more info soon...

DELETED

http://klimperei.free.fr/history/deleted/index.htm

KLIMPEREI

And who am I to argue with that.

• klimperei: when memories began to fade
      (2005, cdr, france, underground productions)

I like it. It took me to places where I hadn't been before.

http://klimperei.free.fr

THE RUDY SCHWARTZ PROJECT

• the rudy schwartz project: bowling for appliances
      (2005, cdr, usa, schwartztone)

A reissue of the famous album from 1990 on Musical Tragedies. Essential stuff.

• the rudy schwartz project: the radio docudrama
      (2005, cdr, usa, schwartztone)

This is really nice. It's some sort of 'best of' album, like one big puzzle with all the different songs pasted into one big piece.

• the rudy schwartz project: remembering a summertime rash
      (2005, cdr, usa, schwartztone)

This is the early RSP material. Dating back to 1984, it gives a nice idea what Joe's first tapes sounded like.

• the rudy schwartz project: don't get charred... get puffy!
      (2005, cdr, usa, schwartztone)

If you want to listen to one album by RSP, you have to try "Don't Get Charred... Get Puffy!". Originally released as a CD on the German Musical Tragedies label in 1992, this album is a classic.
Also included, is Joe's excellent arrangement of Zappa's 'Black Page', an arrangement that has been used (and recorded) by The Meridian Arts Ensemble as well.
Music fans will be pleased to hear that this album is available again.

Snakefinger and Zappa fans will love 'Man In The Dark Sedan' as recorded by Joe Newman on his 4-track, and 'Pygmy Twylyte' performed by The Politicians, both from around 1984.

Do yourself a favour and visit http://www.schwartztone.com/  

• the rudy schwartz project, the personalities, booger 9000 & the politicians: droplets on the rim - volume 1
      (2005, cdr, usa, schwartztone) - incl. 'man in the dark sedan' (snakefinger), 'pygmy twylyte' (f.zappa)
  
• the rudy schwartz project, the personalities, booger 9000 & the politicians: droplets on the rim - volume 2
      (2005, cdr, usa, schwartztone)

OZIT / MORPHEUS RECORDS

No further comment necessary. Food for collectors.

A 1978 MAGAZINE COVER

FAT MAW ROONEY

JOE'S XMASAGE

• frank zappa: joe's xmasage  (75)
      (2005, cd, usa, vaultarnative records)
  
  • "Joe's Xmasage" is the third album in Joe's series.
    
    I love it.
    
    It's great to hear some of the early things that Zappa was involved in.
    Keep it going, Joe. We want more.
    
    www.zappa.com

   

ANOTHER FRANK ZAPPA BOOTLEG

This "1991" factory pressed bootleg CD album is a very limited edition of 300 copies. 50 copies were released as a digipack, the other 250 exist as a 'jewel case' edition.
This is the second release on Peak Abu Records.

1991/06/24 concert "prazsky vyber", 'sports hall', prague, cz

1. reggae improvisation in the key of "A"

1991/06/30 concert "buscu festival", budapest, hu

2. morning soundcheck

3. one of a kind

4. glare gipsies

5. farewell
   
   bonus videoclip

6. glare gipsies  -  video

FREAK KITCHEN

Here's the discography, including pictures.

• freak kitchen: appetizer
      (1994, cd, sweden, thunderstruck)
• freak kitchen: spanking hour
      (1996, cd, sweden, thunderstruck)
• freak kitchen: freak kitchen
      (1998, cd, sweden, thunderstruck)
• freak kitchen: dead soul men
      (2000, cd, sweden, thunderstruck)
• freak kitchen: move
      (2002, cd, sweden thunderstruck)
• freak kitchen: organic
      (2005, cd, france, replica records)
  

MICKY JONES

• micky jones with ? and the muffinmen: s/t
      (2005, cd, uk, gpcd004)
  
  • Former Man guitar player Micky Jones has released an album with concert recordings. The first part is Micky Jones with his band "?", the second part has Micky as special guest during a Muffin Men / J.C.Black concert where they perform Frank Zappa's 'King Kong' and 'Willie The Pimp'.
    
    Excellent stuff.
     "?" shows the soulful & Hendrix-guitar side of Micky Jones, whereas the MM concert has Micky jammin' on a couple of great Zappa tunes.
    
    One great album.

-- info & more: Luc Reniers

ROBERT KRAMER

• robert kramer: legacy of love
      (2005, cd, usa, dimension1records)
  
  • "Legacy Of Love" is an impressive album. Straight-forward rock ballads with nice guitar work and excellent vocals.
    The reason for it's appearance in the UM files is that none other then Napoleon Murphy Brock sings (co-)lead on 'Place In My Heart' and that he added backing vocals and flute to 'Water Into Wine', the latter one also featuring the beautiful voice of Naseem.
    
    I would have liked to have heard a bit more of Napoleon's singing, but still, an impressive album.

NEIL SADLER

• neil sadler: theory of forms
      (1999, cd, usa, bleeding arts ba 10012)
  
  • This is not a new album, but I thought I'd stick it in anyway.
    As it's a new entry in UM, and this is a top fusion album on which quite a number of Zappa alumni take part.
    Mike Keneally, Walt, Steve and Bruce Fowler plus Kurt McGettrick. Add Bryan Beller, Joel Woods and Neil Sadler and the band is complete.
    
    An absolute must-have.
    

ALEX HARVEY

• alex harvey: the joker is wild  (4)
      (2005, cd, ger, walhalla)
  
  • Alex Harvey's 1972 "The Joker Is Wild" album has been re-issued on CD on the german Walhalla label.
    It includes the fabulous 'Hare Krishna / Willie The Pimp' track.
    The album that you might know as "This Is The Sensational Alex Harvey Band" actually is a re-edition of this "The Joker Is Wild" album.

NEONFIRE

• neonfire: neonfire
      (2005, cd, usa, crossfire publications 9502-2)
  
  • Neonfire is Greg Russo's musical project. You should be familiar with Greg Russo as he is the writer of the excellen "Cosmik Debris" book.
    For this self-titled album, Greg got a hand from some of his friends. Frank's sister Candy Zappa and her friend Nolan Porter take care of the lead vocals on most of the tracks. Project/Object guitarist André Cholmondeley is omnipresent and his P/O collegue, drummer Glenn Leonard takes care of most of the drum parts. One of the songs has fellow Crossfire artists The Tornadoes as band. But the most notable moments come from the incredible Napoleon Murphy Brock (lead vocals on three tracks) and from Joe Denizon (superb violin) who guests on one track.
    
