Monthly Archives: October 2006

A Talk With Ed Palermo

Posted on Wednesday, 10/11/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

At NPR: an interview with Ed Palermo on making new arrangements for Zappa’s music, with several audio cuts from his new album Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance available for download.

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More ZappaTube Goodness

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

Another gem from YouTube (or GooTube if you prefer): here’s a 7:25 minute video from 1981 following Zappa during the recording of You Are What You Is. … and this, one of the last interviews FZ gave, from NBC’s Today … Continue reading →

Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa Audio/Video | 19 Comments

Six Degrees of Separation

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

Coudal asks: How do you get from Jackson Pollock to Bob Dylan in as few degrees as possible? I’d like to ask the same question, replacing Dylan with Zappa. :)

Posted in Music, Randamonium | 7 Comments

MOFO Trance-Fusion Confusion

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

I noticed Maroual has updated the Trance-Fusion page over at Zappa Wiki Jawaka to include cover art and a track list. Kewl! The wiki has grown immensely in the past couple of months by the way, courtesy of some very … Continue reading →

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The GTO’s: Permanent Damage

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

WFMU has the GTO’s Permanent Damage album available for download, along with “The Groupies” (previously hot-pooped) and an audio version of Pamela Des Barres’ book “I’m With The Band”. Plenty to keep you occupied…

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Reich@70

Posted on Sunday, 10/08/06 by Balint

Steve Reich’s 70th birthday will be marked by festivals and features in several countries under the rubric “Steve Reich @ 70” – concerts from New York to Budapest this year. Congratulations! (I’m sure you already know 18 Musicians, one of … Continue reading →

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Greer Presents Zappa

Posted on Sunday, 10/08/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

“Freak Out! The Frank Zappa Story” as hosted on BBC 4 Radio yesterday and presented by none other than Germaine Greer, is currently available via the Beeb’s “Listen Again” facility (until the end of the week). There are contributions from … Continue reading →

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Lust For Laughs

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

From Iggy Pop’s concert rider: You know what would be really nice? If you could make this room look less like a typical rock & roll dressing room and more sort of… Interesting? Are you with me? Just let someone … Continue reading →

Posted in Amusing, Pop Cult | 3 Comments

Professor Flo

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

While we’re on the topic of Phlorescent Leeches: Mark Volman has recently launched a new website called Ask Professor Flo that is “proving to be a valuable tool for struggling and misguided musicians everywhere”. “For every successful story, there are … Continue reading →

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Dusseldorf ’71

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

The Phlorescent Leech & Eddie are back, at least for this week’s Friday Boot: Dusseldorf, Germany, 23/11/1971. Call Any Vegetable!

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Zappa On Crossfire, 1987 Edition

Posted on Thursday, 10/05/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

This might be a re-post, but any video where Frank talks is worth watching more than once! (Part two continues here).

Posted in Music, Politics, Zappa Audio/Video | 15 Comments

What Is Music?

Posted on Thursday, 10/05/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

The super-stimulus theory: The main idea of the theory is that music is a super-stimulus for the perception of musicality, where “musicality” is actually a perceived property of speech. “Musicality” refers to the property of music that determines how “good” … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Science | 2 Comments

And In Case You’ve Been Wondering

Posted on Wednesday, 10/04/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

… about the radio-silence around here in the last couple of days: I’ve sort of had my hands full with this: More here and here. Any Tom Waits fans in the house, I wonder?

Posted in Music, Personal | 7 Comments

When Magic Tricks Go Wrong…

Posted on Wednesday, 10/04/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

… they are quite likely to end up on YouTube…

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Dear Sir,

Posted on Wednesday, 10/04/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

I was lighting designer on the 2003 performance of Thing Fish – An Authorized Adaptation in London. From that production I am currently selling a unique piece of props, a glowing cross from the scene The Meek Shall Inherit … … Continue reading →

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