Monthly Archives: September 2007

The Voice Of Cheese: The Lost Bees

Posted on Monday, 09/17/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Undaunted, the Voice of Cheese continues… This week’s tune, “Billy-a-Dick”, was sent in by Rick Wood. Rick says: The song “Billy-a-Dick” was written by Hoagy Carmichael during WWII and arranged for use in the film “For the Boys” with vocals, … Continue reading →

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Album Art Grabber

Posted on Monday, 09/17/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Need a good quality version of a certain album’s artwork? Been browsing Google’s image search ’til your eyes bled? Album Art Grabber to the rescue. It works by querying Apple’s iTunes database, and returns images up to 1425x1425px and above. … Continue reading →

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Daily Log I Lurk

Posted on Monday, 09/17/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Fun with the anagram generator. Wanna play too? This way.

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My Real Age

Posted on Sunday, 09/16/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Though I am about to turn 36, my real age is apparently 34.5, and I am calculated to die at the ripe old age of 75.5. That means I can expect to live approximately another 14400 more days. Woohoo! Plenty … Continue reading →

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Later Works

Posted on Sunday, 09/16/07 by Balint

The new Japanese Zappa Box is out. It’s called “Zappa Box – Later Works” and it looks beautiful. Nothing new, just very, very beautiful. Including Does Humour Belong In Music?; Playground Psychotics; Ahead Of Their Time; The Yellow Shark; The … Continue reading →

Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa Audio/Video | 9 Comments

Frank Zappa Meets Ed Wood

Posted on Friday, 09/14/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Brilliant. And slightly NSFW I suppose. Glen or Glenda? Part one: Part two: Via Shakesville.

Posted in Film, Frank Zappa, Pop Cult | 3 Comments

Düsseldorf ’82

Posted on Friday, 09/14/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Aah Germany. The beer, the sauerkraut, the erh… So hey, this week’s Friday Boot comes to us from Düsseldorf — 22 May 1982 to be exact. Enjoy!

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The Big Rock Off!

Posted on Wednesday, 09/12/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Dr Sharl and I got to see Tenacious D & The Pick Of Destiny on DVD last night. Good times, and funny as hell (eh heh heh): Jack Black’s a genius! Must buy the soundtrack.

Posted in Film, Music, Silly | 14 Comments

Uber Cool High Nerd

Posted on Wednesday, 09/12/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Took The Nerd Test. The results of the jury: Mmmmyeah. 46% for math? Somewhere my high school math teacher is popping a vein or two right now. But the nurse is getting his meds, so that’s okay. Oh, and uber … Continue reading →

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Duke Download

Posted on Wednesday, 09/12/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Faces In Reflection, a solo-album by George Duke released in 1974, is available for download here. The album hasn’t been re-issued on CD yet. Duke had this to say about it: I actually like this record. This was the first … Continue reading →

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The Voice Of Cheese: SOFA (2)

Posted on Tuesday, 09/11/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

VOC #30 features one of several tracks sent in by SOFA (previously), entitled “Searchin’“. SOFA says: My problem (as usual) is I can’t decide which I should feature. I’m interested in what you two feel is the best “fit” for … Continue reading →

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Kings Of Belgium

Posted on Friday, 09/07/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

The Kings Of Belgium kick ass. I think you will agree. Hat tip: Pierre Vervloesem.

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UMRK Rehearsals ’81

Posted on Friday, 09/07/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

I’m In The Mood For Love. All Night Long. Filthy Habits. We’re Turning Again. Provided these tunes — 1981 style — suit your fancy, you are in for a real treat. With thanks as always to KUR’s resident bootleg aficionado … Continue reading →

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The First Guy To Rap In The 70’s

Posted on Wednesday, 09/05/07 by Balint

From the ZPZ blog: Dude 1 said to Dude 2, “Who’s playing tonight”? “Frank Zappa’s kid,” replied Dude 2. “Who’s that?” said Dude 1. “You never heard of Frank Zappa?” replied Dude 2. Dude 1, “No.” Dude 2, “Dude, he’s … Continue reading →

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The Voice Of Cheese: Looptron

Posted on Tuesday, 09/04/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

VOC #29 comes to us from Neil, aka Looptron. The track is called, quite aptly I might add, My Name Is Looptron. Neil says: This tune (my first “official” track as an electronic-looping-type-musician) is really a proof-of-concept to see how … Continue reading →

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