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Category Archives: Zappa Misc
Steve Mann
Steve Mann is one of the “people who contributed materially†as listed on the â€Freak Out†album (he played some with the early Mothers just after Henry Vestine). He has a new CD called “Alive and Pickin†and you can … Continue reading
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Nappy Whips It Out
We should have posted this ages ago, but hey: it is never too late! Napoleon Murphy Brock interviewed by Pisspot the rabbit, from gAD TV dot com team. (thanks ben)
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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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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
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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
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Honk 4 Frank Now
Studio Z is alive! Filmmakers Adam Fiorenza and Derek Miley are about to finish their documentary focusing on Zappa’s “Cucamonga years” and started a smart marketing campaign both for the city to pay some recognition and also for the -soon … Continue reading
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Irreconcilable Differences
Maybe it’s one reason for his absence on the ZPZ tour: Ahmet Zappa and Selma Blair are getting divorced.
Posted in In The News, Zappa Misc
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All About Greg
“So what’s Greg Russo been up to?”, I hear you ask. Well actually you didn’t did you, but I had to kickstart this entry some way or other. The latest edition of Greg Russo‘s book “Cosmik Debris” will be available … Continue reading
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Whatever Happened to Punky Meadows?
Well, why don’t you read for yourself: Today, he wears perfectly creased form-fitting jeans and an unbuttoned-to-below-the-sternum silk shirt; the look is no less immaculate than the one the now-52-year-old sported before he came back to the D.C. area almost … Continue reading
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Zappa on Myspace
Frank Zappa on Myspace (Thanks Pablo!). I wonder what the ZFT did to obtain this profile, as I’m sure some zappahead had already claimed it previously. Cease and desist letter anyone? :)
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Drinking In Joe’s Garage
You love the album, will you love the beer? (Thanks, Josh!)
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Frusciante’s Zappa Band Audition
By the time he was 16, John Frusciante had mastered all of Frank Zappa’s guitar solos and had even auditioned for Zappa’s band, a sobering experience that drew him up short. “I was sitting there thinking, do you want to … Continue reading
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Zappa? Sexy?
If Roger Bourland says so, it can’t but be true: Frank Zappa is sexy!
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Duke Download
George Duke‘s 1975 album “I Love The Blues, She Heard My Cry” is available for download in its entirety over at Soundsational. George recorded this album during the time he was playing with Zappa’s Mothers and several of the Mothers … Continue reading
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Zappa Recitations
In a thread entitled “I, for one, care less for them”, a member of a certain Zappa List I subscribe to, said: Mrs. P requests that I recite part of the Muffin Man intro periodically. I’ve promised to learn the … Continue reading
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