    The album has an (early) seventies sound to it. It's a nice album that includes some very impressive moments.

ADRIAN BELEW

• 1993/10/23 concert ‘shank hall’, Milwaukee, WI, usa

  • intro * lone rhino * young lions * inner revolution * q & a * one time * vroom * q & a * shoe salesman * men in helicopters * q & a * man in the moon * i'd rather be right here * eight days a week * i am the walrus * q & a * dreamlife * old fat cadillac * q & a * burned by the fire we make * frame by frame * talk * peace on earth * fly * still life with dobro * q & a * superboy
    city of tiny lights (frank zappa) * complicated potatoes * morner * rail song * heartbeat * phone call from the moon * big blue sun * matte kudasai * q & a * across the universe * blackbird * q & a

The same seed also included a radio special: 

• 1992/06/05 radio show / interview KCRW-FM

TERRY BOZZIO'S DRUMWORLD

The band played a composition from Michael Riesslerin called ‘Apónivi’ wich designates wind, which down-blows the ravine in the language of the Hopi Indians.

2005/11/11 concert "Leverkusener Jazz Festival"

• Michael Riessler - bcl, cl, sax, comp.

• Manuel Orza - bass

• Terry Bozzio - dr

• Pierre Charial - barrel org

• Andi Haderer - tp

• Christian Winninghoff - tp

• Ludwig Nuss - tb

• Ingo Luis – tp

Setlist :

01.Intro/Aponivi/Outro  66.09

The concert can be downloaded at:

http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=78542

ASTROGRASS

http://www.astrograssmusic.com/music/AstrograssZappa-Doreen.mp3

where you can also find a lot of other Astrograss music samples.

TERRY BOZZIO

• terry bozzio + the metropole orkest: chamber works
       (2005, cd, usa, favored nations)
  
  • Yes !!
    Terry Bozzio and the Metropole Orkest. I saw them in concert last year during Bozzio's week in Tilburg and it's great to get these memories back.
    The concert was fabulous, and so is this album.
    
    If you need one Bozzio album, this is it.
    Out on Steve Vai's Favored Nations label.

THE RUDY SCHWARTZ PROJECT

Check this out: http://www.schwartztone.com/

More info soon, I hope.

THE GRANDE MOTHERS RE:INVENTED  2006

NEW NEWS 1 - New guitarist

The Grande Mothers are proud to announce that they have a new guitarist:  MIROSLAV TADIC,

Miroslav is not only playing his own amazing solos, but he also had to learn the ZAPPA book, by  transcribing, and learning all of the ZAPPA pieces performed by the Grande Mothers

He has been undergoing hours and hours of rehearsals with the Grande Mothers Re:Invented and they will be hitting the stage in 2006 in the United States, Europe
and Canada
see Miroslavs' BIO below

In their January 1997 issue, the editors of GUITAR PLAYER magazine voted Miroslav Tadic one of the world's thirty most radical and individual guitarists.

Tadic completed his formal education in the United States after studying in Italy and his native Yugoslavia. He has performed and recorded in a wide variety of settings and musical styles, ranging from music of the Baroque and Classical periods to blues, jazz, and rock.

Tadic's performing and recording credits include projects with:
Terry Riley, the Los Angeles Opera with Placido Domingo, Howard Levy, Joachim Kühn, Dusan Bogdanovic, Vlatko Stefanovski, Theodosii Spasov, Kudsi Erguner, Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri, L. Shankar, Markus Stockhausen, Maria João, David Torn and Jack Bruce, among others.

He is frequently heard in Europe, Japan and the United States. In 1986 Miroslav met drummer Mark Nauseef and the master of sound sculpting and recording Walter Quintus. Their collaboration has resulted in a great number of recordings and projects, which continue today and into the future.

In recent years Tadic has concentrated on developing an approach to improvisation which combines and juxtaposes musical material drawn from many diverse sources, including Baroque, European classical and North Indian classical music, Eastern European folk traditions, blues, jazz, and rock. He is noted for his pioneering work in applying the elements of classical and flamenco techniques to the electric guitar.

Miroslav's numerous recordings on ENJA Records, CMP Records, M.A Recordings, Omagatoki and Third Ear Music labels have won international critical acclaim. He has written music for a number of award-winning experimental film, theater, and dance works. Since 1985 he has been teaching at California Institute of the Arts in Los Angeles.

NEW NEWS 2 - Grande Mothers performance in Los Angeles

THE GRANDE MOTHERS WILL BE performing at the REDCAT THEATRE,
i.e., the Roy and Edna Disney Cal Arts Theatre
located in the WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL in downtown Los Angeles, California
on 4/15/Friday and 4/16/Saturday
the concert(s) will be in 2 halfs

The first half will be Stravinsky's  L'Histoire du Soldat
with:
Roy Estrada performing the part of the narrator
Don Preston performing the part of the soldier
and
Napoleon Murphy Brock performing the part of the Devil
all in full costume featuring some of LA's finest,  
including FZ alumni Bruce Fowler and Walt Fowler

as most of you know FZ did his first post-wheelchair appearance [in 1972] as a reciter,
in a performance of Stravinsky's L'Histoire du soldat at the Hollywood Bowl,
conducted by Lukas Foss.
FZ on The Real Frank Zappa Book, p. 116:

tickets have yet to go on sale
www.redcat.org for additional info

the second half of the concert will feature the Grande Mothers Re:Invented
performing the music of Frank Zappa

NEW NEWS 3 - BERGEN FILHARMONISKE ORKESTER CONCERT

In january of 2004 the Grande Mothers were invited to perform in 2006 in Norway for a week long ZAPPA music festival,  this festival, unlike other ZAPPA festivals is quite unique,
the Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester under the direction of Kirstian Jarvi will be performing compositions by the Maestro
See below for schedule

WEDNESDAY - NATIONAL THEATRE PERFORMANCE of  The Histoire du Soldat
             Music to be performed by musicians of the Grieg Academy of Music  with

Roy Estrada performing the part of the narrator
Don Preston performing the part of the soldier
and
Napoleon Murphy Brock performing the part of the Devil
all will be in full costume.

