Bob Harris, keyboardist/vocalist of the 1980 Frank Zappa band with guitarists Steve Vai, Ray White and Ike Willis, keyboardist Tommy Mars, bassist Arthur Barrow and drummer Vinnie Colaiuta, will soon have his ... via All About Jazz
"I'm playing stuff on guitar that was not ever meant to be played on guitar"
Plenty of people know something about Frank Zappa, the guitar-playing composer who passed away from prostate cancer in 1993 at the age of 52. via Vue Weekly
There is a theory that one's given name can have a profound effect on what one does in life - which is why there are so few rocket scientists named Tiffany. via Slam Sports
Noon, 90.5 FM. Frank Zappa's "Lumpy Gravy" starts dribbling at 6p. Counter "It," of course, is the holiday season, which starts hereabouts on Friday evening, not long after the leftovers from Thanksgiving have ... via Redbankgreen
"Even during his lifetime he wasn't as understood as he could have been"
The Zappa Plays Zappa tour comes to the Jubilee Auditorium tonight. Tickets at Ticketmaster. via Calgary Herald
"It can be hard to remember all of those compositions"
When Dweezil Zappa conceived of Zappa Plays Zappa a few years back, he started by listening to every one of his father's albums in chronological order -- quite the feat when you consider that Frank Zappa ... via Edmonton Journal
"We never saw Zappa, but nobody ever saw God, and they still go to church"
My friends at Wizbang recent posted a piece about the effort of one censorious individual to deny American soldiers their Penthouses. via Wave Maker
"It was maddening but necessary."
RESOURCES GUIDE TO ZAPPA Frank Zappa's catalog can seem impenetrable. Below, his son offers a few recommendations for novices to wander into his work. via Houston Chronicle
For many years, Blue Cheer was in the Guinness Book of World Records as the loudest rock band on Earth; their cover of Eddie Cochran's "Summertime Blues" is often cited as one of the original metal songs. via Metro Times
If you enjoy being treated like a celebrity or, more precisely, a rock star, then a stay at the four-star, 320-room Hard Rock Hotel Pattaya is just the thing for you. via The Star Online
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