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Monthly Archives: April 2006
This Sunday: Zappathon ’06
Hey kids, just a reminder: WUSB’s Zappathon ’06 airs tomorrow, starting at noon and going til midnight (EST). Co-hosted by John Tabacco and Nigey Lennon it’ll be nothing short of a Zapfest featuring interviews and rare recordings. On top of … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa Audio/Video, Zappa News
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ZPZ At The Jammy’s
Last night was Zappa Plays Zappa’s official opening at the Jammy’s. Judging from this review authored by one Trendmonger at the zappa.com forums, we are in for a treat. A Big Treat: Chick Corea came out for the Fender Rhodes … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa Audio/Video, Zappa News, Zappa Plays Zappa
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37 Cello’s
Very cool: video of musician Ethan Winer playing a song composed entirely of 37 cello parts. He even plays the percussion parts on his cello. It was recorded on 23 tracks using 37 plug-in effects. (Here’s the youTube link in … Continue reading
Zürich ’79 (2)
This morning I said to myself, “Self”, I said, “you posted part one of Zürich ’79, wouldn’t it be a swell idea to post part two?” “Self,” I responded, “excellent thinking“. Whereupon Self and I had some more coffee, enjoying … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Friday Boots
19 Comments
Pan flutes! Orchestra hits! James Brown Grunts!
“Famous sounds“: sounds that have been created or used by somebody, liked and then copied by many others, and thus earned a “classic” status. I’d like to open this section of Synth Mania utilizing as a starting point portions of … Continue reading
I Am The Eggman
I am me and Rummy’s he, Iraq is free and we are all together. (Related: RollingStone — The Worst President In History?)
Posted in In The News, Music, Politics
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Another Zappa Book
Yet another book on Zappa is hitting the shelves: The Words and Music of Frank Zappa by one Kelly Fisher Lowe. And just to make this post a bit more interesting: on the cover, the typeface used is the same … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Frank Zappa
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UH, REALLY COOL
I THINK THAT, UH, FRANK ZAPPA’S FACIAL HAIR IS REALLY COOL TO LOOK AT AND, UH, I AM ACTUALLY THINKING ABOUT GETTING IT TATTOOED ON MY BODY. (myspace.com: where braincells go to die.)
Posted in Frank Zappa, Silly
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The Effect Of Pr0n
A scientific study into the effect of pr0n on male fertility, at last! “Gentleman, would you like to know how to improve the potency of your semen? Do you need a good excuse to give your significant other when she … Continue reading
Crackpot Cruise
Headline of the day: Mission Impossible star Cruise vows to eat placenta after birth. “I’m gonna eat the placenta. I thought that would be good. Very nutritious. I’m gonna eat the cord and the placenta right there.” Hungry Freaks, Daddy…
Posted in Bizarre
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Everybody I Shot Is Dead
That was the subject of an email I received just now. Thinking I was about to engage in a conversation with a serial killer, I started reading: I am writing to you because you are affiliated with and/or a fan … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Pop Cult, Visual Arts
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Social Experiment
I wonder what would happen if Zappa fans all over the world went out and did something like this.
Posted in Music, Pop Cult
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Hi Fritz!
Ha! I know one German who’s very happy to have searched Google for “frank+zappa+zurich+1979+bootleg” some ten minutes ago! :)
Posted in Frank Zappa, Randamonium
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Zappa Scrapbook
This guy is putting up a bunch of newspaper clippings, articles and pictures related to Frank Zappa. Nice reads, if you can ignore the background-music, the rotating smilies, and the fact that most of the articles are in dutch…
Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa Articles
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Zürich ’79
Hope you have a really Good Friday with Part One of this little nugget: Zürich, Switzerland, 1 april 1979.
Posted in Frank Zappa, Friday Boots
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