 THURSDAY - The BERGEN FILHARMONIC ORKESTER
         under the direction of Kristjan Järvi at GRIEG MUSIC HALL

with special musical guests THE GRANDE MOTHERS
on selected compositions

6:00 PM Pre concert lecture
There will be an open forum question and answer period during this lecture.

Compositions to be performed prior to the orchestral concert:
Edgard Varese - Ionisation
Zappa - Black Page Part 1 and Part 2
Zappa - Dangerous Kitchen

7:30 Orchestra Concert
Stravinsky ­ Rite of Spring
Zappa ­ Planet of the Baritone Women
Zappa - Duke of Prunes
Zappa - Revised Music for Low Budget Orchestra
Zappa - The Muffin Man
Zappa - Cosmic Debris
Zappa ­ Montana
Zappa ­ Lumpy Gravy
Zappa ­ Peaches and Regalia 

FRIDAY -
There will be a concert on Friday BEFORE the Grande Mothers concert, performed by students of the Grieg Academy, playing influential works of FZ as well as music that influence him and the Grande Mothers.

This concert will include influences and inspirations of FZ and affiliated musicians.
It is impossible too include everything but the program will include a premier of a Fanfare by Don Preston,
Zappa compositions,
Chromium Megaphone of Destiny,
Brass band arrangement of G Spot Tornado,
Perc. Arrangement of Outside Now,
Edgard Varese- Octandre,
Charles Ives ­ Unanswered Question. And more...
GRANDE MOTHERS PERFORMANCE later that evening

NEW NEWS 4 - In Canada

In an unprecedented move The Grande Mothers have once again been invited to perform at the Vancouver Folk Festival, in July of 2006
The festival never books the same artist two years in a row, but due to overwhelming response, they have been asked back
They were the only group to receive standing ovations at the end of both performances in 2005

There are other dates on the table yet to be solidified
STAY TUNED FOR MORE POSSIBLE CONCERTS IN CANADA 2006

ALEX SNOUFFER

Alex Snouffer

John French sent us news of the death of Alex Snouffer, aka Alex St Claire, guitarist, drummer and a founder member of Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band.

John wrote, "I talked with Jerry Handley, who was probably the closest to Alex. Jerry just lost his Dad and Alex was at the funeral a couple of weeks ago. We reminisced about the early bands that were the forerunners of the Magic Band. "

Steve Froy's full obituary for Alex Snouffer was added to the beefheart.com site on 9 January.

-- info: thomas

CENTRAL SCRUTINIZER BAND

A The Central Scrutinizer Band se aventura em 2006 com mais dois shows...

Comece o ano ouvindo a irônica música de Frank Zappa...

Dia 22 de janeiro, domingo..no Café Piupiu - 22h.

e Dia 29 de Janeiro, também Domingo no Centro Cultural SP - Vergueiro - 18hs.

No show do Centro Cultural será permitida a entrada de menores de idade... Faça uma boa ação às crianças... Elas vão gostar...

Café Piupiu - São Paulo - 22h
R Treze de Maio 134, Bixiga - 11 - 3258 8066

Centro Cultural São Paulo - Vergueiro - 18hs
R Vergueiro 1000, - 11 - 3277 3611

www.scrutinizer.com.br

• 2006/01/22 concert 'café piupiu', sao paulo, brasil

• 2006/01/29 concert 'centro cultural, vergueiro, brasil

CHRIS OPPERMAN

• chris opperman: beyond the foggy highway
      (2005, cd, usa, purple cow records pcr 005)
  
  • "Beyond The Foggy Highway" is the latest Chris Opperman album. It presents recordings of live performances from 2002 to 2004, each time in different line-ups.
    The music is an excellent blend of improvised music, contemporary classical music and jazz. One of my favourite tracks is called "Miles Behind", where Andre Lafosse plays some spacy (David Gilmour) guitar licks against Chris Opperman's piano melody. Beautiful.
    A lot of the compositions on this album will take you on a trip. You just have to close your eyes.
    
    "Beyond The Foggy Highway" is not an easy album. You will definitely need multiple listening sessions, but once you get into it, you can't do without it.
    A very fine album indeed.
    
  • http://www.oppymusic.com

BOGUS POMP

2006/01/04 Fred Hemmer says

Hi Gang,

Well, the holidays are over but the party is just beginning. After an exciting 2005 it looks like Bogus Pomp will be even busier in 2006.  

The following dates are booked:

• 2006/01/21 Bogus Pomp - concert 'State Theater' in St. Petersburg, FL, usa

• 2006/02/18 Bogus Pomp - concert 'Java Junction', Clearwater, FL, usa

• 2006/04/08 Bogus Pomp - concert 'Java Junction', Clearwater, FL, usa

In addition the following plans are being discussed:

Zappaween in St. Petersburg possibly with an ex-Zappa band member you all know  

We are trying to pull off another "big" event. Discussions are underway for a Bogus Pomp Orchestra show here with an attempt to try to do the show elsewhere too. Also it looks like BP may play Zappanale in Germany in 2007.

To make these extra events happen we are looking to once again raise funds that will cover the loss that the band incurs. Traveling expenses for rehearsals and the hiring of additional musicians takes money that is not covered by ticket sales. We have been fortunate that individuals stepped up and provided financial support over the last two years to allow the band to continue. I think that almost everybody who donated the first year were repeats last year. And we are lucky the core band plays for what amounts to be peanuts!

So, we are looking for sponsors and at this time we can offer the following:

For a $200 contribution you get-

1- Two priority admissions to the State Theater show January 21. You will get in early to grab the balcony or front floor area.

2- Two admissions to the Java Junction February 18 show. (We can't offer any deal for the April 8 show as BP is playing as part of a show with other bands controlled by a promoter.)

3- Purchase priority for any of the other shows that may be booked.

4- At times we have given out special goodies like shirts and Zappanale DVD's.

5- And general satisfaction that you helped keep Zappa music alive!

Checks should be payable to "Bogus Pomp Fund" and sent to me at:

Fred Hemmer  
11970 7th St East  
Treasure Island, FL 33706  

All money that has been collected has been used to support band expenses and rehearsals only.

If anybody has any questions please contact me.

