Category Archives: Music

Live Albums — Dead or Alive?

Posted on March 28, 2008 by urbangraffito

I was tagging songs on my Last.fm account the other day (I like to listen to an eclectic mix of music while I work) when I noticed the sheer number of live albums which were being scrobbled from my music … Continue reading →

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Top Secret Drum Corps

Posted on March 27, 2008 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Terry Bozzio is alive and well, and currently resides in Switzerland: I’d love to see these guys performing The Black Page! Via Roger Bourland.

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King Of The Rickroll

Posted on March 27, 2008 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

I’m going to have to mention the name of Rick Astley now, but fear not: it’s for purely sociological reasons. You see, Mr Astley has been rickrolled: Over the last year or so, Astley has watched with puzzled amazement as … Continue reading →

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Not So Wuthering

Posted on March 26, 2008 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

If your name is Kate Bush, you may want to look away now. Be sure to check #6 #1!

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To Protect And Serve

Posted on March 24, 2008 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

With Zappanale #19 right around the corner this August, I figured people will need some appropriate apparel. Say for instance, a long sleeve T-shirt (click image for details): … or how about a nice trucker hat (click image for details): … Continue reading →

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Woven Hand: Your Russia (2006)

Posted on March 24, 2008 by Balint

The sheer power… I’ve seen them 4-5 times, one of the greatest live experience ever. This one is an audience recording, but full of energy: the band (as always) almost explodes. If you go for better sound quality, you should … Continue reading →

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Gauthier & Dufour

Posted on March 22, 2008 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Crawling out of the gigantic cesspool that is YouTube, sometimes a shiny gem comes to the surface. Here’s one: Gauthier & Dufour Homepage Four Hands Guitar (must see) Via Fronk D.

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Tourette’s

Posted on March 22, 2008 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Stanley Zappa writes, and does so admirably well. On moving from Portland to LA (among other things): Long after the radio had been turned off you could still hear construction dudes singing “yo soy back on el chain gang, “aaaaaaaaaa … Continue reading →

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Aphex Twin – Windowlicker

Posted on March 21, 2008 by urbangraffito

Aphex Twin (aka Richard David James) was born on August 18, 1971 in Limerick, Ireland and is an English electronic music artist. He has been described as “the most inventive and influential figure in contemporary electronic music. While not to … Continue reading →

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You Say Carmina, I Say Carmana

Posted on March 21, 2008 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Sing it with me! … and let’s Carl the whole thing Orff…

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