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Category Archives: Bizarre
Tale of the Three Assholes, 1977
Recorded at the Palladium in New York City on October 29th, 1977, Frank Zappa tells the story behind “Bobby Brown (Goes Down)“, one of his most famous songs which topped the charts in some European countries around 1979/80. Thanks to … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre, Frank Zappa, Heh Heh, Pop Cult, YouTubery
Tagged 1977, male feminists, palladium, Zappa
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The Whip It Out Ensemble
The Whip It Out Ensemble is a Frank Zappa tribute band located in Alberta, Canada. In the clip (above) they perform a medley of songs from The Mothers of Invention album ‘We’re Only In It For The Money‘ including “Lonely … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre, Heh Heh, Insane, Music, YouTubery
Tagged canadian, freaks, theatre groups, tribute band, Zappa
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Fair Use versus Corporate Avarice — A Rant
Consider the following case, of Stephanie Lenz, who made a home video of her 13-month-old son dancing to Prince’s song “Let’s Go Crazy” and then posted the 29-second video on YouTube:
Posted in Bizarre, Heh Heh, In The News, Insane, Miscellany, Personal
Tagged copyright, corporate avarice, fair use, irony, parody, satire
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Frank Zappa and Charles Bukowski
Kuiper en Berbée perform Charles Bukowski‘s poem “The Machinery of Loss” at the Leiden Poetry Festival on June 7th, 2009, accompanied by a medley of music by Frank Zappa, performed by Renk Jan Vissers (violin) and Ton Schijvens (drums and … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre, Frank Zappa, Heh Heh, In The News, Miscellany, Music, YouTubery
Tagged 2009, Charles Bukowski, Frank Zappa, Leiden, medley, poetry, violin
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Tom Waits — Early TV Appearances
In the above clip, Tom Waits appears on Fernwood 2 Night, a parody talk show, hosted by Barth Gimble (Martin Mull) and sidekick/announcer Jerry Hubbard (Fred Willard), created by Norman Lear as a spin-off/summer replacement from Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman. … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre, Heh Heh, Interview, Music, YouTubery
Tagged 1976, 1977, martin mull, mike douglas, tom waits, tv broadcast
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I’d Love to Be a Hippy — North Mississippi Allstars
Founded in 1996, the North Mississippi Allstars is a southern rock/jam band from Hernando, Mississippi, composed of brothers Luther Dickinson (guitar, vocals) and Cody Dickinson (drums, keyboards, electric washboard) and Chris Chew (electric bass guitar). Their song, “I’d Love to … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre, Heh Heh, Music, Pop Cult, YouTubery
Tagged blues, hippies, jam band, north mississippi allstars, nostalgia, southern rock, video
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Awful Ugly Parts — Crystal Zevon & Moon Zappa
In the clip above, Crystal Zevon discusses the off beat life of her late husband, Warren Zevon, his inspirations for songs like “Mohammed’s Radio” (below), as chronicled in her book about him “I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead: The Dirty Life … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre, Heh Heh, Miscellany, Music, Pop Cult, YouTubery
Tagged biography, crystal zevon, essay, fiction/non-fiction, moon unit zappa, publications, video, warren zevon
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The Chicago Ate present Joe’s Garage
On March 9th, 2009, the Chicago Ate (or) The Utility Muffin Research Kitchen Employees’ Union Memorial Band (Chicago Chapter) presented “Joe’s Garage” at the ‘Martyr’s’ club in Chicago.
Catching the Culture with its Pants Down — George Carlin
George Carlin talks about the famous “7 Dirty Words” Supreme Court case in this December 17th, 2007, 5th part of 7 interview by Jenni Matz and Henry Colman for the Archive of American Television. He talks about his HBO specials, … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre, Heh Heh, Interview, Miscellany, Pop Cult, YouTubery
Tagged 7 dirty words, comedy, culture jamming, george carlin, Interview, video
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Who Do You Think You Arf?!? – The European Grandmothers
I have always been intrigued by the D.I.Y. (Do It Yourself) ethic among bands who cover and interpret Zappa’s music. True, few of these acts have any hope of actually being signed by today’s youth driven music business. In many … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Bizarre, Frank Zappa, Music, YouTubery
Tagged 1993/94 tour, CD production, D.I.Y. ethic, live music, sandro oliva, The European Grandmothers, zappa covers
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