Category Archives: Music

Sunday Big Note – Listening Session #16

Posted on February 27, 2011 by urbangraffito

The Mats/Morgan Band featuring drummer and composer Morgan Ågren and keyboard player and composer Mats Öberg were no doubt one of Zappa’s most eclectic musical discoveries when he invited them to perform with him and his 1988 band as guests … Continue reading →

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Sunday Big Note – Listening Session #15

Posted on February 19, 2011 by urbangraffito

I still recall with great fondness the day I discovered Traffic’s 1967 debut album, Mr. Fantasy and their psychedelic tour de force, “Heaven Is In Your Mind”. Unlike many psychedelic groups of the era, Traffic had the special ability to … Continue reading →

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What´s New in Tokyo?

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Balint

Create a MySpace Playlist at MixPod.com A cover band called Denkichi Coverd (?) from Japan (?) playing very good covers (!). I love the presence of the acoustic guitar – the playlist becomes a video stream (from YouTube) if you … Continue reading →

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Glass Ghost, Burning Castle

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Flashback to December 17 2008, when KUR received the following email: I’m recording a new project soon and I wrote NEW music for The Black Page. If I sent you guys a copy of the album and you like it … Continue reading →

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Project/Object Winter Tour 2011

Posted on February 15, 2011 by urbangraffito

Project/Object – The Music Of Frank Zappa – is back on tour with Zappa vocalist/guitarists Ike Willis and Ray White, Denny Walley, and Don Preston & Bunk Gardner (Feb 22 only) – along with Andre’ Cholmondeley on guitar and vocals, … Continue reading →

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King Kong – Mother of All Monster Songs

Posted on February 14, 2011 by urbangraffito

From its first introduction in 1967, Frank Zappa‘s “King Kong” was a composition made for solos – horn solos, keyboard solos, drum solos, guitar solos. “King Kong” had them all. It was also a vehicle for extensive jamming. So, no … Continue reading →

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Sunday Big Note – Listening Session #14

Posted on February 13, 2011 by urbangraffito

Like a lot of other North American listeners, my first exposure to the progressive rock group, Yes, was via their edited for radio version of “Roundabout” from their fourth album, Fragile. Albeit a small hook, given the edited version, yet … Continue reading →

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Mothers of Invention on Vinyl – Are You Experienced?

Posted on February 9, 2011 by urbangraffito

When I came across these posts on YouTube, I could not help but share them here at KUR. Not because of the individual tracks themselves (which have been digitalized) – “Aybe Sea” (above) which closes side one of Burnt Weenie … Continue reading →

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Sunday Big Note – Listening Session #13

Posted on February 6, 2011 by urbangraffito

Growing up as a Canadian teenager in the 1970s, one could literally count the number of well known “homegrown” musical groups and artists on the fingers of one’s hand (okay, maybe two). The trouble was that, at the time, Canada … Continue reading →

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Frank’s Little Houses

Posted on January 31, 2011 by urbangraffito

For the Frank Zappa and Mothers of Invention fan, there is almost always a particular album which they refer to as that album which “hooked” them as long-term fans. For me, that album was the 1970 release, ‘Burnt Weeny Sandwich‘, … Continue reading →

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