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* * Kevin Courrier has written a book about Captain Beefheart's
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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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SUN RA CONCERT RECORDINGS |
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DimeADozen has been treating Sun Ra fans real good lately. Just take a look at these data... Sun Ra & his Arkestra
Sun Ra
Sun Ra & his Arkestra
The Sun Ra All Stars
Sun Ra & his Arkestra
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| 2008 04 20 - part one | |
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from: http://www.alternativetentacles.com/bandinfo.php?band=deadkennedys&page=2 Biafra
stumbled upon a reproduction of a painting by European artist H.R. Giger
titled "Landscape No. 20: Where We Are Coming From." The
painting, which features dismembered, ugly genitals copulating in what
looks like sludge, had been reproduced in many books and magazines over
the years, and Biafra secured the rights to include it as part of the
Frankenchrist package. About the painting, Biafra says "I began to
realize, 'My god, we have met the enemy and it is us, this is what we do
to each other every day in consumer-oriented society. Wait a minute,
this is what we're talking about on a lot of the Frankenchrist songs.' I
thought the Giger painting would be a great way to drive home the point,
even if some people in high positions of power with no sense of humor
didn't seem to understand." Originally,
the painting was meant to be the gatefold inner cover for Frankenchrist,
but a member of DKs vehemently objected and it was instead inserted into
the album as a poster. Although the poster was expected to raise some
eyebrows, no one expected it to cause as much trouble as it did. A
warning sticker, albeit a sarcastic one, was affixed to the cover,
partially to parody the warning stickers that the Parents Music Resource
Center (PMRC) was demanding at the time, partially to cover themselves
in case there was difficulty. The sticker read : "WARNING : The
inside fold out to this record cover is a work of art by H.R. Giger that
some people may find shocking, repulsive or offensive. Life can
sometimes be that way." When
a San Fernando Valley mother complained that her 13- year old daughter
had purchased the record as a gift for her 11-year old brother (at a
Wherehouse Records outlet in a large mall), the LA City Attorney's
Office decided to prosecute the case. Deputy city attorney Michael
Guarino, the prosecutor in the case, admitted they chose to prosecute
the DKs because it would be a "cost-effective" way to send a
message to other musicians, record companies and fans. Guarino had been
considering prosecuting several other groups when this case came along,
and he thought he could win this one. The
first Biafra heard of all this was when he was awakened from his sleep
one morning by the sound of his window being broken and several police
officers invading his house, supposedly to seize the
"evidence." ( No one bothered to knock.) They took numerous
personal effects, including his address book, as well as a few copies of
Frankenchrist and the business ledgers of Alternative Tentacles, making
it impossible to conduct business for a while. Charged
in the case were Biafra, and four others, including the 67-year old man
whose company pressed the Frankenchrist disc. Conspicuously not charged
were Wherehouse Records which sold the offending album. They had agreed
to stop selling Frankenchrist and all other Dead Kennedys albums when
the controversy first surfaced. Biafra and the others decided to fight the charges of distributing harmful matter to minors, and set up the No More Censorship Defense Fund, which along with helping with the legal fees in the Frankenchrist case, makes available copies of articles dealing with censorship and plans to help others who are being harassed. Contributions came in mostly from fans of alternative music; envelopes of teenager's allowance and an encouraging note were common. Not so common were contributions from those popular figures who stood to suffer if Biafra lost the case. Three notable figures who did come to Biafra's aid were Frank Zappa, Little Steven Van Zandt and Paul Kantner.
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Trash metal band Tankard released a DVD entitled "Fat, Ugly And Still (A)Live", recorded at the Batschkapp Club in Frankfurt, Germany, on the 25th of May 2005. On the wall of the club, one can recognise Frank Zappa.... - info & pictures: Nikalai Zaharov |
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- http://blog.guitarati.com/2008/04/its-my-goal-to-create-platform-for.html Panicphobia & RioJafari & the Delicious Allstars http://blog.guitarati.com/2008/04/band-playing-music-that-is-hard-to.html http://blog.guitarati.com/2008/04/my-music-is-delicious-mix-always.html |
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Be Amazed! Be Entertained! Talk over the music!
