Category Archives: Pop Cult

Catching the Culture with its Pants Down — George Carlin

George Carlin talks about the famous “7 Dirty Words” Supreme Court case in this December 17th, 2007, 5th part of 7 interview by Jenni Matz and Henry Colman for the Archive of American Television. He talks about his HBO specials, … Continue reading

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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

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Frank Zappa as KPFA-FM Disc Jockey

Part 1: In 1968, Tom Donahue interviews Frank Zappa about his life and work, while Zappa spins some of his favorite music ranging from surf music, doo-wop, jazz, the blues, to the works of Pierre Boulez. The song selection is … Continue reading

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Four Chords

… that will get you a hit! With a bullet! Behold: For those interested, my ears tell me they are, in order: E major B major C# minor A major Go ye and make ye hits!

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Warren Zevon Collector’s Edition

Warren Zevon was already a ten-year music industry veteran who had written songs for the Turtles, backed up Phil Everly, done years of session work and been befriended by Jackson Browne by the time he cut this self-titled album for … Continue reading

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Beefheart Night at the Knitting Factory

Back on April 9th, 2008, Gary Lucas curated “Beefheart Night at the Knit“, a salute to the Music, Poetry and Art of Don Van Vliet, a/k/a Captain Beefheart. Click here to view highlights of that night and backstage interviews with … Continue reading

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Led Zeppelin at Wolfgang’s Vault

Here’s some Led Zeppelin for us old coots at KUR from the second set of that final show (April 27) of their legendary four night run of shows at San Francisco’s Fillmore West in April, 1969, via Wolfgang’s Vault, before … Continue reading

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Hawksley Workman — Live in France & Elsewhere

Hawksley Workman (born Ryan Corrigan on March 4, 1975) is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter who has garnered critical acclaim for his quirky yet accessible blend of cabaret pop and glam rock. Workman has released ten full length albums throughout his … Continue reading

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Zappa Books

The purpose of this site is to provide a little help to those that are looking for written material about Frank Zappa. This is just a reminder for all of us about this amazing site called Zappa Books. The layout of … Continue reading

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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

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