Monthly Archives: October 2010

“New York, New York” Zappa Style – KUR’s Halloween Mix

Posted on October 31, 2010 by urbangraffito

Christians have Christmas, Jews have Passover, and Muslims have the holy month of Ramadan. For a Zappa/Mothers freak like myself, though, no day in the calendar year is more important than Halloween. Frank Zappa and Halloween in New York City … Continue reading →

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Yugen & Rock In Opposition

Posted on October 30, 2010 by urbangraffito

For as long as I have been a music listener, it has very often perplexed me that the music, and the artists, with which I listened to on an increasingly regular basis, and increasingly over the years and decades – … Continue reading →

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Zappa At The RondHose

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Zappa @ The Roundhouse, now with added Barfie Speak! Image posted for archival purposes (click for bigger version). Previously › Update Nov 8: An extensive review of this event is now available here!

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George Duke Band plays Zappa

Posted on October 24, 2010 by urbangraffito

For as long as I’ve been a fan of Frank Zappa‘s music, I’ve also been a fan of the music of George Duke. Indeed, both musicians have taken me on musical trips I could never have imagined going on.

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GRAND ZAPPA – the book

Posted on October 23, 2010 by Balint

Released for the 70th birthday here’s a REALLY big book by Frank Wonneberg examining the albums released in FZ’s lifetime. In german – “which is the way he talks whenever it’s Heavy Business”. See details on the page of the … Continue reading →

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Hey Nineteen

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

I’ve always loved Steely Dan’s music. I can see straight linear connections between both theirs and Frank Zappa’s music: the luscious brass sections (in particular with regard to Grande/Petite Wazoo, FZ’s ’88 tour, and so on), the odd chord changes … Continue reading →

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Preservation Hall Jazz Band & Tom Waits On 78 rpm Vinyl

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Balint

On November 19th, Preservation Hall Recordings will release 504 limited edition hand-numbered 78 rpm vinyl records featuring two tracks by the Preservation Hall Jazz Band with very special guest Tom Waits. Proceeds from the sale of this very special project … Continue reading →

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Leader Of The Starry Skies

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Remember Cardiacs? KUR-regular Sterbus alerted me to the following: Tim Smith composer, principal songwriter, lead singer and guitarist of Cardiacs and other seminal music projects suffered a severe stroke in 2008. Two years on he continues to be treated in … Continue reading →

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The Black Page Against The Machine

Posted on October 17, 2010 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

A fun initiative from The Idiot (as seen on Facebook): To mark what would have been composer Frank Zappa’s 70th birthday on 21 December 2010, let’s try and repeat the success of Rage Against The Machine’s Christmas #1 with “The … Continue reading →

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FZ’s Them or Us – Rereleased, 2010/12/1

Posted on October 16, 2010 by urbangraffito

In 1984 Frank Zappa self-published Them or Us, created with a dot matrix printer. A new facsimile edition – published by Pinter & Martin Ltd of the United Kingdom (which means they can only ship this book to the UK … Continue reading →

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