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Monthly Archives: March 2011
The Cardiacs in Rehearsal
Long before I had began writing and posting here at KUR, one of the many things which had attracted me to this weblog (and frankly, still does, years later) was all the new music I was exposed to on a … Continue reading
The Tubes – White Punks On Dope
This video of “White Punks On Dope” taken from the extremely rare 1981 Japanese Laser Disc The Tubes produced is a fantastic collage of audio and visuals from 1981 and 1975. Check it out.
Posted in Miscellany, Music, YouTubery
Tagged 1975, 1981, Japanese Laser Disc, The Tubes, White Punks On Dope
12 Comments
Zappa Jam Site Re-opens on Facebook
The old Zappa Internet Jam has a new address on Facebook, here. The old Zappa Internet Jam was a great place, but times change. Much has happened in the last few weeks and well so it looks we have done … Continue reading
Posted in FZcovers, Miscellany, Music
Tagged covers, facebook, musicians community, Zappa Jam Site
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The Tubes – Re Styles, Then & Now
From the very beginning of The Tubes, I was always taken with the vocal and performance style of band member Re Styles – born Shirley Marie MacLeod (certainly being a teenage boy at the time didn’t hurt my infatuation very … Continue reading
Owsley Stanley, 1935-2011
Owsley Stanley died in an automobile accident on March 13 in Australia, where he had been living. Besides being known to Zappaphiles as a reference in “Who Needs The Peace Corps?”, Mr. Stanley was best known for his work as … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellany
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From Hungary With Love
I discovered Frank Zappa’s music in the early years of the ’70s, back in my home country, Budapest, Hungary. I was about 20 years old, and just went through eight years of music training, and four years of art school, … Continue reading
Frank Zappa on The Late Show, 1986
Frank Zappa talks with guest host Joan Rivers on The Late Show on November 21st, 1986 about his parents, his children’s names, Valley Girl, his theories concerning the origins of AIDS, Star Wars, and what led up to the PMRC … Continue reading
Sunday Big Note – Listening Session #18
Unlike many of their contemporaries, British group Gentle Giant‘s classical influences ranged beyond the Romantic to incorporate elements of mediaeval, baroque, and modernist chamber music. Undoubtedly, this was what drew Frank Zappa to their music – that, and their elaborate … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Sunday Big Note, YouTubery
Tagged 1975, gentle giant, Ultrasonic Studios, WLIR-FM Radio
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The ESO plays Zappa
Almost eight weeks ago I learnt that one of The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra‘s 2010-11 Symphony Specials would be a performance of Frank Zappa compositions by a rock group fronted by two Zappa alumni – Ed Mann and Ike Willis – … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, FZcovers, In The News, Interview, Miscellany
Tagged 2011, Alberta, canada, Ed Mann, Edmonton, Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Enmax Hall, ike willis, Winspear Centre
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The Scott Thunes Effect Reloaded
Ever since The Scott Thunes Effect (later known as Bass Notation), went offline, I’ve received numerous requests of people asking if I or anyone else could provide them with Thunes’ bass transcriptions for many of the ’88 band’s tunes, as … Continue reading