I recently received a recording of Stefano Bollani's concert at the Cappella Paolina del Palazzo del Quirinale in Rome, Italy, from October 10, 2004.
Broadcast on Italian national radio, Rai Radio Tre, the recording is of excellent quality.
At least as interesting is the fact that Stefano performed Frank Zappa' s 'Eat That Question' !
The piece can also be found on Stefano's "Sheik Yer Zappa" album.
Pierrejean Gaucher wrote:
Hello everyone,
I’m delighted to present my latest work to you. But I’m afraid I might disappoint some of you, because my new release… is a book! ☺️
That said, it’s very much about the guitar and music. It’s not an autobiography, nor an encyclopaedia, but rather a collection of reflections on how we think about and experience music today. I’ve written it in the form of an ABC, to appeal to musicians and music lovers alike.
As a friend put it, “it’s a book to buy with your eyes closed”, but it’s best to open them again afterwards to read it, and also to keep your ears open for the accompanying soundtrack. Here’s a short video to illustrate it.
https://youtube.com/shorts/n1BCIwJUL40
I recently came across this re-issue of "The Reflections And Experiences Of Jimi Hendrix".
The original 2001 release, also released on Jimmy Carl Black's DIY Inkanish Records label, had Eugene, Jimmy Carl and Black Paddy on the album cover.
I don't know when this re-issue got released or even if there are other versions out there, but I'm glad I found it.
Eugene Chadbourne and Jimmy Carl Black plus Pat ‘Black Paddy’ Thomas (piano) did a Jimi Hendrix tribute show on October 26, 2001 in Emilia, Italy.
The album presented Zappa’s ‘Hey Punk’ mixed with Hendrix’ ‘Hey Joe’ as FZ took the chords of Jimi’s song as inspiration.
Here's what the duo looked and sounded like in 1995:
Daniel Rohr performed his "Zappa! Alles Über Frank" theater show at Zappanale in 2006.
I knew of a promotional CDR of the Zappanale recording, but it seems that Daniel also made a video recording available as a (promotional) DVDR.
Recorded, directed and edited by Jörg Herrmann’s Zappanale video team.
I wasn't aware of its existence.
Pretty happy that I could get hold of this. Another fine addition to The Others Of Invention.
Here's a promo for an October 2006 concert:
Kommissar Hjuler produced this Frank Zappa Anti-Object 7” in 2026.
I received it as a gift.
It was part of a series of works with / inspired by Milan Knizak.
It has pictures of Frank Zappa's face glued on the grooves of the 7".
The particular item, an anti (or non-playable) 7” was #41 in the Antiflux 2 series.
If you are a fan of Jenkins’ delightfully weird discography (including his work with The Deep Freeze Mice or R. Stevie Moore), or simply love unclassifiable, delightfully eccentric garage-psych or his surf music excursions, "The History Of Experimental Surf Music" will be very enjoyable reading.
Although the booklet discusses several releases on Alan's Cordelia Records label, the reader should not expect any answers, details or other insights. Instead, you will be treated to stories that sprang from the imagination of Alan Jenkins. (At least, that's what I hope they are.)
New release by Russ Stedman: "Aroxomonopedia".
If someone has a clue as to what the title might mean, let me know.
Funny detail: I was listening to the first track and I really liked it. It was turning into a Zappa-esque guitar solo.
So I bought the album, dowloaded it, and started listening to it again. It was only then that I discovered that three minutes and twenty-five seconds into the first track, Russ quotes part of FZ's 'Inca Roads'.
Serendipity !!
American jamband Goose will perform in Saratoga Springs tonight.
It will be their last concert this month with the new series of concerts kicking off on August 13 in San Diego.
Due to the wonders of modern technology, Goose is making all of their concerts available for download and streaming through Bandcamp.
What a joy.
