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Tag Archives: covers
Cheaper the Better – Lyrically Zappa
While many focus on Frank Zappa, the composer, so very often Zappa, the songwriter, is overlooked. Perhaps due to the nature of Zappa’s lyrics, themselves, which often take direct aim at human sexuality, and sexual mores in 20th Century American … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Frank Zappa, FZcovers, Music
Tagged covers, mixtape, streaming audio, zappa lyrics
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Zappa Jam Site Re-opens on Facebook
The old Zappa Internet Jam has a new address on Facebook, here. The old Zappa Internet Jam was a great place, but times change. Much has happened in the last few weeks and well so it looks we have done … Continue reading
Posted in FZcovers, Miscellany, Music
Tagged covers, facebook, musicians community, Zappa Jam Site
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“MyKeneally Tour” at Emerald Hall, Braintree, MA.
Imagine your favorite musician or group performing for you and your friends in your very own living room, backyard, or rented hall? That’s what Mike Keneally and Bryan Beller did last year when they put out the call to their … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Mike Keneally, Music, YouTubery
Tagged 2009, bryan beller, covers, Mike Keneally, touring
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The PsychoAcoustic Orchestra – Twenty Small Cigars
If anyone ever asks you what has come from Cincinnati, Ohio, lately tell them a Frank Zappa cover from the likes of The PsychoAcoustic Orchestra (formed in 1990 by composer Pat Kelly). Comprised of thirteen Cincinnati area musicians, the group … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Miscellany, Music, YouTubery
Tagged 2010, Blue Wisp Jazz Club, Cincinnati, covers, pat kelly, The PsychoAcoustic Orchestra, Twenty Small Cigars
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Tunes, Treats & Torrents – Fattore Zeta
Italian band Fattore Zeta describes itself as a “jazz tribute to Frank Zappa” band. Their unique covers, interpretations, and arrangements of Zappa’s compositions – with their use of instruments in unexpected combinations – is really quite extraordinary (Listen to “Oh … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Miscellany, Music, YouTubery
Tagged 2007, 2009, covers, Fattore Zeta, france, Frank Zappa, Italy, torrents, tribute/cover bands, zappateers
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The Jack and Jim Show
Eugene Chadbourne and Jimmy Carl Black – the principle members of the Jack and Jim Show – perform a cover of Captain Beefheart‘s “Dropout Boogie” (first clip, below) at The Pit Inn, Shinjuku on June 6th, 2008 (available on their CD, … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Bizarre, Captain Beefheart, Interview, Music, Pop Cult, YouTubery
Tagged avant garde, covers, eugene chadbourne, jimmy carl black, pachuco cadaver, the jack and jim show
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Blow Your Harmonica, Son
See some more covers here.
Sleep Dirt Variations
We are all quite familiar with the acoustical duet version of “Sleep Dirt” between Frank Zappa (acoustic lead guitar) and James “Bird Legs” Youmans (acoustic rhythm guitar) on the album of the same name, recorded at the Caribou Studios in … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Mike Keneally, Music, Personal
Tagged covers, Frank Zappa, live, live versions, Mike Keneally, sleep dirt, streaming audio, tribute/cover bands
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Son of Tweezer Glint – Part Two
Just when you thought KUR mixtapes couldn’t get any better. Monster solos. Interviews. Alternate versions. Cover versions. Proto versions. Live versions. Unreleased material. I bring you “Son of Tweezer Glint – Part Two“. Savour this one slowly, it’ll be up … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Interview, Music
Tagged alternate versions, covers, eric bogosian, Frank Zappa, live versions, mixtape, solos, streaming audio, unreleased
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