Thanks for your support,

-- Fred

MAMA KANGAROOS

• various artists: mama kangaroos
      (2005, cd, usa, genus records) - all compositions by don van vliet.

The latest news on this project is the album is being distibuted in the Benelux through Bertus. So if you're leaving in my neighbourhood, and you're looking for Mama Kangaroos, you can ask your local record dealer.

(or you can try www.genusrecords.com)

Read about Gary Lucas' appearance at a Mama Kangaroos concert & release party at:

http://garylucas.com/www/blog/2005/03/mama-kangaroos-make-good.html

NEWSFLASH

The Zappanale DVDs and CDs release are expected in about a month.

THUNES, WACKERMAN

• geoff wolf: in rememberance
      (????) – feat.scott thunes
  

• sean wayland: australian rhythm changes
      (????) - feat.chad wackerman

MOON ZAPPA

Anyone???

James Orlick, who attends New York University studying film composition and classical performance, has recorded 10 CDs and one DVD, The Music Of Frank Zappa And Edgar Varèse

ROBERT CAMARENA

For more info on Froggie, go to: http://www.quixoteproductions.com

ELIO

-- confirmed by Oscar Bianco

TOURING CAN MAKE YOU CRAZY

http://digilander.libero.it/tcmyc/index.html

THE WRONG OBJECT

1.
THE WRONG OBJECT'S NEW WEBSITE (http://www.wrongobject.com) IS NOW UP AND READY FOR BROWSING AND LISTENING. More than 70 minutes of free mp3s and video excerpts have been added to the live samples sections.

2.
OUR NEW LIVE ALBUM, which features ELTON DEAN and HARRY BECKETT, is out!
For more info, see the "CDs/DVDs" section.

3.
NEW CONCERT DATES ADDED:

March 11, Plusetage, Baarle-Nassau, Holland, 21h00 March 17, A Jazz Experience, Zaal Alma, Rijkevorsel, 21h00 April 11, Guildford Electric Theatre, Guildford, UK, 20h00 June 24, Fêtes de la Musique, Place Jehan-le-Bel, Liège, 18h00

• 2006/03/11 the Wrong Object - concert ‘Plusetage’, Baarle-Nassau, the Netherlands
   

• 2006/03/17 the Wrong Object - concert 'Zaal Alma', Sint-Jozef Rijkevorsel, Belgium
  

• 2006/04/11 the Wrong Object - concert 'Guildford Electric Theatre', Guildford, UK
  

• 2006/06/24 the Wrong Object - concert "Fêtes de la Musique", Place Jehan-le-Bel, Liège, Belgium

**VISIT OUR NEWS SECTION: http://www.wrongobject.com/new.php**

JOHN TRUBEE

"Those who use money as the ultimate evaluating mechanism
for everything in life lack the capacity to invent their own values
and to perceive anything other than money as a value. By default
they adopt the common, vulgar value system of everyone else,
wealthy and impoverished, who lusts after money. This is the default
mechanism of those who lack imagination; of those who
thoughtlessly ape all the other idiots surrounding them.
Devoid of reflection, devoid of imagination, the overarching default
value for common, mediocre vulgarians always is MONEY.

Donald Trump and those in his rarified, upper-crust class are
indistinguishable from lowlife drug dealer punk ganstas
down at the ghetto pool hall when the central, underlying
motive of most of their behaviors is analyzed:
GETTING MONEY.

Both rich and poor who esteem money above all else are boring,
stunted vulgarians unworthy of serious consideration."

--John Trubee

WM RECORDINGS

Long time fan, collector and WM Recordings artist Werner Popp invited various friends and colleagues of Moritz and Frank to contribute a track for a special birthday compilation. This little piece of German pop history is now exclusively available from WM Recordings:

http://www.wmrecordings.com/releases/wm032.htm

-- Marco Kalnenek
WM Recordings

MORE TRUBEE

You do not possess the keys to ecstasy;
Heaven resides within my head.
You strut in sexual glory yet offer me nothing;
Why ought I to dog after you?

I choose to bicycle in freedom
To traipse misty morning shores
devoid of idiot people
To ride in leaf-dappled sunlight
on paths not taken
To huff uphill to watch the sun fall down
To sing insane songs and hum humanistic hymns
no one will ever hear

I conquered worlds beyond imagining
Made myriad strangers guffaw
Sojourned across a continent into the sun
Vomited mad antipoetry on uncomprehending ninnies
Tussled with and victoried over recalcitrant jerks

Yet still to the shopping pygmies
I remain an invisible unknown
Of no import or concern
Only worthy of pushing out of the way
To the next exciting department store sales bargain

Where you derived the notion
That your caprice of withheld ecstasies
will submit me to heel
I do not know--
But it is false.

MARTY PERELLIS

 I just noticed the request for information on Marty Perellis, and I don't really know much about him, but I thought I might contribute the tidbit that it was, I THINK, Mr. Perellis who played the imaginary trombone solo in "King Kong" in the "Baby Snakes" movie.

A STUMUK UPDATE

I stumbled across your United Mutations web site and found your information on my brother 'Stumuk', aka Bill Nugent. Your information was for the most part correct. Bill is alive and well and living alternately in Albuquerque, New Mexico and the San Bernadino Mountains of Southern California. He would love to hear from his fans and is always looking for new gigs with new bands. He can be reached at ftr555.comcast.net

UGLY RADIO REBELLION

2005/03/08 concert 'the hayloft', mt clemens, mi, usa

• scott schroen: guitar/vocals * preston parish: bass/vocals * vince leblanc: vocals/guitar synth * august krueger: drums/xylophone/stunt percussion * dave cheney: drums

• feat. ike willis

A couple of months ago, I received a video recording of this show and I was stunned. Read more about it here:

http://www.uglyradiorebellion.com/JamRag2005.html

DAVID WALLEY

JOHN TRUBEE

Mariah Carey struts with yet another award from
some ceremony or another (they don't matter)
Invented by the inner circle of friends and bed partners
for their inner circle of friends and bed partners

What does it have to do with us?
Why ought I invest the invaluable time
of my life to observe this excrement?

I rag on the asshole celebrities only because
I continue to be dismayed by the great number
of otherwise intelligent people
revering these boring pigs.

I remain forever dismayed by the mindlessness
suffocating this world.

