Angekündigt: Cheaper Than Cheep
Das Set wird in drei Versionen erscheinen:
- 3 Lps
- 2 Cds
- Blu-ray
Angekündigt ist es für den 28. März 2025
Vermutlich(!) handelt es sich um das bislang unveröffentlichte TV Special vom 21. Juni 1974.
Auf zappa.com ist noch nichts offiziell darüber zu lesen. Im Netz ist aber bereits eine Setlist zu finden:
1. Intro / Cheepnis - Percussion / “Cheaper Than Cheep”
2. Cosmik Debris
3. Band Introductions
4. RDNZL
5. Village Of The Sun
6. Montana
7. Duke Goes Out
8. A Visit To The Art Studio
9. Inca Roads
10. « Get Down Simmons »
11. Penguin In Bondage
12. T’Mershi Duween
13. The Dog Breath Variations
14. Uncle Meat
15. How Could I Be Such A Fool
16. I’m Not Satisfied
17. Wowie Zowie
18. I Don’t Even Care
19. Let’s Make The Water Turn Black
20. Dupree’s Paradise Introduction
21. Dupree’s Paradise
22. Oh No
23. Son Of Orange County
24. More Trouble Every Day
25. Apostrophe’
26. Camarillo Brillo
27. Time Is Money (excerpt) (Bonus)
28. Echidna’s Arf (Of You) – Incomplete (Bonus)
29. Art Studio Outtakes (Bonus)
30. The Amazing Mr. Bickford (excerpt) (Bonus)
Frank Zappa: Nonkonformismus und Experimentieren
In diesem Buch entdecken wir nicht nur den musikalischen Aspekt von Frank Zappa, sondern auch seine Vision des Lebens und der Kunst, die ihn dazu brachte, sich durch seine Musik als einer der wichtigsten und originellsten Interpreten von Alternative Rock und Underground-Musik auszudrücken. Seine Karriere, die sich über Jahrzehnte radikaler Veränderungen in Musik und Popkultur erstreckte, wird kritisch mit den Herausforderungen beleuchtet, denen sich Zappa stellen musste, um seine künstlerische Integrität zu bewahren und gleichzeitig ein Vorbild für spätere Generationen zu bleiben. Das Buch untersucht auch, wie Zappa, obwohl er in der Welt der Popmusik ein Außenseiter blieb, zu einer kulturellen Ikone wurde, die von Künstlern aller Genres und Hintergründe respektiert und bewundert wird.
John Walsh
Independently published (4. Dezember 2024)
Sprache: Deutsch
Taschenbuch: 406 Seiten
Support Robert Martin's Medical Recovery
Doctor Dot Stein organisiert diese Spendenaktion
Best Of Z.E.R.O.
We Be What Am Is - The Zappa Early Renaissance Orchestra's greatest "hits"! 100 minutes of our best material carefully curated from our 7 CD's on Cordelia Records.
Download, released January 1, 2025
Available @ bandcamp in 16-bit/44.1kHz.
Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
Also included - high resolution image files of the cover art, a band poster, and a pdf booklet of the art and liner notes.
Zapparossa Festival in Gelnhausen (D)
Secret Hollywood History
The Doors, Stevie Nicks, Frank Zappa, Joni Mitchell and More
Join us as we explore the historic Laurel Canyon in Hollywood, California. In the 1960s and 1970s, Laurel Canyon was THE Hollywood music scene in Los Angeles. Laurel Canyon was home to The Doors, Stevie Nicks, Frank Zappa, Joni Mitchell and more. This video uncovers only a few of Laurel Canyons secrets. => YouTube
New ZappaCast: Into the Zappaverse with Miss Abigail Devoe!
