HIBUSHIBIRE - PHANTOM FUZZY EXOTIC

Japanese psychedelic rock trio Hibushibire got founded in 2012 by guitarist Chang Chang (= Kohei Takakura).

The band’s name, Hibushibire, comes from an old Japanese slang term that can be roughly translated as ‘freak-out orgasm’. It was also the name of their first album, released in 2017. It got produced by Acid Mothers Temple’s Kawabata Makoto.

Their 5th studio album got released in 2026: “Phantom Fuzzy Exotica’. It included ‘Invocation And Ritual Dance Of The Electric Nonsense’, for which the Bandcamp page added:

Hard psychedelic jazz rock. The title is a little nod to Frank Zappa. 

This is great stuff. Love it !!

Released as a digital download through Bandcamp, the album was also made available in different vinyl variations.

 

-- info: Philippe Lamoot

STEPHEN STEINBRINK

In 2018, Stephen Steinbrink released "Utopia Teased".
The album included a piece entitled 'Zappa Dream'.
Apparently a cover version of song written and previously recorded by Rosie Steffy, telling a surreal,  dreamlike, (zappa-esque ?) story.

Here's Stephen Steinbrink's version, also released on CD and on LP.

 

DWEEZIL ZAPPA - - - JOIN THE MARCH AND EAT MY STARCH

Here's an audio Zappa band live version from 1973 05 12 Boston, MA

Also check out: 

https://www.zappa-analysis.com/join-the-march-and-eat-my-starch.htm

JON KIEBON - - - INSIDE OUTSIDE NOW

 

CHARLES MICHAEL - CROSSED OUT

• Charles Michael: Crossed Out
      (2026, download / streaming, --, bandcamp)

Charles Michael's most recent album, "Crossed Out", presents a set of 20 cover versions, recorded between 2019 and 2026.
It includes Charles Michael's version of Frank Zappa's 'Baby Snakes'.

Check it out, right after 'Making Plans For Nigel' !!

GLUELEG - A COLOSSUS WITH CLAY FEET

• Glueleg: A Colossus With Clay Feet
      (2023, download / streaming, --, bandcamp)
      (2026, cd ep, UK, elastic stage)

Originally released on digital music platforms in 2023, Glueleg's "A Colossus With Clay Feet" has now been released on CD.
It includes ‘Peaches En Regalia’ (F. Zappa).

ISRAEL STROM - THE BLACK PAGE

 

DWEEZIL ZAPPA'S TOUR UPDATE

 

TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND PERFORMED FZ'S 'WILLIE THE PIMP' YESTERDAY

live at HHC Amphitheater, Bridgeport, CT

Check out Derek Trucks' roaring guitar notes at the start of his solo !!

THE WRONG OBJECT'S "PLATFORM ONE" OUT ON BANDCAMP

Released on CD by the Jazzprint label in 2007, The Wrong Object's "Platform One" got a digital platform release on the Off Records label earlier this week

Just look at this line-up !!

• Michel Delville: Guitar, Guitar Synthesizer, Electronics
• Annie Whitehead: Trombone
• Harry Beckett: Trumpet, Flugelhorn
• Jean-Paul Estiévenart: Trumpet
• Fred Delplancq: Tenor Saxophone
• Yves Dellicour: Soprano Saxophone, Bass Clarinet
• Frank van der Kooij: Baritone Saxophone
• Damien Polard: Bass, Electronics
• Laurent Delchambre: Drums, Percussion

Icing on this digital cake are the two Zappa pieces.

-- info: Jan van Kemenade

AN ED PALERMO UPDATE

ZILBATRAR - OUTTAKES

• Zilbatrar: Outtakes
      (2021, download / streaming, --, bandcamp)

Montreal, Québec-based Zilbatrar released a set of demos through Bandcamp in 2021. Track 8 was an instrumental version of FZ’s ‘Wowie Zowie’.

THE BROTHERS C. BERRY - HOT PINK !

