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78 Years Ago Yesterday…

In a house that someone used to live in, little Donny Preston, also known as little Dom DeWilde or little Biff Debrie, was born on September 21st, 1932 in Flint, Michigan. Happy Birthday, Don!

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Gil Scott-Heron – Me and the Devil (2010)

I recall the first time I ever encountered the work of Gil Scott-Heron, I was in my mid teens and I had just borrowed a load of records, among them his 1971 release, Pieces of a Man from the public … Continue reading

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The Next Zappa Release: Joe’s Menage a Trois

Shore Fire, the PR firm that has the ZFT as one of its clients states it quite clearly: June 11 Zappa Records releases Frank Zappa’s Joe’s Menage a Trois’ The new release is also mentioned in this Variety article. (Hat … Continue reading

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New Frank Zappa Release: Philly ’76

Here’s the email announcement, and here’s the pre-order page. The internet largely agrees this 2 Disc release is the Spectrum Theater in Philadelphia show from 29 October 1976. The band: FZ, Bozzio, Ray White, Patrick O’Hearn, Eddie Jobson and Bianca … Continue reading

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Napoleon’s New Album: Pre-Order Now

We reported on Napoleon M. Brock’s new album “This Is What Frank Zappa Heard” a couple of weeks ago. Now you can pre-order with the aid of this handy Word document. As a reminder of what this release is about, … Continue reading

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Coming Soon: Frank Zappa’s 200 Motels

Here’s an excerpt: Tony Palmer DVD confirms: “we have no fixed release date… but one thing is for sure, we have the master tapes and the urban myth that they ‘disappeared’ is untrue.”

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Napoleon: This Is What Frank Zappa Heard – Just In Case You Were Wondering

News from the Idiot Bastard, that might bring some tiny smile on your face: …in December, Napoleon Murphy Brock will release This Is What Frank Zappa Heard – Just In Case You Were Wondering. Recorded live at The Red Noodle … Continue reading

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Philly Cheez

This just in by way of Andrew: In a very recent interview, Dweezil said a live FZ concert circa 1976 will be released soon featuring Terry Bozzio and “a female singer”. Word is, Vaulternative will issue a CD of the … Continue reading

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Adrian Belew’s “E”

A brand new album for the Power Trio – the tracks are: a. b. c. d. e. – hehe. See the post on Adrian Belew’s blog, and you can buy it here (via: The Idiot Bastard). “The band also recently … Continue reading

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Bruce Cockburn – Moment of Truth

Shot near the conclusion of his world tour “Breakfast in New Orleans, Dinner in Timbuktu”, Moment of Truth is an hour-long concert special with Bruce Cockburn, filmed at Montreal’s Spectrum during the Montreal Jazz Festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on … Continue reading

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