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Monthly Archives: May 2010
Best (or Worst) FZ Covers – The Four Directions perform “Lonesome Cowboy Burt”
Jeff and Diane of The Four Directions perform “Lonesome Cowboy Burt” at the Bolton Street Theater in NewCastle, Australia – complete with trumpet and harmonica solos, as well as an improvised tap interpretation. I kid you not. Personally, I don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre, Heh Heh, Miscellany, Music, YouTubery
Tagged australia, Frank Zappa covers, Lonesome Cowboy Burt, The Four Directions
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RIP Dennis Hopper
Dennis Hopper has died at the age of 74 following a long battle with prostate cancer. Enter Frank Booth, stage left:
Call Any Vegetable – 1970 versus 2006
One of the fantastic advantages of the advent of current technologies such as YouTube and the Internet, is it allows one to compare and contrast particular songs – in this case, Frank Zappa‘s “Call Any Vegetable” – with particular groups … Continue reading
The Sonic Beauty of Igor Stravinsky
After a long week beset from all sides with city sounds and industrial rhythms, there is nothing more soothing to my ears and mind than the sonic beauty of Igor Stravinsky‘s compositions. Listening to the following three clips, one can … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellany, Music, Personal, YouTubery
Tagged 1920, 1924, igor stravinsky, Stravinsky Piano Sonata, Symphonies of Wind for Instruments, The Rite of Spring
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Best FZ Covers: Battle of the YouTube Muffins, Or, Some People Like Cupcakes Better…
I’m really not certain which of these groups belongs in a compilation of best FZ covers – each has something different and unique in their version of Frank Zappa‘s Muffin Man that the other two groups do not. Give them … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre, Frank Zappa, Heh Heh, Miscellany, Music, YouTubery, Zappa Plays Zappa
Tagged 2008, 2009, Frank Zappa covers, MazMyth, Muffin Man, Pappa Plays Zappa, youtube, Zappa Plays Zappa
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Best FZ Covers – Panzerballett
Panzerballett is one of the most interesting and totally eclectic bands that I have had the joy of coming across in recent memory. Music critics call their sound “an innovative mixture of jazz, funk and metal, crossing complex polyrhythms with … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Miscellany, Music, YouTubery
Tagged 2009, Frank Zappa covers, Hart Genossen Von Abba Bis Zappa, Panzerballett
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Best FZ Covers – Delicious Band Research Kitchen
If I were to compile an awesome compilation of Frank Zappa covers, I would begin with this band, Delicious Band Research Kitchen, and these three Zappa covers – “Uncle Remus” (above), “Wonderful Wino” and “Find Her Finer” (both below) – … Continue reading
OJAI Music Festival 2010
OJAI Music Festival artistic director Tom Morris and Doug McLennan of ArtsJournal.com discuss the programming for the 2010 Festival including works by Frank Zappa, Messiaen, Boulez, Stravinsky, and Indian Ragas presented over four days from Thursday, June 10th to Sunday, … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, In The News, YouTubery
Tagged 2010, Frank Zappa, gail zappa, ian underwood, OJAI Music Festival
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Immaculate Voodoo Butter Mix – Part III
In the prior two installments of the Immaculate Voodoo Butter Mix, tracks focused on the improvisational abilities of Frank Zappa and those of the individual members of his various bands (through solos). In part three, though, I’ve focused primarily on … Continue reading