Monthly Archives: May 2006

Frank Whips It Out

Another jem found at jam.zappafan.net: Frank Zappa at the Senate Judiciary Committee Hearings, way back in ’86. This man truly died a decade too soon. I would’ve loved to see him trash the current Bush administration. (YouTube link) Update! Scott … Continue reading

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Dummy Up Videoclip

Aaah one can dream… video from the Dummy Up routine as performed at the Roxy! It’s actually an outtake from The True Story of 200 Motels which I don’t own, so I hadn’t seen this snippet yet. (via Balint!)

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Beyond Cringe Comedy

Oh my oh my oh my: (youTube link, via)

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Kansas City ’80

On April 13 1980 Zappa played the Soldiers & Sailors Memorial in Kansas City, MO. And it just so happens to be this (and next) week’s Friday Boot. Happy listening!

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Fun With GoogleTrends

The geeks at Google have released a new toy: Google Trends. It allows you to look up the popularity of searchterms over the years, but the real fun lies in the fact that you can compare searchterm popularity of different … Continue reading

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Don, Moon ‘n Dweez

Remember Don Johnson’s mid 80s musical masterpiece “Heartbeat”? Not only is this review of said audio-visual marvel quite a funny read — it also reveals that both Dweezil and Moon Zappa appear in the video, as guitarist and chorus singer … Continue reading

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Let’s Scratch

Just another time-waster that’s pointless yet oddly addictive in its own peculiar way: ScratchPad. You’ll have to go there to see what it does.

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Yes Indeed: OMG WTF

And so it has come to this: ladies & gentlemen, I give you myspace.com/killuglyradio. OMG WTF!!11 LOL

Posted in Randamonium, Silly | 7 Comments

51. MTV

38. Sting 22. Lists that reduce rock to a series of lists 7. Finding God 50 Worst Things Ever To Happen To Music.

Posted in Music, Pop Cult | 11 Comments

A Whole Lotta Stairway

Stairway To Heaven – Sung Backwards Stairway To Heaven Sung Backwards – the Forward Version 64 cover versions of Stairway To Heaven

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Did A Vehicle…

Says Gary McKinnon, who was arrested after being accused of hacking into Nasa and the US military computer networks: Old-age pensioners can’t pay their fuel bills, countries are invaded to award oil contracts to the West, and meanwhile secretive parts … Continue reading

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What The Hack?

Balint’s zappa.hu is back online. Congratulations on a fast recovery, Marosi! Too bad about some of the stuff being wiped out forever though…

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Zappa on Myspace

Frank Zappa on Myspace (Thanks Pablo!). I wonder what the ZFT did to obtain this profile, as I’m sure some zappahead had already claimed it previously. Cease and desist letter anyone? :)

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Zappa Café, Budapest

There is something about Eastern Europe and Zappa. Scott of ineedmorecowbell.com sent in pictures of a place called “The Zappa Café”, taken in Budapest, Hungary:

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Monster Road Out On DVD

For those of you who didn’t get to see it in your local theatre: Monster Road, the award-winning Bruce Bickford documentary, is out on DVD. The film offers a fascinating look into the life and spirit of a true American … Continue reading

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