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Let's make it clear to the ZFT that we don't agree with how they're dealing with zappa devoted websites, bands that play zappa's music and festivals where they play zappa's music.
We endorse the Aggressive Action by the Zappa Family Trust Petition to Zappa Family Trust. Read the Aggressive Action by the Zappa Family Trust Petition --- |
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Scheduled for next weekend. http://profile.myspace.com:80/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=199978297
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- Happy birthday to original Mother JIMMY CARL BLACK Jimmy turned 70 on February 1, 2008! - and the newsflash says: "New CD on Zonic Entertainment this summer..." |
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| Last Friday, I saw Aka
Moon in concert at 'De Singer' in Rijkevorsel, Belgium.
'De Singer' is a fine jazz club and I've seen quite a few bands
performing there. Last Friday, however, the venue was almost too small
for Aka Moon. The place was loaded. And it's all a matter of taste, as I saw at least 5 people in the audience that own the entire Zappa catalogue... I've added an Aka Moon entry to UM, if only to add their discography
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2008 01 24 A
message from Mike: Opening
for Robin Trower in San Diego Feb. 5! Hey all -- now that the Belly Up show is over we can tell you about another show which weren't supposed to announce until that one was done: another performance by the MK/Lunn/Minnemann trio in San Diego, this one opening for Robin Trower at 4th and B. If you are me, you remember listening to Bridge of Sighs quite a bit in your room in the house on Pebble Beach Drive in Santee in the early '70s, so this is a fun gig indeed. We'll see how the Trower fans take to our madness. Maybe I better hook up the Univibe pedal. From
Mike's previous Keneallist message: JAPANESE
ACTION IN EARLY FEBRUARY I'm
very thrilled to finally be returning to Japan after a very long time
away. Thanks again Hiroshi Ota for making this trip possible. Look
nearby for details about the gig, the in-store and the radio program
(which you can hear online). COMING
SOON WesFest
3, at least one other gig which we can announce shortly, and other
"amazing" "information" for you. The recording
session with the guys from Umphrey's McGee went fantastically a few days
ago, and I'd be jamming with them at the Troubador tonight were it not
for a pesky virus I picked up from the damn air. Everyone say, get
better by Sunday Mike! Say it! I
love you, three times, mk Upcoming
Keneally appearances
Keneallive
in Tokyo 2008 Mike
Keneally in Concert / Solo and with guests
WesFest
3: A Concert to Benefit the Wes Wehmiller Scholarship at Berklee
College Of Music
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2008 01 27 Hallo, trotz
aller Klagen und Drohungen (siehe unten): SHEIK
YERBOUTI - live -
still playing the music of Frank Zappa - against all odds and threats
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December 2007, and January 2008, two limited Sun Ra box sets got released on Transparancy. A first box of 28 (!!) CDR's, and a second on of 10.
SUN
RA LIMITED EDITION 28 CDR set December
26, 1980 - January 1, 1981
SUN
RA LIMITED EDITION 10 CDR set Discs
1-4: March 13, 1978 Total time: Eight hours, seven minutes and ten seconds -- info: Danny Mathys |
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to send me some pictures of Tetzepi. They have been added to the Tetzepi
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Picture credits: - Hein de Graaf en Alice Pereboom - Hein de Graaf and - Hein de Graaf en Alice Pereboom |
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Czech band FZQ (short for the
Frank Zappa Quartet) will be doing a gig very shortly:
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2008 01 20 Hello
there Out
in Los Angeles right now @ the NAMM show..doing some short demos at the
Moog booth of their great new MP-201 pedal, which you can see here:
http://moogmusic.com/ The
show is crazy, like a giant toy store of musical gear.... SOME
TOUR NEWS: 1.
I'll be on the road in a couple days with DELICIOUS
- a great trio that was...in need of two band members. So Eric
Slick and I dug the music, joined and we have some shows coming up in
WILKES BARRE PA, PHILA PA, NEW YORK NY, ASBURY PK NJ.; Check out the
band and come on out!! We have a blast, it's all at once very heavy and
crazy, yet grooving and spaced out as well. Man. 2.
