7/11: Hippiefest Jul 8, 2008
Bruce has worked with everyone from John McLaughlin of the Mahavishnu Orchestra to Manfred Mann, Frank Zappa, Leslie West and Corky Laing of Mountain and Miles Davis drummer Tony Williams. Still, he's best remembered for that legendary psychedelic blip, co-writing any number of the trio's most enduring hits, including White Room, Sunshine of Your Love and I Feel Free. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Playing Oud Loud Jul 6, 2008
Interviewed via translator from his home in France, the 49-year-old Algerian-born singer and global punk icon says he was happy to discover that "Frank Zappa had come to the same conclusion when he said, 'How to describe my music? Difficult to explain if you've never tasted couscous.' ". Known for playing a modified version of the oud called the mandolute, Taha says he represents a link "between Africa, the Orient and the West. In the same way as Omar Sharif is to cinema," he adds wryly. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Jam-Heavy Rothbury Fest Gets Underway In Michigan Jul 5, 2008
Over in the Ranch Arena, Dweezil Zappa led his Zappa Plays Zappa troupe through a set that focused on his father's "Sheik Yerbouti" album, with former Frank Zappa band member and native Ray White on hand for songs such as "City of Tiny Lights," "Flakes" and "Broken Hearts are for A*sholes.". Other first-night musical highlights included Michigan roots band Greensky Bluegrass' rendition of Pink Floyd's "Breathe," hot sets from the Disco Biscuits and Perpetual Groove -- whose delivery of "Three... (Billboard.com)
Zappa's son lets new generation in Jul 4, 2008
Though he is made up of much of Frank Zappa's genetic material, Dweezil Zappa finds his father's music to be incredibly challenging ... Frank Zappa died in 1993 at age 52 from prostate cancer ... Frank Zappa grew up with a love of both rock and modern composition. (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)
Adventures In Girl Power: Mess Up T... Jul 3, 2008
This band has a little Frank Zappa in it with lyrics found in And Stay Lost. Agatha Christie showed back up, Others didn t have such luck, They disappeared and then stayed gone, Try it, you might find it s fun. (Suite101.com)
Rachid Taha Dreams Of Dolly Parton Jun 29, 2008
"My music has always been a mix. I introduced North African instruments from day one. We were punk Algerians. I have an affinity with Frank Zappa, who said, 'If you haven't tasted couscous, you don't know what I'm doing.' "I still don't know what my parents think about what I do. It troubles them, I think. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Zappa's Mothers jazz up festival circuit Jun 24, 2008
VANCOUVER In contemplating Frank Zappa's career, jazz might not be the first genre that comes to mind ... The set will feature a range of Zappa's music - with a fair bit from Burnt Weeny Sandwich, a jazz fusion album that Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention released in 1970 ... "There was always a dream of getting Frank Zappa to the festival," Pickering says. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
His musical talent finds new life in Dethklok Jun 20, 2008
And he plays guitar and sings every night on tour with a handpicked group of ace musicians, including former Frank Zappa guitarist Mike Keneally, Dark Angel drummer Gene Hoglan, and Z bassist Bryan Beller. The fact people are taking the music seriously thrills Small. (Boston Globe)
Queen's Bench to be Overhauled Jun 20, 2008
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The young Svensson liked Deep Purple, Jimi Hendrix and Frank Zappa before he discovered Monk, Chick Corea or Jarrett via his father's record collection; his cousin played drums in a local group knocking out 1950s rock'n'roll hits. Svensson's schoolfriend Ostrom was a willing participant in the same idea and the duo's first drum-kit was built from old paint-cans discarded by Ostrom's father. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Average teenager's iPod has 800 illegal Jun 17, 2008
In 1983, Frank Zappa - of all people- proposed to the music industry in the USA that they should make the contents of their vaults available via cable TV subscription method, costing maybe $11 a month to listen to whatever they liked. They told him to get lost. (Times Online)
The father, the songs, the holy jokes Jun 12, 2008
In between were gigs with touring artists such as the Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac, Abba, Joe Cocker, Alice Cooper, Bad Company and Frank Zappa along with local rockers Brian Cadd and Rose Tattoo. In December Sweeney was diagnosed with pancreatic and kidney cancer. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Dweezil extends his dad's legacy Jun 11, 2008
