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Category Archives: Politics
New Zappa Release: Congress Shall Make No Law
By now I guess you all know about the Zappa event in Baltimore that is to take place on September 19. A couple of days ago, a new Zappa Records release was announced for this date: September 19, 2010 marks … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, In The News, Official Releases, Politics
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Defending Zappa?
In my youth, I felt like I had an easier time introducing my friends to Zappa. I used to simply play “Bobby Brown Goes Down,” because when you’re 14 or 15 years old, it’s the funniest thing you could possibly … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Frank Zappa, Politics, Pop Cult
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Zappanale #21: Zappa & The GDR Exhibit
Aside from five days of live Zappa music, the Zappanale festival will this year be hosting an exhibition reflecting 20 years of Zappanale. One part will consist of information specifically about “Zappa and the GDR“:
Posted in Community, Frank Zappa, Politics, Zappanale
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Zappa in Yugoslavia
Great article from The Tenessean Showcase, 1975 about FZ’s visit to Zagreb and Ljubljana. The story of the 3 shows behind the Iron Curtain – via: FZ in Hungary.
The Senate Committee Hearing Video
Have you ever wanted to watch the entire testimony of Frank Zappa, John Denver and others on the PMRC hearings? Because since C-SPAN has opened its massive 160,000 hours archive of videos dating back to 1985, now you can. Say … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Politics, Pop Cult, YouTubery
Tagged C-SPAN, pmrc, Tipper Gore
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Frank Zappa & Ron Paul – American Fascism
In these two distinct interviews, 21 years apart – Frank Zappa on CNN’s March 28th, 1986 episode of “Crossfire”, and 2008 presidential candidate Ron Paul on the December 23rd, 2007 episode of “Meet The Press” – both men discuss the … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Interview, Miscellany, Politics, YouTubery, Zappa Wiki Jawaka
Tagged American Fascism, cnn, Frank Zappa, futurist, Meet The Press, ron paul, theocracy
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Frank Zappa — Cynic, Satirist, Social Anthropologist
Frank Zappa had been referred to as a lot of things throughout his thirty year career – some complimentary (genius, iconoclast, family man) and some not so complimentary (misogynist, anti-semite, misanthropist) – yet all one need do is listen to … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre, Frank Zappa, Interview, Miscellany, Music, Personal, Politics, Pop Cult, Religion, YouTubery
Tagged 70s, 80s, cynic, Frank Zappa, interviews, Jim Ladd, Mark Radcliffe, satirist, social anthropologist
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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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Zappa on School Beat, 1986
Frank Zappa debates and discusses rock censorship, the PMRC, the PTA code, the “non-binding nothingness” which the record companies and the then Washington Senator’s wives perpetrated on the American public with the assistance of the media) with Christian rock DJ, … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Miscellany, Politics, Pop Cult, Religion, Science, YouTubery
Tagged 1986, censorship, debate, panel, pmrc, pta, school beat, video, Zappa
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Frank Zappa On FNN
FZ, 1990, sitting in for Bob Berkowicz on Financial News Network’s Focus show. He interviews Vladimir Zvyagin, bureau chief of Soviet television in the United States:
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Tagged 1990, fnn, russia, zappa on tv
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