I'll be on the road in a couple weeks with the ADRIAN BELEW POWER
TRIO on our WINTER 2008 TOUR. 3.
stay tuned for more updates in p/o world. Be good to yourselves and
DRINK WATER.. Thanks!! Andre' DELICIOUS JAN
2008 NORTHEAST MINI-TOUR
JOSH
ROSENSTEIN/BASS, and FROM PROJECT/OBJECT: ANDRE' CHOLMONDELEY/GTR &
ERIC SLICK/DRUMS Recordings
with old band members: http://www.myspace.com/delicious Tour
Manager/Tech: Adrian Belew Power Trio Moog
Music Demo Clinician: NAMM 2008 ADRIAN
BELEW POWER TRIO WINTER 2008 TOUR FEBRUARY
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MARCH 2008
------------------------- 2008 01 20 (part two) ADRIAN
BELEW POWER TRIO WINTER
2008 TOUR. Just
wanted to correct/clarify a few things. His band consists of a trio-- rounded out by Eric Slick on drums and Julie Slick on bass. Check
out Adrian's site for a great, 5 minute autobiographical video called
"life in a nutshell" And
--Don't miss Adrian's amazing new CD with his trio - LIVE.... Available
exclusively at his website (go hear clips NOW!!!) Thanks!! Andre'
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Daniel Rohr is back, and he will be explaining "Faust". When one talks about a contract with the devil, rock music immediately comes to ones mind. Bands like AC/DC and the Stones sing about the highway to hell, or about sympathy for the horned one. Two actors and a 5-piece band will be talking about Faust's Mephisto and Gretchen, and they will do so, using rock songs as 'I can't get no satisfaction', 'Knocking on heaven's door', and even Zappa's 'Cheepnis'.
Die
Vorstellungen finden am 08., 09, und 10.02.2008 jeweils um 20.00 Uhr
statt. Wo?
Ringlokschuppen | Am Schloß Broich 38 | 45479 Mülheim | Einlass um 19:00 Uhr
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of music, Tom 'TC' Constanten is best known is best known for
playing with The Grateful Dead from 1968 until 1971.
The picture on the right was taken by Bob Minkin in 2007 at the Sausalito Art Festival. July 13, 2007, Tom Constanten did a solo concert at the 'Kinetic Playground' in Chicago, IL, usa, where he performed Frank Zappa's 'Trouble Every Day'.
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that recenty found their way to DimeADozen:
Sun Ra and His Arkestra
Sun Ra & Arkestra
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THE WRONG OBJECT - January 2008 Newsletter www.wrongobject.com - www.myspace.com/wrongobject - www.moonjune.com 1.
THE WRONG OBJECT – NEW STUDIO CD "Stories
from the Shed", the band's new studio CD - which features wonderful
cover art by the great Marc
Atkins
- will be released by Moonjune
Records
in February 2008. 2.
NEW LIVE DATES – FEBRUARY-MARCH 2008
(http://www.wrongobject.com/gigs.php)
3.
BIG IN Our
friend Elton Dean passed away almost 2 years ago, on February 7, 2006.
"The Unbelievable Truth" (Moonjune Records, 2007), The Wrong
Object's collaboration with the late saxophonist, was included in the
"Top Ten Jazz CDs of the Year" of Brazilian daily newspaper Tribuna.
The article "Os melhores do jazz em 2007" was signed by no
less than heavyweight producer Arnaldo DeSouteiro, who has produced
releases by the likes of João Gilberto, Luiz Bonfá, Dom Um Romao,
Carlos Barbosa-Lima, Yana Purim, Mario Castro-Neves, and João Donato. 4.
VPRO RADIO FEATURE UPDATE The
full De Wissel
radio program devoted to The Wrong Object and Alex Maguire is now
available in the VPRO archives. You
can also listen to more music and interviews on De Wissel website here.
To listen to the the full program, click here
and look for the Friday November 9 session. 5.
THE IDIOT BASTARD SON PROJECT
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| Humble Grumble will be touring Hungary the
next week. However, they will be playing one gig in Ghent tomorrow, so
if you're in the neighbourhood...
