* * * Kevin Courrier has written a book about Captain Beefheart's "Trout Mask Replica" album * * *
* * * Octafish has a new album ready: "Party Alarm" * * *
* * * Unbelievable, yet predictable, "Wazoo" has been announced as a vinyl bootleg album as well... * * *

ONLINE PETITION

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.

www.petitiononline.com/ZFT/

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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OLLI VIRTAPERKO

You can find out more about it on the Ensemble Ambrosius website.

http://www.ensembleambrosius.com/index.html

FRANZ HOHLER

• franz hohler: i glaub jetz hock i ab
      (1973, lp, nl, cbs 65794)
  
  • Here's another one of those pictures from the archives: the album cover of Franz Hohler's 1973 album: "I Glaub Jetz Hock I Ab".
    It included ‘Iss Did Gmües’, a Swiss version of Zappa's 'Mr.Green Genes'.

THE TETZEPI DISCOGRAPHY

The albums are available through TryTone, but also through CDBaby.

God, how I love May.

• tetzepi: ta tenen
      (1999, cd, nl, trytone tt559-004)
• tetzepi: shu
      (2001, cd, nl, trytone tt559-009)
• tetzepi: crush
      (2005, cd, nl, trytone tt559-033)

RESIDENTS ON MUTE

• the residents: duck stab
      (2008, cd, eu, mute)
  -
• the residents: eskimo
      (2008, cd, eu, mute)
  -
  • Two classic Residents albums have been re-released by Mute. Both are available as 'plain' CD and in a limited edition hard book version.
    They look great, they sound great.
    True, they are a bit expensive, but these hard book version are really nice. It's like a little booklet that comes with a CD.

CLAZZ ORCHESTRA SET LIST

• 2008/05/03 Clazz Orchestra - concert 'NWE Vorst / paradox', Tilburg, NL

  • 'Peaches En Regalia'  (Frank Zappa)

  • 'Lonnie's Lament'  (J.Coltrane)

  • 'Igor's Boogie'  (Frank Zappa)

  • 'Without Knowledge' (Stefanie  Vranken)

  • 'Teen Town'  (J.Pastorius)

  • 'Bolero' (M.Ravel, arr.F.Zappa)

URR UPDATE

May 08 Update

Ugly Radio Rebellion performs the music of Frank Zappa...

The Summer 2008 'Non-Dramatic' Tour is set for 5/29 - 6/14!!! Please check the site for information or email me for details...

www.uglyradiorebellion.com

We are listed in the Spring 2008 issue of Berklee Today magazine, volume 19, number 4... posted on the site!!!

We are looking forward to a great summer and hope to see you all at the shows!!!!

Thanks for all your support!!!

Scott/John/Layla/Ike

arf!

NEW ZAPPA ALBUM

Read more about it at the Zappa dot com forum, or over at the Zappateers site.

...
I'll bet you're right. In a thread on zappa.com from the beginning of the year, Gail promised some releases on vinyl, and said this:

"Don't nobody get yer knickers in a twist - it's not as if Vinyl is gonna change the world - AGAIN! Some things, like their creators, are a ONE SHOT DEAL.
You gotta get it while it's hot - or spend the rest of your life in a Winnebago that someone else picked out for you on a road for which there is only one destination - France!

Music is the Best! "

That thread is here: http://www.zappa.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=13425

If it is the promised 2nd album of Petit Wazoo material, I wonder if they included Waka/Jawaka, since that song, so far as we know, really was a one-shot deal.

Also from the zappa dot com forum:

Dweezil says it includes one of the first versions of yellow snow, some guitar solos FZ had recorded and "some orchestral stuff." He says "it's really good" and notes FZ has a lot of fun on it, laughing quite bit. A red cover with a black picture of frank which looks likes it's from early 70s.

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THE CLAZZ ORCHESTRA

The performed a couple of Zappa pieces, and one fabulous Jaco Pastorius composition.

Here's a couple of pictures for starters.

KELDERKUNSTEN FESTIVAL

Saturday, may 3 & Sunday, may 4, 2008:

KELDERKUNSTEN FESTIVAL

at Jeugdhuis Basement
Rustoorddreef 2, 1930 Zaventem, Brussels, Belgium

with Vitalski, The Schoofs - Duchateau Trio, and more...

THE VOICE OF CHEEZ

Hey Kids, here it is. The announcement you've all been waiting for...
(drum roll)

Mother May I....play the music of Frank Zappa?
Zappa Tribute
featuring Voice of Cheez
Saturday, May 17th, 2008
Nietzsche's
248 Allen Street
Buffalo, NY USA
9 pm Nietzsche's Standard Time

www.voiceofcheez.com

THE CENTRAL SCRUTINIZER BAND IN CONCERT

2008 05 01

INFORMATIVO:
Nosso site está momentaneamente inoperante, funcionando apenas as sessões de cadastro e emails. Em breve teremos um novo site! Obrigado pela paciência.

