Articles tagged "frank zappa"

Column: Subversive Rock Humor

Dead But Not Buried or, When the ‘90s Took a ‘60s Turn

by Iain Ellis

[23.May.08] :. The post-Dead and post-Zappa bands of the '90s sought to subvert the prevailing trends towards crass commercialism, individual greed, and phony superficiality.

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Film DVD Review

All My Loving

by Stuart Henderson

[18.Sep.07] :. Tony Palmer's 1968 made-for-BBC "masterpiece" looks decidedly more suspect today.

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Music Review

Frank Zappa: Zappa Picks: By Jon Fishman of Phish

by Barbara Flaska

[6.Dec.02] :. Calling all Phish fans. Rykodisc asked Jon Fishman to drum up some business by baiting the hook that will haul in the fresh cash of the day. As a “famous fan”, he’s selected and...

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Frank Zappa, Son of Cheap Thrills

by Brendan Maher

With somewhere in the neighborhood of 60 original Zappa albums, you simply have to wonder if Rykodisc will ever need to find another artist to keep them in the black. This is the second and by no...

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