And, March, Humble Grumble will take on the UK...
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On Saturday, February 2, Esotouric, the eclectic collective whose offbeat bus tours expose LA's secret history, presents a special edition of "Where the Action Was" with guest stars Carl "King of the Freaks" Franzoni, and John "King of the Prank Callers" Trubee. The four-hour tour, co-hosted by pop critics Kim Cooper and Gene Sculatti, explores the musical history of Hollywood and the Sunset Strip through visits to celebrated nightclubs, recording studios, record label offices and other places of subcultural importance, and includes avant garde gelato from Scoops. On the bus Carl Franzoni will share personal tales of how his troupe danced across the US with the Byrds on their first tour and later with Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention, and answer your questions on the weird and wonderful world of freaky 1960s Los Angeles, and John Trubee will share hilarious tales from his time as an Enigma Records artist and Dr. Demento Show favorite for his single "Blind Man's Penis." For more info, or to reserve your seat, please visit http://www.esotouri - |
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01 20 some bits and pieces... and... the latest album by The Wrong Object !! |
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www.petitiononline.com/ZFT/
for more info, check out -> http://www.killuglyradio.com/
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| A couple of months ago, I mentioned the Ensemble
de Basse-Normandie, and the tour that they would be doing. Well,
they're at it right now.
For those of you who need more info, I added the press info to the Ensemble's entry. |
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van Binsbergen will host another Brokken Avond in Amsterdam,
NL.
This time, Corrie will be presenting het Brokken Leer Orkest, and Eric Vloeimans !!
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| The lastest Residents release is
called Animal Lover Instrumental, and it will be ready to ship this
week...
It's a limited edition of 1000 numbered copies. More info soon... |
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| - Two more titles will join the hardbound Mute collection in the first quarter of 2008. Mute and The Cryptic Corporation will release what is considerered to be the final re-release of DUCK STAB and ESKIMO. Yes, I know you already own it, but remember there are still about six and a half billion people on earth who don't. These will be a great addition to nice line of Mute / Resi hardbound releases. |
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The Avalon Allstars is an all-star band that performs at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco from time to time. Both Ray White and Ike Willis sat in or have been part of this band. With Ray and Ike, the Avalon Allstars have performed some Zappa compositions. 2004/03/21, the Avalon Allstars were Will Bernard, Bobby Vega, Ray White, Jimmy Sanchez and Melvin Seals. 2004/04/20, the band consisted of John Mollo, Melvin Seals, Mark Karan and Bobby Vega, but featured Ray White and Ike Willis as guests. An earlier (2003/01/25) incarnation of the Avalon Allstars could be considered as the Melvin Seals Band, but with special guests: Napoleon Murphy Brock, Ike Willis and Tal Morris. Check out the data for this concert !!
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01 16 I added quite a bunch of nice pictures to the United Mutations archives today. Nice. Especially slime.oofytv.set's magazine covers. And 1200 people have signed the petition. Let's hope that this buzz gets the ZFT's attention... |
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2008 01 12, a message from DOOT! No Forbidden Music Hi
Folks, We
at ChollyHoss Productions typically keep the emails to a minimum, and
the tone very light. But
today we ask that you take a minute to think seriously. If
you have been under a rock you might not know that the Zappa Family
Trust has been getting litigious in extremus lately, sicking their grey
attorneys on folks that had the unmitigated audacity to express their
appreciation of the late Frank Vincent Zappa.
They may have played some Zappa music in a club, at a festival,
put together a website in their spare time, or even made a festival
possible. For these crimes they have been threatened with financial
penalties and even incarceration. We
at CHP recognize that there are real issues over the use of someone's
image or work, but we also know a little about fair use and satire.
We also know the difference between damaging someone's reputation
or image, and honoring it. We
ask that you maybe google up on the available information, as to be
self-informed, and then check out this online petition http://www.petitiononline.com/ZFT/ Also,
if you you know someone who might be like-minded, send them a copy. What
we at CHP really fear is having cultural gatekeepers preventing free
expression. We learned a
lot about that from Frank's words and music.
