-
Archives
- May 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
- November 2007
- October 2007
- September 2007
- August 2007
- July 2007
- June 2007
- May 2007
- April 2007
- March 2007
- February 2007
- January 2007
- December 2006
- November 2006
- October 2006
- September 2006
- August 2006
- July 2006
- June 2006
- May 2006
- April 2006
- March 2006
- February 2006
- January 2006
- December 2005
- November 2005
- October 2005
- September 2005
- August 2005
- July 2005
- June 2005
- May 2005
- April 2005
- March 2005
- February 2005
- January 2005
- December 2004
- November 2004
- October 2004
- September 2004
- August 2004
- July 2004
- June 2004
- May 2004
- April 2004
- March 2004
- February 2004
- January 2004
- December 2003
- November 2003
- October 2003
- September 2003
- August 2003
- July 2003
- June 2003
- May 2003
- April 2003
- March 2003
- February 2003
- January 2003
- December 2002
- November 2002
- October 2002
- September 2002
- August 2002
- July 2002
- June 2002
- May 2002
- April 2002
- March 2002
- February 2002
- January 2002
- December 2001
- November 2001
- October 2001
- September 2001
- August 2001
- July 2001
-
Meta
Monthly Archives: June 2004
A Day At UMRK
If you’ve ever wanted to be present at a Zappa rehearsal, to hear the in-jokes, the rough versions of songs, the relentless perfectionism of one merciless BandLeader – well, we’ve got something for you: a day of rehearsals at UMRK, … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Friday Boots
13 Comments
Ray Charles No More
Sad news on a Friday morning: Ray Charles has died, aged 73.
Posted in Music, Uncategorized
2 Comments
Yoko’s Birthday Card
Birthday cards to the stars. This one, to Yoko Ono, is filled with love: “P.S. I swear, Yoko, if you do anything whatsoever to break up Coldplay, I’m gonna go apeshit. Ya got that? Go break up Blink 182. They … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre, Pop Cult, Uncategorized
Comments Off on Yoko’s Birthday Card
Another monster (some kind of…)
OK, I know, deep in our heart we all love Metallica’s St. Anger – I happen to REALLY like it – and now here’s a great parody of it (I made a corection in the link) – I could listen … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Pop Cult, Uncategorized
5 Comments
Monster Road Hits LA
Those of you who live close to Los Angeles (as opposed to, oh, say Asscrack Belgium) may be interested to know that “Monster Road”, the Bruce Bickford docu, will be screening at the LA Film Festival on June 22 & … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Frank Zappa, Uncategorized, Zappa Misc
4 Comments
Pieces of Songs
“From the openings strains of Heart’s “Barracuda” to the end of The Doors’ “The End”, sometimes there are pieces of songs that are cooler than the song itself.” Okay but… Lionel Ritchie?! Your own favorite “piece of a song”?
Posted in Music, Personal, Pop Cult, Uncategorized
4 Comments
Acetate Guitar Solo
The acetate version of WOIIFTM (’68) had quite a different tracklist compared to the subsequent release (see comments for full tracklist). Via Gilles, here’s track 7, rather aptly called: Guitar Solo. (And yes, Gilles, it sounds a lot like “Stinkfoot, … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa Audio/Video, Zappa News
20 Comments
Frank Zappa: The Classic Interviews
From UK based Chrome Dreams comes a new FZ-release: The Classic Interviews. It comprises, guess what, interviews that Zappa did with Guitar Magazine’s Stephen Rosen. As the tapes were not meant for commercial reproduction (they only served for Rosen to … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa Audio/Video, Zappa News
2 Comments
Columbus ’70 Pt. II
Hey, who said the Friday boot should be available as of 9am? Here’s part II of the Nov 70 Columbus gig. Flo & Eddie – it’s something of an acquired taste, I suppose.
Posted in Frank Zappa, Friday Boots
5 Comments
Medium Cool
Tonight, at 23:50 GMT, BBC2 is broadcasting Medium Cool (’69), a movie which may ring a bell with FZ-fans as it features quite a few Zappa songs (Oh No, Are You Hung Up, Who Needs The Peace Corps, to name … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Frank Zappa, Pop Cult, Uncategorized, Zappa Misc
Comments Off on Medium Cool
Howl!
America, you’re silly. I think you’re chronologically 12. Psychosis, America you’ll choke on your own Exxon mine. America I miss Abbie Hoffman. Thomas Merton and Dorothy Day. Peter Maurin and Mitch Schneider. —America – a tribute to Allen Ginsberg
Posted in Books, Politics, Pop Cult, Uncategorized
4 Comments
Got Your Mojo?
As you may know, there was a large article on Frank Zappa in Mojo Magazine last January. With many thanks to thebignote honcho Magic Fingers, here it is now in all of its warts ‘n all scanned glory: pages 1 … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa Articles
Comments Off on Got Your Mojo?
King Mandolin Kong Mandolin
Frank Zappa but not as we know it (Jim): the Melonious Quartet plays King Kong. With mandolins. (Superfluous aside: read the title of this post out loud twice, and you get the rhythm of King Kong’s leitmotiv :-)
Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa Audio/Video, Zappa Misc
5 Comments
Listen again…
For Barry’s freeloaders (hehe): on the homepage of the BBC you can listen again a 3-part documentary on FZ. Is it the december program from Jazz File? I’m not sure.
Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa Audio/Video
1 Comment