanale
Tagged gail zappa, napoleon murphy brock, touring, zft
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