SHOW:
CAFÉ PIUPIU, dia 04/05 domingo às 21,30, comemorando o aniversário da casa, Rua 13 de Maio 135, R$15,00.
www.scrutinizer.com.br

www.cafepiupiu.com.br

2008/05/04 Central Scrutinizer Band – concert ‘café Piu Piu’, São Paulo, Brazil

ZAPPA TOUR POSTER FOR SALE

Wendy Bannister adds:

I have 2 of the original 1971 European tour posters with a tear in the corner and I have reduced the price to £45, as you know they are huge: 35 ins by 47 inches.

November 1971. One week before the Montreux fire and theRainbow Theatre incident...

So check it out at

http://www.rockmusicmemorabilia.com/posters.html

and contact Wendy through the site.

POJAMA PEOPLE - FOOTSIE NOTES

• pojama people with ike willis: footsie notes
      (2008, cdr, usa, private release)
  
  • "Footsie Notes" collects improvisations on familiar sounding vamps and chord progressions, plus funny moments from various Pojama People live shows.
    Sounds really good, and has Ike Willis on superb lead guitar soloing!!
    Available from Glenn through the Pojama People website.
    http://www.liveatthespace.com/pjp/

THE KENEALLIST 2008 05 01

2008 05 01
The Keneallist - May 1, 2008: Wine And Pickles

on sale now at MooseMart!

Mayday! Mayday!

We have finally finished work on Wine And Pickles, the album of unreleased or otherwise rare and/or scintillating material recorded in the studio between 1998 and 2006. We've been working hard on this release since February. You wouldn't think it would take so much time to put together an album of material that's already been recorded. But it does. Because we care. It's mostly unreleased tracks from my own album sessions, but it also collects a couple of tracks from other projects (such as "Inhale," a collaboration with Lyle Workman, and "Thou Shalt Not Kill," my track from the 156 Strings acoustic guitar compilation on Cuneiform), some unreleased solo recordings not attached to specific album projects, and some of the soundtrack work I did for Court TV in the late 90s.

Originally this collection was going to be only available for download, but we're such album geeks at Exowax and we were so happy with the way the album was turning out, we just needed to make it a real-life thing you could hold and fling. I've done two paintings for the package and three tons of liner notes, and Atticus Wolrab has done his customarily spine-tingling job designing the package.

Why don't I just tell you what's on the album?:

1. 2CTV (from Court TV sessions, 1999)

2. Feelin' Strangely (from Dog sessions, 2003)

3. Li'l (Signature Sound version) (from Dog sessions, 2003)

4. Backwards Deb (3rd Person) (from Dancing sessions, 2000)

5. Bubble Creek (from Dog sessions, 2003)

6. Never Ever Wrong (from Dog sessions, 2003)

7. Unused Hum (from Nonkertompf sessions, 1998)

8. I Heard About What You Said (from Court TV sessions, 1999)

9. Inhale (with Lyle Workman) (from Tabula Rasa, 2000)

10. 4S (demo for orchestral piece, 2005 - 2006)

11. Skull Bubbles (uncut) (from Dancing sessions, 2000)

12. Stop For Flashing Red Light, Part One (solo recording, 2004)

13. Lonely Man (studio) (from Dancing sessions, 2000)

14. Selfish Otter (uncut) (from Dancing sessions, 2000)

15. A Concise Piano Statement (from Wooden Smoke sessions, 2001)

16. AeroDef (limited edition single release, 2002)

17. Kevorkian 3 (from Court TV sessions, 1999)

18. Thou Shalt Not Kill (from 156 Strings, 2002)

19. Paloma (alternate version) (from Wooden Smoke sessions, 2001)

20. Kevorkian 17 (from Court TV sessions, 1999)

21. The Endings Of Things (from Dancing sessions, 2000)

We're shipping the album in early June, and it's available for pre-sale now, right now, at http://www.MooseMart.com.

When I completed my work with the Paul Green School of Rock late last year, I looked back over 2007 and realized that I hadn't gotten very close to completing a new album for release in all that time. Once I settled down to continue work early this year on my upcoming, absurdly ambitious double-CD-plus-book Scambot, I realized I was months away from completing it, and I wanted to put out new music much sooner than that. I knew years ago that I wanted to compile an outtakes album and call it Wine And Pickles -- I think I made reference to it in a Keneallist around four years ago -- and now was the time to make it happen. I am really thrilled and somewhat stunned at how well it's turned out.

