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Monthly Archives: May 2010
Zappa in Yugoslavia
Great article from The Tenessean Showcase, 1975 about FZ’s visit to Zagreb and Ljubljana. The story of the 3 shows behind the Iron Curtain – via: FZ in Hungary.
Not Just Another DIY Musician: Louis Cole
Louis Cole is one of those young musicians who “get” the potential of the internet as a medium for getting your music out there. In the past, he’s collaborated with such people as Jack Conte of Pomplamoose fame (previously). Here … Continue reading
Posted in Interview, Music, YouTubery
Tagged genevieve artadi, jack conte, louis cole, pomplamoose
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Zappa at Montreux Prog Nights, 2009
Since 2006, the goal of Montreux Prog Nights has been to to promote progressive music in Switzerland, especially in Montreux, by organizing three or four events each year in various venues. In 2009, the band FiDOplaysZAPPA performed a Zappa Night … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Music, YouTubery
Tagged 2009, FiDOplaysZAPPA, Frank Zappa, Lazuli, live music, Montreux Prog Nights, tribute/cover bands, video, zappa covers
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The Cognitive Bias Song
Note to self. (via Michel)
Posted in Heh Heh, Music, Science, YouTubery
Tagged psychology
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BluBlu a la Zappa
While surfing YouTube recently I came across this wonder piece of stop motion animation, entitled MUTO, from the walls of Buenos Aires by graffiti and animation artist BluBlu which someone has added Frank Zappa‘s “The Torture Never Stops” from Hordern … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre, Frank Zappa, Miscellany, Music, YouTubery
Tagged blublu, Frank Zappa, graffiti art, stop motion animation
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An Interview With Lorraine Belcher
Andrew just published an interview he did with Lorraine Belcher, full of wonderful little nuggets such as this one: He told me that his wife never made a sound during sex. This made him feel bad. One day, after he’d … Continue reading
Selected Idiot Bastard Sons
As a big fan of all Zappa and Zappa-related recordings, I’ve accumulated an immense number of live concerts, shows, and radio broadcasts via Zappateers and purchased elsewhere (far, far too many to name in this post). Among them, certain shows … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Mike Keneally, Miscellany, Music
Tagged idiot bastard son, live music, tribute/cover bands, zappa alumni, zappa covers
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Project/Object In Europe
Zappa tribute band Project/Object will be touring Europe this May (check out the flyer). No Belgian venue though… André? (Thx Thomas Böhme)
Zappa Chiptunes
Check out 8bitcollective: We love chiptunes. We want more people to make chiptunes and we want more people to listen to chiptunes. That’s why anyone can upload or download their chiptune-related media at 8bc.org. What’s a chiptune? A chiptune, or … Continue reading
Mumford & Sons
You know that feeling when you hear a band for the very first time, and your immediate reaction is “wait just a minute — wow, this is, this is, really really good”, and you just have to park by the … Continue reading