In this decidedly enticing episode, Bill and Scott chat with Miss ABIGAIL DEVOE, host of YouTube's wildly popular VINYL MONDAY where she dives super deep into rock's greatest albums, including lots of brilliant Frank Zappa content! => listen
Frank Zappa and the "Fascist Theocracy"
This documentary excerpt from The Grumpy Veteran Project examines Frank Zappa's concept of "fascist theocracy," where religious dogma dictates government policy, suppressing individual freedoms and secular values. It explores Zappa's 1980s fight against the PMRC's censorship efforts as an example of this trend. => YouTube
George Duke Breaks Silence On Frank Zappa
In the last few years of his long and successful career, jazz legend George Duke revealed a deep secret about how his time with the famous Frank Zappa changed him. => YouTube
SATCHVAI - Joe Satriani und Steve Vai stellen gemeinsame Band vor
SATCHVAI auf Tour:
08.07.25 München - Tollwood Festival
10.07.25 Düsseldorf - Mitsubishi Electric Halle
11.07.25 Frankfurt - Jahrhunderthalle
12.07.24 CH-Zürich - Volkshaus Zürich
New book: Frank Zappa's America
In Frank Zappa's America, Bradley Morgan casts the artist as an often-misunderstood figure who critiqued the actions of religious and political groups promoting a predominantly white, Christian vision of the United States. A controversial and provocative satirist, often criticized for the shocking subject matter of his songs, Zappa provided social commentary throughout his career that spoke truth to power about the nefarious institutions operating in the lives of everyday Americans. Beginning in the late 1970s, his music frequently addressed the rise of extremist religious influence in American politics, specifically white Christian nationalism.
Frank Zappa's America examines the musician's messaging through song, tracing the means by which Zappa created passionate, at times troubling, art that combats conservativism in its many manifestations. For readers in the twenty-first century, his music and public advocacy demonstrate the need to preserve democracy and the voices that uphold it.
Bradley Morgan and Jeremy Richey
LSU Press (tbr 2025-06-02), english, 304 pages
Moon Unit Zappa über ihre lieblose Kindheit
Interview bei tagesspiegel.de
Zappanale Flyer und Din á4 Plakate zum Download
Watch My Band Spontneously Combust!
A live performance of "Punky's Whips", from the 2024 Roxpostrophy Tour led to a blistering guitar solo & an incredible moment of spontaneous synchronicity for the entire band @ YouTube
Groupie icon Pamela Des Barres tells all at City Winery
Onstage she reads from her five books, plays clips of some music , and takes questions. And yes, she’ll spill a few salacious details... by Brett Milano @ bostonherald.com
Dweezil talks Hikari Studios, Hendrix tour, family legacy, and more
Paderborner Rockfestial
Beim Paderborner Rockfestival trifft die Legende COLOSSEUM auf die Progrocker MOSTLY AUTUMN aus England und die französischen LAZULI. Mehr Infos auf paderhalle.de
22.03.2025, 18.00Uhr, Heiersmauer 45-51, 33098 Paderborn
Treacherous Cretins feat. Robert Martin
10.04.2025 Òran Mór, Byres Rd, Glasgow, United Kingdom
11.04.2025 Lost Lane, Dublin, Ireland
12.04.2025 Voodoo, 9-11 Fountain St, Belfast, United Kingdom
13.04.2025 Cavern Club, 10 Mathew St, Liverpool, United Kingdom
14.04.2025 Hare & Hounds. 106 High St, Birmingham, United Kingdom
15.04.2025 Exeter Phoenix, Gandy St, Exeter, United Kingdom
16.04.2025 Backstage at The Green Hotel, Kinross, United Kingdom
17.04.2025 Cluny, 36 Lime St, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
18.04.2025 The Forge, 24 Cornhill, London, City of London, EC3V 3ND
19.04.2025 The Earl Haig Club, 22-23 Penlline Rd, Cardiff, United Kingdom
20.04.2025 The Brook, 466 Portswood Rd, Southampton, United Kingdom
??.07.2025 Zappanale
Das Stylus Groove Label kündigt neues 4-CD-Set an
Titel: Zoot Allures (reissue), Cat: SGCD 117, Released: 17 Jan 25
ZappaCast #69: Happy 50th, Apostrophe (‘) – A Deep Dish Special!!!
