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Tag Archives: Zappa
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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Friday Mix: Tweezer Glint – Part Three
Welcome to the third KUR mix of four, presented on four consecutive Fridays in May, entitled “Friday Mix: Tweezer Glint (Studio-ized Concert Versions) Part III“. As with the two prior Tweezer Glint mixes, this week’s mix is full of tracks … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Heh Heh, Miscellany, Music
Tagged audio streaming, fz, live versions, mixtape, Zappa
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Friday Mix: Tweezer Glint – Part Two
Welcome to this second KUR mix of four, presented on four consecutive Fridays in May, entitled “Friday Mix: Tweezer Glint (Studio-ized Concert Versions) Part II“. Parts Three and Four will be posted on consecutive Fridays this May 22nd and 29th, … Continue reading
The Jimmy Carl Black Story — Jon Larsen
Recorded prior to Jimmy’s passing from cancer in 2008, The Jimmy Carl Black Story is a double CD from Jon Larsen‘s label, Zonic Entertainment/Hot Club Records. Joined by Zappa alumni Tommy Mars (keyboards), along with Knut Reiersrud (guitar/harmonica), Ola Kvernberg … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Frank Zappa, Interview, Music
Tagged audio streaming, documentary, jazz, jimmy carl black, jon larsen, mothers of invention, new label, new release, oral history, Zappa
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Ban(ne)d From Utopia — Stuttgart, 1994
In the summer of 1994, promoters from the Jazz Open festival in in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, southern Germany, contacted the Fowler Brothers. Chad Wackerman interview at Idiot Bastard: The Fowler Brothers [Tom & Bruce] got a call from a festival in … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Frank Zappa, Music, YouTubery
Tagged 1994, Alumni, ban(ne)d from utopia, dvd, jazz open festival, live, stuttgart, Zappa
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Friday Mix: Tweezer Glint – Part One
Approximately a month ago, Barry, our intrepid webmaster, passed on several suggestions for future KUR Mixtapes for me to consider. One such suggestion, from LRonHoover, was to compile concert versions of studio-ized solos. Quite the challenge, I thought, given Frank … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Heh Heh, Music
Tagged live music, mixtape, streaming audio, Zappa
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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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Zappa Versus the Packard Goose
It’s easy to understand where FZ got his distaste of rock ‘n roll (and music) writers from — just read some the reviews of his albums and concerts, here. On the other hand, though FZ wasn’t known as a very … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre, Frank Zappa, Heh Heh, In Writing, Miscellany, Pop Cult
Tagged counter culture media, journalists, reviews, william s. burroughs, writers, Zappa
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Ultimate Insult: Somewhere In NYC
In the first video, Frank Zappa tells the story of how the Fillmore East incident involving John Lennon and Yoko Ono started from an exciting jam between two musical iconoclasts, to a matter to be decided between opposing lawyers. The … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre, Frank Zappa, Interview, Music, Pop Cult, YouTubery
Tagged copyright infringement, fillmore east, Interview, john lennon, Mothers, streaming audio, video, yoko ono, Zappa
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Zappa, YouTube, Censorship
The above video was posted by flowerpunkchip on YouTube April 15, 2008. Along with the video he posted the following statement: CENSORED. Music replaced. Gee thanks Gail, if i ever do make money from your husband’s genius, I’ll let you … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Frank Zappa, In The News, Miscellany, YouTubery
Tagged copyright infringement, fan videos, Warner Brothers, youtube, Zappa
17 Comments