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Tag Archives: Frank Zappa
Immaculate Voodoo Butter Mix — Part Two
Part Two will certainly be a treat for both new and old freaks alike. New freaks will get to hear some Zappa standards in entirely unique and often extended versions while old freaks are reminded just how much of a … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Music
Tagged audience recordings, Frank Zappa, mixtape, streaming audio
19 Comments
Mothers In Da House – The Don & Bunk Show
In the last few years, with the cost of touring becoming so high, musical acts (to my knowledge Mike Keneally is also performing these intimate concerts) have had to innovate, playing whenever and wherever feasibly possible – including community halls, … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Frank Zappa, Music, YouTubery
Tagged 2010, alternate venues, bunk gardner, don preston, Frank Zappa, Maclean Studio, Mike Keneally, the don and bunk show
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Dweezil Zappa – Dodge Theater, Phoenix, AZ
While Zappa Plays Zappa were performing at the Dodge Theater in Phoenix, Arizona on February 26th, 2009, Dweezil Zappa spoke about his early influence – Eddie Van Halen – the day Eddie called up the Zappa family home wanting to … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Pop Cult, YouTubery
Tagged 2009, Arizona, eddie van halen, eruption, Frank Zappa, Pheonix, van halen, Zappa Plays Zappa
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Tunes, Treats & Torrents – The Muffin Men
Anyone who has followed my posts knows that I’m a avid downloader of torrents from Zappateers (and a fantastic bunch of freaks they are – I tip my hat to them for all the excellent Zappa torrents I’ve downloaded through … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Frank Zappa, Miscellany, Music, Zappanale
Tagged 1993, bunk gardner, don preston, Frank Zappa, jimmy carl black, the muffin men, torrents, tribute band, zappateers
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Yellow Shark Rehearsal – September 16, 1992
Although in obvious pain and discomfort (you can hear it in his voice) – in this five part, never broadcasted rehearsal footage, one can easily see the tenacity with which Frank Zappa approached all of his musical endeavours, and the … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Miscellany, Music, YouTubery
Tagged 1992, ensemble modern, Frank Zappa, yellow shark rehearsal
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Immaculate Voodoo Butter Mix – Part I
You name it, this KUR mix has it all: keyboard solos, synth solos, drum solos, sax solos, bass solos, trumpet and trombone solos, and, of course, lots of guitar solos – those hypnotically esoteric air sculptures of Frank Zappa‘s which … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Music
Tagged Frank Zappa, mixtape, mothers of invention, soundboard recording, streaming audio
26 Comments
Frank Zappa & Ron Paul – American Fascism
In these two distinct interviews, 21 years apart – Frank Zappa on CNN’s March 28th, 1986 episode of “Crossfire”, and 2008 presidential candidate Ron Paul on the December 23rd, 2007 episode of “Meet The Press” – both men discuss the … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Interview, Miscellany, Politics, YouTubery, Zappa Wiki Jawaka
Tagged American Fascism, cnn, Frank Zappa, futurist, Meet The Press, ron paul, theocracy
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The Artisan Acetate
Arranged, compiled, edited and produced by Frank Zappa, this acetate of original live recordings, engineered by Dick Kunc, was 
recorded between October 1968 and May 1969, and mastered at Artisan Sound Recorders in Hollywood, CA., in mid 1969. It contains unique … Continue reading
The Hungry Freaks – Viva Zappa!
Based in Ottawa, Ontario – The Hungry Freaks are English Canada’s only Mothers of Invention era coverband, combining personal and faithful renditions of the early music of Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention with their own fresh interpretation (as … Continue reading
Frank Zappa – My Guitar & Interview
In this fan-made video, Frank Zappa’s 1969 7″ Extended Version of “My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama” is combined with a Zappa interview by Bill Hewey on “What’s It All About” – recorded for the Presbyterian Church in the … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Interview, Music, YouTubery
Tagged 1969, extended versions, Frank Zappa, My Guitar, Presbyterian Church
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