And, concurrent with work on Wine And Pickles this year, hopefully you'll be glad to know that I've made enormous progress on Scambot as well -- there are 36 tracks presently in various forms of completion, after recent sessions with Marco Minnemann and with the Guitar Therapy version of the Keneally Band, and I'll be making a lot more headway on it this month before I head out on the road with DETHKLOK in June. And this weekend I'll be making a lot of progress on my Normalizer 2 collaboration with Marco Minneman. During the DETHKLOK tour I'll be working on the Scambot artwork and a new saxophone quartet commissioned by Co de Kloet, and after the tour I'll be knuckling down with the second Vai Piano Reductions volume. And I plan to kick my collaborations with Andy Partridge into higher gear later this year. Your boy is busy.

Stockhausen, baby!

We love you,

mk

MK in concert:

Dethklok: The Dethtour, Summer 2008
Brendon Small, Mike Keneally, Bryan Beller & Gene Hoglan
with Chimara and Soilent Green

• 2008/06/02 Dethklok - concert 'Roseland Theatre', Portland, OR

• 2008/06/03 Dethklok - concert 'Showbox SODO', Seattle, WA

• 2008/06/05 Dethklok - concert 'The Fillmore', San Francisco, CA

• 2008/06/06 Dethklok - concert 'Wiltern Theatre', Los Angeles, CA

• 2008/06/07 Dethklok - concert 'House of Blues', Las Vegas, NV

• 2008/06/08 Dethklok - concert 'House of Blues', San Diego, CA

• 2008/06/10 Dethklok - concert 'Marquee Theatre', Tempe, AZ

• 2008/06/11 Dethklok - concert 'Sunshine Theater', Albuquerque, NM

• 2008/06/12 Dethklok - concert 'Gothic Theatre', Englewood, CO

• 2008/06/14 Dethklok - concert 'First Avenue', Minneapolis, MN

• 2008/06/15 Dethklok - concert 'Liberty Hall', Lawrence, KS

• 2008/06/16 Dethklok - concert 'House of Blues', Chicago, IL

• 2008/06/17 Dethklok - concert 'Clutch Cargos', Pontiac, MI

• 2008/06/19 Dethklok - concert 'House of Blues', Cleveland, OH

• 2008/06/20 Dethklok - concert 'Kool Haus', Toronto, ONT

• 2008/06/22 Dethklok - concert 'Town Ballroom', Buffalo, NY

• 2008/06/24 Dethklok - concert 'The Palladium', Worcester, MA

• 2008/06/25 Dethklok - concert 'Nokia Theater Times Square', New York, NY

• 2008/06/26 Dethklok - concert 'Ram's Head', Live Baltimore, MD

• 2008/06/27 Dethklok - concert 'Theater of Living Arts', Philadelphia, PA

• 2008/06/29 Dethklok - concert 'House of Blues', South Carolina N. Myrtle Beach, SC

• 2008/06/30 Dethklok - concert 'Hard Rock Live', Orlando, FL

• 2008/07/01 Dethklok - concert 'Jannus Landing', St. Petersburg, FL

• 2008/07/02 Dethklok - concert 'Tabernacle', Atlanta, GA

• 2008/07/04 Dethklok - concert 'Meridian', Houston, TX

• 2008/07/05 Dethklok - concert 'House of Blues', - Texas Dallas, TX

• 2008/07/06 Dethklok - concert 'La Zona Rosa', Austin, TX

ZPZ - NEW TOURDATES

New tourdates have been added!!

Look for the second part of July. The North Sea Festival has been added, and some dates in Italy and in Spain as well.

