Monthly Archives: December 2007

Lukewarm Poop From Dec 9th

Posted on Monday, 12/10/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

BBC NEWS | Americas | Venezuela creates own time zone – Bananas! wetriffs.com/gallery – “Warning: gallery contains some nudity, guitars.” Look Great Naked at Any Age – Whatever happened to Bobby Martin? Zappa.com – Is Robert Bobby Martin dead or … Continue reading →

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Lukewarm Poop From Dec 8th

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

Jewsrock.org : Take the Quiz – “Some of the following 20 pop idols are Jewish. Some are not. Your job: figure out which are which. “ C.I.A. Destroyed Tapes of Interrogations – New York Times – America the Beautiful History … Continue reading →

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Santa Monica, December 1981

Posted on Saturday, 12/08/07 by Balint

Missed it in 2003? Here it is again, from Burkhard! With some additional stories here. Great show, atomic solos, fun moments, amazing special guests – should be released!

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Dortmund ’79

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

If it’s Friday this must be the Friday Boot! We’re off to Germany again: Dortmund, 25 March 1979. The FZ Tape Reviewing Society says: (…) it’s in FZ’s City Of Tiny Lites solo where the show comes to life. This … Continue reading →

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From Counterculture to Consumer Culture

Posted on Friday, 12/07/07 by urbangraffito

As early as the 1960s, Frank Zappa already knew that to get to the “real” truth one had to go to the underground, because the mainstream was just out to sell you something you probably didn’t need in the first … Continue reading →

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100% Zappa – On The Radio!

Posted on Wednesday, 12/05/07 by Balint

Tomorrow (thursday) the whole program of the MR Symphony Orchestra will be aired on the radio – of course you’ll be able to listen to it online. At 19.35 (in Hungary). A tiny video of the program can be seen … Continue reading →

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A Frank Zappa Street For Amsterdam

Posted on Tuesday, 12/04/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Following Berlin’s example comes a Dutch initiative to have a street in Amsterdam named after FZ: Frank Zappa Straat dot nl. Care to give your support? Sign the petition here! Hat tip: Han Zijlstra

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Zappadan

Posted on Tuesday, 12/04/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

…starts right about now: Yes, we’re calling out to you – you over there with the hair on your head – step on up here and tell us what you can do to contribute to The Festival of Zappadan. Not … Continue reading →

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Lukewarm Poop From Dec 1st

Posted on Sunday, 12/02/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

The Magic Band play Captain Beefheart in 2008 – “It may be a bit premature for me to mention that more dates are planned, but if I’m wrong you can just say it’s the first time I was happy to … Continue reading →

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The Mp3 Encoding Debate: Results Are In

Posted on Saturday, 12/01/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

A follow-up to this post: Cognitive Daily yesterday published its rather (un?)surprising results: For both recordings, there was a significant difference between ratings of the 64 kbps sampling rate and the 128 kbps sampling rate, but no difference between ratings … Continue reading →

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