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Tag Archives: video
Humor in Music — Z
Does humor belong in music? During this particular Z gig (NAMM, Hilton, Anaheim, CA) in late January, 1995, it did. Bryan Beller: The Z show was a private party for Peavey, with a special guest appearance by Dick Clark. We … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Bizarre, Heh Heh, Insane, Mike Keneally, Music, YouTubery
Tagged ahmet zappa, Alumni, brian beller, dweezil zappa, humor, Joe Travers, medley, Mike Keneally, peavey, video, Z
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Zappanale (Then & Now) — Capt. Cheese Beard & The 7 Sisters Of Prevention
I had nearly forgotten about Capt. Cheese Beard & The 7 Sisters Of Prevention after Barry first posted their video of “Black Napkins” here at KUR back in 2007. Frankly, this ten piece band blows me away with their musicianship … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Miscellany, Music, YouTubery, Zappanale
Tagged belgium, Capt. Cheese Beard & The 7 Sisters Of Prevention, tribute/cover band, video, Zappa, Zappanale
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Zappanale (Then & Now) — Sex without Nails bros
Masterminded by the Austrian legend Wickerl Adam, and formed as an offshoot of the Hallucination Company in 1998 (an Austrian rock music theater project also founded by Wickerl in 1977 that operated in a “Frank Zappa-oriented, modern rock music performance … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Miscellany, Music, YouTubery, Zappanale
Tagged Conrad Schrenk, cover band, Jil Y Creek, SWNB, video, Werner Laher, Wickerl Adam, Zappanale
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Zappanale (Then & Now) — PGSOR All Stars feat. Denny Walley
Denny Walley, slide guitar player and childhood friend of Bobby and Frank Zappa, Don Van Vliet, and Jim Sherwood (Motorhead) was asked to tour with The Paul Green School of Rock (PGSOR) All Stars. As he says in the clip … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Captain Beefheart, Frank Zappa, Interview, Miscellany, Music, YouTubery, Zappanale
Tagged Alumni, Denny Walley, Interview, PGSOR All Stars, video, zappanale 19
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Mats & Morgan Play Beefheart
In keeping with the general Beefheartian theme of recent posts, I recently found this video of the Mats/Morgan Band performing Captain Beefheart’s “Lick My Decals Off, Baby”. Line Up: Freddie Wadling – lead vocals Morgan Ågren – drums Denny Walley … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Captain Beefheart, Music, YouTubery
Tagged Alumni, Captain Beefheart, cover versions, don van vliet, DVDs, mats/morgan band, new cds, video
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Three FZ Alumni Interviews
During the same week in April, 1996, while in Los Angeles, California, Juha Rompannen recorded several private interviews with Frank Zappa alumni. On April 20th, Rompannen conducted his interview with Tommy Mars (first clip). Mars talks about his musical schooling, … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Interview, YouTubery
Tagged bobby martin, bruce fowler, fz alumni, Interview, Tommy Mars, video
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Zappanale (Then & Now) — Bogus Pomp
Bogus Pomp began in August, 1994, when guitarist Jerry Outlaw and keyboardist Rick Olson got together for some informal jamming. It started out as a quartet (Jerry Outlaw: guitar, vocals – Rick Olson: keyboard – Alex Pasut: bass – Tom … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Music, YouTubery, Zappanale
Tagged Bogus Pomp, free download, jerry outlaw, video, Zappa, Zappanale
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Zappanale (Then & Now) — Gong
Perhaps it’s the French attitude towards music and musical groups, yet I find the sheer number of incarnations that the band Gong has gone through to be truly amazing. Just imagine if each member of the original Mothers of Invention … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre, Frank Zappa, Music, YouTubery, Zappanale
Tagged ambient, avant garde jazz, daevid allen, gong, live, psychedelic, video, zappanale 20
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Zappanale (Then & Now) – The Grande Mothers
Between now and August 16th, 2009, the start of Zappanale’s 20th Jubilee, I am going to feature both past and present participants of Zappanale, beginning with The Grande Mothers. The Grande Mothers feature Zappa alumni, Napoleon Murphy Brock (lead vocals, … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Interview, Music, YouTubery, Zappanale
Tagged don preston, napoleon murphy brock, roy estrada, the grande mothers, video, zappa alumni, zappanale 20
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Madrugada — Discordant Sounds from EU
Madrugada – Majesty Madrugada (which in Spanish and Portuguese and means “dawn”, “the blue hour” and was suggested to the band by poet/writer friend Øystein Wingaard Wolf) is a Norwegian rock band formed in 1995 hailing from a little place … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellany, Music, Personal, YouTubery
Tagged anti-love songs, discordant music, madrugada, norwegian rock, thought provoking, video
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