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Monthly Archives: March 2011
Zappathon, 2011 Edition
This just in from our pal Bill Amutis, aka Ol’ Baggy Eyes: We have yet to learn our lesson, apparently, because we, the beknighted diehards at WUSB-FM are once again hosting an on-air Zappathon. Meaning: 12 hours of Frank Zappa, … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Frank Zappa, Music
Tagged bill amutis, nigey lennon, wusb.fm, zappathon
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You’ve Got Mail!
I’ve been rather busy outside of this website as of late, and wouldn’t you know it: that’s when people start sending in all sorts of interesting stuff hoping I’ll relay that stuff here. Without further ado… Regyptian Strut guitar solo … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Frank Zappa, Miscellany, Music, YouTubery
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Sunday Big Note — Listening Session #20
I was first introduced to the music of Astor Piazzolla on a trip to Buenos Aires, Argentina, back in 2005. Almost instantly, I realized that I had stumbled upon something incredibly powerful. Filled with melancholy, and while rooted firmly in … Continue reading
Posted in Classical music, Music, Sunday Big Note
Tagged argentina, astor piazzolla, bandoneon, jazz, tango
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Raging Slab @ De Melkweg, Amsterdam, 1993
Everyone has a secret musical pleasure. One of mine has been the music of Raging Slab. Anyone who knows me, knows I have a definite soft spot for southern rock. Perhaps what I like about Raging Slab is the unique … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellany, Music, YouTubery
Tagged 1993, Amsterdam, De Melkweg, raging slab, The Netherlands
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Todd Rundgren’s Utopia Reunion Shows – January 29/30, 2011
If laughter is considered the best medicine by most – for musicians then, in contrast, music will always be their best medicine. At very least that was in the mind of Todd Rundgren and the band Utopia as they assembled … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellany, Music, YouTubery
Tagged 2011, benefit, Highline Ballroom, Moogy Klingman, New York City, reunion, Todd Rundgren, Utopia
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Kinda Young, Kinda Dead…
In doing my thesis research (which will include a chapter on You Are What You Is), I stumbled across the discussion of “Charlie’s Enormous Mouth” over at the ARF.ru website, which had this comment: Fuck ME. I remember the Charlie … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre, Frank Zappa, Miscellany, Music, Official Releases, Pop Cult
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The Rondo Hatton Report, Volume 6
The Rondo Hatton Report: an online journal for people who have outgrown the ordinary – has just published it’s sixth issue of essays and prose works devoted to the man with the Imperial.
Posted in Community, Frank Zappa, In Writing
Tagged 2011, Pamela Zarubica, The Rondo Hatton Report, Volume 6
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Band From Utopia @ Cologne’s Tanzbrunnen, 1994
While initially invited to perform at the Jazz Open Stuttgart in Liederhalle, Stuttgart, Germany on July 1st, 1994, Band From Utopia also had one other gig two days after Stuttgart at Cologne’s Tanzbrunnen on July 3rd, 1994. Watch these recently … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Frank Zappa, FZcovers, Music, YouTubery
Tagged 1994, Band from utopia, Cologne, Tanzbrunnen
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Interview With Michael Bruce – The Original Alice Cooper Group
Recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with the other original members of the Alice Cooper Group – Michael Bruce was the band’s guitarist, keyboard player and backing vocalist. In an exclusive interview by Nightwatcher for … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Interview, Miscellany, Music, YouTubery
Tagged 1972, alice cooper group, Beat-Club, In Concert, Michael Bruce, Nightwatcher's House of Rock
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Sunday Big Note – Listening Session #19
Riding the post punk wave out of the 1970s and into the 1980s along with such bands as The Talking Heads, The Residents, Devo, and Cardiacs, was a favourite band of mine – a thinking man’s band some would say … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Sunday Big Note, YouTubery
Tagged 1983, call of the west, El Mocambo, post punk, streaming audio, wall of voodoo
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