-- info: Javier

ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA tour dates

JUNE

• 2008/06/06 concert 'First Avenue', Minneapolis, MN

• 2008/06/07 concert 'Witherspoon Hall', Omaha, NE

• 2008/06/08 concert 'Wakarusa Festival', Lawrence, KS

• 2008/06/09 concert 'Pagaent', St. Louis, MO

• 2008/06/11 concert 'House Of Blues', New Orleans, LA

• 2008/06/12 concert 'Variety Playhouse', Atlanta, GA

• 2008/06/13 concert 'Lincoln Theatre', Raleigh, NC

• 2008/06/14 concert 'Bonnaroo', Manchester, TN

JULY

• 2008/07/01 concert 'Milwaukee Summerfest', Milwaukee, Wi

• 2008/07/03 concert 'Rothbury Festival', Muskegon, MI

• 2008/07/04 concert 'Elements', Kitchener, ON

• 2008/07/05 concert "Ottowa Bluesfest", Ottawa, ON

• 2008/07/06 concert 'Quebec International Summer Festival', Quebec, QC

• 2008/07/08 concert 'Common Ground', Lansing, MI  

• 2008/07/13 concert "North Sea Jazz Festival", Rotterdam, NL

• 2008/07/15 concert 'Villa Arconati', Milan, Italy

• 2008/07/16 concert 'La Riviera', Madrid, Spain

• 2008/07/18 concert 'Paluea de la Musica', Barcelona, Spain

• 2008/07/19 concert "Gurtenfestival", Bern, Switzerland

• 2008/07/26 concert "DFest", Tulsa, OK

• 2008/07/31 concert 'House Of Blues', Atlantic City, NJ

AUGUST

• 2008/08/01 concert 'Gathering Of The Vibes', Bridgeport, CT

• 2008/08/02 concert 'Higher Ground', Burlington, VT

• 2008/08/03 concert 'Calvin Theatre', Northampton, MA

• 2008/08/05 concert 'Merrill Auditorium', Portland, ME

• 2008/08/06 concert 'Hampton Beach Casino', Hampton Beach, NH

• 2008/08/07 concert "Thursdays At The Square", Buffalo, NY

• 2008/08/08 concert 'North Fork Theatre At Westbury', Westbury, NY

• 2008/08/09 concert 'Paramount Center', Peekskill, NY

ICE-Z #3

including debates, exhibitions & concerts...

ICE-Z #3
(International Conference of Esemplastic Zappology)

http://lesfilsdelinvention.net/

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NEW ZITA SWOON ALBUM

• zita swoon: big blueville
      (2008, cd, fr,chicaree records)
  
  • "Big Blueville", Zita Swoon's latest album, has been released in a limited edition of 5000 copies. Intended for the French market, "Big Blueville" re-recorded a number songs from last years "Big City", and adds some new compositions.
    Beautiful.
    
  • Highly recommended !!

TETZEPI

2008 05 02

The Tetzepi Bigtet in May

3 mei: SJUjazzpodium, Utrecht
14 mei: Zaal 100, Amsterdam
22 mei: Theater Provadja, Alkmaar

www.tetzepi.nl

Tetzepi plays ‘Seed’
‘Guided, collective improvisations that change into thriving individual solos on intriguing grooves and vise versa, Tetzepi’s music resembles the unrestfulness of the big city. Amsterdam’s most avant-garde ensemble switches seamless between a juicy Big Band and a loose free jazz-ensemble. The ensemble always takes it own unique way. A surprise to hear it, a feast to watch it.’

In 2008 Tetzepi plays the program ‘Seed’. The (musical) Seeds are made by Canadian composer John Korsrud and are inspirational material for composers Corrie van Binsbergen (Ned), Fabrizio Puglisi (It), Marco C de Bruin (Ned), Jorrit Dijkstra (VS/Ned) and Hans Leeuw (Ned). There are also new compositions by Esmée Olthuis, Oene van Geel and Natalio Sued.

Tetzepi Zaal 100 evening.
The evening in Zaal 100 is also a first in a series. Tetzepi wants to develop her own artistic language not only by means of compositions and a good choice of composers but also by developing an artistic language through improvisation and experimentation. Rehearsals are not only spent on collective get togethers but also on small groups working out improvisation and electronic plans. Tonight a first impression of these experimentations. Of course you will hear Tetzepi in its normal complete formation but you will also hear some smaller groups from within the band on stage. The result? You will have an exciting musical evening for sure.
Tetzepi will repeat this format once every three months.

• 2008/05/03 Tetzepi - concert "SJUjazzpodium", Utrecht, NL
  
• 2008/05/14 Tetzepi - concert 'Zaal 100', Amsterdam, NL
  
• 2008/05/22 Tetzepi - concert 'Theater Provadja', Alkmaar, NL

RESIDENTS UPDATE

NEW DEUS ALBUM

• deus: vantage point
      (2008, cd, bel, universal)
  
  • The new dEUS album did get a lot of attention in the Belgian media. Quite remarkable, as this isn't your average day pop album. "Vantage Point" is unpredictable and sharp, and that's just the way I like it.
    Beefheart, Pere Ubu, Tom Waits, Talking Heads, ... and a lot of dEUS...
    
  • Highly recommended !!

ZPZ ON KPBS-TV

Hello Friends,

As you may or may not be aware, we here in "Zappaland" are busily preparing for another exciting Zappa Plays Zappa tour filled with new material as well as some old favorites. Before we hit the road again we will be releasing the Zappa Plays Zappa DVD from the 06 inaugural tour.  The DVD is available at last in stores now and will be available as a 2 disc set and as a special fan pack that includes both DVD discs plus audio (3) CDs of the same  material. A single compilation audio CD will also be available separately.  It's in stores now!