I always think it can't get more stupid
But it always does.

Photogenic vacuities with nothing of value to express
mass mailing press releases relating with whom
they commingle their genitals today--
this is supposed to interest and excite us?

Rolling Stone reprints press releases
of uninteresting, aspiring idols who communicate
nothing new or of value
Rolling Stone used to be hip
but so long ago no one remembers.

Mickey Rourke only marginally entertains me
due to his plastic surgery disasters
and his extreme promiscuity
(what magic words con these women I want to know;
I have no such luck)

Of what value is this to me?
So I can spew a new crap rant/antipoem to my friends.

Otherwise intelligent people worship contrived idols
because religion is dead
but the innate need of humans to worship thrives,
hence the genital antics of Julia Roberts enthrall millions
and this otherwise boring nonentity
enjoys a lucrative career
supplanting deceased God.

Please DO something fascinating with your brief time
on this earth
Stop passively observing trivialities
Life is too great for that
Smash your TV
and let the cast of 'Friends' writhe in Hell for eternity.

OSSI DURI

• elio & ossi duri: gnam gnam
      (2005, cd, italy, electromantic music)

WEIRDO NAFFN

If you're in for some laid-back, progressive rock, you should give Weirdo Naffn a try. Just listen to that guitar tone...

http://www.weirdonaffn.de/

As some sort of X-mas present, the Weirdo Naffn site has a bunch of tracks available as mp3 downloads. So check it out. The band has a number of CDRs available as well.

Zappa is never far away.

• weirdo naffn: crazy ahmed's instramental favoritz
      (1999, cdr, ger, private release)
  • "Carzy Ahmed's Instramental Favoritz" is Weirdo Naffn's first release. In this case, it's Mr.Weirdo Naffn, Michael Krampe, who goes all the way. Like the title says, these are all instrumental tracks: heavy lead guitar, with a backing band. It sounds like one big jam, one good big jam. Lots of Zappa, Santana and jam band influences on this one.
    Food for guitarists.
    
• weirdo naffn: for a fistfull of döner
      (2002, cdr, ger, private release)
  • The Weirdo Naffn radio special on Radio Z. 100. Interviews and music. Broadcast on 2002/06/23. If you can understand German, this will give you a rather fine impression of what Weirdo Naffn is about.

ANOTHER NEW FRANK ZAPPA BOOTLEG

Haven't heard it yet, but it looks like this:

• frank zappa: trouble every day
      (2005, 3cd, ??, h & s - 001/002/003)

-- pics: Hugues-Robert Gros

MATTIAS IA EKLUNDH

• mattias ia eklundh: freak guitar - the road less traveled
      (2005, cd, france, replica records rpl028)
  
  • "Freak Guitar - The Road Less Traveled" is Mattias IA Eklundh's second solo album. It's another exceptional album: virtuosity combined with zappa-esque humour and compositional skills.
    There's just so much great music on this album. The title songs immediately sets the tone: a nice little melody played with lots of feedback and natural harmonics. 'There's no money in jazz' is a mix of death metal drumming with a speedy fusion guitar, and it just goes on. There are a lot of experiments on this album, and most of them turn out really pretty.
    
    His previous album "Freak Guitar" included a coverversion of Zappa's 'The Black Page'. On this album, Mattias takes it a bit further: 'Asteroid 3834' (remember Zappafrank) has all the Zappa/Vai riffs and rhythms that we're so fond of. Even if it's on top of a disco beat.
    
    Essential stuff.
    

MUZIQ

• musiq
      (2005/12, mag, fr)
  
  • an article on the Nasal Retentive Orchestra
  • a 1-page article on Pierrejean Gaucher
  • a 16-page special on Zappa
    • Une Musique Démontée et remotée par Pierrejean Gaucher
    • 10 Disques Pour l'Île DéZerte
    • Vous n'êtes pas Serieux? par Guy Darol
    • Pâte à Modeler & Délires Cocaïnés par Julien Ferté
    • Les Sept Compilimaginaires par Olivier Rigaud
    • You Can Do That With Frank Anytime by Noadya Arnoux

Not forgetting the superb pictures that are included alongside the articles.

DRUMBO AND ROCKETTE RECORDING NEW MATERIAL

So here Rockette and I are at Proper Record's wonderful new studio recording my new CD "City of Refuge" which is basically a Magic Band influenced compilation of music I've put together over the last year and a half.

I'm listening to Rockette put a bass line on a song called "Maybe That'll Teach Ya" which is based loosely on a jam that was done by Don, Doug Moon, and myself. I used the Moon riff and Don's line "Maybe That'll Teach Ya" and wrote a whole song around it about the futility of revenge. It's a more bluesy kind of simple piece.

I don't think Mark or I have ever sounded better together. This has been a lot of fun and I'm sure that Beefheart fans will be pleased as this will fill a particular need for new fresh material in the style of the Magic Band. I started getting these ideas about six months into the project, I suppose, as a result of the complete saturation I was undergoing to achieve a reasonable MB sound.

So, just thought I'd update you.

Gotta go, John French
 

THE GRANDE MOTHERS RE:INVENTED

Our Next Performance will be in Bergen, Norway April 26th. - 28th. 06' At "The Bergen Music Fest"
And on the 29th at "The Folken" in Stavanger, Norway

• 2006/04/26 - 28 the Grande Mothers Re:Invented - concert "Bergen Music Fest", bergen, norway
• 2006/04/29 the Grande Mothers Re:Invented - concert 'the folken', stavanger, norway

info: audihaun
 

NEW FRANK ZAPPA VINYL BOOTLEG

• frank zappa: instrumental & improvisations
      (2005, lp, ??, nq-002)
  
  • 80 copies on red wax
    99 copies on blue wax
    50 copies on multi-colored wax
    
  • I haven't actually seen this one yet. As you can see by the print run, this will be a pretty hard-to-find album.
    
    Extra info on this album is very welcome. I only know that the album should include recordings from the 1972/12/09 Portland concert, and from the 1973/10/26 Austin concert.
    
    I'm still looking for a copy, so if anyone can help me out...
    (bignote at yucom dot be)

pictures from StatusBaby

CIRCUS 1969

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Zappy New Year, everyone.