He was self-published and that stands out and his most
under-rated accomplishment. What that means for a performer is that the
performance and reproduction rights are not covered under blanket
ASCAP/BMI agreements and financing.
The copyright holder has to set up their own system to recover
fees (we aren't lawyers, but this is how we understand U.S. copyright
rules). What we believe it
does not mean is that the rights holders can make the performance of the
music *forbidden*, except as it pleases them.
i.e. The Who might not like your cover version of Sea and Sand,
but they can't stop you from performing it, or even recording it.
They can't set a financial bar that is prohibitive.
They have to play ball. The
Zappas are Americans, and in many of our eyes Frank Zappa was THE
GREATEST AMERICAN - EVER*. To
be told by fellow Americans that our rights are abridged because of an
individuals lack of a sense of humor is what Zappa worked to prevent,
not to enforce. Frank
Zappa's music should not be restrained. It should not be left to a single individual to determine who
gets to hear it, and when, and how, and for what fee. So
think about this a bit, and we hope that the new year brings some kind
of understanding between the parties involved.
Sincerely, Pete
Brunelli and Stephen Chillemi *Short list: Zappa exposed fake hippie culture and government infiltration in his earliest recorded works; wrote anti-drug anthems; anti-censorship anthems; anti-sheeple anthems; exposed destructors of freedom like Bush and Cheney, et al, when they were mere functionaries; exposed the anti-constitutional infiltration of government by the religious right; gave testimony to the US Congress over free speech rights... and in the meanwhile composed some of the most advanced and beautiful music of the 20th or any other century (that last one is our opinion). If that isn't being a great American, then we don't know what is.
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First of all, you should know that you can also buy this excellent album over at www.cdbaby.com. And you should, 'cause it's a great album. And second, I added Jeremy Barber as the violinist on 'Ageless Love'. The picture on the right shows the cover of the original vinyl release. Only 500 copies were pressed. |
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Budget Research Kitchen promotional CD that I mentioned a couple
of days ago:
the second Zappa medley includes 'T'Mershi Duween', 'Dupree's Paradise' and 'King Kong'. |
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01 14 Today's newsflash: Bob Harris' The Great Nostalgia got a CD-release on Crossfire... |
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http://www.3sat.de/kulturzeit/news/117479/index.html (your big chance to improve your german). I saw it on tv 30 minutes ago. GZ wants to forbid the use of the word "Zappanale" (for use as festival name, or even as print on t-shirts). And not only for the future. She wants all the money that has been earned in the past. In addition, the FZ bust in Bad Doberan must be destroyed, it may be replaced with one that Gail allows (not mentioned in the article, only on tv). -- |
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Hamburg, Germany, called "Hamburger Morgenpost", did a piece
on the ZFT lawyers entitled: "Gail Zappa's belated revenge"
(or something like that).
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| "Unbelievable", as in:
I think that it's unbelievable that YouTube banned the excellent
"The Return Of The Knick Knack People" that I mentioned a
couple of months ago.
Here's a copy of the letter that my friend T. received: Liebes Mitglied:Hiermit wirst du darüber informiert, dass folgendes Material entfernt bzw. der Zugriff darauf deaktiviert wurde, da uns von The Zappa Family Trust gemeldet wurde, dass dieses Material eine Urheberrechtsverletzung darstellt. FRANK ZAPPA: The Return Of The Knick Knack People: http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=XJsMAu_G88A Hinweis: Bei wiederholten
Urheberrechtsverletzungen werden dein Konto und alle Videos, die darüber
hochgeladen wurden, gelöscht. Um dies zu verhindern, musst du alle
Videos löschen, deren Rechte an den Audio- und Videotracks nicht
ausschließlich dir gehören. Außerdem darfst du keine weiteren Videos
hochladen, die die Urheberrechte anderer verletzen. Weitere
Informationen zu den YouTube-Richtlinien zum Urheberrecht findest du
unter Wenn du uns eine Gegendarstellung senden möchtest, findest du genaue Anweisungen hierzu in derHilfe. Unter Section 512(f) des Copyright Act (USA) kann jede Person, die die Tatsache, dass Materialien oder Aktivitäten irrtümlicherweise oder im Zuge einer Fehlidentifizierung entfernt oder deaktiviert wurden, wissentlich und in erheblichem Umfang falsch darstellt, haftbar gemacht werden. Mit freundlichen Grüßen In short: Dear member, you are informed that the following material has been de-activated, because we recieved a notice from the ZFT that there's a copyright violation. If this happens again, your membership and all your video uploads will be deleted. To avoid this, you should remove all audio and video of which you don't have the exclusive rights.... -------------------------------------- ZFT, what's got into you??? Nobody is making any money out of this. It is / was a nice little video that used the music of Frank Zappa, and I'm sure that everyone who liked the little movie, already was into FZ, or wanted to check out FZ's music after seeing this little movie... |
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add data to this nice picture. It's a bootleg sampler with one side bob
dylan, and the other side frank zappa. It exists in 5 colours, 10 copies each... Pretty rare, I would say...
