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Monthly Archives: February 2007
New CD Releases From Former Zappa Members
Aah press releases! They make posting here easy as pie. This one comes to us from Crossfire Publications. Bring on the quotation machine: On the record label front, Crossfire has lined-up rare, archival releases by former Frank Zappa and the … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa Audio/Video, Zappa News
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The Voice Of Cheese: Pierre Vervloesem
Another Tuesday, another VOC! Pierre Vervloesem is quite a wellknown name in the Belgian alternative music scene. I first got acquainted with his music via X-Legged Sally, and later Flat Earth Society, two bands he was/is a member of. Pierre … Continue reading
Posted in Music, The Voice Of Cheese
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Britain, Britain, Britain
A layman’s guide to Britain: People who don’t live in London are called “provincials”, and are not allowed to meet the Queen or get married. Their suicide rate is high.
Posted in Amusing, Randamonium
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Ensemble Ambrosius Is Good
Ensemble Ambrosius gave a concert in Brugge Concertgebow, Belgium on the 25th of June 2004. Belgian Broadcasting Company recorded the concert and we have put here available some Zappa pieces for our Zappa-obsessed fans: Toads of The Short Forest/Dupree’s Paradise/The … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Zappa Audio/Video
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Slick!
You’ll have to excuse the bad footage quality, but Grace Slick is, well, hilarious in this interview with FZ, from somewhere in the deep dark eighties:
Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa Audio/Video
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40 Minute Psychedelic Version
Remember this short clip shot by Ed Seeman? He described it as “a small portion of the 14 hours I shot with FRANK ZAPPA & the Original Mothers of Invention over a two year period from 1967 to 1968”. Well, … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa Audio/Video
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Rehab
When was the last time a female singer grabbed you by the gonads? Was it Joni Mitchell? Aretha Franklin? Rory Block? Sheryl Crow perhaps? Chrissy Hynde? As for me, it would have to be Amy Winehouse: a foulmouthed Brit with … Continue reading
Posted in Music
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Albuquerque ’81
It’s been a while since we featured a Zappa show from the ’81 tour — come to think of it, we haven’t had many of those around here altogether since the Friday Boots saw the light of day some four … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Friday Boots
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Second Coming, Puerto Rican Edition
How refreshing: a minister with the number 666 tattooed on his arm: Although it’s a number usually associated with Satan, not the son of God, de Jesus says that 666 and the Antichrist are, like him, misunderstood. The Antichrist is … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre, Religion, Silly
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The Voice Of Cheese: Michael Pabst
It’s time for another Voice Of Cheese! This week’s contribution comes to us from Michael Pabst and his band The Research Institute. The track, entitled 4 12 93 was composed by Michael and features him on bass. Quite Zappaesque if … Continue reading
Posted in Music, The Voice Of Cheese
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Jingle Cheese
Cool! Duncan, wiki contributor and KUR-reader has produced a jingle for The Voice Of Cheese with the aid of the, um, VX-323. Be sure not to miss the second ditty which if you ask me, is itself a perfect fit … Continue reading
Posted in Music, The Voice Of Cheese
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Amsterdam ’77
This week’s Friday boot takes us to the Jaap Edenhall, Amsterdam. It is the 5th of February 1977, and a bunch of classic tunes are about to be performed…
Posted in Frank Zappa, Friday Boots
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Maestro
Five minutes before his big performance, the Maestro and his persistent mechanical assistant are in preparation mode. As the clock ticks, life at the top is not all it seems. The multi award-winning Maestro blends an operatic aria with CG … Continue reading
Humo(u)r Me
English vs American humo(u)r? Turns out it’s not at all that different — or so thinks comedian Simon Pegg: Americans can fully appreciate irony. They just don’t feel entirely comfortable using it on each other, in case it causes damage. … Continue reading
Posted in Amusing, Pop Cult
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