Another exciting development is the fact that public television affiliates will be airing a special One Hour show from the ZPZ DVD as one of their highly acclaimed pledge shows in dozens of markets across the US. The first market to take the leap will be Southern California. On May 3rd I will be going to San Diego to premiere the DVD on KPBS.  Ironically, back in the mid 70's Frank created a program for television at the KCET studios in Los Angeles with the goal of a public television broadcast but unfortunately programmers found reasons not to air the show at that time.

All these years later, audiences will catch a glimpse of various eras of my father's music played by ZPZ with the utmost respect. To get this material on the airwaves is a small but very important victory for all fans of Frank's music. Hopefully one day Frank's actual KCET show will be aired on public television as he designed it.

As always, ZPZ's goal is to capture the attention of a new audience and inspire them to discover the intricate musical landscape of Frank's vast catalog of albums for themselves.

As the public television broadcast is a pledge show, viewer support is highly encouraged and this is no exception.  There are different pledge levels beginning with the new single CD from the ZPZ show, the ZPZ DVD (2 discs), a special fan pack that includes the DVD as well as the entire program on CD (5 discs total) and an exciting opportunity to pledge your best support of your local public station in exchange for the deluxe version that includes Trance-Fusion (FZ's final Guitar Recording) as well as "One Shot Deal", the Exciting and New (and Official #83) Frank Zappa release available on CD here for the first time anywhere - through the local public television pledge programs' call-in number.  (It will also become available on the ZPZ Tour de Frank and eventually online at Barfko-Swill.)
 
I'm grateful for the opportunity to present Frank's music to a wider audience. I hope that all you within range of a TV (in San Diego this week ) will participate in the program by donating what you can to your local public televsion stations (while they last!!!)  Please call in.  The response from this premiere will likely dictate how many other affiliates decide to air the show.

Your help is much appreciated. I look forward to talking with some of you on the phone during the broadcast and I especially look forward to seeing you at the concerts this year.

Regards, DZ

http://www.zappa.com
http://www.zappaplayszappa.com

ED MANN

2008/04/12, Ed Mann and friends performed at the Berkshire Music School.

Ed Mann and friends perform at BMS
Community
04/09/2008 05:16:43 AM EDT

http://www.berkshireeagle.com/ci_8859863

Noted percussionist Ed Mann will bring Frank Zappa's revolutionary "Black Page" piece to the Berkshire Music School at 4 p.m. on Saturday. 

The performance, organized by the BMS and Fran Curley, is a fundraiser for the school's percussion department.
Deconstructed jazz standards and free forum improvisations complete the event.
Mann performed and recorded as percussionist, synthesist, electronic sound designer, vocalist and programmer for more than a decade in Zappa's world of innovation. Mann also worked with Rickie Lee Jones and Kenny Loggins.

FAST 'N' BULBOUS

2008 04
"Beefheart Night", April 9 at the KNITTING FACTORY in NYC

from the on-line newyorker dot com

Goings On About Town
Night Life

KNITTING FACTORY
74 Leonard St., between Broadway and Church St. (212-219-3132)

April 9: “Beefheart Night” features, among other attractions, a somewhat rare appearance by Fast ’n Bulbous, the Beefheart band led by the former Don Van Vliet cohort, Gary Lucas, on guitar, and the Microscopic Septet’s Phillip Johnston. A number of downtown luminaries, including Lee Ranaldo, Alan Vega, Roswell Rudd, Kurt Loder, Danny Fields, and Hal Willner, will be on hand to read Van Vliet’s poems and to reminisce about him.

KORK

2008/04/11, KORK, the Norwegian Radio Orchestra, performed pieces by Zappa, Pergolesi, Ness & Stravinsky.

Fredag 11. april kl. 19.30
Lindemansalen, Norges musikkhøgskole

• Giovanni B. Pergolesi: Musikk brukt av Stravinsky i Pulcinella
• Igor Stravinskky: Pulcinella, suite
• Frank Zappa: G-spot Tornado
• Frank Zappa: Dog Breath Variations
• Frank Zappa: Revised Music for Low Budget Symphony Orchestra
• Jon Øivind Ness: Fierce Kentucky Mothers of Doom: konsert for to tromboner og to ensembler

Marius Hesby og Sverre Riise, tromboner
Kringkastingsorkestret
Dmitri Slobodeniouk, dirigent

GONG NEWS

2008 04 17
Gong News - Good Things Come in Threes

Good things DO come in threes!