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DELICIOUS Delicious
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ROSENSTEIN/BASS **ANDRE' CHOLMONDELEY/GTR **ERIC SLICK/DRUMS** JAN
2008 NORTHEAST MINI-TOUR
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2008 01 05 Dear
Friends, Happy
New Year, we have some exciting news!
Frogg
Cafe will begin recording a new studio CD with the original members of
the band! The
line-up will be:
Steve
Uh, guitarist on Fortunate Observer of Time and The Safenzee Diaries,
will be stepping down from the band due to creative differences.
We consider Steve a dear friend and wish him success with his new
project called Sidecar Agogo: http://www.myspace.com/sidecaragogo
Check it out, it's really good! He plays guitar and fiddle on
this project and his band just performed for a packed house in Boston a
couple of weeks ago. Also,
we will have many special guests including Jim "Skitty" Mullen
on Sax and John Lieto on Trombone.
We're planning on having some other people drop by too...more on
that later. With Frankie
back in the band you can expect some crazy stuff to happen.
If you want to see what he's been up to since Creatures (besides
changing poop diapers) check out: http://www.myspace.com/cardboardamanda The
new CD will be released at the end of '08 through our good friends at
10trecords http://www.10trecords.com/ where you can also find all 5 of
our CD releases for sale. More
to come soon as things shape up. See you around! Best,
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10 januari, 20.30 uur, Muziekgebouw aan 't IJAsko Ensemble en Schönberg Ensemblebrengen hommage aanKarlheinz Stockhausen (1928-2007)
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01 06 yes, and here we are again. today with a superb jazz album, straight from italy, by fattore zeta... |
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| This new (?) Zappa vinyl bootleg
got mentioned here a couple of weeks ago.
Unfortunately, that's all the info that I have. Any extra info (like where one might be able to purchase the album) is very welcome. -> bignOte at yucom dot be - |
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various discographies. Not too much info, as I don't have scans or
tracklists, but it's a start:
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a nice little piece of an interview with Frank Zappa, as published in
Society Pages (the US zappa fanzine) number six. We're talking 1991.
It's quite interesting to read how Zappa is amused and pleased by some
of the things that his fans are doing. And even the Arf Society gets a
mention... I remember reading the interview when it came out, years ago, and I was quite suprised. Not only because FZ had taken the time to talk with Denn & Rob, but also because he seemed really interested. It looked like it might become an interesting symbiosis, FZ and Society Pages. Unfortunately, the mag folded in 1992 (not mentioning the 1994 issue). |
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... "It was one of those great moments in my life when Zappa called
me over and said he liked my playing, because I so admired his work with
The Mothers Of Invention", says Jim. "I had Dave at my elbow,
who kept saying, 'He looks like Frank Zappa,' and I was going, 'Shup up,
it is Frank Zappa.'".