We are back, kids! In this episode, Joe, Bill and Scott talk about the various new reissues of APOSTROPHE (‘), a top-tier Zappa classic! We go all Deep Dish with you on the new Super Deluxe 50th Anniversary CD reissue of the album, and the two new vinyl editions that are now available! Come and get your love!! => listen here
In Appreciation of Howard Kaylan
by Cameron Gunnoe @ culturesonar.com
Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, & Steve Vai present G3 Reunion Live
The album captures the guitar magic of Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, and Steve Vaion their sold-out 2024 US tour. As Vai says: “A G3 tour is always an electrifying experience, and this particular G3 tour with Eric and Joe was a career highlight for me. To be able to hit the road with old friends and be in that lit-up environment of the stage and communicate on the deepest musical levels with friends is a privilege and honour, especially with such incredible players as Eric and Joe, who delivered magnificently at these shows.”
The deluxe edition features a different coloured vinyl for each artist, a special splatter LP for the encore jam, and a 64-page photo book, divided into artist and jam chapters, with the full program also on 2 CDs. It is also available in a 2CD digipack with a 16-page photo booklet and, 4 LP gatefold and digital download. Released January 31st, 2025, worldwide on earMUSIC.
Tracklisting (all formats):
1. Gravitas (Vai)
2. Avalancha (Vai)
3. Little Pretty Intro (Vai)
4. Little Pretty (Vai)
5. Tender Surrender (Vai)
6. Zeus in Chains (Vai)
7. Teeth of the Hydra (Vai)
8. For the Love of God (Vai)
9. Land of 1000 Dances (Johnson)
10. Righteous (Johnson)
11. Trail of Tears (Johnson)
12. On-Ramp Improv (Johnson)
13. Freeway Jam (Johnson)
14. Desert Rose (Johnson)
15. Venus Reprise (Johnson)
16. Raspberry Jam Delta-V (Satriani)
17. Surfing with the Alien (Satriani)
18. Satch Boogie (Satriani)
19. Sahara (Satriani)
20. Nineteen Eighty (Satriani)
21. Big Bad Moon (Satriani)
22. Always with Me, Always with You (Satriani)
23. Sumer Song (Satriani)
24. Introductions
25. Crossroads (Encore Jam)
26. Spanish Castle Magic (Encore Jam)
27. Born to Be Wild (Encore Jam)
The London Philharmonic Orchestra plays Zappa... and more
The London Philharmonic Orchestra (conducted by Kevin John Edusei) takes us on a journey through time and space with innovative works by Frank Zappa, Bohuslav Martinů and Dinuk Wijeratne.
Frank Zappa: The dog breath variations from Uncle Meat; Outrage at Valdez; G Spot Tornado
Dinuk Wijeratne: Concerto for clarinet, piano & strings (European premiere)
Martinů: Symphony No.6 (Fantaisies symphoniques)
12 Mar 2025, 7.30pm, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX
Bill Camarata Revives "Cosmik Debris" Art Project From 50 Years Ago
The Fairytale of Miss Pamela
Pamela learned quickly, through friendships with Captain Beefhart and Frank Zappa, that she was something special... >> listen @ kcrw
Shredding Zappa by The Six Million Dollar Guitar
Gerry Fialka's Interview with Napoleon Murphy Brock
Neue Doppel-CD angekündigt
Tracks taken from:
- Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden September 30th 1967 Sveriges radio
- Theatre De L'Olympia, Paris, France October 26th 1968 Radio France
- Fillmore West, San Francisco on November 6th 1970 KSAN-FM
- Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, N.Y. November 15th 1974WNEW-FM
- County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas, May 23rd 1975 KLAQ-FM
- War Memorial Gym, Vancouver October 1st 1975 CBC-FM
- Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, October 13th 1978 2nd Show, WDHA-FM,
- Tower Theater, Philadelphia, PA April 29th 1980 (Early Show) WMMR-FM
- Palladium, New York on October 31st 1981 WNEW-FM
- TLNBOX3 Stonybrook, New York, NY November 3rd 1984 WLIR-FM
Disc 1: 1. Call Any Vegetable, 2. King Kong, 3. Pound For A Brown On The Bus, 4. Dog Breath/Uncle Meat, 5. Son Of Mr Green Genes, 6. Chungs's Revenge 2, 7. Camarillo Brillo, 8. Dupree's Paradise, 9. Cosmik Debris
Disc 2: 1. Yellow Snow Suite, 2. Apostrophe, 3. Stinkfoot, 4. Inca Roads 5. Florentine Pogen, 6. The Torture Never Stops, 7. Black Napkins, 8. City Of Tiny Lights, 9. Outside Now, 10. Watermelon In Easter Hay, 11. Black Page # 2
Description
With such a vast catalogue of broadcast material available at first glance it would appear easy to put together a "best of" of Frank Zappa and Zappa & The Mothers. However, taking the lyrical content of some of the older songs into account it becomes necessary to filter out some of the more controversial efforts that would not quite square with a contemporary audience. This we have done without, we hope, offending the hardcore Zappa aficionados among you.
