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Monthly Archives: June 2005
Mo Sketchin
As an art academy graduate, I remember how my sketchbook used to be of great importance to me. I would use it to store thoughts. It was my repository of epiphanies. I would spend time doodling in it when the … Continue reading
European Ears
It turns out that he sold roughly four times as many records in the Old Continent than in the country that provided so much of the raw material for his scabrous satirising. Gail Zappa thinks it is to do with … Continue reading
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More Hammersmith
Hammersmith ’82, part two. Oh, and if you’ve ever played Battlefield 2, you’ll find this little easter egg quite amusing. (Thanks Tony!)
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L’Alambic Electrique
Meanwhile, in France… We organise a festival on 30 & 31 of july this summer in a small village in Burgundy (220 km south from Paris, France) dedicated to the “70’s – prog – psych – Canterbury – zappaesque” scene. … Continue reading
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“The District” – prizewinning animation
“It’s not Verona but the deepest ghetto of Budapest. It’s not the Capulets and Montagues but rivalling Hungarian and Gypsy clans. It’s not about romance but money and oil.” After the amazing Belgian masterpiece here’s a Hungarian animation called The … Continue reading
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Edit Wars
WikiPedia: lamest edit wars ever. Sample: “Should potato chips be flavored or flavoured? What is the provenance of the potato chip, America or UK? Four-user revert war on these important issues results in the page getting protected and listed on … Continue reading
Les Paul
Modern Guitars interviews Les Paul: How did you and your jazz friends react to rock ‘n’ roll when it arrived on the scene? LP: We were kind of upset about it – Sinatra, Nat King Cole – all of us. … Continue reading
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Hammersmith
Another Friday, another boot audience recording: Hammersmith Odeon, London, 19/06/82 (late show, part one). Just an FYI: this month, KUR’s FB has been churning out a massive 6Gb per day. See that button that says “Donate” to the right of … Continue reading
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Burning That DVD
Burning That DVD: The crux is, how does one go about burning a DVD. Are there burners that are better than others? Is a specific format required to produce a functional DVD? And what about software: is one package preferred … Continue reading
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Three Things
Things That Were Delivered To My Doorstep Today: 2 Zappa Plays Zappa tickets 5 Zappa live DVD’s (thanks Skoljic!) 1 PowerMac G5 + Apple 20′ Cinema Display I have a feeling I’m going to win the lottery this evening! :D
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KUR has got the exclusive!!
This telex from an undisclosed location has just arrived to KUR Headquarters; the sender is Doreen, who claims to be right on the firsts rehearsals from Dweez and Ahmet for the next concerts. Since this is breaking news, i’m posting … Continue reading
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Porta Yoga
Reverse the aging process! Stand upside down. More asinine 70’s ads at Retro Randy…
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The Zappa’s On The Beeb
Dweezil, Ahmet and Gail on the BBC Breakfast show, just this morning (QuickTime movie).
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Summum Some Mo’
Summum is a religion begun in 1975. The seven great principles of Summum are psychokinesis, correspondence, vibration, opposition, rhythm, cause and effect, and gender. Summum is also the venue for FZ’s Grenoble ’88 show. Enjoy part two…
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