And here are some dates that you shouldn't forget about:

ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA - THE NEW DATES

• 2005/05/15 concert ‘Amsterdam Music Hall’, Amsterdam, Netherlands

• 2005/05/17 concert ‘Falkoner’, Copenhagen, Denmark Copenhagen

• 2005/05/18 concert ‘Sentrum Scene’, Oslo, Norway

• 2005/05/19 concert ‘Stockholm Hovet’, Stockholm, Sweden

• 2005/05/21 concert ‘Philipshalle’, Dusseldorf, Germany

• 2005/05/22 concert ‘Tempodrom’, Berlin, Germany

• 2005/05/23 concert ‘T-Mobile Arena’, Prague, Czech Republic

• 2005/05/24 concert ‘Petofi Csarnok Open -Air’, Budapest, Hungary

• 2005/05/26 concert ‘Kongresshaus’, Zurich, Switzerland

• 2005/05/27 concert ‘Mazda Palace’, Milan, Italy

• 2005/05/28 concert ‘Teatro Tenda Striscle’, Rome, Italy

• 2005/05/30 concert ‘Forest National’, Brussels, Belgium

• 2005/06/01 concert ‘Manchester Apollo’, Manchester, UK

• 2005/06/02 concert ‘Royal Albert Hall’, London, UK

• 2005/06/05 concert ‘Zenith’, Paris, France

special guests on the Zappa Plays Zappa Tour:

Steve Vai, Terry Bozzio and Napoleon Murphy Brock

EUGENE CHADBOURNE ON TOUR

2006

BIG NEWS! Watch for Dr. Chad as a special guest lead guitarist and banjo picker with the Violent Femmes on tour during the year...Banjo on Blister in the Sun!
Yeah!

OK here we go, Dr. Chad with the Violent Femmes PLEASE NOTE ONLY THE 2/3 SHOW at FILMORE IS CONFIRMED

• 2006/01/29 Violent Femmes feat.Dr.Chadbourne - Phoenix, AZ. w/ Cake + Tegan & Sarah

• 2006/01/31 Violent Femmes feat.Dr.Chadbourne - : San Diego, CA at the HOB

• 2006/02/01 Violent Femmes feat.Dr.Chadbourne - : Los Angeles, CA...at the HOB

• 2006/02/02 Violent Femmes feat.Dr.Chadbourne - : Santa Cruz, CA

• 2006/02/03 Violent Femmes feat.Dr.Chadbourne - : San Francisco, CA. Fillmore West

• 2006/02/04 Violent Femmes feat.Dr.Chadbourne - : Stockton, CA...

• 2006/02/05 Violent Femmes feat.Dr.Chadbourne - : University of Calf at Humbolt
  
  

• 2006/02/13 Aki Takase Fats Waller Project feat. Dr.Chadbourne - /Prato, Italy
  stay tune for news of Dr. Chad solo shows in Italy in February

MORE VIOLENT FEMMES DATES!
----------- THESE DATES ARE CONFIRMED -------------------------

• 2006/02/23 Violent Femmes feat.Dr.Chadbourne - Limerick Trinity Rooms

• 2006/02/24 Violent Femmes feat.Dr.Chadbourne - Galaway- Ireland Roisin Dubh

• 2006/02/25 Violent Femmes feat.Dr.Chadbourne - -Dublin - Ireland Vicar Street

• 2006/02/26 Violent Femmes feat.Dr.Chadbourne - - London UK Shepherds Bush Empire

2006/03/24 Aki Takase Fats Waller Project feat.Dr.Chadbourne - Bremen, Germany

FIRST INTERNATIONAL TOUR BY THE NEW G.O.I.N. group  //  That stands for Get out of Iraq Now
Dr. Chad/vocals/banjo/guitar * Brian Ritchie/bass/shakuhachi * Victor de Lorenzo/percussion * Brian Jackson/vocals/keyboards

• 2006/03/28 G.O.I.N., feat. Dr.Chadbourne - Paris, Banlieus Blues festival

• 2006/03/31 G.O.I.N., feat. Dr.Chadbourne - (TBC) Baarle-Nassau, Holland

• 2006/04/01 G.O.I.N., feat. Dr.Chadbourne - Bimhuis, Amsterdam, Holland

• 2006/04/03 G.O.I.N., feat. Dr.Chadbourne - Milano, Italy

New duo project with Dr. Chad and Kevyn Blechdom, vocal, banjo, electronics
This duo will have a residency in Nantes, France over April 5-6 and then will perform at the I.D.E.A.L. festival in that city April 7-8

• 2006/04/23-28 The Jack and Jim Show in residency in Brest, France including duo gig with Dr. Chad and Jimmy Carl Black and a collaboration with the Monstre band.
  

• 2006/05/20 Aki Takase Fats Waller project feat.Dr.Chadbourne - /Lorrach, Germany/Jazz Tone

• 2006/05/22 Aki Takase Fats Waller project feat.Dr.Chadbourne - /Ulm, Germany

2006/05/23 - 2006/05/28  THE GREATEST CHADFEST OF ALL TIME AT MUSIQUE ACTION 2006, Vandouevre Les-Nancy, France

2006/05/23  Eugene Chadbourne / The Butterfly Garden - concert Vandouevre Les-Nancy, France

- Eugene Chadbourne The Butterfly Garden
(Les Jardins des Papillons) Special septet combining two trios, ZU frome Rome and Malachy Papers from
Kansas City performing sections of a suite from the Insect and Western series;

Mark Southerland (USA) tenor sax, homemade instruments, 8-track
Mike Dillon, (USA) vibraphone, drums, percussion
Johnny Hamill, (USA) acoustic bass
Massimmo Pupillo, (Italy) electric bass
Jacobo Battaglia, (Italy) drums
Luka Mai, (Italy) baritone saxophone
Eugene Chadbourne,(USA) composition, guitar, banjo

2006/05/24  Eugene Chadbourne 2 - concert Vandouevre Les-Nancy, France

Eugene Chadbourne 2
New Directions in Appalachian Music
Aspects of the traditional Appalachian music repertoire are attacked by an international assemblage of improvisers:

Mike Cooper, lap steel guitar, dobro (UK)
Paul Lovens, selected drums and cymbals, singing saw (Germany)
Cedric Prive, violin (France)
Johnny Hamill, bass (USA)
Eugene Chadbourne, banjo, vocals (USA)
Phil Minton, vocals (UK)

2006/05/25 - Salle des fêtes : Eugene Chadbourne 3 - - concert Vandouevre Les-Nancy, France

One of My Favorite Country and Western Singers Has Always Been Johnny Paycheck--and this is the most elaborate Tribute to Johnny Paycheck yet, with new arrangements created for a most unique instrumental blend.

