Monthly Archives: May 2007

My Generation

The Zimmers on MySpace. Fabulous. Thanks Duncan!

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The Voice Of Cheese: Hermann Schindler

VOC #18 has wiki-contributor Hermann Schindler (aka Propellerkuh) whipping it out. The track is called “You-Nique!”. Hermann says: It’s a piece about stupidness of radio-listeners and Austrian radio-programmers, who always play music of Brian Adams, Bonny Tyler, D.J.Bobo, Cher, Celine … Continue reading

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ZPZ DVD Trailer!

So: on the slightly renewed ZPZ page here’s the trailer – and also a few words for The Still Hoping European Audiences: I have already made my own inquiries into the possibilities of increasing the number of European dates. If … Continue reading

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Dweez On ZPZ

Dweezil’s new post on the ZPZ Tour lineup: I’ve noticed that there seems to be a bit of confusion surrounding the lineup of this year’s tour. I would love to clarify things for all of you. …and he continues: I … Continue reading

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ZPZ Antwerp: Tickets Now On Sale!

Tickets for Zappa Plays Zappa’s Elisabeth Hall gig in Antwerp (Oct 6) went on sale this morning and by golly: they are flying out the door. When I checked half an hour ago, the entire upper balcony was already sold … Continue reading

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Waterbury ’75 (2)

You asked for it, so here is Waterbury ’75, Late Show — with thanks to Gilles, as always.

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Terry’s Drumkit

… and how it’s assembled on stage: (Via FlabberM)

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Diva’s Laugh

Diva’s Laugh: Episode 1. Odd.

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Zappa Plays Zappa ’07’s Special Guest: Ray White

As noted in the comments by KUR’s Intrepid Eastern Europe Correspondent Balint, ZPZ’s summer/fall tour will not feature Napoleon Murphy Brock on vocals. Filling the void, guitarist and vocalist Ray White is said to join the tour instead. GuitarWorld Magazine: … Continue reading

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The Black Page: Teenage Drummer Version

If ZPZ is still around some 5 years from now, they should consider checking out 16 year old Michael Campo: Thanks Ryan!

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The Voice Of Cheese: Ezekiel Hubbard

VOC #17! The track: The Original Soup. Purpetrator Ezekiel Hubbard says: It was recorded on a battered Tascam 488 8-track cassette deck, the bass & drum (myself and Clay Stricklin, respectively) tracks were recorded live, with the last 3rd of … Continue reading

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Imogen Heap – Just For Now.

I can’t resist sharing it here. I’ve been listenning her for days now. Simply beautiful.

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New European ZPZ Dates!

And here they are, according to zappa.com‘s mailing list: Sep 25, 2007: London, UK – Shepherds Bush Empire Sep 26, 2007: Tilburg, Netherlands – 013 Sep 27, 2007: Amsterdam, Netherlands – Melkweg Sep 29, 2007: Fribourg, Germany Switzerland – Le … Continue reading

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Waterbury ’75

Ready for another boot? Check out Waterbury, CT, 29 October 1975. Review here.

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An Interview With Gail

Gail Zappa talks about the Apostrophe/Overnite-Sensation “Classic Albums” DVD release and other Z-related topics (including the Holy Grail Roxy release!) in this 18 minute (audio) interview — just in case that’s your kind of thing. :)

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