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Crossfire
Releases Zappa Veteran Bob Harris´ The Great Nostalgia with Guests
Steve Vai, Thana Harris, Tommy Mars and Stuart Hamm 11/28/07
- New York - Bob Harris, keyboardist/vocalist of the 1980 Frank Zappa
band with guitarists Steve Vai, Ray White and Ike Willis, keyboardist
Tommy Mars, bassist Arthur Barrow and drummer Vinnie Colaiuta, will soon
have his 1986 album The Great Nostalgia released in an expanded format
by Crossfire Publications. The Great Nostalgia, originally a
self-financed release on his Mastahna label, has been remastered (and in
some cases remixed) from the original session tapes. More
than twenty-one years after its first release, The Great Nostalgia has
been expanded by six additional tracks. Frank Zappa heard the album in
1986 and thought that the track "Ageless Love" was outstanding
and should kick off the album. Bob Harris, who is currently working with
'80s rock legends Axe, wanted to change the song order because he highly
valued Zappa´s opinion, but the album had already been pressed. Out of
respect for Frank Zappa, "Ageless Love" is now the first track
on Crossfire´s reissue, and Jeremy Barber´s violin has replaced the
original keyboard emulation of that instrument. Suzannah
(Thana) Harris, known to Zappa fans for her vocals on the revised Sleep
Dirt album, can be found throughout The Great Nostalgia on the tracks
"Ageless Love," "The Flower" and three of the bonus
tracks. Of the additions to the album, Thana and Bob´s duets on the
standard "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" (live at the Zappanale
13 festival) and It´s A Beautiful Day´s "White Bird" (from
Thana´s album Thanatopsis) are obvious highlights. Guitar
legend Steve Vai played electric sitar on "Autumn In Nepal,"
presented here in Vai´s remixed version. He also played lead guitar on
a remixed version of the bonus track "There´s Still Hope."
Fellow FZ band member Tommy Mars played on "Autumn In Nepal,"
and noted bassist Stuart Hamm contributed to the track "The
Flower." Billy James, known to music fans as the Ant-Bee, played
percussion on the entire album. James´ tasteful use of percussion
instead of drum machines is a very important asset to the longevity of
The Great Nostalgia, as it sounds fresh without the usual `80s
trappings. One
instrumental track recorded at the original sessions, "The Blue
Gazebo," has been included on this edition. Two more recent tracks
complete the album: the brilliant piano ballad "Magnet And
Iron" and "Nobody Wins In A War," featuring sped-up
vocals from Bob, Thana and son Nathan Harris. The
Great Nostalgia will be available at retail and through dozens of paid
download services. For more information: www.crossfirepublications.com
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Tapes, Vol. 1 and Tar Tapes, Vol. 2, along with Mike's 2004 bonus PUP
release, have just been made available for download only. PUP
was initially issued as a cool little 35-minute CD preview of the
RadioKeneally internet broadcast service, personally assembled, narrated
and labeled by Mike. It features a couple of very weird MK solo
recordings, a ten-minute-plus early version of "L'il," (a song
that was intended for, but never made it to, 2004's Dog), some live Mike
Keneally Band recordings and more. It was originally included as a bonus
to those who pre-ordered Dog. PUP is light and wispy, but fine fun
nonetheless. And, at only $8, it's the cheapest Keneally music on
MooseMart! The
Tar Tapes are downloadable versions of the long-sold-out limited edition
CDs that highlight Mike's music from the '80s and very early '90s. Each
download comes with an eight-page digital reproduction of the original
CD cover, liner notes and lyrics. They can be downloaded as zip files
containing high-quality (minimum 256k variable bit rate) mp3 audio
files, compatible with all mp3 players. The files are DRM-free, meaning
that there is no anti-copying code buried in them (we trust you). And
they're only $10 each.
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completely wrong. A mix between nephews.
Lars Arnwald was kind enough to sort it out: There are (at least two) musicians called "Ted Nash". The first one, Ted Nash (born in 1959) is the son of Dick Nash (b.1924), one of the greatest trombonists in LA ever. He's also the nephew of multi-reed man Ted Nash (b.1922). This is the one with "Lumpy Gravy". He played tenor sax with the Les Brown Orchestra 1941-46, and with Billy May in the first half of the 50's. Then he switched mainly to alto sax and flutes in the LA studios. Of the sessions the brothers Nash participated in, one can note that they're practically in ALL recordings, albums and movies, that Henry Mancini did in LA. Listen to Ted's screaming alto solo in "Peter Gunn Theme". Dick Nash is still active while the elder Ted retired in 1984 and now lives in Carmel, CA.
