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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

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

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

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 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

Interview bei tagesspiegel.de

Flyer   /   Plakat

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

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

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

Titel: Zoot Allures (reissue), Cat: SGCD 117, Released: 17 Jan 25

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

by Cameron Gunnoe @ culturesonar.com

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.

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

Pamela learned quickly, through friendships with Captain Beefhart and Frank Zappa, that she was something special... >> listen @ kcrw

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.

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.

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

ein Rückblick auf vinylrausch.de

NDR Bigband meets Ensemble Modern #1

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.

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