Monthly Archives: October 2004

Les Triplettes

Posted on Thursday, 10/14/04 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Surreal, funny, subversive, no dialogue, outstanding drawings. Down with Disney junk — “Les Triplettes De Belleville“ has to be the best animated movie I’ve seen in many years.

Posted in Comics, Film | 4 Comments

New FZ Bio

Posted on Wednesday, 10/13/04 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

A new Frank Zappa biography by Barry Miles has hit the shelves. Is anyone reading this?

Posted in Books, Frank Zappa, Zappa Articles | 2 Comments

The Bush Resume

Posted on Wednesday, 10/13/04 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

“Hello. My name is George Bush and I’m running for President. Please consider my accomplishments as set forth in the following resume.”

Posted in Amusing, Politics | 4 Comments

Become Frighteningly Obsessed

Posted on Wednesday, 10/13/04 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

“Once you’ve picked your cult hero, the only thing left to do is bring him up in every single music conversation. Compare every other artist unfavorably to your hero. Lament the fact that your hero has “lost it” and “will … Continue reading →

Posted in Amusing, Music, Pop Cult | 1 Comment

Baby Snakes

Posted on Saturday, 10/09/04 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Every so often I need a reminder of why I spend money on KUR. Every so often, I get the answer. Today’s answer was purchasing the Baby Snakes DVD. Two hours plus of sheer musical heaven — man I love … Continue reading →

Posted in Frank Zappa, Personal, Zappa Audio/Video | 8 Comments

Joe’s Domage: A Rip-Off?

Posted on Friday, 10/08/04 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Ouch! Joe’s Domage is getting very harsh reviews here at KUR so far… Anyone want to chime in with their point of view? (I’ve yet to receive this release so I’ll reserve my judgement.)

Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa Audio/Video, Zappa News | 6 Comments

Time Sandwich

Posted on Friday, 10/08/04 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

This week’s Friday Boot is a collection of live tracks from ’66, ’70 and ’73 known as Time Sandwich.

Posted in Frank Zappa, Friday Boots | 4 Comments

Streaming Quaudio

Posted on Thursday, 10/07/04 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Listen to three full streaming Quaudiophiliac tracks here. (Or you could just decide to buy the damn thing!)

Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa Audio/Video | 4 Comments

Welcome Back Gilboot

Posted on Wednesday, 10/06/04 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Some of you may have noticed that Gilles’ site with Zappa bootleg cover artwork (among other things) had vanished in the past week. Well, it’s back on the air.

Posted in Site News, Zappa Imagery, Zappa Misc | Comments Off on Welcome Back Gilboot

Down Monster Road

Posted on Tuesday, 10/05/04 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Next Wednesday 13 the Doctor and I will be attending the annual Filmfestival of Ghent for a screening of “Monster Road” (the Bruce Bickford docu). Should you be looking for us, we’ll be the ones wearing the fake Groucho Marx … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Personal | Comments Off on Down Monster Road

The Big Note’s Halloween Edition

Posted on Sunday, 10/03/04 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

The Big Note has rolled out its Halloween edition — once again chock full of good stuff. Of particular interest: “Trick Or Treat”, Warren Cuccurullo and L. Shankar’s “The Blue” and TBN member MM7’s monster Halloween compilation. Oh, and also, … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Zappa Audio/Video, Zappa Misc | 1 Comment

I Am Learn

Posted on Sunday, 10/03/04 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

“I wrote a ridiculous Perl program to generate text. Thing is, it developed some bugs, and has managed to create phrases and combinations of words (which actually make sense) that I didn’t even program in. I hooked it up to … Continue reading →

Posted in Bizarre, Science | 5 Comments

Google Flatulence

Posted on Saturday, 10/02/04 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

What exactly is Google trying to tell me here?

Posted in Amusing, Personal | 5 Comments

Friday — Again

Posted on Friday, 10/01/04 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Well, all 6 invites are out the door and our little short story is still unfolding. While reading it, you may enjoy Part Two of this week’s Friday Boot offering.

Posted in Frank Zappa, Friday Boots, Zappa Misc | 1 Comment