Category Archives: Zappanale

Grab Bag

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

You may want to check out the music of Michel Delville. Richard Anderson: “You guys introduced me to this man. Worth checking out and maybe the KUR readership might be interested too – especially the Webern inspired Curfews and Cigars”. … Continue reading →

Posted in Frank Zappa, FZcovers, Miscellany, Music, Zappanale | 3 Comments

Zappanale Fever

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Herr Thomas, head cheese over at Zappanale, just announced this year’s headliner (drum roll): Yes, that would be Eddie Jobson!

Posted in Alumni, Frank Zappa, Zappanale | 6 Comments

Who IS The REAL Frank Zappa, Anyway?

Posted on August 22, 2010 by urbangraffito

Sometimes I am quite delighted to discover a fan-made Frank Zappa video like the one posted above. It reinforces my belief that the future of FZ’s public image is in the right hands: creative, open-minded, technology embracing hands. This is … Continue reading →

Posted in Alumni, Bizarre, Frank Zappa, Miscellany, Music, Personal, Pop Cult, YouTubery, Zappa Family Trust, Zappanale | Tagged , , , | 8 Comments

KUR’s 2nd Annual Virtual Zappanale Mix

Posted on August 16, 2010 by urbangraffito

Welcome to KUR’s 2nd Annual Virtual Zappanale Mix for August 2010. For those of us who cannot make it to this year’s festival in Bad Doberan, I have compiled an eclectic mix of some of my favorite FZ covers by … Continue reading →

Posted in Alumni, Community, Frank Zappa, Mike Keneally, Miscellany, Personal, Zappa Plays Zappa, Zappanale | Tagged , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Zappanale #21: Zappa & The GDR Exhibit

Posted on July 24, 2010 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

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 | 2 Comments

Zappanale 21 – ZAPPATiKA!

Posted on July 20, 2010 by urbangraffito

ZAPPATiKA! is a British-born Frank Zappa tribute band of international musicians who presently live near Amsterdam, Holland, that tour all over Europe playing their own original and very alternative music to live audiences, sometimes performing Frank Zappa tribute shows. Formed … Continue reading →

Posted in Frank Zappa, Miscellany, Music, YouTubery, Zappanale | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments

Sieg Zappanale!

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Remember a certain lawsuit issued by a certain dead rockstar‘s widow against a certain fan-organized tribute festival? As it turns out, said widow just lost the appeal. Robert who mailed in the story, says: Sorry, currently only available in german. … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, In The News, Zappa Family Trust, Zappanale | Tagged , , , | 15 Comments

Tunes, Treats & Torrents – The Muffin Men

Posted on March 31, 2010 by urbangraffito

Anyone who has followed my posts knows that I’m a avid downloader of torrents from Zappateers (and a fantastic bunch of freaks they are – I tip my hat to them for all the excellent Zappa torrents I’ve downloaded through … Continue reading →

Posted in Alumni, Frank Zappa, Miscellany, Music, Zappanale | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Panzerballett Blitzes Zappanale

Posted on March 15, 2010 by urbangraffito

Panzerballett is a German ensemble that uses “an innovative, hard ‘n’ heady mixture of jazz, funk and metal, crossing complex polyrhythms with metal guitar riffing, funky grooves and jazz improvisation”. In the clip above, from Zappanale 19, they perform a … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellany, Music, Personal, YouTubery, Zappanale | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Return Of The Knick Knacks

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Ha! There you were thinking this weblog was going down the drain. Silly you. News from Zappanale: Ike Willis and Bobby Martin will be part of the show again, Thomas is currently awaiting confirmation from Ray White. KUR reader Alex … Continue reading →

Posted in Frank Zappa, Miscellany, Music, Zappanale | Tagged , , , | 6 Comments