Special guest steel guitar soloist Susan Alcorn (USA)
David Fox, piano (USA)
Jimmy Carl Black, drums (USA)
Bill Barrett, harmonica (USA)
Steven De Bruyn, harmonica (Belguim)
Richie West, French horn (USA)
David Doyle, French horn, mandolin (USA)
Eugene Chadbourne, electric guitar, vocals (USA)

2006/05/26 - Eugene Chadbourne 4 Chadbourne Baptist Church - concert Vandouevre Les-Nancy, France

 nice rock and country band set, combining American and European musicians, focusing mainly on Chadbourne original song repertoire.

Dave Fox, piano (USA)
David Doyle, French horn and mandolin (USA)
Johannes Bauer, trombone (Germany)
Roddie Gilliard, electric bass (UK)
Schroeder, drums (Germany)
Eugene Chadbourne, electric guitar, voice (USA)
Molly Chadbourne, vocal (USA)

2006/05/27 Hills Have Jazz feat.Dr.Chadbourne - concert Vandouevre Les-Nancy, France

Hills Have Jazz band We will do some Chadbourne original jazz themes to avoid being strictly part of the new "free jazz cover band" regime; but will also be doing some classics.

special guest Oliver Lake alto and soprano saxophone (USA)
Mark Southerland tenor saxophone, clarinet (USA)
Thomas Heberer trumpet (Germany)
Bill Barrett harmonica (USA)
Mike Dillon vibraphone (USA)
Pat Thomas piano (UK)
Richie West drums (USA)
Eugene Chadbourne guitar, banjo, voice (USA)

2006/05/28 The Horror Part Nine Band feat.Dr.Chadbourne - concert Vandouevre Les-Nancy, France

Musicians
H.O.M.O. electric toothbrush, sampling, electronics (Portugal)
Stefan Verstraten didjiridoo, exotic instruments (Belguim)
Martin Klapper toys, electronics (Czech-Denmark)
Schroeder percussion (Germany)
DJ Point turntables (Slovenia)
Eugene Chadbourne banjo composition

Friends
Jimmy Carl Black lead fiend, voice, narration (USA-Germany)
Vid Zeraj fiend (Croatia)
Molly Chadbourne fiend (USA)
Kalina Samardjieva fiend (Bulgaria)

ZAPPANALE 17

• 2006/07/14
  • Larts Studs (Denmark)
  • AGE  (Germany)
  • Voice Of Cheeze  (USA)
  • TriPod  (USA)
  • Zappatistas  (GB)
  • Daniel Rohr "Alles über Frank"  (Schweiz)
  • Jane  (Germany)
    
• 2006/07/15
  • Jazzprojekt Hundehagen  (Germany)
  • Ikarisches Ensemble  (Germany)
  • The Troope  (NL)
  • Soft Machine  (GB)
  • Sex Without Nails Bros.  (Austria)
  • Paul Green School of Rock - plays Led Zeppelin / Black Sabbat  (USA)
    
• 2006/07/16
  • DOOT  (USA)
  • Paul Green School of Rock - plays the rocking Frank Zappa  (USA)
  • Les Polissons  (France)
  • Discus  (Indonesien)
  • ???

Check out www.zappanale.de for the latest info, tickets, a place to sleep, etceteras
 

the concert calendar * the concert calendar

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http://maczappa.serveftp.net:591/fzcoverdsearch.html

• 2006/01/11 Mike Keneally Band - radio show "4 fm", dutch radio ('paradiso' concert)
  

• 2006/01/14 Drummers Double Bill – concert ‘Plusetage’, Baarle Nassau, NL
  2006/01/14 Daniel Rohr - performance 'Ringlokschuppen', Mühlheim an der Ruhr, Germany
   

• 2006/01/19 Drummers Double Bill – concert ‘Floratheater’, Delft, NL
  

• 2006/01/20 Drummers Double Bill – concert ‘Schouwburg’, Rotterdam, NL
  

• 2006/01/21 Bogus Pomp - concert St.Petersburg, fl, usa
  

• 2006/01/22 The Central Scrutinizer Band - concert 'café piupiu', sao paulo, brasil
  

• 2006/01/29 The Central Scrutinizer Band - concert 'centro cultural, vergueiro, brasil

• 2006/01/29 Violent Femmes feat.Dr.Chadbourne - Phoenix, AZ. w/ Cake + Tegan & Sarah
  

• 2006/01/31 Violent Femmes feat.Dr.Chadbourne - : San Diego, CA at the HOB
  

• 2006/02/01 Violent Femmes feat.Dr.Chadbourne - : Los Angeles, CA...at the HOB
  

• 2006/02/02 Violent Femmes feat.Dr.Chadbourne - : Santa Cruz, CA
  

• 2006/02/03 Violent Femmes feat.Dr.Chadbourne - : San Francisco, CA. Fillmore West
  

• 2006/02/04 Violent Femmes feat.Dr.Chadbourne - : Stockton, CA...
  

• 2006/02/05 Violent Femmes feat.Dr.Chadbourne - : University of Calf at Humbolt
  

• 2006/02/13 Aki Takase Fats Waller Project feat. Dr.Chadbourne - /Prato, Italy
  

• 2006/02/18 Bogus Pomp - concert 'Java Junction', Clearwater, FL, usa
  

• 2006/02/23 Violent Femmes feat.Dr.Chadbourne - Limerick Trinity Rooms
  2006/02/23 Drummers Double Bill – concert ‘Bimhuis’, Amsterdam, NL
  

• 2006/02/24 Violent Femmes feat.Dr.Chadbourne - Galaway- Ireland Roisin Dubh
  

• 2006/02/25 Violent Femmes feat.Dr.Chadbourne - -Dublin - Ireland Vicar Street
  

• 2006/02/26 Violent Femmes feat.Dr.Chadbourne - - London UK Shepherds Bush Empire

