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Monthly Archives: September 2010
Le Noise
Nobody plays distorted guitar in the absence of Crazy Horse the way Neil Young does it – Long May He Run.
A Special Paris Halloween
Veuillez visiter Les Fils de l’Invention pour plus d’info…
Posted in Alumni, Frank Zappa, Music
1 Comment
Fuck Yeah Frank Zappa!
I heartily recommend that you direct your browser to this tumblr blog.
Posted in Community, Frank Zappa, Heh Heh
11 Comments
78 Years Ago Yesterday…
In a house that someone used to live in, little Donny Preston, also known as little Dom DeWilde or little Biff Debrie, was born on September 21st, 1932 in Flint, Michigan. Happy Birthday, Don!
Berklee Interviews Gail
You know something? I was going to write a massive post related to this interview with Gail (mailed to me by many), but to be honest: I figured life is too short as it is. I’ll leave you with a … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Interview, Music, Zappa Family Trust
18 Comments
FZ Interview – KYUU-FM San Francisco, 1984
In this three part KYUU-FM radio interview with Frank Zappa broadcast on May 17th, 1984 in San Francisco, California, Zappa talks about some his early guitar influences (Johnny Guitar Watson and Clarence Gatemouth Brown, for instance), the reasons which led … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Interview, YouTubery
Tagged 1984, Clarence Gatemouth Brown, Frank Zappa, johnny guitar watson, orchestral music
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UG’s Semi-Orchestral Low Budget Memorial Barbecue
This month I have put together a special mixtape for Zappa/Mothers Die-Hards with many of my favorite instrumental, semi-orchestral, and orchestral Zappa works – many of which I’m mixing here for the first time – from some of the best … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Frank Zappa, Interview, Music
Tagged Frank Zappa, instrumental, mixtape, orchestral zappa, streaming audio, zappa covers
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200 Motels DVD – Review by SOTCAA
Frank Zappa’s 1971 big-screen venture 200 Motels has not been particularly well-preserved on VHS over the years. Although there have been several releases and re-releases, these have tended to be sourced from the same slightly iffy video masters with no … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Movies, Official Releases
Tagged 200 motels, dvd, new dvd release, tony palmer
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Impact (Parte Tre)
With this very simple rule in mind, all I had to think of was the albums that blew my mind on first listen. Not albums that eventually clicked with me – although that would make an interesting list (it would include The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society and more than a few FZ albums) – but the albums that when it was over, all I could say was, “Holy fuck, this was INCREDIBLE.” Continue reading
Posted in Miscellany
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Public Service Announcement
Via Dangerous Minds, hat tip Mike McCroy.
Posted in Frank Zappa, Heh Heh, Miscellany, YouTubery
6 Comments