Zappa mystique lives on through Dweezil Son of rock icon Frank Zappa hits Variety Playhouse ... MUSICIAN FRANK ZAPPA broke the boundaries of rock star expectations ... Dweezil Zappa, backed by other musicians, will re-create the music of his late father (Frank Zappa) June 12 at Variety Playhouse. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Boosh Stars Planning Mighty Music Festival Jun 6, 2008
Star of the show Noel Fielding told Sky's Steve Hargrave why he would love to emulate the likes of Frank Zappa. Photos. (Sky News)
Ambler kids hit the road for a summer tour Jun 4, 2008
The two will also travel to Bad Doberan, Germany, to play at Zappanale, a Frank Zappa music festival. Co-owner of Bucks County's Paul Green School of Rock Paul Pollock said Rosalie and David have a great proficiency in music and on stage. (Springfield Sun, PA)
S.D. fair stars' requests run from sedate to silly Jun 1, 2008
She still laughs when she recalls the late Frank Zappa and his standing request for Ruffles potato chips with Beluga caviar. Walls' only major frustration was working with Sara McLachlan, whose Lilith Fair music festival played at the fair in 1999. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Keyser High graduate moves to Nashville, preps for Hammerstein Ballroom May 30, 2008
Some of these percussion greats include Terry Bozzio (formerly of Frank Zappa s band and currently of Missing Persons), John Blackwell (formerly in Prince s band and currently with Justin Timberlake and the debut of Nick Rich), grandson to the Buddy Rich. This summer, Marple said he will be working part-time at the local Guitar Center while teaching drum lessons. (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)
The Walt Disney Studios Forms Kingdom Comics to Create Graphic Novels & Film Projects May 29, 2008
Ahmet Emuukha Rodan Zappa, the third of four children born to the late rock musician/composer Frank Zappa and super-powered psychic witch businesswoman Gail, started out as an actor on such shows as "Roseanne" and "Growing Pains." This led to feature film work and a run as a host on many popular reality shows. In 2006, he sold the rights to his first novel, The Monstrous Memoirs of a Mighty McFearless, to Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer Films. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Star Seach On A Segway May 11, 2008
San Francisco likes to think it was the vortex of the rock universe then, but it's hard to argue with a town where you could pop into the Whisky a Go Go on any given night and catch the Byrds, the Doors, Buffalo Springfield or Frank Zappa. Rock journalist Gene Sculatti was one of the guides, and one of the guests on my tour was Carl Franzoni, part of a psychedelic dance troupe, known as "the Freaks," that performed with the Byrds and Frank Zappa. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Newfound spider named Neil Young May 10, 2008
Other space rocks have been named for celebrities, such as rock musician Frank Zappa, and the classical composers Mozart, Bach, Beethoven and Brahms. 2008 LiveScience. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Billboard Bits: Frank Zappa, Newport Folk Festival, Joseph Arthur May 9, 2008
Jeff Vrabel Frank Zappa Concert Becomes 2-CD Live Album. A previously unreleased 1972 concert is the latest release from the Frank Zappa archives to see the light of day. (Billboard.com)
Lithuanians Want To Give Baltimore Frank Zappa Statue May 9, 2008
(May 8, 2008)--A group of Lithuanian artists wants to give the city of Baltimore a bronze statue of Frank Zappa. The city of Baltimore says, great, we'll take it. (KWTX.com, TX)
Zany Lithuanians To Donate Zappa Statue May 8, 2008
This undated photo provided by Saulius Paukstys, shows a cast used to create a replica of a bust of musician Frank Zappa in an art studio in Vilnius, Lithuania ... (AP) Frank Zappa, who sang about "Plastic People," has been cast in bronze ... Paukstys and Baublys hope for a similar friendly response from Baltimore, where last year Mayor Sheila Dixon proclaimed Aug. 9 as "Frank Zappa Day.". (CBS News -- US)
Psychedelic Relics. May 7, 2008
Frank Zappa was against drug use ... Frank Zappa was anti- Psychedelic ... Anything by Frank Zappa would surely get a jersey. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Your library: More than just books Apr 21, 2008
Point to Ponder wrote on Apr 20, 2008 12:55 PM:" Go to the library and educate yourself if you've got any guts... Frank Zappa ". Post Your Own Comment Posting comments online has become a vital part of the Tribune experience. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Head hoarding off at the pass Apr 17, 2008
