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Tag Archives: zft
ZFT Litigation Frenzy: School of Rock Edition
I kid you not. Incredibly, having just lost the Zappanale lawsuit, the ZFT is now going after Paul Green’s School of Rock — more specifically Napoleon M. Brock’s envolvement therein. Here’s the Berger-Kahn letter (pdf). Quote: It recently came to … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Frank Zappa, In The News
Tagged berger kahn, gail zappa, lawsuit, litigation, napoleon murphy brock, school of rock, zft
56 Comments
ZFT vs Zappanale: Gail Loses
Taken straight from Der Spiegel (and translated to English by yours truly): His name belongs to me, thought Zappa widow Gail — and so she started a lawsuit against the music festival “Zappanale”, organized each year in his honor by … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Frank Zappa, In The News, Zappanale
Tagged copyright, gail zappa, lawsuit, zft
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As The ZFT vs Zappanale Soap Continues
I received Zappanale‘s 19th newsletter yesterday, which talks mainly about the ZFT vs Zappanale trial. Remember that one? Back in August, there was talk of an out-of-court settlement: The Zappa Family Trust may be willing to compromise. ZFT lawyers now … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, In The News, Personal, Zappanale
Tagged copyright, gail zappa, lawsuit, Zappanale, zft
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Lumpy Money
Billboard.com reporting: The Zappa Family Trust will kick off a comprehensive campaign to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the late Frank Zappa’s albums next month. “Lumpy Money,” a three-CD “audio documentary” due out Nov. 25, is the first offering in … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Music
Tagged lumpy gravy, lumpy money, we're only in it for the money, zappa release, zft
50 Comments
Joe’s Menage — Update from the Zappa Family Trust
Apparently, the folks over at Vaulternative Records have heard the rising voices of Zappa fandom and have decided to put out a press release with all the relevant and necessary information regarding Joe’s Menage (as well as Gail’s take on … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, In The News, Music
Tagged press release, vaulternative records, zft
60 Comments
Looking for a Virgin with Nice Breath.
Releases from the Zappa Family Trust: One Shot Deal (2008) The Torture Never Stops (2008) Wazoo (2007) The Dub Room Special! (2007) Classic Albums: Apostrophe(’)/Over-Nite Sensation (2007) Buffalo (2007) The Frank Zappa AAAFNRAA Birthday Bundle (2006) The MOFO Project/Object (2006) … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Miscellany, Personal
Tagged gail zappa, posthumous fz releases, reviews, zft
16 Comments
When Rock Legend Widows Litigate
In November, the plaintiffs demanded that the organizers of the Zappanale be forced to pay a €250,000 penalty or be sent to jail for two years should the festival or the related “Arf-Society” refuse to comply. Cut to the present: … Continue reading
Hot Poop Facelift
Remember Ye Olde Hot Poop? Back when we received the C&D letter from the ZFT last December, Dr Sharl and I jumped through all kinds of loops to come up with an engaging lay-out, while at the same time attempting … Continue reading
How To Rekindle Your Interest In Zappa?
Steven Harker has a problem. He writes: I’ve been a long time follower of KUR. During the ZFT bruhaha I expressed the opinion that if it wasn’t for your blog my interest in all things FZ would have disappeared up … Continue reading
Zappa – One Shot Deal. Status: Released.
Hello and welcome to another episode of “thank god for those unofficial fan blogs we sent cease & desist letters to, because otherwise us ZFT pumpkins would never get our new releases out in the public proper – {chuckle}”: One … Continue reading