Author Archives: Dr Sharleena

KUR Corp. is having a busy start of the year. This last picture shows our little commonalty making use of an ingenious deVICe (the Vine Generator) designed to disseminate bootlegs across the world to followers that can’t download them for … Continue reading →

Radio UMRK’s CD of the month January is “Burnt Weeny Sandwich”. Go have a listen! Oh, and thanks John for keeping the “Halloween” disc available! I’ve been listening to it and loving it ever since you put it online! I … Continue reading →

…by Ozzy Osbourne & Dweezil. Happy wah-wah everyone!! (thanks francesco from zutalors)

“On December 21, 1940, Frank Jr. came into the world – or actually almost didn’t come into the world. Mom was in labor with Frank for thirty-six hours and they both almost died. Frank came into the world butt first, … Continue reading →

Barry has told me my folder (“sharleena’s crap” folder) is going to explode if i don’t clean it up from time to time, so here’s some of my secret files unloaded fer ya: photos by Rik Walton; cool drawings at … Continue reading →

Our waiter in Italy is offering the Halloween DVD at La Chromo Dinetto this month. For the Young Sophisticates among our readers, the menu includes also Reverb Canneloni and Magic RA Compressed Lasagna. Bon apetit!

Sorongoblog: a blog project featuring the recent sport-art of soreting (in Argentina: sorete or sorongo=turd, hence the name of the sport-art). Los lectores de habla hispana podrán disfrutar, además, de consejos y secretos de composición de las obras. Los otros, … Continue reading →

Some nice shots captured from Peefeeyatko, a documentary made by the Austrian tv about Synclavier composition techniques. Look at Zappa’s glasses! I’d like to see this program some time…

The UMRK trattorie is serving You Are What You Is this month on their cutie Chrome Dinette. Great disc that features Heavenly Bank Account, Harder Than Your Husband, Doreen among other all time favorites. Don’t miss it if you don’t … Continue reading →

I’m not sure if we posted this before, but hey, ignore me if we did: some technical info i obviously don’t understand, but you will surely find very interesting.

Feeling slightly depressed on an early monday morning? Join the Loyal Order Of The Water Buffalo. You won’t be disappointed.

Highly reliable sources have identified the guitar Zappa is playing in the picture from his graduation book, in 1958: it’s a Supro Dual Tone, manufactured by Valco in the ’50s. Oh, and the picture of the Blackouts that is in … Continue reading →

Check out the inside/outside views of Zappa’s former Laurel Canyon house. Awesome! (thanks Francesco)

There’s still time for applying to the World Beard and Moustache Championships, taking place this year in Carson City, USA. Imperials+goatees are listed in the Categories section. Be daring!

While Barry is competing with his band Moonbug at the WestTalent rock rally, i’ve found this interesting site featuring covers and the groups that made them which seems to be pretty much exhaustive (for example, even when The Persuasions are … Continue reading →