• 2006/02/26 Drummers Double Bill – concert ‘Harmonie’, Leeuwarden, NL
  

• 2006/03/11 the Wrong Object - concert ‘Plusetage’, Baarle-Nassau, the Netherlands
   

• 2006/03/12 Hagar Peeters  & Corrie van Binsbergen band in concert ‘Muziekcentrum’, Enschede, NL
  

• 2006/03/15 Schrijvers in concert Special  & Corrie van Binsbergen band ‘Bimhuis’, Amsterdam, NL
  

• 2006/03/17 the Wrong Object - concert 'Zaal Alma', Sint-Jozef Rijkevorsel, Belgium
  

• 2006/03/18 Renate Dorrestein & Corrie van Binsbergen band in concert ‘Lantaren / Venster’, Rotterdam, NL
  

• 2006/03/20 Drummers Double Bill – concert ‘Groote Kerk’, Veere, NL
  

• 2006/03/28 G.O.I.N., feat. Dr.Chadbourne - Paris, Banlieus Blues festival
  

• 2006/03/31 G.O.I.N., feat. Dr.Chadbourne - (TBC) Baarle-Nassau, Holland
  

• 2006/04/01 G.O.I.N., feat. Dr.Chadbourne - Bimhuis, Amsterdam, Holland
  

• 2006/04/03 G.O.I.N., feat. Dr.Chadbourne - Milano, Italy
  

• 2006/04/08 Palinckx - concert 'Plusetage', Baarle-Nassau, The Netherlands
  2006/04/08 Bogus Pomp - concert Clearwater, fl, usa
  

• 2006/04/11 the Wrong Object - concert 'Guildford Electric Theatre', Guildford, UK
  

• 2006/04/23-28 The Jack and Jim Show in residency in Brest, France including duo gig with Dr. Chad and Jimmy Carl Black and a collaboration with the Monstre band.
  

• 2006/04/26 - 28 the Grande Mothers Re:Invented - concert "Bergen Music Fest", bergen, norway
  
• 2006/04/29 the Grande Mothers Re:Invented - concert 'the folken', stavanger, norway
  

• 2006/05/20 Aki Takase Fats Waller project feat.Dr.Chadbourne - /Lorrach, Germany/Jazz Tone

• 2006/05/22 Aki Takase Fats Waller project feat.Dr.Chadbourne - /Ulm, Germany
  

• 2006/05/15 ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA concert 'heiniken music hall', amsterdam, the netherlands - special guests: nm brock, terry bozzio, steve vai
  

• 2006/05/17 ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA concert copenhagen, denmark - special guests: nm brock, terry bozzio, steve vai
  

• 2006/05/18 ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA concert ‘sentrum scene’, oslo, norway - special guests: nm brock, terry bozzio, steve vai
  

• 2006/05/19 ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA concert 'hovet', stockholm, sweden - special guests: nm brock, terry bozzio, steve vai
  

• 2006/05/21 ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA concert 'philipshalle', düsseldorf, germany - special guests: nm brock, terry bozzio, steve vai
  

• 2006/05/22 ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA concert 'tempodrom', berlin, germany - special guests: nm brock, terry bozzio, steve vai
  

• 2006/05/23 ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA concert ‘t-mobile arena’, prague, czech republic - special guests: nm brock, terry bozzio, steve vai
  

2006/05/23 - 2006/05/28  THE GREATEST CHADFEST OF ALL TIME AT MUSIQUE ACTION 2006, Vandouevre Les-Nancy, France

• 2006/05/23  Eugene Chadbourne / The Butterfly Garden - concert Vandouevre Les-Nancy, France

• 2006/05/24  Eugene Chadbourne 2 - concert Vandouevre Les-Nancy, France

• 2006/05/25 - Salle des fêtes : Eugene Chadbourne 3 - - concert Vandouevre Les-Nancy, France

• 2006/05/26 - Eugene Chadbourne 4 Chadbourne Baptist Church - concert Vandouevre Les-Nancy, France

• 2006/05/27 Hills Have Jazz feat.Dr.Chadbourne - concert Vandouevre Les-Nancy, France

• 2006/05/28 The Horror Part Nine Band feat.Dr.Chadbourne - concert Vandouevre Les-Nancy, France

• 2006/05/24 ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA concert ‘petofi csarnok open -air’, budapest, hungary - special guests: nm brock, terry bozzio, steve vai
  

• 2006/05/26 ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA concert ‘kongresshaus’, zurich, switzerland - special guests: nm brock, terry bozzio, steve vai
  

• 2006/05/27 ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA concert ‘mazda palace’, milan, italy  - special guests: nm brock, terry bozzio, steve vai
  

• 2006/05/28 ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA concert ‘teatro tenda striscle’, rome, italy - special guests: nm brock, terry bozzio, steve vai
  

• 2006/05/30 ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA concert ‘forest national’, brussels, belgium - special guests: nm brock, terry bozzio, steve vai
  

• 2006/06/01 ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA concert ‘manchester apollo’, manchester, uk - special guests: nm brock, terry bozzio, steve vai
  

• 2006/06/02 ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA concert ‘royal albert hall’, london, uk - special guests: nm brock, terry bozzio, steve vai
  

• 2006/06/05 ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA concert ‘zenith’, paris, france  - special guests: nm brock, terry bozzio, steve vai  
  

• 2006/06/24 the Wrong Object - concert "Fêtes de la Musique", Place Jehan-le-Bel, Liège, Belglium

ZAPPANALE

• 2006/07/14 - Zappanale
  • Larts Studs (Denmark)
  • AGE  (Germany)
  • Voice Of Cheeze  (USA)
  • TriPod  (USA)
  • Zappatistas  (GB)
  • Daniel Rohr "Alles über Frank"  (Schweiz)
  • Jane  (Germany)
    
• 2006/07/15 - Zappanale
  • Jazzprojekt Hundehagen  (Germany)
  • Ikarisches Ensemble  (Germany)
  • The Troope  (NL)
  • Soft Machine  (GB)
  • Sex Without Nails Bros.  (Austria)
  • Paul Green School of Rock - plays Led Zeppelin / Black Sabbat  (USA)
    
• 2006/07/16 - Zappanale
  • DOOT  (USA)
  • Paul Green School of Rock - plays the rocking Frank Zappa  (USA)
  • Les Polissons  (France)
  • Discus  (Indonesien)
  • ???