This is your seasonal reminder that Zappadan is in session. That is all.
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Rock on
December 12, 2021He is risen
December 21, 2020
Bring me the Chrome-Plated Megaphone of Destiny.
And a fresh diaper.
Happy birthday, Frank. You are what you is.
Rock, out
December 14, 2020Yes, it’s still Zappadan, in case you were wondering.
Bummernacht
December 4, 2020
Yes, it’s that time of year again, and things have become so dire that it became necessary to make documentaries about Frank Zappa and Shane MacGowan to show us how to do it right.
Look here, brother — we’re not jivin’ you with that cosmik debris. Now is that a real poncho or a Sears poncho?
‘A musical warlock’
December 14, 2019
Frank Zappa’s “Hot Rats” is 50 years old. Great googly moogly!
Read all about it here, and scope out a six-disc anniversary boxed set of the work at Zappa.com.
Writes Jim Farber at The Guardian:
The dense and raucous jams that inspired the final cuts have been fully restored, and assembled in an order that makes the development of the official versions clear. “It provides context for the final product,” said Ian Underwood, who played a plethora of instruments on “Rats” and who is the only musician, besides Zappa, who appeared on every track. “Like ‘process art,’ you can hear all the things leading up to a track, so you get a feel for how it arrived at the end. It’s also interesting to see what didn’t work out along the way.”
Willie the Pimp would be s’proud.
• Editor’s note: This constitutes our official observance of Zappadan 2019.
Zomby Woof
December 9, 2017Mister Boo IS the “Zomby Woof.” Especially before that first cup of coffee.
Brown shoes don’t make it
December 5, 2017
Roy Moore? Nope. Roy Less, thanks all the same.
She’s my teen-age baby
She turns me on
I’d like to make her do a nasty
On the White House lawn
It’s Day Two of Zappadan 2017.
Bummernacht
December 4, 2017
Now, more than ever.
He is risen
December 21, 2016Happy birthday, Frank Zappa.
And a happy solstice to everyone else. The days get longer from here. Especially the ones following Inauguration Day.
Thus, “Whippin’ Post.”
WWFP (What Would Frank Play?), Part IV
December 15, 2016It’s been a deadline week, and that means drawing, writing and shooting a bit of video. (Also, ignoring the news, which can lead to nothing but trouble.)
So WWFP? I’m gonna go with “Trouble Every Day.”