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Tag Archives: Frank Zappa
FZ Toy
You won’t believe this – a cut-out figure of Frank Zappa. Oh yeah… (found on Fuck Yeah Frank Zappa!)
FZ Interview – KYUU-FM San Francisco, 1984
In this three part KYUU-FM radio interview with Frank Zappa broadcast on May 17th, 1984 in San Francisco, California, Zappa talks about some his early guitar influences (Johnny Guitar Watson and Clarence Gatemouth Brown, for instance), the reasons which led … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Interview, YouTubery
Tagged 1984, Clarence Gatemouth Brown, Frank Zappa, johnny guitar watson, orchestral music
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UG’s Semi-Orchestral Low Budget Memorial Barbecue
This month I have put together a special mixtape for Zappa/Mothers Die-Hards with many of my favorite instrumental, semi-orchestral, and orchestral Zappa works – many of which I’m mixing here for the first time – from some of the best … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Frank Zappa, Interview, Music
Tagged Frank Zappa, instrumental, mixtape, orchestral zappa, streaming audio, zappa covers
20 Comments
Who IS The REAL Frank Zappa, Anyway?
Sometimes I am quite delighted to discover a fan-made Frank Zappa video like the one posted above. It reinforces my belief that the future of FZ’s public image is in the right hands: creative, open-minded, technology embracing hands. This is … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Bizarre, Frank Zappa, Miscellany, Music, Personal, Pop Cult, YouTubery, Zappa Family Trust, Zappanale
Tagged Alumni, Frank Zappa, video, zft
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Asphalt Orchestra – Bang On A Can
Created by Bang On A Can, New York City’s Asphalt Orchestra is Bang On A Can’s street band. A 12 piece ensemble of brass and percussion, Asphalt Orchestra brings together “odd meters, virtuosic playing, and general tech-dorkery under the vibrant, … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, In The News, Miscellany, Music, Pop Cult, YouTubery
Tagged 2010, Asphalt Orchestra, Bang On A Can, brass, Frank Zappa, marching band, New York City, percussion, Zomby Woof
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Spotlight, Swedish TV, 1971
While in Stockholm, Sweden on December 4th, 1971 during a short European tour, Frank Zappa and The Mothers appeared on the Swedish TV show entitled “Spotlight“. The 34 minute broadcast had interviews with Zappa mingled with music clips from 200 … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre, Community, Frank Zappa, Interview, Jean-Luc Ponty, Miscellany, Music, YouTubery
Tagged 1971, 200 motels, france, Frank Zappa, paris, Spotlight, vaudeville band
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Frank Zappa – Sleeping In A Jar (Animated)
This piece of early animation set to “Sleeping In A Jar” excerpted from the Swedish TV program ‘Spotlight: Stockholm, Sweden‘ originally broadcast on December 4, 1971, begins and ends with Frank Zappa’s commentary on the possibility of the merging of … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Interview, Miscellany, Music, Pop Cult, Visual Arts, YouTubery
Tagged 1971, advertising, animation, Frank Zappa, Spotlight
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ALL ZAPPED OUT – Ben Watson Interview
Like him, hate him, despise him, abhor him – the one thing you cannot do with Ben Watson is ignore him. No matter what your position is when it comes to Frank Zappa – Ben Watson’s thought provoking, sometimes shocking, … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Interview, Miscellany, Music, YouTubery
Tagged 2008, A concert for jimmy, Ben Watson, Frank Zappa, Interview, jimmy carl black, kindamuzik, the wire
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Zappa, Palladium Shows, October 31st, 1981
What has gone down in history as probably two of the worst produced Frank Zappa concerts are the early and late Palladium shows from October 31st, 1981. Neither presented in their entirety then or since. MTV broadcast one live and … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Music, Official Releases, YouTubery
Tagged 1981, Frank Zappa, palladium, piecemeal release
3 Comments
Zappanale 21 – ZAPPATiKA!
ZAPPATiKA! is a British-born Frank Zappa tribute band of international musicians who presently live near Amsterdam, Holland, that tour all over Europe playing their own original and very alternative music to live audiences, sometimes performing Frank Zappa tribute shows. Formed … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Miscellany, Music, YouTubery, Zappanale
Tagged 2010, Frank Zappa, zappa covers, Zappanale 21, ZAPPATiKA!
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