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Author Archives: Balint
Alien Orifice: Scott Thunes’s Complete Bass Line
“In 1988, Frank gave me no direction. None! He never said no to anything I did.” In that spirit, Thunes made the ornery composition “Alien Orifice” [Make a Jazz Noise Here] his own personal showcase of what a bassist could … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Music
Tagged Alien Orifice, bassnotation, bassplayer, score, Scott Thunes
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Fantomas – with Terry Bozzio, Montreux 2005
Woooaahh. I like it.
Some News From The ZPZ World
Scott Thunes on his guest-appearence with ZPZ: All in all, I had a wonderful time and I would do it again. In fact, if they come back, I’ve already asked Dweezil if I can play Echidna’s Arf with them to … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Music, Zappa Plays Zappa
Tagged Aaron Arntz, Filthy Habits Ensemble, Scott Thunes, ZPZ
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Some Articles on FZ
Found on the FZ In Hungary Page: – Great rock solos of our time (NME – 1970, maybe?…) – Songwriting: Frank Zappa (Guitar Magazine, 2001) The latter has some score-samples, too.
Son Of FZ Drummers Round Table
After the previews available before, here are two video-gems showing some pretty good musicians: – FZ Drummers Round Table – all seven parts! – FZ Drummers Drum Jam – the whole, uncut version. Via the Idiot bastard – thnx!
Posted in Frank Zappa, Music, YouTubery
Tagged chad wackerman, chester thompson, drummers, jam, ralph humphrey, ruth underwood, terry bozzio
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Meeting Mr. Zappa
A really nice story by Morgan Argen, from 1988: When the Big Swifty theme came we left our seats, and walked backstage. After convincing one of the guards that we were about to go up and play with Frank, my … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Heh Heh
Tagged 1988, Frank Zappa, mats/morgan, Morgan Argen, Stockholm
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Roy Harper – Kangaroo Blues (2004)
Some new Roy Harper tunes on Youtube – this one is from the DVD Beyond The Door. Man, he’s heavy! – just check out his One Man Rock And Roll Band, again…
BL – Borlai & Ladányi
This is a collaboration between Andrea Ladányi (dancer) and Gergő Borlai (drummer). She holds the drumsticks, he holds her hands (its just a part of their performance). See details and criticism here. (BTW: G. Borlai is a big Zappa-fan, his … Continue reading
The Art of the Album Cover
Revolutions: from Gatefold to Download, the Art of the Album Cover, curated by Patrick Murphy, charts the history of album covers from the 1930s to the present day, bringing together over 100 designs. Wow – at Barnsley, UK; admission free … Continue reading