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As a result, the fans of Frank Zappa's music are in shock. There's a lot of discussion going on at various places all over the web, and there's even more opinions, threads and discussions than one person can read in one day. (believe me, I tried...) I can understand some of the points that the ZFT wants to make clear,
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Zappanale Enema Bandit one
day he'll have to pay (some day he'll have to pay) The
police will say Did
you cause this misery? (x3) Thomas
are you guilty? Are you guilty Thomas, did you do these deeds? Come on, now he
said, it must be just what they all need !
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Marco says: Hi everyone, Just
in time for your new year's eve party: two new album downloads from WM
Recordings, totally free. WM074:
Lee Rosevere - Play 3 WM075:
The Rabbits - Squeeze one out Don't
forget to check out the official WM Recordings MySpace: We wish you all a very musical new year! Cheers, Marco
Kalnenek
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monument in Bad Doberan, I thought I'd better add the picture to
the UM files. (before it gets removed, replaced or painted in the colour
that they want...)
The picture below shows the FZ monument in Bad Doberan, by Václav Cesák. Inaugurated in 2002. |
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Frank Zappa that you can find in Vilnius, Lithuania.
It was made by Konstantinas Bogdanas, a Lithuanian sculptor who was known for portraits of Lenin.
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news from Kilissa Cissoko (from the Voice Of Cheez) 2007 12 30 Wow! I cranked today... and finished posting my
Flute Recital...from 1986. Here's the WHOLE BLESSED THING--including a suite of
pieces I composed for Flute & Piano! ***************UPCOMING PERFORMANCES*********************** I'M PLAYING TWO SHOWS w/ THE BAND IN JANUARY DANCE
ALIVE! SPECIAL EVENT **********************www.kilissa.com*************************************
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Nondramatic
Public Performance... FZ... Ugly
Radio Rebellion performs the music of Frank Zappa... The
FZ Birthday Tour Check
out the letter we got from i'll
be posting all the pictures and press from the tour asap and the next
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/ user of the forum over at the official Frank Zappa site. Lately,
however, things have changed. I'm not only reading, I'm even posting.
Four posts so far... :-)
They're all on the same subject hower. I'm a bit concerned (putting it mildly) with the way that the ZFT is communicating with their fans, with bands and with organisations that try to keep Frank Zappa's music alive. http://www.zappa.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=323536#323536 - |
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"Enema Improvisations" bootleg that i mentioned last week.
20 copies on clear vinyl side one
side two
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beautiful set of scans and pictures.
On the right is the program booklet for the Frank Zappa / Ensemble Modern concert series in Frankfurt, September 1992. Below are scans of various magazine covers.
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Trivia quizz about FZ:
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No, the following is not really a part of the trivia quizz that got
mentioned above, although it might be:
You thought right. All of them. And it gets worse. Thomas Dippel, president of the Arf Society, has been summoned to court. He has to pay up for the CDs, DVDs and T-shirts that are made by the Arf Society; for the use of the name "Zappa" in "Zappanale", and so on, and so on. Gail Zappa even wants the Bad Doberan statue of FZ to be removed... The
ZAPPA Family Trust, 11848 Vose Street, CA 91605 North Hollywood, USA
represented by Gail Zappa claims 150000,- Euro against Arf-Society e.V.,
represented by it's chairman Thomas Dippel, for illegal use of the
trademark "Zappanale" and the "Zappanale-logo". For
further use of the name Zappanale for the festival, on products like
Cd's or clothing the chairman of the Arf-Society, Thomas Dippel, has to
pay up to 250000,- Euro or has to be sent to prison for 6 months up to 2
years. For further promotion for the Zappanale-festival on the domain www.zappanale.de the chairman of the Arf-Society, Thomas Dippel, has to pay up to 250000,- Euro or has to be sent to prison for 6 months up to 2 years. ... Good luck, Thomas. Let us know how we can help. ... As far as I can tell, the next step will be the music magazines. They have used Zappa's name in various articles, and even have used pictures of FZ. Now that I think of it, there have been a lot of newspapers that have mentioned FZ as well, somewhere in the last 40 years. Go get them, Gail. And if I'm not mistaken, during the first ZpZ tour, belgian national
television did some sort of special during "De Rode Loper". I
guess this means that belgian national television will be taken to court
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Take it from me. If you're a Zappa vinyl bootleg fetishist, you really
want to browse this book.
