While waiting to interview Frank Zappa, I overheard a phone conversation with drummer Chad Wackerman. Zappa had just returned from filming an episode of TV's Miami Vice and was denigrating the script – "It is so putrid" – his clothes – "It was like Ronald MacDonald" – his role – ...
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FRANK ZAPPA: When it started, it interfered greatly with Moon's school, coming at the end of the year right in the middle of finals. She had all these interviews to do while I was in Europe, and it was hard for her to study. Her friends helped her, calling her up and keeping her...
As we recalculate:we might spare a thought for composer, musician, director, and producer Frank “anything played wrong twice in a row is the beginning of an arrangement” Zappa; he died (of pancreatic cancer) on this date in 1993 at age 52. “Politics is the entertainment branch of indus...
See alsoZappa Wiki Jawaka’s entry. Philly ’76 Announced26 Nov. 2009, to be released Dec. 2009 This is a 2 Disc live album taken from the Spectrum Theater in Philadelphia show from 29 October 1976. The band: FZ, Terry Bozzio, Ray White, Patrick O’Hearn, Eddie Jobson and Bian...
consider thatAbsolutely Freealmost made the Top 40 in 1967 (theWiki saysit made it to #41 on the Billboard charts!). Perhaps I’m biased as a life long Zappa fan but I think all three of those recordings go together as a sort of trilogy — so much “conceptual continuity” going ...
Freakout(1966) - Frank Zappa [Amazon.com][FR][DE][UK] "This is the voice of your conscience, baby..." Freak Out!is the debut album of Frank Zappa and his group, the Mothers of Invention. Released in 1966, it was one of the first double album sets, showcasing Zappa's lyrical ta...
The sadly-abandonedWiki Jawakalikewise mentions Terry Gilliam, Matt Groening, progressive metal legends Dream Theater (and more) as fans. Fiend Without A Face, the surf-inspired project from Mastodonguitarist Brent Hinds, included “Zappa” on their 2017 album, a loving pastiche/tribute to his ...
1998 ClayFighter: The Sculptor's Cut Blob, Ickybod Clay, Lockjaw Pooch, Zappa Yow Yow Boys 1998 Disney's Animated Storybook: Mulan Cri-Kee 1998 Disney's Math Quest with Aladdin Abu, Wacky 1998 Animaniacs: Ten Pin Alley Thaddeus Plotz, Ralph the Guard [1] 1998 Baldur's Gate Elmins...
Artists Maddox, Bruce Bands Zappa, Frank Mothers of Invention Edition Details Year: 1967 Class: Poster Status: Unknown Size: 12 X 18 EB Awards Nominate Now Venues Cafe Au Go Go - New York City, NY Event May 2 through 21, 1967 Comments Add Comment...