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Category Archives: In The News
Grande Mothers Re-Invented Rock Canada Day
The Grande Mothers Re-Invented performed to an appreciative audience of about 300 at Festival Place in Sherwood Park, Alberta, on Canada Day, July 1st at 7:30 pm. They performed flawlessly for over two and a half hours with one fifteen … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre, Frank Zappa, In The News, Miscellany, Music, Pop Cult
Tagged concert, Grande Mothers Re-Invented, review, setlist
11 Comments
Michael Kenyon’s Alive And Well And…
… living in Russia.
RIP George Carlin
A sad day for stand-up comedy… Here’s one of Carlin’s routines, called Seven Words:
No Brains Please, We’re The Police
I’ll keep it short: A Federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by a man who was barred from the New London police force because he scored too high on an intelligence test. Who Are The Brain Police, indeed.
Bo Diddley — Dead at 79
The musical pioneer whose songs, such as “Who Do You Love?” and “Bo Diddley,” melded rhythm and blues and rock ‘n’ roll through a distinctive thumping beat, has died. The cause was heart failure, his family said. I don’t think … Continue reading
Posted in In The News, Miscellany, Music, YouTubery
Tagged Bo Diddley, guitarist, memorium, video
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Frank Zappa, Fake Rocker Or True Jazz Man?
Attention French shoppers! Jazz Magazine‘s June issue has an 18 page special on FZ. As you can see there’s an interview with Jean-Luc Ponty on how he first met FZ, while the main article attempts to provide an answer to … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, In The News, In Writing, Jean-Luc Ponty
Tagged jazz magazine, zappa in france, zappa in the press
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Jean-Luc Ponty – Live & New
In this video, Jean-Luc Ponty and his Band perform “No Absolute Time.” In June of last year, Ponty released his latest studio album entitled, The Atacama Experience, from Koch Records. Check out Ponty’s webpage for samples.
Posted in In The News, Jean-Luc Ponty, Music, YouTubery
Tagged Jean-Luc Ponty, live, new release, video
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Jordan Zevon – Insides Out
Jordan Zevon, son of the late Warren Zevon, has just released his debut album entitled, Insides Out, from New West Records. Sure, there are bound to be comparisons with the old man. Especially with his cover of the song, “Studebaker”, … Continue reading
Posted in In The News, Miscellany, Music
Tagged debut albums, jordan zevon, review, singer songwriters, warren zevon
7 Comments
A Location For Zappa’s Baltimore Bust
Eric Leicus, Lithuanian, Baltimore resident & Zappa fan writes: A friend who works in the Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts tells me that various well-trafficked locations have been denied for placement of the statue because Frank Zappa was … Continue reading