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Category Archives: Bizarre
You Ef What You Zee — The Eternal Question
In one of the previous posts, “The MOI – Conflicted Histories“, I was struck by one of the questions posed to Jimmy Carl Black:
Posted in Alumni, Bizarre, Frank Zappa, Heh Heh, Insane, Music, Personal, YouTubery
Tagged don preston, fanatical fans, jimmy carl black, novelty song, the eternal question, video, vile foamy ectoplasm, zappa alumni
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Small Screen Zappa – 67/68
On September 16, 1967, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention made a brief 10 minute appearance on Fred Weintraub’s WOR-TV New York show “From The Bitter End”. They lip synched “Son Of Suzy Creamcheese” from Absolutely Free, then performed … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Bizarre, Frank Zappa, Music, YouTubery
Tagged 1967, 1968, bootleg sources, Frank Zappa, mothers of invention, rare videos, tv broadcast
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The Mothers of Invention – Conflicted Histories
As time has passed since the publication of The Real Frank Zappa Book, and more interviews of original band members have emerged whose individual recollections contradict was had been written (and often taken as factual history) — it further sheds … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Bizarre, Frank Zappa, Heh Heh, In Writing, Interview, Miscellany, Pop Cult
Tagged don preston, fiction/non-fiction, Frank Zappa, interviews, jim pons, jimmy carl black, The Real Frank Zappa Book
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Humor in Music — Z
Does humor belong in music? During this particular Z gig (NAMM, Hilton, Anaheim, CA) in late January, 1995, it did. Bryan Beller: The Z show was a private party for Peavey, with a special guest appearance by Dick Clark. We … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Bizarre, Heh Heh, Insane, Mike Keneally, Music, YouTubery
Tagged ahmet zappa, Alumni, brian beller, dweezil zappa, humor, Joe Travers, medley, Mike Keneally, peavey, video, Z
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Frank Zappa as KPFA-FM Disc Jockey
Part 1: In 1968, Tom Donahue interviews Frank Zappa about his life and work, while Zappa spins some of his favorite music ranging from surf music, doo-wop, jazz, the blues, to the works of Pierre Boulez. The song selection is … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre, Frank Zappa, Heh Heh, Interview, Miscellany, Music, Pop Cult
Tagged 1968, audio streaming, blues, disc jockey, doo-wop, internet archive, Interview, jazz, kpfa-fm, Zappa
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Frank Zappa Day on KPFA-FM
Part 1: On February 10, 1986, as part of it’s fund raising marathon, KPFA dedicated an entire day of programming to the music of Frank Zappa, including the four hour long segment available for audio streaming (part one above). Zappa … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre, Frank Zappa, Heh Heh, Interview, Music
Tagged 1986, audio streaming, censorship, internet archive, Interview, kpfa-fm, police harassment, satanism, Zappa
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Zappanale (Then & Now) — Gong
Perhaps it’s the French attitude towards music and musical groups, yet I find the sheer number of incarnations that the band Gong has gone through to be truly amazing. Just imagine if each member of the original Mothers of Invention … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre, Frank Zappa, Music, YouTubery, Zappanale
Tagged ambient, avant garde jazz, daevid allen, gong, live, psychedelic, video, zappanale 20
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Whatever Happened To Dale Bozzio?
We know she’s always been a wild one, however lately things have gone rather awry: Prompted by calls from concerned neighbors, a police officer entered Bozzio’s home on October 12, 2008. […] Inside the home, the officer found “feces in … Continue reading
Zappa Versus the Packard Goose
It’s easy to understand where FZ got his distaste of rock ‘n roll (and music) writers from — just read some the reviews of his albums and concerts, here. On the other hand, though FZ wasn’t known as a very … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre, Frank Zappa, Heh Heh, In Writing, Miscellany, Pop Cult
Tagged counter culture media, journalists, reviews, william s. burroughs, writers, Zappa
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Dummy Up: a/k/a Tommy Chong
Tommy Chong appears on Alex Jones‘ nationally syndicated radio show to discuss the recent FBI raid of Spectrum Labs and the seizure of 10,000 DVDs of Chong’s documentary, a/k/a Tommy Chong. Also on the show is Kevin Booth, creator of … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre, In The News, Insane, Interview, Miscellany, Movies, Politics, Pop Cult, YouTubery
Tagged 1970s, bongs, DEA, documentary, drug culture, federal crime, tommy chong, video
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