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Category Archives: Frank Zappa
Chrome Dinette To Be Shut Down?
John Healy, curator of the wonderful Chrome Dinette has apparently received a cease & desist letter, courtesy of the ZFT’s lawyers. We are hereby formally advising you that you must immediately disable the above-referenced website and cease and desist any … Continue reading
Posted in In The News, Zappa Misc
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Hannover ’79
This and next week’s Friday Boot: Hannover, West Germany, 26 March 1979. Gilles had uploaded the tracks as .wma, so I had a bit of fun converting to 192 kbps .mp3’s using Switch and the truly craptacular flip4mac. Anyway, enjoy.
Posted in Frank Zappa, Friday Boots
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Hit it, Dweez!
We didn’t talk about sports much, though he did like a game of badminton,” says Zappa. “But I don’t think he’d be upset that I play golf. For my dad, the ultimate disgraceful pursuit would be becoming an A&R man … Continue reading
Posted in Zappa Misc
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Vancouver ’75 (2)
Those who downloaded part one of Vancouver, Oct. 1st ’75 will be happy to know that part two is now up.
Posted in Frank Zappa, Friday Boots
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Tu sais ce que c’est un lapdog?
Here’s one reason why French TV makes my toes curl: For some reason they think the viewer can’t read subtitles, so they bring in a staccato-speaking voice-over to dub Frank’s voice, thus losing all the little nuances of what he’s … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa Audio/Video
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Baby Snakes On The Big Screen
Zappa fans living in or around Santa Monica are in luck: the local Aero Theatre is screening 1979’s “Baby Snakes” next Thursday — with Gail Zappa on hand to discuss the movie. Other classic rock documentaries planned for showing are … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Frank Zappa, Zappa Audio/Video
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Tehran Dog Breath Variations
“It’s a good life when you are trying to get things started that are impossible,” he said. “Such as the Tehran Symphony Orchestra playing Frank Zappa.” Nader Mashayekhi, the orchestra’s new leader, takes it all in stride. In fact, he … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Music, Zappa News
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We’ll Always Have Paris
Flabbergasted I am. Via The Idiot Bastard.
Posted in Bizarre, Frank Zappa, Pop Cult
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Vancouver ’75
For the next 2 Fridays, Gilles has prepared the following show for you: Vancouver Canada, 1 Oct. 1975. In other news: don’t you find it terribly annoying when the postman rings your doorbell carrying a Very Important Package while you’re … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Friday Boots, Personal
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More On The Freak Out! Anniversary Release
This just in via Marco over at the Dutch Zappa-list. I haven’t been able to track down the following Gail Zappa quote on the zappa.com site which if you ask me suffers from a severe case of mystery meat navigation, … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa Audio/Video, Zappa News
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Time And Those Waves
Nigey Lennon remembers David Walley. Anyone who knew David, or read his work, or picked his brain for editorial suggestions, or made even the most casual contact with him, generally found that they’d been changed, transformed by the contact. It … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Zappa Misc
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Freak Out Ale
From Lagunitas Brewing comes a new beer called Freak Out Ale, celebrating 40 years of Freak Out! — with Gail Zappa’s permission, no less. Here’s the label:
Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa Imagery
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Zappa On The TNT Show
Duncan writes in with a little conundrum: spot FZ in this trailer for “The TNT Show”. He’s looped the relevant bit here for convenience. Questions: Why was he there? Is the guy on his left talking to him? If so … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa Audio/Video
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Sydney ’73 (2)
Part Two of Hordern Pavilion, Sidney, July 8 ’73 is available.
Posted in Frank Zappa, Friday Boots
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Freak Out! Turns Forty
Quoth the zappa.com newsletter: In commemoration of the FOURtieth Anniversary of a World That Contains Freak Out! we are so very pleased to present the FZ Audiography and Documentary Evidence (for the first time this century) of those certain recording … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa Audio/Video, Zappa News
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