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Tag Archives: Frank Zappa
Best FZ Covers – Delicious Band Research Kitchen
If I were to compile an awesome compilation of Frank Zappa covers, I would begin with this band, Delicious Band Research Kitchen, and these three Zappa covers – “Uncle Remus” (above), “Wonderful Wino” and “Find Her Finer” (both below) – … Continue reading
OJAI Music Festival 2010
OJAI Music Festival artistic director Tom Morris and Doug McLennan of ArtsJournal.com discuss the programming for the 2010 Festival including works by Frank Zappa, Messiaen, Boulez, Stravinsky, and Indian Ragas presented over four days from Thursday, June 10th to Sunday, … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, In The News, YouTubery
Tagged 2010, Frank Zappa, gail zappa, ian underwood, OJAI Music Festival
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Immaculate Voodoo Butter Mix – Part III
In the prior two installments of the Immaculate Voodoo Butter Mix, tracks focused on the improvisational abilities of Frank Zappa and those of the individual members of his various bands (through solos). In part three, though, I’ve focused primarily on … Continue reading
Zappa at Montreux Prog Nights, 2009
Since 2006, the goal of Montreux Prog Nights has been to to promote progressive music in Switzerland, especially in Montreux, by organizing three or four events each year in various venues. In 2009, the band FiDOplaysZAPPA performed a Zappa Night … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Music, YouTubery
Tagged 2009, FiDOplaysZAPPA, Frank Zappa, Lazuli, live music, Montreux Prog Nights, tribute/cover bands, video, zappa covers
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BluBlu a la Zappa
While surfing YouTube recently I came across this wonder piece of stop motion animation, entitled MUTO, from the walls of Buenos Aires by graffiti and animation artist BluBlu which someone has added Frank Zappa‘s “The Torture Never Stops” from Hordern … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre, Frank Zappa, Miscellany, Music, YouTubery
Tagged blublu, Frank Zappa, graffiti art, stop motion animation
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Frank Zappa – WBCN Interview, 1978
Frank Zappa stops by for an after gig radio interview at WBCN-FM, Boston, MA, on October 26th, 1978. Zappa apologizes for his lateness by producing a tape from the mixing board of the start of the prior night’s show of … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Interview, Miscellany, Music, YouTubery
Tagged 1978, boston, Frank Zappa, Interview, persona non grata, wbcn-fm
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Tunes, Treats & Torrents – Peach Noise
Ever so often a cover band comes along that absolutely impresses me with their ability to interpret Zappa’s compositions in fresh, bold new ways. The French cover band Peach Noise is one such band.
Posted in Frank Zappa, Miscellany, Music, YouTubery
Tagged 2008, 2009, Benoît Moerlen, Frank Zappa, french, Nicolas Mingot, peach noise, streaming audio, torrents, tribute/cover bands, zappateers
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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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Echinda’s Arf (Of You) – In Rehearsal
This video sent to KUR via Andrea “HotRats” Rizzardo of four unnamed Milan musicians rehearsing Zappa’s “Echinda’s Arf (Of You)”. Today, Milan. Tomorrow, Bad Doberan.
Zappa, Prague, & Prazsky Vyber – Then & Now
While researching tracks for the next KUR mixtape, I happened upon some historical footage of Frank Zappa’s visit to Prague, Czechoslovakia in 1990 – and a chance to reacquaint myself with the metal group, Prazsky Vyber, with which Zappa performed … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Interview, Miscellany, Music, YouTubery
Tagged 1990, 1991, Frank Zappa, Prague, Prazsky Vyber
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