~ALSO~
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2008 04 15 Ugly Radio Rebellion performs the music of Frank Zappa... Summer 08 Tour
www.uglyradiorebellion.com
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2008/03/29, Viva Zappa played a concert at 'le bal du lézard' in Québec, Canada. The band also has a new website, with music !
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| Thanks to Dieter Jakob, the
pictures of these two vinyl bootleg testpressings have been added to the
UM files.
More pictures (back-cover, label, etc, ...) can be found at the bootleg entries. |
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| frank zappa: outrageous
muzik - lp - hoffman hof-00366 - black vinyl testpressing |
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| frank zappa: some
evil mothers - lp - hoffman hof-00365 - black vinyl testpressing |
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| Zappa in Russian Classic Rock
Magazine.
Info by Nikolai Zaharov |
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| I added some pictures to John
Trubee's entry... A bunch of nice shots, including the one below, entitled "John Trubee - Graveyard - Dead" |
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THE CHRIS OPPERMAN UPDATE - NEW ALBUM !! |
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03 10 from:
Chris Opperman Hello,
everyone! This
e-mail is to let you know that my fifth album, The Lionheart, will
finally be released on May 27th, 2008!
You can pre-order it at www.chrisopperman.net through PayPal for
$10 including domestic shipping to the United States ($15 for
international orders). Now,
if that's not reason enough to pre-order, here are 10 other reasons!
So
please consider visiting www.chrisopperman.net and pre-ordering your
copy today. Thanks! Chris Opperman 2008
04 13 from:
Chris Opperman "I
believe that as a composer, Chris is a truly brilliant presence in
Amercian music, and that he has made and continues to make priceless
contributions to modern musical literature.
His solo piano album "Klavierstücke" is a classic
collection which has moved many listeners.
His erudition and creativity as an orchestrator have been of
immense value to me, and his enthusiasm and love for music is absolutely
infectious." - master musician Mike Keneally The
news! Firstly,
thank you so much to everyone who has pre-ordered The Lionheart so far.
We've gotten pre-orders from the United States, Canada, the
United Kingdom, France, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Japan, Brazil, and
Denmark so far and it excites me beyond measure to know that people all
over the world are interested in my compositions. Very cool. Thank
you. And if you haven't
pre-ordered yet, there's still time!
Please do as I'm still only half-way to my goal w/the pre-sale! www.chrisopperman.net Secondly,
I had a lovely afternoon with NPS Radio 6 Holland's Creative Catalyst Co
de Kloet a few weeks ago. Co
is putting together a one-hour radio documentary about my music
(specifically the making of The Lionheart) which will culminate in the
world broadcast premiere of "The Porpentine" which is the
12-movement piece for full orchestra plus rhythm section which concludes
the album. He also has some
other amazing ideas that I hope come to fruition.
So stay tuned! Thirdly,
I will be performing on Thursday, May 8th @ The Derby (4500 Los Feliz
Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90027) opening for my friend Beth Jean
(www.myspace.com/bethjean) who is having her CD release party there that
night. I haven't decided if I'm going to play solo or invite a few
friends, but I will be performing some new pieces including
"Helenesque" which I wrote for "The Trojan Women"
last year as well as some of the music that I'm currently writing for my
sister's wedding. Lastly
(but certainly not leastly), I need to give a big shout-out to Scott
Chatfield who really helped me out getting the website back up. Oppymusic.com is still down for now, but will be back soon.
In the meantime, you can always check me out at
www.myspace.com/chrisopperman which has a blog that I update pretty
regularly. Subscribe, won't
you? I
would also like to give a shout-out to Hiroshi Ota who was kind enough
to draw some kanji symbols for Mark Buckingham and I to use in the liner
notes of The Lionheart and for helping spread the word about this music
in Japan (http://www.mf.ccnw.ne.jp/openup/keneally.html). Oh!
