Category Archives: Frank Zappa

Edinburgh ’77

Requests? REQUESTS? I suppose you’ll be telling me that we do requests next as well, Barry? Yes, well, once is too much as far as I’m concerned mumble mumble floodgates grumble hrrrrmph… ok, I’m heading back down to the dungeons… … Continue reading

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Recommended Reading

Looking to read some Zappa-interviews? Zappa Wiki Jawaka contributor Propellerkuh has been adding hard to find, out of print articles like a madman — currently 81 articles available for your reading pleasure. Kudos to all wiki workers!

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Quote Of The Day

From a certain Zappa-list: Bought a copy of Sheik’s Rehearsals yesterday on the usually reliable Swingin’ Pig label and am currently enjoying such classics as: Hiney, Don’t You Want A Man Like Me? Keep It Creasy Watermelon In East Dinah-Moo … Continue reading

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Kiss YouTube

A little over a year ago I, quite naively, wrote: If you have some time on your hands, take a look at YouTube. There’s loads of interesting video to watch, including some live Frank Zappa. … to which KUR regular … Continue reading

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You Didn’t Try To Ball Me

Baby Snake points out Play It Again Max, a cool blog featuring out of print LP’s never released on CD. One of them is The Plaster Caster Blues Band from ’69 (which has none of the Plaster Casters playing on … Continue reading

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Washington ’88

Your calls for another ’88 show have been heard: enjoy Warner Theatre, Washington DC, 10 February 1988 — 23 tracks from the best band you never heard in your life… Say “Thank you, Gilles!”

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Zappa Midi

A Zappa midi for every day of the year — well almost: download here.

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Apostrophe + OverNite Sensation: Making Of (DVD)

Having been aired on (Swedish? Norwegian) TV previously, this Classic Albums episode is shaping up to be a very cool DVD release: As ever the programme uses interviews, musical demonstrations, rare archive and home movie footage plus live performances to … Continue reading

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Dweezil On The London Breakfast Show

Ben Cohen writes: I stumbled across an interview with the Dweez. It’s from the Danny Baker London Breakfast show from around 2005 (I think). They discuss Wild Man Fischer, and the Hendrix guitar among other things. Danny Baker is clearly … Continue reading

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Hamburg ’82

The date: June 8th 1982 The venue: Congress Centrum Hamburg, West Germany Your mission: Download!

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Fido Plays Zappa

Maroual points out a Swiss Zappa tribute band called FIDO. Some mp3’s for your listening pleasure available here.

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Dancing Fool in Rotterdam

After Copenhagen still hungry for another ’79 show? Here it is from frankzappa.at: 27 February 1979, Rotterdam. But if you go for the ’80 band playing at the same venue, this is the link for you.

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Inca Roads For Clarinet & Piano

Tour de force: Alessandro Carbonare (clarinet) and Andrea Dindo (piano) perform a Zappa-medley, Atlanta 2006:

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ReminderVille

… a good place to raise your kids up! Lame joke, as I’m sure you’ll agree. However, allow me to state again that: Anyone who wishes to contribute to KUR’s World Tour Scrapbook is still more than welcome to apply. … Continue reading

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A Lesson For Zappa

What would happen if FZ had a lecture from Edgar Varèse? EV: I must confess that my favorite rock song you did was “What’s the ugliest part of your body? [Here Edgard stands up, grabs an imaginary microphone, adapts a … Continue reading

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