FRANK ZAPPA'S "ZAPPATITE" TO BE RELEASED ON VINYL

Frank Zappa's "ZAPPAtite" got released in 2022. It was album #106.µ
In July the album will be re-issued:

- black vinyl 2 LP
- pink swirl vinyl 2 LP
- CD

THE PURPLE LAGOON

Filip Fjellstrom: drums
Christian Bjerring: guitar, bass, mixing
Fredrik Eriksson: keys 

THE FURIOUS BONGOS

The Furious Bongos commented:
First video from our performance at Syraucse Jazz Fest 6/27: City of Tiny Lites, with special guests Andre Cholmondeley (Project/Object) and Bruce McDaniel (Ed Palermo Big Band). More to come!

DWEEZIL ZAPPA

Playing Nashville's PRIVATE STOCK of INSANE GUITARS!

GREEN SEAGULL - SMOKE AND MIRRORS

• Green Seagull: Smoke And Mirrors
      (2026, download / streaming, --, bandcamp)
      (2026, cd, UK, spinout nuggets)
      (2026, lp, UK, spinout nuggets)

Green Seagull takes you back in time.
Their bandcamp page adds:
Green Seagull are a London, UK-based baroque psych pop band, taking influence from the likes of The Left Banke, The Zombies, and The Association.

Released on the Spinout Nuggets record label, "Smoke And Mirrors" sounds as it got recorded in the late sixties. And I mean that in the most positive way.

Beautiful songs with nice references to classic pop songs, great harmonies, perfect for radio airplay.
Also noteworthy is the fact that all of the bandmembers wrote songs for this album !

I enjoyed "Smoke And Mirrors" as a digital download, but the album is also available on LP and on CD.

DON MARSH V

Don Marsh V is Wouter Van Den Broeck's acoustic jazz quintet.
The ensemble released a first album in 2022, "Marshland", and has more recently sent "Ianua" into the world.

Sublime.

Both albums feature the same musicians:

• Wouter Van Den Broeck - Piano
• Jean-Paul Estiévenart - Trumpet
• Warre Van De Putte - Tenor Sax
• Janos Bruneel - Bass
• Matthias De Waele - Drums

And while the first album featured two pieces by Janos Bruneel, all of the other music was composed by Wouter Van Den Broeck.

Essential listening.
Highly recommended !!

-- info: Danny Mathys

ISABELLE ANTENA

"Tous Mes Caprices" was Isabelle Antena's third album.
Released in 1988, it included a beautiful version of FZ's 'Village Of The Sun'.
Out on LP and on CD.
I recently got hold of a white label test pressing of this fine album.

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THE GRANDMOTHERS PROMO BOOKLET

I recently came across this promo booklet for The Grandmothers.
It's about Jimmy Carl Black's The Grandmothers, with whom he recorded "Dreams On Long Play".
The 20-page (plastic ring binder) booklet was probably released around 1990.
It presented a picture of the band and a set of articles, all xeroxed.

KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD

"Laminated Denim", the 2022 King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard album, is getting a heavyweight eco 'orange habanero' vinyl LP in embossed inner sleeve release.

ED PALERMO BIG BAND CONCERTS

NEWSFLASH! AMERICAN FLAG ASSAULTED AGAIN.
When reached out for comment, the flag stated, "After the first incident I was in therapy for 6 months, but this time I may never recover." Join the Ed Palermo Big Band for a historic event called, "American Patriotism: THE LAST REFUGE OF SCOUNDRELS." Featuring the Music of Frank Zappa, Simon & Garfunkel and more.
Three performances in June.

June 1, 2026: The Iridium, New York, NY
Time: 8:30 PM

June 13, 2026: The Falcon, Marlboro, NY
Shows: The band will perform two sets: a Matinee Show at 3:30 PM and a Dinner Show at 8:00 PM.