Oh first among the favorites - as deepest Gong friends and devotees of good humour and long standing we are delighted to be able to announce this to you first:-

Two Gong Concerts in London this June and the release of the special Gong UNcon Limited Edition Double DVD.

THE CONCERTS

For the latest transmission from the luminous green planet Gong dada 'hymn-self', Daevid Allen, is joined by co-founder Gilli Smyth, the motherbeat bass of Mike Howlett, master drummer Chris Taylor, incomparable jazz saxophonist Theo Travis - and for the first time in the UK since 1975 - Steve Hillage & Miquette Giraudy!

New energies are in the air – new recording plans are being discussed – a new DVD from the legendary 2006 Amsterdam Uncon event is being released – and these two June 2008 London shows are an important step along a new pathway.

Both these special events also have a special limited 'Early Bird' ticket offer available to you.

Saturday 14th June 7.30pm – GONG at Massive Attack’s Meltdown
Queen Elizabeth Hall (Seated Venue)
South Bank Centre, London, SE1 8XX

Tickets are £18.50 (rear stalls) and £22.50 (front stalls)

To get tickets in advance of the general on-sale date of 25th April and claim a 5% discount you need to call  0871 663 2500 (UK) or +44 871 663 2500 (from abroad) and quote 'Fan offer'. This offer is for phone and in person sales only.

Sunday 15th June 7.30pm – GONG
The Forum (Standing Venue)
Kentish Town, London, NW5 1JY
(supported by Slackbaba)

To get tickets online with reduced booking fee and transaction costs visit:-

http://www.artistticket.com/artist/?s=gong

This offer is limited to the first 500 tickets. Tickets are priced at £19.50
The offer comprises a £1.25 booking fee as opposed to £2.45. Non-UK purchasers will be able to pickup their tickets on the night of the show. UK purchasers will also have the additional benefit of a £2.50 postal processing cost (First Class Post Recorded Delivery) as opposed to the normal £4.90 processing fee.

THE UNCON DVD

Gong UNcon Limited Edition Double DVD - Pre Sale Orders Being Taken Now!
The waiting is over - you can now pre-order this amazing double DVD package, limited to just 1,000 copies worldwide, exclusively from

http://www.uncondvd.com

Disc 1 - A professional four camera shoot of the magical Uncon Gong set with Daevid Allen, Steve Hillage, Tim Blake, Gilli Smyth, Mike Howlett, Miquette Giraudy and Didier Malherbe, Theo Travis and Chris Taylor.

Disc 2 - A documentary style film that delivers a real vibe of and insight into the magic of the Unconvention with many illuminating and humourous interviews and footage of Mother Gong, Kangaroo Moon, Acid Mothers Gong, University Of Errors, Here & Now and more, as well as Steve Hillage Band  - for the first time since 1979!

Time travel made real - love it

--
8< :^) >

G.A.S.
PO Box 871
Glastonbury
Somerset
BA6 9FE
UK

http://www.planetgong.co.uk

ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA

the album

• zappa plays zappa: zappa plays zappa
      (2008, cd, , usa, razor & tie 7930182993-2)
  
  • Here it is. Your favourite album of 2008.
    Recorded in Portland, OR, and in Seattle, WA, this album presents Zappa Plays Zappa as they toured in 2006: the band, lead by Dweezil Zappa, plus special guests Napoleon Murphy Brock, Steve Vai and Terry Bozzio.
    This is one fabulous recording. The sound is great (I'm listening to it right now; goosebumps all over), and the musicians are in top shape.

1. tell me you love me

2. florentine pogen

3. cosmik debris

4. i'm the slime

5. don't eat the yellow snow

6. st.alfonzo's pancake breakfast

7. father o'blivion

8. black page #2

9. peaches en regalia

10. zomby woof

11. the torture never stops

• This is a must-have !!
  Essential listening.
  Good grief... Just listen to Steve Vai's solo in Zomby Woof...

the DVD

• zappa plays zappa: zappa plays zappa
      (2008, 2dvd, , usa, razor & tie 7930182997-9)
  
  • And here's the DVD set: 2 discs, 29 track, plus bonus material. Most of you freaks will already have this as it was sold (in a limited edition) during the ZpZ tour last year, but it's good to see that it will be made available worldwide.

disc one

1. andy

2. call any vegetable

3. tell me you love me

4. florentine pogen

5. cosmik debris

6. i'm the slime

7. pound for a brown

8. don't eat the yellow snow

9. st.alfonzo's pancake breakfast

10. father o'blivion

11. inca roads

12. eat that question

13. i'm so cute

14. tryin' to grow a chin

15. punky's whips

disc two

1. black page #1

2. black page #2

3. regyptian strut

4. peaches en regalia

5. montana

6. village of the sun

7. echidna's arf (of you)

