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Author Archives: Balint
GRAND ZAPPA – the book
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
Posted in Frank Zappa, Miscellany, Official Releases
Tagged books, germany, official releases
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Preservation Hall Jazz Band & Tom Waits On 78 rpm Vinyl
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
Lumpy Gravy – Unreleased Photos
Found on the Commodore Crush Blog: Well, it’s about time I share these photos with everyone. I luckily found these at a yard sale in San Diego a few years ago. I bought about 10 different Frank Zappa photos, 8 … Continue reading
FZ Toy
You won’t believe this – a cut-out figure of Frank Zappa. Oh yeah… (found on Fuck Yeah Frank Zappa!)
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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Best FZ Covers: Orchestra Percussion
A beautiful arrangement by Orchestra Percussion, the actual concert was in Meyzieu, France, november 2009 – I especially love the extreme slow tempo. Like this? You might also want to see RDNZL, Let’s Make The Water Turn Black, We Are … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Music, YouTubery
Tagged france, percussion, Watermelon In Easter Hay, zappa covers
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Best FZ Covers: G-Spot Piano by Vika
With some other stuff and scores on her homepage.
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.
Theoretical5
Live, Absolutely free form improvisation @ lo-tek studios in beautiful downtown Mar Vista. THEORETICAL 5: Tommy Mars (keyboards, vocals) Warren Cuccurullo (guitar, samples) Arthur Barrow (bass) Larry Klimas (saxophone) Andy Kravitz (drums, percussion) See all six of their videos here.
Posted in Alumni, Music, YouTubery
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