• The Brothers C. Berry: Hot Pink ! (And Other Unlikely “Hits”)
       (2020, download / streaming, --, bandcamp)

Brothers John and Dave Seabury recorded "Hot Pink !" as The Brothers C. Berry.

It's rock 'n' roll, baby !!

And they included a super version of FZ's 'My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama'.

PSYCOTIC PINEAPPLE - CAN'T ESCAPE FROM THE ROCK

• Psycotic Pineapple: Can’t Escape From The Rock
      (2024, download / streaming, --, bandcamp)

Berkeley, California-based punk band Psycotic Pineapple started making music in the 1970's. They were considered the first punk band from the Bay Area.

February 2024, ten years since their previous release, Psycotic Pineapple released "Can't Escape From The Rock" through Bandcamp.
The album included a fine version of FZ's 'Duodenum'.

HUNT RENNO - DROPOUT BOOGIE / BEHIND THE WALL OF SLEEP

• Hunt Renno: Dropout Boogie / Behind The Wall Of Sleep
      (2025, download / streaming, --, bandcamp)

A Beefheart tune, a Black Sabbath one, and FZ's ‘My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama’ (F. Zappa),.

The Zappa cover was previously released on the “Wowie Zowie – A Frank Zappa Tribute" album in 2022.

ARSONISTS - PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE

• Arsonists: Past, Present And Future
      (2001, cdr, USA, private release)
      (2001, cdr, USA, asf records) – different artwork

Hip hop group The Arsonists sampled Frank Zappa’s ‘Po-Jama People’ in ‘Fat Laces’.
The track could already be found on a 1999 sampler entitled “Defenders Of The Underworld” and was the opening track on this “Past, Present And Future” release.

The original, limited edition release was distributed exclusively through the HipHopSite website. It carried no label and featured black and white artwork.

The later, standard edition of the album got released on the ASF Records label and had a different and full colour album cover.

BLINDHEAD - REPLICATES

• Blindhead: Replicates
      (2023, download / streaming, --, bandcamp)

New York City-based Blindhead (real name Bryan Pocius) released a set of cover version on his 2023 “Replicates” album.

It featured FZ’s ‘My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama’ next to pieces by Jimi Hendrix, Townes Van Zandt, Willie Dixon, and even Edgard Varèse !!

THE MAYNARD HIGH SCHOOL SYMPHONIC AND STAGE BANDS - 1974

• Maynard Evans High School Symphonic And Stage Bands: Maynard Evans Symphonic And Stage Band 1974
      (1974, lp, USA, private release)

Another rare release arrived at the UM Headquarters recently.
As the album title explains, this record presented recordings from the Stage and Symphonic bands at Maynard Evans High School in Orlando, Florida.

It included the Stage Band’s rendition of FZ’s ‘Chunga’s Revenge’.

VARIOUS ARTISTS - SILKE ARP BRICHT SAMPLER 93

• Various Artist: Silke Arp-Bricht Sampler 93
      (1993, lp, Germany, n.ur kult releases)
      (????, download / streaming, --, bandcamp)

The n.UR-Kult record label was managed by the German club / artist collective Silke Arp Bricht.
Their tenth release presented artists that were linked to the n.UR-Kult club and included a recording of Frank Zappa’s ‘Who Are The Brain Police?’ by Spector.

The LP got released in 1993.
I recently acquired a copy of the LP (at the Zappanale festival) and only discovered today that it has also been made available on Bandcamp.
Check out the excellent version of 'Who Are The Brain Police?' !

VARIOUS ARTISTS - SXSW LIVE VOL. 2

• Various Artists: SXSW Live Vol. Two
      (1994, cd-promo, usa, sxsw sx002cd9)

The "SXSW Live Vol. 2" promotional CD presented live recordings from 14 different artists.

The liner notes say:

“This CD is dedicated to the memory of Frank Zappa”
(FZ had passed away a couple of months before the release of this CD)