There s the crazy Frank Zappa 200 Motels mini-movie poster, my The Simpsons calendar, a Teen Trivia game from 1984, a copy of Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky in one of my drawers, and a picture of female wrestler Candy Divine, which I found at the office when I started and has since hung on the wall next to me for good luck. I ve tried during all these years to maintain a clean desk, but have found it to be a sometimes daunting task, especially because I know I have compulsive hoarding... (Olney Daily Mail, IL)
A Pulitzer for Dylan Apr 16, 2008
"A couple of my friends on the music committee say Frank Zappa; somebody else says Stevie Wonder," Gissler said. "But in terms of a really important and dramatic step, this was a good one to take.". (International Herald Tribune)
How rock crashed the party Apr 12, 2008
Their music was inspired by the groups that proliferated on the underground music scenes in New York and San Francisco in the late 1960s and their name was inspired by a line from a Frank Zappa song ... One critic compared them to "a raging klezmer orchestra fronted by Frank Zappa". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Zappa's widow sues over use of image Apr 11, 2008
The future of a festival in honour of Frank Zappa is under threat following demands by his widow for money for the right to use his name or his trademark moustache. Gail Zappa is suing the organisers of the open-air Zappanale in the east German village of Bad Doberan, claiming they must pay 200,000 to use her husband's name or change the title of the annual festival. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
More of this story» Apr 4, 2008
Redbone has also been the rumored alter ego of comedian Andy Kaufman and rock guitarist Frank Zappa, who was equally fastidious about tuning ... "i've been in the same room with Frank Zappa," Redbone offered, "but I couldn't understand" that speculation. (Dowagiac News, MI)
DeMeo fundraiser set Apr 2, 2008
Over the years, The Persuasions have opened for Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention, Ray Charles, Bill Cosby, and Richard Pryor to name but a few. (Interestingly, it should be noted that acts such as Roseanne Barr and Bruce Springsteen once opened for The Persuasions. (Beacon Villager, MA)
NBC aims to cover Games, not politics Mar 28, 2008
Versions of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" including a Yiddish one, a "surf music" one and a rendition by Frank Zappa are among 412 baseball-themed songs included in XM's temporary Play Ball. channel. (USA Today -- Sports)
Cape Town International Jazz Festival Mar 26, 2008
During the '50s and '60s he performed with such legendary artists as Buddy Rich, Billie Holliday, Dizzy Gillespie, Coleman Hawkins, Wes Montgomery, Frank Zappa, Richie Havens and Jimi Hendrix. In the 70's, Mike founded the pioneering jazz/fusion group Steps Ahead, with saxophonist Michael Brecker and has continued to tour with the ensemble worldwide for over 30 years. (iAfrica.com)
Evening of sound and fury, signifying nothing Mar 24, 2008
Similarly, George Duke once extracted real music from his keyboards at the Hordern Pavilion with Frank Zappa. Both men apparently need someone to rein in their excesses. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Boom! Goes the Ego Mar 23, 2008
Frank Zappa refused to participate, declaring it the biggest drug-laundering scheme in history. Huey Lewis and the News took a pass as well, believing the whole thing wasn't very well thought out to do any good. (CBS News)
Ozzy Osbourne Mar 15, 2008
As recollections are triggered he relates anecdotes involving Frank Zappa, Bon Scott, Paul McCartney ("Every Christmas I get about 40 f---in' anthologies," he says he told the Beatle recently. "If you want any off me, you're welcome") and close friend Elton John. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Photo Release -- Osbourne, Zappa to Record Big Band Crooner CD With Brian Evans Mar 8, 2008
Ahmet Zappa, son of the late legendary rock musician Frank Zappa, has written, and will produce ``Super Spy'' for Brian Evans. Chris Walden, the Grammy nominated producer who has worked with the likes of Michael Bolton and John Williams, will produce twelve of the thirteen tracks. (Primezone Releases)
Talk of the Town: What’s in a name? Mar 2, 2008
Moon Unit Rock singer Frank Zappa, also father to Dweezil and Diva Muffin. Sage Moonblood actor Sylvester Stallone and Sasha Czack. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Peace groups, an eclipse, and those squirming... Feb 26, 2008