I picked up Dieter Jakob's vinyl bootleg bible at the post office yesterday, and I can only say one thing: this is the best looking and most informative book that I have read in years. Lots and lots of data (incuding matrix numbers !!) and great pictures of sleeves, labels and vinyl. A tremendous work. Thank you, Dieter.
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2008, his newsletter also mentions:
... things on the agenda for 2008
Clearing the boards for a new studio recording... 2009 World tour, visiting your very backyard. See you there! Geez, I get dizzy just writing it down. Stay tuned to vai.com for updates on these things. They can all change and perhaps I'll just go to Tahiti for a few months. Well... maybe just a week.
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highlights from the Zappanale newsletter: Zappanale
#19 The date for Zappanale 19 has been set. Confirmed artists:
As usual, the event will kick off with a special event on 2008/08/14
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Big
Electric Chat In
this edition:
2008
ADRIAN BELEW POWER TRIO U.S. TOUR Adrian
Belew, Julie Slick, & Eric Slick will be hitting the road once again
in early 2008.
For
links to venues, please visit www.adrianbelew.net and click on the
NewsBelew link.
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In its latest newsletter, The Zappa Family
Trusts says that the Zappa Plays Zappa DVD is now available both on tour
and through Barko-Swill.
... the Zappa Plays Zappa tour is going to Japan!!
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2007 11 15 THE GRANDE MOTHERS RE:INVENTED the only FZ alumni on the planet consistently
performing the music of the maestro THE GRANDE MOTHERS RE:INVENTED
IN LOS ANGELES FEB 2008 Safari Sam¹s U.K. Tour MARCH 2008
CANADA JULY 2008 festival tour
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released october 31, 2007 grand wazoo / hot rats / m.o.i. 20 piece band music composed, arranged & conducted by frank zappa disc one
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ago, but this time with the extra bonus flyer...
Zappa(teers)
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The bands confirmed so far are:
those accomplished purveyors of psychedelic jazz with modern rock sensibilities and downright great musicians are a real coup for the festival and promise to be a real highlight of the weekend. Cuccurullo Brillo Brullo, Known as the Dutch masters, veterans of Zappanale, and all round great guys, Cuccurullo Brillo Brullo are doing their best to keep the music of Zappa alive by lovingly recreating his fabulous work live. Do not miss. The Foolz, veterans of the Zappa scene and great friends of the Zappateers always entertain whenever they're let loose on their instruments and on their native soil will excel themselves. Monty and the Butchers, those young English dudes fresh from their fabulous début performance at Zappanale and their brilliant show at Bradford on Avon offer a high octane mix of Zappa and their own funky compositions. Blurp, a Dutch band will Freak everyone out with some early Zappa complete with zany and crazy stage antics reminiscent of Zappa's Garrick theatre days. The tickets are priced at 80 EUR which includes indoor festival accommodation meaning you can leave your tents at home, just bring a sleeping bag, pillow case, sheet and dancing shoes.
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L'Ensemble de Basse-Normandie is an 18-piece, professional orchestra: 12 string instruments, 5 wind instruments and 1 piano. The orchestra is conducted by Jean Luc Rimey-Meille. January 2008, the ensemble will do a tour entitled "The Big Note - Frank Zappa Alchimiste". For these concerts, a number of extra instruments will be added: guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, percussion, trumpet and a trombone. The pieces to be performed include:
the orchestra:
the added musicians:
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Now here's what I call an impressive project: Andrew Greenaway, aka The Idiot Bastard, has teamed up with Cordelia Records to bring you what might become a very fine selection of songs. Read all about it on Andrew's essential site: http://idiotbastard.bravehost.com/20xIBS.htm Contributing artists include
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