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Monthly Archives: September 2009
Slonimsky On Zappa
Slonimsky who? Nicolas Slonimsky. (Via henningmusick)
Le Labostrophe Videos
Le Labostrophe is a fellowship between freelance audio/video freak technicians, whose goals are : – To make available to present-day art makers an original & professional video and/or audio creation, in accordance with their own budget and complementary to their … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Music, Science, Visual Arts, YouTubery
Tagged 2009, audio/video, Le Labostrophe, professional services, tribute bands, Zappa
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Zappanale 20 – Highlights
I’ve recently come across a couple of highlight videos from Zappanale 20. The first (above) is of Project Object featuring the son of the late Jimmy Carl Black, Geronimo Black performing “Cosmic Debris”. The second video (below) is The Grandmothers … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Frank Zappa, Music
Tagged 2009, geronimo black, project object, the grandmothers, video, zappa covers, zappanale 20
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The Tubes, “Young and Rich” Tour, 1976
Michael Cotten, director and coordinator of The Tubes Project, has done a superb job combining still photography and the soundboard recording of The Tubes May 8th, 1976, Buffalo, New York show from their “Young and Rich” Tour.
Posted in Bizarre, Heh Heh, Music, Pop Cult, YouTubery
Tagged "young and rich" tour, 1976, buffalo, classic albums, soundboard recording, still photography, The Tubes
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Napoleon’s New Album: Pre-Order Now
We reported on Napoleon M. Brock’s new album “This Is What Frank Zappa Heard” a couple of weeks ago. Now you can pre-order with the aid of this handy Word document. As a reminder of what this release is about, … Continue reading
Mike Keneally Interview & Video
Anyone who knows me, knows I’m a big fan of Mike Keneally. His music is so utterly different from anything else that each and every listening is indeed a delight. When his early recordings (which were long out-of-print) were made … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Interview, Mike Keneally, Music, Official Releases, YouTubery
Tagged 2009, Interview, Mike Keneally, new album, new video
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Beating ‘Beat The Boots’
I subscribe to Google Web Alerts for the term “Frank Zappa”. And so earlier today, this alert turned up: Erhm… Alanis Morissette type irony aside: while the ZFT continues to prohibit us from displaying so much as thumb-nailed album artwork … Continue reading
Interview of the Century, 1989
On the evening of December 22, 1989, Den Simms, Eric Buxton, and Rob Samler conducted a four and a half hour interview with Frank Zappa in the comfortable basement listening room of his home in the hills of Los Angeles. … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Heh Heh, Interview, Miscellany, Music
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Son of Tweezer Glint – Part 1B
Welcome fellow KUR-meisters to the second installment of the “Son of Tweezer Glint – Part 1B.” In this installment, we hear unique versions of Mothers of Invention songs, the singles, as well as early edits of songs which would see … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Frank Zappa, Music
Tagged 45 versions, acetates, extended versions, Frank Zappa, mixtape, mothers of invention, proto versions, streaming audio
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