Category Archives: In The News

Zappa MTV Tribute, 1993

Posted on July 22, 2009 by urbangraffito

MTV News At Night (MTV ENGLAND) interviews Jimmy Carl Black and biographer MIchael Gray in this 9 minute, December, 1993 overview of Frank Zappa‘s life, works, and attitudes.

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Elsewhere

Posted on July 8, 2009 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

How does your language shape the way you think? Fascinating photo gallery: American pictures Living with Jesus (dot com) The Coolness Index Mutiny! The Big Pirate Bay Sellout Your browser is the new OS – Kottke nailed it 5 years … Continue reading →

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Fair Use versus Corporate Avarice — A Rant

Posted on July 6, 2009 by urbangraffito

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:

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The Mar Vista Philharmonic – No Forest Fire

Posted on June 27, 2009 by urbangraffito

Any fan of Tommy Mars‘ improvisational keyboards and scat filled solos within such classic Zappa compositions as “Pound For A Brown (On The Bus)” or “Little House I Used To Live In” will absolutely love the four tracks (“No Forest … Continue reading →

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The King Of Pop Is Dead

Posted on June 26, 2009 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

RIP Michael Jackson. Believe it or not, as a kid I was a big fan of his music. Billy Jean! Beat it! Thriller! Regardless of the wacky behavior he displayed in later years, this is a sad day for pop … Continue reading →

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Frank Zappa and Charles Bukowski

Posted on June 24, 2009 by urbangraffito

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 →

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Ed Palermo CD Release Party @ Iridium

Posted on May 18, 2009 by urbangraffito

This just in via email from Ed Palermo, himself, regarding the release of his new Zappa CD, “Eddy Loves Frank” from Cuneiform Records: As most of you know, this is my third tribute album in dedication to the music of … Continue reading →

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Leonard Cohen Live In London

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

At Pitchfork tv, for one week only, watch an integral recording of Leonard Cohen live in London: [inline flash player takes entirely too long to load, has been removed.] Check the playlist to the right of the page for links … Continue reading →

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Whatever Happened To Dale Bozzio?

Posted on April 23, 2009 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

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 →

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Dummy Up: a/k/a Tommy Chong

Posted on April 10, 2009 by urbangraffito

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 →

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