With that caveat in place, we are still left with a plethora of great tunes and great playing to choose from. Zappa's bands were always hard touring outfits, and the tightness of the arrangements gives credit to both this and the hard work put in at various pre-tour rehearsal rooms. Most of the notable musicians who graced the bands over the decades are featured here. George Duke, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Ruth Underwood, Beefheart, and Ike Willis all feature as well as the complete early Mothers line-ups on King Kong etc. The one constant is Zappa's brilliant and subtle guitar playing which soars in and around the complex arrangements as if visiting each piece lightly before moving on.
Zappa remains a controversial figure both for the genius and forward-looking nature of his music as well as for his unorthodox views on certain topics. Let us put the latter behind us and enjoy one of the 20th. Century's musical geniuses as he is best remembered, playing live.
Neues CD-Set angekündigt
Ein 6-CD-Set mit dem Titel "Live Broadcast Collection" wird Anfang November auf dem Blueline US-Label erscheinen. Ob es dasselbe Set ist, welches im letzten Jahr auf dem Radio Broadcast Label erschien bleibt abzuwarten.
Tinseltown Rebellion Band live in Soest
Unter dem Motto "They do it again" haben sie sich nach mehreren, teils langjährigen Pausen wieder einmal zusammen gefunden und spielten ein fantastisches Set. 1999 spielten sie auf der Zappanale #10 und nun in nahezu unveränderter Besetzung:
- Tenor Saxophone – Manfred Cogel
- Trombone – Ron Oligschläger
- Trumpet – Christoph Fischer
- Alto Saxophone – Johannes Flamm
- Baritone Saxophone – Patrick Porsch
- Bass, Vocals – Antoine Pütz
- Drums, Vocals – Horst Schippers
- Guitar, Vocals – Christian Henke
- Guitar – Thomas Nordhausen
- Keyboards – Stefan Michalke
- Keyboards, Vocals – Thomas Berndt
- Mallets, Percussion – Jürgen Karle
Don Preston live in Berlin
ein Rückblick auf vinylrausch.de
Neu auf LP: Bobby Brown - Live 1988
New vinyl: Frank Zappa - Sinister Footwear
live broadcast, 17th November 1981 from The Ritz in NYC
Limited to 500 hand numbered copies on Splatter Vinyl.
Side 1:
1. Treacherous Cretins
2. Easy Meat
3. Drowning Witch
Side 2:
1. Sinister Footwear
2. Stevie's Spanking
3. Cocaine Decisions
4. Goblin Girl
Label: Stylus Groove
Release Date: 30/10/2024
New vinyl: Frank Zappa - Zoot Aloors
live broadcast, 17th November 1981 from The Ritz in NYC
Limited to 500 hand numbered copies on Splatter Vinyl.
