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Category Archives: Personal
Opium, Morphine, Heroin
Illegal Drugs: Opium, Morphine, Heroin Pt. 1 The recent awarding of Heath Ledger a posthumous Oscar for The Dark Knight made me think about his accidental death from “acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam … Continue reading
Let There Be Drums
As Terry Bozzio explains in his introduction to “The Black Page“, the modern trap drum set is a very young invention (it was first created in the 1700s), and little has been taught at the post-secondary or university level about … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Music, Personal
Tagged drum solos, drums, live, recordings, streaming audio
22 Comments
You Gotta Have Goals, Guys…
On the bright side, at least you aren’t Canadian (these evil sons-a-bitches have been planning world domination ever since 1867…just watch ’em). Take the music of Celine Dion, for instance (an insidious effort to turn everyone into Canadians, one person … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre, Heh Heh, Insane, Miscellany, Personal
Tagged comedy, denis leary, humor, parody, satire, stand-up
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Beatles On The Rooftop
I’m sure you’ve all seen this before — The Beatles’ last public performance: The live concert idea culminated with the Beatles and [Billy] Preston performing 30 January [’69] on the rooftop of the Beatles’ Apple Building at 3 Savile Row … Continue reading
Tom Waits: Musik & Mythos
It took our pal Tommi Brem and his associate Daniel Knapp two years to translate Jay S. Jacob’s Tom Waits biography, “Wild Years: the Music and Myth of Tom Waits”, into German — Tommi at one point likened it to … Continue reading
Posted in In Writing, Miscellany, Personal, Visual Arts
Tagged biography, illustration, tom waits
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On Twitter
As you all know I’m a… …recent father of a newborn child [who] behaves like an old man. — bernard Whatever. Just wanted to announce I’ve had a Twitter account for some time now, where I post tweets: tiny messages … Continue reading
Sunday Mix: Music Is The Best
Well, Zappa freaks, fans, and friends, you may not be able to download it from iTunes, yet you can still listen to my mixtape, “Sunday Mix: Music Is The Best” for free, here at KUR, and enjoy the various rare … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Music, Personal, Pop Cult
Tagged 45 versions, birthday, mixtape, rare zappa, streaming audio
19 Comments
Satisfaction Injection – Solaris (outtake)
I recently came across this new band, Satisfaction Injection, while trolling around Last.fm looking for new music. They consist of Matthijs Tuijn (guitar/tenor saxophone), Bas Warner (guitar), Kim Bots (alto saxophone/clarinet), Jonathan Roorda (bass guitar/piano) and Laurens Roorda (drums/soprano saxophone). … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Personal, YouTubery
Tagged funk, jazz fusion, last.fm, new band, streaming audio, video
9 Comments
A Brighter Shade Of Green
As a member of Dads Without Sleep I can attest to the fact that it is of the utmost importance to stay creative during those sleepless nightly hours. Behold! I redesigned this site mostly in between — to quote my … Continue reading