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Tag Archives: zappateers
Tunes, Treats & Torrents – Peach Noise
Ever so often a cover band comes along that absolutely impresses me with their ability to interpret Zappa’s compositions in fresh, bold new ways. The French cover band Peach Noise is one such band.
Posted in Frank Zappa, Miscellany, Music, YouTubery
Tagged 2008, 2009, Benoît Moerlen, Frank Zappa, french, Nicolas Mingot, peach noise, streaming audio, torrents, tribute/cover bands, zappateers
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Tunes, Treats & Torrents – Fattore Zeta
Italian band Fattore Zeta describes itself as a “jazz tribute to Frank Zappa” band. Their unique covers, interpretations, and arrangements of Zappa’s compositions – with their use of instruments in unexpected combinations – is really quite extraordinary (Listen to “Oh … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Miscellany, Music, YouTubery
Tagged 2007, 2009, covers, Fattore Zeta, france, Frank Zappa, Italy, torrents, tribute/cover bands, zappateers
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Tunes, Treats & Torrents – The Grandmothers
The first version of The Grandmothers came into being in 1980, formed by original Mothers of Invention and Soul Giants alumni Don Preston, Jimmy Carl Black and Bunk Gardner. From almost the start, the group was a thorn in Zappa‘s … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Interview, Music, Pop Cult
Tagged 1980, 1981, Amsterdam, bunk gardner, don preston, jimmy carl black, Santa Cruz, the grandmothers, torrent, zappateers
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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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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