8. zomby woof

9. black napkins

10. the torture never stops

11. oh no

12. son of orange county

13. trouble every day

14. sofa

• I know that I'm repeating myself, but this is great. Essential stuff.
  Get it for Mothers Day.
• As you can imagine, different editions of this release will be released: 
  • The 2DVD set - as reviewed here
  • The 2DVD - Brilliant Box
  • The 2DVD / 3CD - Fan Pak release
  • The CD release - as reviewed above

SUN RA CONCERT RECORDINGS

DimeADozen has been treating Sun Ra fans real good lately. Just take a look at these data...

Sun Ra & his Arkestra

• 1971/10/12 concert Stockholm

  • setlist

    • Discipline II, Discipline V, Enlightenment, Its after the end of the world, Discipline VIII, The Rainmaker, Rocket No. 9 > ann.

  • fm broadcast
    

• 1973/--/-- radio show - unknown philly fm station - interview and jam with wilbur ware
  

• 1975/01/30 concert 'Smiling Dog Saloon', Cleveland, OH, usa

  • Omniverse, Astro Nation Enlightenment, Love In Outer Space, Theme Of the Stargazers, The Satellights are Spinning, Friendly Galaxy #1, I Am the Brother of the Wind, I Pharoah, Unidentified, Sophisticated Lady

  • fm broadcast
    

• 1979/06/30 concert Pisa, Italy

  • line-up

    • The Arkestra: Ra-p, org, syn, voc; Walter Miller-tp; Michael Ray-tp; Curt Pulliam-tp; Tony Bethel-tb; Marvin Consell (?)-tb; Marshall Allen-as, fl, ob; Hutch Jones-as; John Gilmore-ts, cl; Leroy Taylor (Eloe Omoe)-as, bcl; Danny Ray Thompson-bs, fl; James Jacson-bsn, perc; Damon Choice-vib; Taylor Richardson-eg; Skeeter McFarland-eg; "Scop"-b; Robert Barry-d; Reg McDonald-d; Atakatune (Stanley Morgan)-cga; June Tyson-voc, dance (and Evelyn Smont (?)-dance)

  • setlist

    • unidentified title (perc; Allen, kora; eg and perc)Space Is the Place (Ra)The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise (Ra)Discipline 27 (Allen, as; Omoe, bcl; tp)The Shadow World (Ra)Springtime Again (Ra)Yeah Man! (Sissle, Henderson)Big John's Special (H. Henderson)Watusa (Ra)Lady Bird (Dameron) / Half Nelson (M. Davis)King Porter Stomp (Morton)Space Is the Place / We Travel the Spaceways / Destination Unknown / 2nd Stop Is Jupiter (Ra)Calling Planet Earth (Ra)Strange Celestial Road (Ra)Somewhere over the Rainbow (Arlen, Harburg)Outer Spaceways Inc. / Sun Ra and his Band from Outer Space (Ra)

Sun Ra

• 1977/07/08 Sun Ra (Solo piano) - WKCR studios

  • blues improv 1, st louis blues, sophisicated lady, blues improv 2, untitled, take the "A" train, untitled 2, try to put the blame on me, untitled 3 / station id, outro

Sun Ra & his Arkestra

• 1978/05/05 concert 'Public Theater', nyc, NY, usa

  • line-up

    • Ra-org; Michael Ray-tp; Ahmed Abdullah-tp; Craig Harris-tb; Tony Bethel-tb; Vincent Chancey-frh; Marshall Allen-as; Danny Davis-as; John Gilmore-ts, cl; Danny Ray Thompson-bs; Eloe Omoe-bcl; James Jacson-bsn, perc; Luqman Ali-d; Atakatune-cga; Cheryl Banks-dance; Judith Holton (Wisteria)-dance; Mickey Davidson-dance

  • setlist

    • intro / disc 27 > shadow world, body and soul, yeah, man, lightening, enlightenment, images, lights on a satellite, sound mirror, watusa, We travel the Spaceways
      

• 1978/03/13 concert 'The Horseshoe Tavern', Toronto, ON

  • set 1

    • Untitled Improvisation, When There Is No Sun, (The World Is Waiting) For The Sunrise, Discipline 27, Calling Planet Earth > Take The "A" Train, Lights on a Satellite

  • set 2

    • Yeah Man!, King Porter Stomp, Unidentified Title, Unidentified Blues, Images, Love In Outer Space > We Travel The Spaceways
      

• 1978/09/25 concert 'Happy Medium Disco', Chicago, IL, usa

  • line-up

    • Sun Ra (org, syn); Michael Ray (tp); Walter Miller (tp); Eddie Gale (tp); Marshall Allen (as, fl, perc); Danny Davis (as, fl, perc); John Gilmore (ts, cl, timb, voc); Eloe Omoe (bcl, perc); Danny Ray Thompson (bars, fl, perc); James Jacson (bsn, fl, Inf-dr); prob. Damon Choice (vib); Dale Williams (eg); prob. Luqman Ali (dr); Atakatune (cga); June Tyson (voc).

