Tag Archives: ZPZ

KUR’s 2nd Annual Virtual Zappanale Mix

Posted on August 16, 2010 by urbangraffito

Welcome to KUR’s 2nd Annual Virtual Zappanale Mix for August 2010. For those of us who cannot make it to this year’s festival in Bad Doberan, I have compiled an eclectic mix of some of my favorite FZ covers by … Continue reading →

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Tiny Vilnius Tears

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

With a ZPZ concert imminent in the town of Vilnius, Lithuania, Dweezil, Diva and Gail reckoned it would be a nice opportunity to pay an emo-sho-null tribute to the iconic FZ statue present there. Check out the TV coverage. ‘t … Continue reading →

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ZPZ Featuring Ben Thomas

Posted on May 26, 2009 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Posting this here now for later viewing (work etc): Ben Thomas and ZPZ perform Inca Roads at l’Olympia, Paris, 18/05/09: Your verdict? (via)

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ZpZ’s New Lead Singer

Posted on May 12, 2009 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

… is a chap by the name of Ben Thomas. Of all those who auditioned, he was apparently the only one who was able to carry the entire vocal of Inca Roads right to the end.

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Son of Roxy & Elsewhere – DVD Preview

Posted on April 13, 2009 by Balint

News from The Idiot Bastard: 1.) New ZPZ DVD sometimes: Son Of Roxy; 2.) new singer soon to be announced (ohh-ohh – might it be Ahmet?…), 3.) new post on the ZPZ blog, not really mentioning the above (yet?); and … Continue reading →

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Ray White Leaves Zappa Plays Zappa

Posted on April 3, 2009 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

… and not a lot of ink was spilled over it either, apparently — Dweezil Z: He doesn’t answer any of his phones and they all say they are disconnected. Is he suddenly in the witness protection program? What has … Continue reading →

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Some News From The ZPZ World

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Balint

Scott Thunes on his guest-appearence with ZPZ: All in all, I had a wonderful time and I would do it again. In fact, if they come back, I’ve already asked Dweezil if I can play Echidna’s Arf with them to … Continue reading →

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French FZ-Fans To Boycott ZPZ’s Paris Concert

Posted on March 9, 2009 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

This just in via Uni-Muta: French FZ fansite Les Fils de l’Invention are calling for a boycott of the upcoming ZPZ Concert in Paris. Translation: Just after last month’s dismissal of the case of the ZFT against the Arf Society, … Continue reading →

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On/Off

Posted on February 21, 2009 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

A mix of things that you may or may not already know… New ZPZ tourdates are announced. Gail and Dweez talk about an upcoming Ruben & The Jets release (mp3 link), akin to, or so it seems, the MOFO project. … Continue reading →

Posted in Frank Zappa, In Writing, Miscellany, Music, Pop Cult, Zappa Plays Zappa | Tagged , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Peaches, Peaches, Peaches en Regalia!

Posted on February 14, 2009 by urbangraffito

Grammy Award aside, Peaches en Regalia is a fantastic song regardless of when it is performed and by whom. These videos show Zappa Play Zappa performing the song from their live DVD; FZ and his 1988 Best Band performing the … Continue reading →

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