Tag Archives: mixtape

Cheaper the Better – Lyrically Zappa

Posted on April 7, 2011 by urbangraffito

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 →

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KUR’s Vinnie Colaiuta Primer Mix

Posted on January 2, 2011 by urbangraffito

Back on November 26th, 2010, I suggested the idea of a Vinnie Colaiuta inspired mixtape. Little did I know at that time the actual extent of Colaiuta’s extensive recordings. Although he only played with Zappa from Spring 1978 to Fall … Continue reading →

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“New York, New York” Zappa Style – KUR’s Halloween Mix

Posted on October 31, 2010 by urbangraffito

Christians have Christmas, Jews have Passover, and Muslims have the holy month of Ramadan. For a Zappa/Mothers freak like myself, though, no day in the calendar year is more important than Halloween. Frank Zappa and Halloween in New York City … Continue reading →

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UG’s Semi-Orchestral Low Budget Memorial Barbecue

Posted on September 15, 2010 by urbangraffito

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 →

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Immaculate Voodoo Butter Mix — Part Two

Posted on April 16, 2010 by urbangraffito

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 →

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Immaculate Voodoo Butter Mix – Part I

Posted on March 14, 2010 by urbangraffito

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 →

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Tweezer Glint: Finale — The Roxy Years 73/74 (Part I) (aka Ruth Is A Sugar Bear — Or, The Continuing Adventures of Marty Perellis)

Posted on December 27, 2009 by urbangraffito

Between February 1973 and December 1974 Frank Zappa and the Mothers – featuring George Duke, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Ruth Underwood, Ian Underwood, Bruce Fowler, Tom Fowler, Walt Fowler, Jean-Luc Ponty, Don Preston, Ralph Humphrey, Chester Thompson, Jeff Simmons, and Sal … Continue reading →

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Captain Beefheart – Hoodoo Hoedown

Posted on November 18, 2009 by urbangraffito

For as long as I can remember, I’ve been just as big a Captain Beefheart fan as a Mothers of Invention fan. True, his is not exactly the music for your everyday, run-of-the-mill music listener who relies on a steady … Continue reading →

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Son of Tweezer Glint – Part 3B Finale

Posted on November 2, 2009 by urbangraffito

Before I send my own personal, private pair of Zircon Encrusted Tweezers into the shop for some serious re-encrusting — I have one last installment of the Son of Tweezer Glint series, the finale, to present. Among the alternative edits, … Continue reading →

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Son of Tweezer Glint – Part Two

Posted on September 18, 2009 by urbangraffito

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 →

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