com wrote on Feb 25, 2008 10:25 PM:" I believe it is oil, not gas, that recently rose to $100.00 per barrel. And Frank Zappa was wrong, Star Wars does work! Who knows the real reason that satellite was destroyed? To one up China's satellite missile test? To destroy sensitive intelligence equipment? Whatever the reason, it is just good entertainment to see the seething left-wing anti-military moonbats go crazy over it. ". Please log in to comment. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Frisky Forum Feb 13, 2008
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Awards show is out-of-touch, embarrassing Feb 11, 2008
Other artists who were inexcusably ignored by timid Grammy voters for years before finally winning long-overdue awards include Bruce Springsteen (1985), Elton John (1987), Frank Zappa (1988), Bonnie Raitt (1990), Tom Waits (1993), Van Morrison (1995), Nirvana (1996), Black Sabbath (2000), Steely Dan (2001), Warren Zevon (2004) and Motorhead (2005) ... It's always pleasing to me when Steely Dan gets recognition, said San Diego guitarist, keyboardist and singer Mike Keneally, who performed on... (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Robots vs. zombies Feb 5, 2008
The band members, fans of zombie films like "Night of the Living Dead," named the resulting rock opera "Zombi Gras." It's a Frank Zappa-, Tom Waits- and Kinks-influenced record, says bassist Seth Adams, about a zombie attack. Sounds scary (not the zombies - those influences. (Boston Globe)
Last of the great innovators Jan 26, 2008
" Today, the 77-year-old Coleman is an international drawcard. Last year he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, among other awards. All richly deserved. Coleman has influenced most jazz since the 1950s, composed and played film scores, written orchestral suites - including Skies Of America, a work of considerable originality - and revealed new ways of playing funk and world music that are as interesting and important as Miles Davis's electric albums. New listeners are often surprised by how... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Winehouse visits clinic as video threatens Jan 23, 2008
Eric Clapton, Johnny Cash, Pete Townsend, John Coltrane, Henry Rollins, Frank Zappa, Elton John, Morrisey, Elvis Costello, Should I continue. Todd, Chicago, Illinois. (Times Online)
WSU prof to compare classical, rock music Jan 23, 2008
Vance uses the name of the talk sarcastically, borrowing a phrase coined by musician Frank Zappa. I come from the crass and ignorant world of rock n roll, Vance said. (Winona Daily News, MN)
11 Things: One night stand Jan 18, 2008
"Rock journalism is people who can't write interviewing people who can't talk for people who can't read." -Frank Zappa. 2. (San Francisco Chronicle)
2 comments Jan 5, 2008
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Haverhill Native Has Words With Mike Huckabee Jan 5, 2008
Ahmet Zappa, son of legendary rock musician Frank Zappa, will co-produce one of the tracks. This year is likely to be my most successful year, finally able to compete,'' says Evans. (Primezone Releases)
Photo Release -- BA Music's Brian Evans Performs for Mike Huckabee Jan 5, 2008
He is also co-creating a comic book, and one of the tracks on the new CD will be co-produced by Ahmet Zappa, the son of legendary rock musician Frank Zappa. Ahmet has been one of my best friends for years, and I couldn't be more thrilled than to have him involved in this new CD,'' he says. (Primezone Releases)
A Not-So-Great 2008 Dec 18, 2007
Al may turn out to be the best thing on TV, unless perhaps you prefer the even more mindless diversion of Dancing With the Stars, So You Think You Can Dance or the soon-to-come posthumous contribution from Frank Zappa, Dancing Fool. It looks like we will not be burdened with original TV fare, owing to the writers' strike. (MediaWeek.com)
Stockhausen Left a Divided Legacy, From the Beatles to Boulez: Mark Beech Dec 9, 2007
Miles Davis and Frank Zappa also hailed his work, though some of those who claimed indebtedness might have been name-dropping just to appear cool and cultured: Stockhausen has long been more spoken about than actually listened to. He sowed the seeds for computerized and sampled compositions up to the 21st century. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
German composer Karlheinz Stockhausen, best known for his electronic compositions dead at 79 Dec 9, 2007
Rock and pop musicians such as John Lennon, Frank Zappa and David Bowie have cited him as an influence, and he is also credited with having influenced techno music. Stockhausen sparked controversy in 2001, when he described the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in the United States as the greatest work of art one can imagine during a news conference in the northern German city of Hamburg, where several of the suicide pilots had lived. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Karlheinz Stockhausen, German Composer Who Stirred Beatles, Dies at Age 79 Dec 8, 2007