And a shout-out to Vienna's own Cornelia Pesendorfer who did an
amazing job with the oboe parts for "The Porpentine" as well
as my dear friend Neil Citron who started mixing the final version of
"Miles Behind" Friday night, which sounds very beautiful.
Jen Kuhn's effortlessly melodic and searching cello solo gets me
on that every time. And
that's it! Hope everyone's well and music is the best! Chris Opperman
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Did you know that on the 1966 album by Champion Jack Dupree "From New Orleans To Chicago", that features John Mayall and Eric Clapton, is a track entitled '(Going Down To) Big Leg Emma's'. -- info: T.A. |
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Fred's pictures - |
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Zappanale pictures have been added to entries of
All picture were taken during the bands' Zappanale performances. Thank you Wim ! Here are a couple of examples: |
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It looks like The Voice Of Cheez will be
teaming up with Underground Sensation for a night of Zappa music:
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The Central Scrutinizer Band will play
a concert at the "no CB Bar":
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Every month, Corrie van
Binsbergen presents a "BrokkenAvond" in Amsterdam. The next
one looks like this:
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A new vinyl bootleg on the Hoffman lbel:
[1]
1966/11/-- outtake from the sunset-highland studios of ttg side a
side b
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The orange vinyl variation:
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And another vinyl bootleg has been spotted:
[1]
1989/--/-- the film score side a
side b
-- info & pictures: Dieter Jakob
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Besides the orange vinyl / yellow label,
there's also a blue vinyl edition:
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The 7 Sisters Of Prevention in concert the other day. It did start with
a bit of a blurry sound, and with a couple of mistakes, but once the
band got to 'Outside Now' things had been straightened out and
they played an impressive second part. The thing that surprised me the most was that there were only something between 60 and 80 people in attendance. For a concert with Zappa music. In Brussels. What some might consider the centre of the world (... just kidding with that last bit...) And that was a pity. 2008/04/10 concert 'Atelier 210', Brussels, Belgium
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| We already knew about the black vinyl edition
and of the red vinyl edition of the "Austin 26 Oct" bootleg,
but recently a clear vinyl edition, and a yellow edition showed up as
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| Another brand-new vinyl bootleg has been
spotted. It's a single vinyl album, on colored vinyl in a limited
edition of 300 numbered copies.
100 copies are on yellow vinyl 100 copies are on clear vinyl and 100 copies are on blue vinyl info and pictures by Dieter Jakob. More pictures at the entries for the albums. |
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3LP vinyl album: blue/yellow and yellow marbled vinyl.
Pictures and info from Dieter Jacob. More pictures from Dieter can be found on the entry for this album:
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| Another version of the Buffalo
3LP vinyl album: blue/yellow and yellow marbled vinyl.
Pictures and info from Dieter Jacob. More pictures from Dieter can be found on the entry for this album:
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cover |
side a - blue/yellow vinyl |
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side c - yellow marbled vinyl |
side e - yellow marbled vinyl |
| Another version of the Buffalo
3LP vinyl album: blue, green and yellow vinyl.
Pictures and info from Dieter Jacob. More pictures from Dieter can be found on the entry for this album:
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| There's a new Zappa bootleg out,
called "Listen... And Find Out The Secret Word".
It's been released as a double vinyl (bootleg !) album, and it's available in black and in marbled white vinyl. It presents the first part of the 1988/05/25 Mannheim concert. Pictures and info from Dieter Jacob. More pictures from Dieter can be found on the entries for both albums:
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The Clazz Orchestra, 17 students of the Fontys Conservatory from Tilburg, NL, is conducted by Andreas van Zoelen. The Orchestra will perform music of Frank Zappa, Coltrane, Bach, Pastorius and Parker in concert in Tilburg on 2008/05/03 at the 'NWE Vorst'. Three Zappa pieces have been prepared: Igor's Boogie, Peaches en Regalia
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