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The first third of this book is really Zappa talking in a tongue in cheek manner about his career. Unfortunately, the second two thirds is more or less ranting about people he didn't like, his politics in the 80s (which I mostly agreed with but that is NOT why I wanted to read this book) and we do not... | ||||
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It and was the opening track of his jaw droppingly brilliant LP (that’s what they were called then, Long Players, you could get change for £3 when you bought them) Hot Rats.
I heard this album in the year it was released and as a 17 year old, I was stunned, I had... | |||
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Lecture and screening on Frank Zappa and Prague at the Czech Consulate in Los Angeles, 10 May 2024.
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For our inaugural New Music Friday post, we’re here to bring you the Southern-bred, Brooklyn-based, musical comedy sounds of Reformed Whores. Reformed Whores is a two-piece band comprised of Mari... | |||||
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Today in 1993, American musician, composer and nonconformist Frank Zappa passed away from prostate cancer. Zappa’s work is known for its experimentation with sound, musical virtuosity, free-form improvisation and satire of American culture. In a career spanning over 30 years, Zappa composed within t... | ||||||
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Conversation memoirs by Dan Ouellette
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wrong_mix_domain_birth_00123 | FactBench | 3 | 14 | https://en.faceoffrockshow.com/post/frank-zappa-1 | en | Frank Zappa | [
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wrong_mix_domain_birth_00123 | FactBench | 3 | 43 | https://pas.org/publication-articles/the-mallets-of-invention-a-listening-guide-to-frank-zappas-percussionists/ | en | The Mallets of Invention: A listening guide to Frank Zappa’s percussionists | [
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wrong_mix_domain_birth_00123 | FactBench | 2 | 5 | https://www.arabamerica.com/arabamericans/frank-zappa/ | en | Arab America | [
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Frank Zappa was the oldest child of Francis Vincent Zappa and Rose Marie. His father, a chemist, and mathematician, worked in the military industry, and the family frequently relocated because of his job requirements. As a child, Zappa was accidentally exposed to mustard gas and radium, which caused him to ... | ||||
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Lecture and screening on Frank Zappa and Prague at the Czech Consulate in Los Angeles, 10 May 2024.
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