Monthly Archives: February 2006

Würzburg ’88 (2)

Posted on Friday, 02/17/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

I know it lacks any sense of logic, but having presented you with Würzburg ’88 Part One last week, we now give you Part Two of the same concert. “That Barry,” people often say, “he’s such an eccentric!”

Posted in Frank Zappa, Friday Boots | 3 Comments

Zappa Plays Zappa: European Tourdates

Posted on Thursday, 02/16/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

I’m probably the last to find out — blame it on too much work and a faulty car-battery at 7pm out in the freezing cold — but the ZFT now has a page up with all the (European) tourdates for … Continue reading →

Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa News, Zappa Plays Zappa | 11 Comments

You Go Girl!

Posted on Wednesday, 02/15/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Willie Nelson released a gay-themed cowboy-song yesterday entitled “Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly (Fond of Each Other)”. What is it with closet cowboys these days? Massive outings from the prairie! As Roger Bourland puts it: “Wow Willy! You go girl!”

Posted in In The News, Music | 4 Comments

If You’re About To Get Sick

Posted on Tuesday, 02/14/06 by Balint

…from watching your TV (or ANYONE’S: friends, airports, bars, restaurants, laundromats…), simply turn it off. Just touch that dial! One size fits ALL!

Posted in Bizarre, Silly | 2 Comments

Two Million Gig

Posted on Tuesday, 02/14/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

So there’s this bunch of old men who call themselves “The Rolling Stones”, and they’re doing this cozy little gig in Rio de Janeiro next Saturday. Two million people expected to attend! Let’s just hope they haven’t enlisted the Hell’s … Continue reading →

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Perfect Major

Posted on Tuesday, 02/14/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Take this for what it’s worth, but… You scored as Art. You should be an Art major! How bohemian! Art 92% Linguistics 83% Dance 75% Mathematics 75% Philosophy 67% Theater 67% Engineering 67% Psychology 58% English 58% Sociology 50% Anthropology … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal, Silly | 9 Comments

Neverland

Posted on Monday, 02/13/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Bizarre and slightly unnerving: Neverland, Amerika, a Flickr photoset with a twist. (last two via Exploding Aardvark)

Posted in Bizarre, Pop Cult, Visual Arts | 3 Comments

Be A Loafer, It’s Good For You!

Posted on Monday, 02/13/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

May I suggest you print this out and show it to your boss the next time he complains about that absent stare into infinity of yours: Idlers, loafers and layabouts, listen up. A new study suggests that the times when … Continue reading →

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Tap That Song

Posted on Monday, 02/13/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

And another fun diversion: Song Tapper! Use your keyboard’s spacebar to tap the (lyrical) rhythm of a song, and have the site guess that song. Amazingly accurate, I might add — I tapped “Close To You” by B. Bacharach and … Continue reading →

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Live Plasma

Posted on Monday, 02/13/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Fun little diversion: Live Plasma. Feed it with the name of a band or musician and it’ll show you their relationship with other bands/musicians. The results for Frank Zappa were a bit weird though, as Neil Young appears right next … Continue reading →

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Dear Idiot Bastard

Posted on Sunday, 02/12/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Okay, well, somebody has to say it. Dear Idiot Bastard Son, For years I have been reading your excellent Zappa newspage. Navigating around your place was never easy (Powered by Lotus? Ody-frames?), but I hung around anyway because I’m not … Continue reading →

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Get Smart

Posted on Friday, 02/10/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Why am I not surprised: The US government is developing a massive computer system that can collect huge amounts of data and, by linking far-flung information from blogs and e-mail to government records and intelligence reports, search for patterns of … Continue reading →

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The Wisdom Of Crowds

Posted on Friday, 02/10/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

As with many things, our appreciation of a given piece of music is largely influenced by what others think of it, New Scientist reports: …participants [in the study] who could see how often a song had been downloaded tended to … Continue reading →

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Würzburg ’88 (1)

Posted on Friday, 02/10/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Need I say anything more? Head overthere and get it!

Posted in Frank Zappa, Friday Boots, Zappa Audio/Video | 10 Comments

The Idea Of The North

Posted on Thursday, 02/09/06 by Balint

Reading some writings of Glenn Gould, I realised that he did not only made musical recordings, but some documentaries, too. Now finally I’ve found some: The Idea of North (1967) The Latecomers (1969) The Quiet In The Land – that … Continue reading →

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