Monthly Archives: April 2006

Immaculate Youth

Posted on Saturday, 04/29/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Amo a Laura pero esperare hasta el matrimonio! (via Jime)

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This Note’s For Neil

Posted on Saturday, 04/29/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Warning: Neil Young Fan Entry Dead Ahead! Spent all morning listening to the stream of Neil Young’s Living With War. What a motherfucker of an album. This is classic Neil. Imagine the joyously roaring guitars on Ragged Glory, add the … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Politics | 6 Comments

NYC ZPZ Video

Posted on Friday, 04/28/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Here’s a little audio/visual taste of what we can expect from Zappa Plays Zappa, as recorded at the Jammy Awards last April 20. From the looks of it, the Dweez may be somewhat lacking in showmanship but by golly, he’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa Audio/Video, Zappa Plays Zappa | 9 Comments

Toronto ’69

Posted on Friday, 04/28/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

This week’s boot: Rockpile, Toronto Canada, May ’69. For you nitpickers out there (you know who you are) it may also have been the 5/19/69 Massey Hall gig, although the gig list seems to suggest otherwise.

Posted in Frank Zappa, Friday Boots | 11 Comments

This Note’s For You

Posted on Thursday, 04/27/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Neil Young is set to release a new album called Living With War. The songs are — surprise! — anti-Bush / anti-war, and will be available as streaming audio on his site next Friday. There’s even a weblog: This is … Continue reading →

Posted in In The News, Music, Politics | 6 Comments

Pffrt

Posted on Thursday, 04/27/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

And now for a merry bit of high-brow if somewhat flatulent singalong animation, Made In Belgiumâ„¢. (via)

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Rare Beef

Posted on Thursday, 04/27/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

For Cpt Beefheart fans: 2 rare releases are for sale at ReR Megacorp: Grow Fins (5 CD’s of unreleased material, tracing the Magic Bands from the beginning) and Dust Sucker (being the unreleased Bat Chain Puller LP).

Posted in Frank Zappa, Music | 4 Comments

Boinged

Posted on Thursday, 04/27/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Ya know, in the past we’ve been metafiltered, linkfiltered, growabrained, powazeked, and now this: it ain’t Rolling Stone, but Burnt managed to have Boing Boing post my FZ vs PMRC Flickr set on their frontpage this morning. What’s next? Slashdot? … Continue reading →

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Bosnian Pyramids?

Posted on Wednesday, 04/26/06 by Balint

Oh-oh… Said to be the first pyramid on the European continent. See the pictures also.

Posted in Amusing, Science | 5 Comments

Zappathon ’06 Post Scriptum

Posted on Tuesday, 04/25/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

For those of you who missed out on last Sunday’s wusb.fm’s ’06 Zappathon, a stream of the entire show is available here. Alternatively, you can sign up for the snailmail vine over at the Uncle Beat Forum. Oh, and by … Continue reading →

Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa Audio/Video | 5 Comments

ZPZ Video Clips

Posted on Tuesday, 04/25/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Flat Top Sam (no really) sent in links to video clips of Zappa Plays Zappa during rehearsal. They’re short but sweet, have a look: Florentine Pogen (one, two) and The Black Page.

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

Zappa Over The Phone

Posted on Tuesday, 04/25/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Duncan alerts me to the fact that Bill Camarata over at Box of Sound included a 1988 phone interview with Frank Zappa in one of his podcasts. Being the swell guy that he is, Duncan has clipped out the relevant … Continue reading →

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Dark Side Of The Wizard

Posted on Tuesday, 04/25/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

I had never heard about this but apparently, several years ago a rumor began to circulate about a strange connection between Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon (1973) and the MGM classic The Wizard of Oz (1939). Synchronize the … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Music, Pop Cult | 15 Comments

Cha Cha!

Posted on Monday, 04/24/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Sexy vintage album covers. My favorite has to be this one: An obese barefooted elderly man dressed like a mid-70s Barry Manilow, holding a stray dog and throwing around confetti while contemplating a possibly sexual relationship with a goodlooking yet … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Pop Cult, Sex, Silly | 1 Comment

200 Motels Promotional Pictures

Posted on Saturday, 04/22/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Some time ago, I obtained original prints of promotional pictures taken during the production of Zappa’s 200 Motels. Don’t ask how I got them — let’s just call it good karma. And since good karma begets good karma, I figured … Continue reading →

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