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Category Archives: In Writing
Bad Zappa Songs, Anyone?
This is a guest post by Alan Wechsler from Albany, NY. If you’ve written an article which you think would make for some interesting discussion, feel free to send it to us at hello[at]killuglyradio.com. Perhaps we’ll even publish it! Everyone … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Frank Zappa, Guest Entries, In Writing, Music
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Frank Zappa’s Original PMRC Letters
Newish niche blog Letterheady publishes letterhead designs from the rich and (in)famous. The site recently got picked up and linked to by everyone and their grandmother. In the process, it came to light they also had Frank Zappa’s letterhead featured. … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, In Writing, Politics, Pop Cult
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The Rondo Hatton Report #1
As announced back in October, the inaugural edition of The Rondo Hatton Report is now available for download. Topics explored are: King Kong: A Conversational Analysis — Paul Carr & Michel Delville The Bard Of Baltimore — Kanguy Chow Zappa’s … Continue reading
On This Day
Thomas Dippel announces Jean-Luc Ponty & His Band will be playing Zappanale 2010! Paul Carr publishes a new paper on FZ and The Big Note concept. In Baltimore, 69 years ago, a boy was born who would soon be playing … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, In Writing, Zappanale
Tagged Jean-Luc Ponty, the big note, Zappanale 2010
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Gail On Huffington Post
It would appear that Gail Zappa now writes for the Huffington Post these days as “Writer, Art Director, Provocateur”. Take-away quote: But I digress. As usual.
The Rondo Hatton Report
Just spotted over at Andrew’s place: The Rondo Hatton Report, “an independent electronic platform where people can creatively confess their addiction to the music of Frank Zappa”. A consensus emerged from the 20th Zappanale in Bad Doberan that most of … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Frank Zappa, In Writing
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Frank Zappa And Sex
Paul Carr, who wrote earlier about the ZFT’s agressive copyright policies, has published another paper. This time, the subject is Zappa’s attitude toward sex. The essay closes with a quote from Herbert Marcuse which pretty much hits the nail on … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, In Writing, Music, Pop Cult
Tagged censorship, groupies, hypocrisy, pmrc, pop music, sex
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Trent Reznor Has Some Advice
The point is this: music IS free whether you want to believe that or not. Every piece of music you can think of is available free right now a click away. This is a fact – it sucks as the … Continue reading
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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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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