Side 1:
1. Tryin' To Grow A Chin
2. Strictly Genteel
3. Ride Like The Wind
Side 2:
1. Zoot Allures
2. Whipping Post
3. Watermelon In Easter Hay
Label: Stylus Groove
Release Date: 30/10/2024
Zappa (Special Edition) (Blu-ray & DVD)
Alex Winter zeigt Frank Zappa so, wie er sich selbst sah - als seriösen Musiker im Freak-Gewand. Tausende von Stunden sorgfältig digitalisierter Videos, Fotos und Audiodateien bildeten die Grundlage für eine fesselnde Dokumentation, die mit ihrer Fülle bislang unveröffent-lichter Aufnahmen selbst Zappaisten viel Neues offenbart.
Neuauflage!
Specials:
- Booklet
- Artcards
- Deleted Scenes
running time: 128 min
to be released: 12.12.2024
NDR Bigband meets Ensemble Modern Festival
NDR Bigband meets Ensemble Modern #1
Unter dem Motto "#Frisch poliert" geht das Festival mit Werken von Frank Zappa, neu arrangiert von Colin Towns, an den Start.
NDR Bigband meets Ensemble Modern #2
Im Rahmen des "Ensemble Modern Festivals" stehen drei Uraufführungen von Carla Kihlstedt und Alex Paxton Ali N. Askin auf dem Programm.
NDR Bigband meets Ensemble Modern #3
Mit fünf neuen Werken unter der Headline "#ad hoc" beschließen Ensemble Modern aus Frankfurt und die NDR Bigband das Festival.
Frank Zappa’s legacy lives on with the Stinkfoot Orchestra
The Stinkfoot Orchestra pulls no punches – delivering 2 sets of Frank’s music via a 14-piece ensemble which incorporates a 6-piece horn section, tuned percussion and 5 vocalists. Oh, and, just to add a little extra garlic, the band is also fronted alternately by 3 of Frank’s most iconic vocalists. On this tour it will be Napoleon Murphy Brock.
- Friday, August 30th at The Miner’s Foundry, Nevada City, CA
8:00 PM, Doors 7:00 PM - Saturday, September 28th at Spaghetti Western, Joshua Tree, CA 9:00 PM
- Sunday, September 29th at Hotel Congress, Tuscon, AZ
8:00 PM, Doors 7:00 PM - Tuesday, October 1st at LuLu’s, Colorado Springs, CO
8:00 PM, Doors 7:00 PM - Thursday, October 3rd at 10-Mile Music Hall, Frisco, CO
9:00 PM, Doors 8:00 PM - Friday, October 4th at The Mercury Cafe, Denver, CO
8:00 PM, Doors 7:00 PM - Friday, November 22nd at WOW Hall, Eugene, OR
8:00 PM, Doors 7:00 PM
New vinyl: Pink Floyd featuring Frank Zappa - Amougies 1969 (2LP)
New book: Frank Zappa Biography For Curious Kids
Get ready to dive into the fascinating world of Frank Zappa, the legendary musician, composer, and activist. This biography, specifically written for curious kids,
will take you on a journey through the life of this musical genius.
Through engaging storytelling and captivating narrative, young readers will learn all about Frank Zappa's early life, his love for music, and his rise to fame. But this book is more than just a
biography, it's a tool to help kids get comfortable with text-based books and expand their vocabulary.
With each chapter, readers will discover important lessons and key takeaways that will inspire and motivate them to pursue their passions and dreams. This book is perfect for 8-12-year-olds who are
preparing for advanced reading and want to learn more about one of the most influential musicians of all time.
Written in an age-appropriate and relatable language, this biography will not only educate young readers about Frank Zappa's life but also help them develop essential skills for a successful early
life. With no illustrations, kids will be encouraged to use their imagination and fully immerse themselves in the story.
So get ready to be inspired and entertained by the life of Frank Zappa in this short story that is packed with educational elements. Perfect for young readers who are curious about the world and
eager to learn, this biography will leave a lasting impression and inspire them to reach for the stars.
Independently published (18. Juli 2024) / ASIN: B0D9PW35DH / ISBN-13: 979-8333453570
Beat Club October 1968 (mono)
Bilder der Zappanale #33
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