  • setlist

    • untitled improvisation [perc, tp, rhythmic ens., vib], Springtime in Chicago [JT voc], Astro Black [JT voc], (The World Is Waiting) For the Sunrise [JT voc], Discipline 27, The Shadow World, Yeah Man! (Sissle-Henderson), Big John's Special (H.Henderson), Over the Rainbow (Arlen-Harburg), Lights on a Satellite, Body and Soul (Heyman-Green-Sour-Eyton), King Porter Stomp (Morton), Second Stop Is Jupiter [ens. voc], Space Is the Place [JT, ens. voc], Enlightenment (Dotson-Ra) [JT, JG voc], Next Stop Mars [ens. voc] > Calling Planet Earth [ens. voc]

The Sun Ra All Stars

• 1983/11/01 concert Paris, France

  • line-up

    • Sun Ra-p, keyb, Lester Bowie-tp, Don Cherry-t, Marshall Allen-as, John Gilmore-ts, Archie Shepp-ts, ss, voc, Richard Davis-b, Don Moye-perc, Philly Joe Jones-d, Clifford Jarvis-d, 

  • setlist

    • unidentified title (ens; Allen-as; Shepp-ts), unidentified title (Davis-b; Gilmore-ts), Somewhere over the Rainbow (Arlen-Harburg), Lights on a Satellite (Ra), What's New? (Burke-Haggart), Poinciana (Bernier-Simon), 'Round Midnight (Hanighen-Williams-Monk)

Sun Ra & his Arkestra

• 1985/07/24 concert 'Le New Morning', Paris, France

  • Sun Ra and His Arkestra 

    • line-up

      • Sun Ra (p, org, synth, voc), prob. Ronnie Brown (tp), unidentified (tp), Tyrone Hill (tb), prob. Dick Griffin (tb), Marshall Allen (as,oboe), John Gilmore (ts), Ronald Wilson (ts,picc), Danny Thompson (bs), James Jacson (Ancient Egyptian Infinity d, bsn, voc), Elo Omoe (as, bcl, contra-alto cl), Billy Bang (vln), Rollo Radford (eb), Avreeayl Ra Amen (d)

    • setlist

      • untitled improv, discipline 27-II, tomorrow never comes, unidentified blues, unidentified ballad, mack the knife, sophisticated lady, yeah man!, space is the place, we travel the spaceways, outer spaceway incorporated, rocket number nine, untitled improv, astro black, history-mystery, i have many names, fate in a pleasant mood, unidentified blues, i want to be happy, east of the sun, christopher columbus, see you later, alligator
        

• 1985/07/25 "musicians talking before the concert"
  

• 1985/07/25 concert 'Le New Morning', Paris, France

  • line-up

    • Sun Ra (p, org, synth, voc), prob. Ronnie Brown (tp), unidentified (tp), Tyrone Hill (tb), prob. Dick Griffin (tb), Marshall Allen (as,oboe), John Gilmore (ts), Ronald Wilson (ts,picc), Danny Thompson (bs), James Jacson (Ancient Egyptian Infinity d, bsn, voc), Elo Omoe (as, bcl, contra-alto cl), Billy Bang (vln), Rollo Radford (eb), Avreeayl Ra Amen (d)

  • setlist

    • i want to be happy, unidentified blues, (the world is waiting) for the sunrise, i pharoah, over the rainbow, sunset on the nile, fate in a pleasant mood 

BRUCE BICKFORD ON DVD

• bruce bickford: prometheus' garden
      (2008, dvd, usa, brighteyepictures)
  
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  • from the brighteyepictures website:
    "Prometheus’ Garden (28 minutes, 1988) is the only film over which Bickford maintained complete creative control. Bright Eye Pictures is thrilled to release Prometheus’ Garden, making it available to the public for the first time since its completion two decades ago. The DVD features a commentary track by Bickford plus the documentary featurette, Luck of a Foghorn.
    Luck of a Foghorn (28 minutes, 2008) is a do