He inspired some of the music by Frank Zappa, Pink Floyd, Miles Davis and Brian Eno. His groundbreaking electronic beats found echoes in long compositions by Can, Kraftwerk and Tangerine Dream in the 1970s. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Avant-garde composer on 'Pepper' cover dies Dec 8, 2007
Karlheinz Stockhausen, seen here in 1981, influenced John Lennon, David Bowie and Frank Zappa ... Rock and pop musicians such as John Lennon, Frank Zappa and David Bowie have cited him as an influence, and he is also credited with having influenced techno music. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Blair splits with boyfriend Dec 7, 2007
Blair, 34, married Ahmet - the son of late music legend Frank Zappa - in a traditional Jewish ceremony in January 2004 at the Los Angeles home of 'Star Wars' actress Carrie Fisher after dating him for just six months. The pair had no children and although their divorce has been finalized they lawfully remain married until December 27. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
My Dinner with Jimi ** Dec 7, 2007
Subsequently, Kaylan and Volman toured with Frank Zappa's the Mothers of Invention and sang backup vocals for everyone from Marc Bolan to John Lennon and Bruce Springsteen ... The crowd includes a mildly paranoid Frank Zappa (Adam Tomei), a laid-back Mama Cass (Lisa Brounstein) and a drunken Jim Morrison (Bret Roberts). (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
The best albums of the '60s & '70s: Wrap UP from Geoff Parr Dec 7, 2007
Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention - Freak Out. Much like his childhood friend Don Van Vlient, Frank Zappa has plenty of weird stuff out there. (The New Hampshire, NH)
Helicopter Parenting Turns Deadly Dec 1, 2007
To quote Frank Zappa: It s not getting any smarter out there. The parents aren t smart enough to think about how to bring up their kids, the principals and teachers aren t smart enough to see the effects of bullying, the kids are getting dumbed down by video, the internet and inane games. (New York Times)
For the record Nov 30, 2007
Thanksgiving is Frank Zappa or whatever my father is hyped about this second and my mother's sweet potatoes. Christmas is the Chieftains' Bells of Dublin playing in the background and my grandmother's hand-me-down baklava recipe. (Middlebury College -- The Campus, VT)
Freescale offers touch-panel software 'absolutely free' Nov 29, 2007
-- Frank Zappa made fun of the "absolutely free" concept by selling a full-priced album by that name in 1967. Now, 40 years later, Freescale Semiconductor Inc. (Austin, Texas) is making good on the "absolutely free" offer, with software to create capacitive touch panels and virtual rotary dials. (EETimes)
Big Ideas Need Small Places Nov 28, 2007
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A man with innovation on his mind John Kao has a plan to help U.S. compete... Nov 25, 2007
A man with innovation on his mind / John Kao has a plan to help U.S. compete, regain foothold in science and technology. " And he wrote a book about the intersection of art and business called "Jamming: The Art and Discipline of Business Creativity," which made the BusinessWeek best-seller list. The Economist dubbed him "Mr. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
A man with innovation on his mind Nov 25, 2007
" And he wrote a book about the intersection of art and business called "Jamming: The Art and Discipline of Business Creativity," which made the BusinessWeek best-seller list. The Economist dubbed him "Mr. " How do you top that? Kao did it by moving to the Presidio, where he founded Kao a nonprofit "advisory and venture development firm" in an expansive space that was once the office of actor Robin Williams - Kao calls that "good creative vibes" - and that counts government agencies, Fortune 500... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Mini movie reviews Nov 23, 2007
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From Universal Studios Home Entertainment: Saturday Night Live Season 2 Nov 21, 2007
The complete second season of "SNL" contains legendary musical performances by artists Joe Cocker, The Band, Brian Wilson, Paul Simon, George Harrison, Frank Zappa, Chuck Berry, The Kinks, Santana, Tom Waits and classic appearances by hosts Lily Tomlin, Norman Lear, Steve Martin, Dick Cavett, child star Jodie Foster, Candice Bergen, Ralph Nader, Fran Tarkenton, Sissy Spacek, Elliott Gould and Shelly Duvall. Exclusive bonus material found only in this set includes the historic SNL Mardi Gras... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
