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Category Archives: Frank Zappa
Dortmund ’79
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
From Counterculture to Consumer Culture
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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Tagged article, censorship, mainstream, underground culture, Zappa
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100% Zappa – On The Radio!
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
A Frank Zappa Street For Amsterdam
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
Zappadan
…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
Montreal ’84
You’ll never guess what I went through this morning, prior to posting this week’s Friday Boot — though you’re free to take a guess. Say what? Oh, on to the boot already. Yes. That’d be Montreal, Canada, November 2nd 1984, … Continue reading
Burnt Weeny Sandwich, 1969
This document of the original Mothers of Invention, mostly set to the music from Uncle Meat (with the exception of “The Theme from Burnt Weeny Sandwich” from Burnt Weeny Sandwich), originally broadcast on April 30th, 1969, as part of The … Continue reading
YouZap – Audio/Video
Or should it be ZapTube?… Anyway, I’ve made a collection of the collectable videos – from the Steve Allen Show (63) till Dweezil’s ZPZ shows. Just to have them together. Have fun! (The collection is constantly growing.)
Edmonton Eargasmic Extravaganza: ZPZ Plays The Big Empty
Dweezil and Company finished the North American leg of their tour in Edmonton last night to a small yet appreciative audience of diehard Zappa freaks (some of which who, by the way, have waited since 1971 for this chance to … Continue reading
Zappa Coverbands on MySpace
Directly from Michigan, U.S.A. is Mokum and Yooper with their unique cover of “Directly From My Heart To You.” And from Pavia, Italy, is the tribute band MN e i CONTENUTI with covers of “The Grand Wazoo,” “Dirty Love,” “Eat … Continue reading
Hamburg ’76
This week’s Friday Boot, courtesy of Gilles, takes us back to Hamburg (again!), February 20, 1976 — exactly one month after a couple of Australian gigs which were later released by the ZFT as FZ:OZ (wiki). Check it out. Oh, … Continue reading
Sexual Harassment In The Workplace
Yes, the way it was played in San Diego, 12.12.1981 (late show). Some more interesting facts: the very last show of the tour, with Frogs With Dirty Little Lips as a closer, but Whipping Post as a second (!) tune … Continue reading
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Tagged 1981, aaafnraa.de, bootleg, live zappa, mp3, Sexual Harassment
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Interview With Dweezil
In The Oregonian, Saturday, November 17: ED CONDRAN: Project Object takes exception to your work. This is what PO’s Andre Cholmondeley told me recently: “Our band is the closest to how (Frank) Zappa did it. We leave room for experimentation. … Continue reading
Rufus At The Circus
Dr Sharl and I went to see Rufus Wainwright last night at the Cirque Royal in Brussels. Nuff said? :) Seriously though, here’s one talented singer/songwriter if ever I heard one. To switch effortlessly from rock to folk to campy … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Music, Personal
Tagged composer, Live Music, rufus wainwright, talent
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