PAUL BUFF BOX GETS A SEQUEL

The essential Paul Buff box that got released by Greg Russo's Crossfire Publications earlier this year, is getting a sequel.

Three multiple-disc sets are being announced on the Crossfire Publications site, ready for pre-orders.

"Various Artists: Breaktime For Surf: The World Of Paul Buff, Vol. 1" (3 CDs)

"Various Artists: Drums A-Go-Go: The World Of Paul Buff, Vol. 2" (3 CDs)

"Birmingham Sunday: Prevalent Visionaries: The History Of Birmingham Sunday (2 CDs)

The two Buff volumes will be in a DVD-sized case with the appropriately sized 24-page colour booklets.  Each volume will have 5 unreleased tracks, and nearly all of the recordings have never been on CD before.  Release is scheduled in October.

The Birmingham Sunday had their 1968 album recorded at Original Sound with Paul Buff engineering. This album collects the original album, the demos and much more.

Greg Russo also said that three more Buff-engineered albums will be coming shortly, and that a Pal vocal box is in the works.

http://www.crossfirepublications.com/

ROB ZOMBIE

Nice snapshots of musician, writer and movie director Rob Zombie...

--info: Nikolai Zaharov

DETAILS ON THE ZAPPA UNION FESTIVAL

2012 10 26 - 2012 10 27 "Zappa Union", Drammen, Norway

Host: GEIR SCHAU

FRIDAY

• lectures by Jono El Grande and Bjørn Olav Herheim on Zappa's time at PAL and on Frank Zappa as classical composer
• Christian M. Berg (solo percussion Oslo Philharmonic), musicians from Oslo Philharmonic and students at the Norwegian Academy of Music will perform music by composers who influenced Frank Zappa and one of Zappa's own works.
  • Edgard Varèse: Ionisation (12 percussion and piano)
  • Frank Zappa: The Black Page (5 percussion and electric bass)
• concert by TARENTATEC

SATURDAY

• exhibition
• concert by ZAPPA TIME
• concert by DINO DEAD STORAGE
• concert by TARENTATEC

BRYAN BELLER ON THE COVER OF BASS PLAYER MAGAZINE

the cover of the upcoming october issue...

NEW STEVE VAI TRACK ON ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE WEBSITE

Click on the picture, or go to
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/song-premiere-steve-vai-john-the-revelator-20120724

A RESIDENTS UPDATE

The last couple of months, The Residents have released:

• the residents: demonic ! - the residents live in oslo
      (2012, 2cd + dvd, usa, ??)
  A 2CD / DVD set that celebrates the tenth anniversary of the Demons Dance Alone tour.
  
• the residents present charles bobuck: lying horse rock
      (2012, cdr, usa, ??)
  A re-release on CDR of the bonus disc that was included in the limited version of the "Coochie Brake" album.
  
• the residents present charles bobuck: maxine
      (2012, download, --, --)
  Download only, this is the walk-in music that was used during the Demons Dance Alone concerts.
  
• the residents present charles bobuck: god o
      (2012, cd, usa, rz)
  Originally issued as a download-only album, it got released on CD as well. It's music for a gallery opening.
  
• the residents present charles bobuck: codgers on the moon
      (2012, cd, usa, rz201205)
  Presenting Charles Bobuck, composer of (and for) The Residents.
  Out on CD.

LIGRO

Please meet Ligro.

Jazz rock from Indonesia. Out on MoonJune Records.

STEVE VAI ON TOUR

more info at www.vai.com

Steve Vai Tour Dates

August 2012

2012/08/15 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Revolution
2012/08/16 - St. Petersburg, FL - Palladium Theatre
2012/08/17 - Lake Buena Vista, FL - House of Blues
2012/08/18 - Jacksonville, FL - Florida Theatre
2012/08/20 - Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore
2012/08/21 - Nashville, TN - Marathon Musicworks
2012/08/22 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
2012/08/23 - Atlanta, GA - Centerstage
2012/08/24 - N. Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
2012/08/25 - Durham, NC - Carolina Theatre
2012/08/26 - Richmond, VA - The National
2012/08/28 - Washington, DC - The Howard Theatre
2012/08/29 - Stroudsberg, PA - Sherman Theatre
2012/08/30 - Glenside, PA - Keswick Theatre
2012/08/31 - Westbury, NY - Theatre at Westbury

September 2012

2012/09/02 - Lancaster, PA - Chameleon Club
2012/09/04 - Ridgefield, CT - The Ridgefield Playhouse
2012/09/05 - Wilmington, DE - The Grand Opera House
2012/09/06 - Greensburg, PA - Palace Theater
2012/09/07 - New Brunswick, NJ - State Theatre
2012/09/08 - Morristown, NJ - Mayo Performing Arts Center
2012/09/09 - Albany, NY - The Egg
2012/09/11 - New York, NY - Best Buy Theater
2012/09/13 - Boston, MA - Wilbur Theatre
2012/09/14 - Northampton, MA -Calvin Theatre
2012/09/15 - Concord, NH - Capitol Center
2012/09/16 - Lebanon, NH - Lebanon Opera House
2012/09/17 - Quebec, QC - Capitole Du Quebec
2012/09/18 - Montreal, QC - Metropolis
2012/09/20 - Toronto, ON - Sony Centre
2012/09/21 - Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Hall
2012/09/22 - Buffalo, NY - University of Buffalo Center for the Arts
2012/09/23 - Rochester, NY - Water Street Music Hall
2012/09/24 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
2012/09/26 - Minneapolis, MN - Mill City Nights
2012/09/27 - Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater
2012/09/28 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
2012/09/29 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
2012/09/30 - Salina, KS - The Stiefel Theatre

October 2012

2012/10/01 - Denver, CO - The Ogden Theatre
2012/10/03 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory
2012/10/04 - Seattle, WA - The Moore Theatre
2012/10/05 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom
2012/10/06 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theatre
2012/10/07 - Napa, CA - Uptown Theatre
2012/10/09 - San Francisco, CA - Regency Ballroom
2012/10/10 - Sacramento, CA - Ace of Spades
2012/10/11 - Anaheim, CA - City National Grove of Anaheim
2012/10/12 - Los Angeles, CA - Club Nokia
2012/10/13 - Agoura Hills, CA - Canyon Club


EUROPE TOUR

2012/10/22 - Tampere, Finland - Pakkahoune
2012/10/23 - Helsinki, Finland - Circus
2012/10/25 - Tallinn, Estonia - Rock Café
2012/10/26 - Riga, Latvia - Palladium
2012/10/27 - Vilnius, Lithuania - Ukio Banko Teatro Arena
2012/10/28 - Warsaw, Poland - Stodola
2012/10/31 - Sofia, Bulgaria - National Palace of Culture


November 2012

2012/11/01 - Bucharest, Romania - Sala Palatului
2012/11/02 - Istanbul, Turkey - Kucukciftlik Park
2012/11/03 - Ankara, Turkey - Jolly Joker
2012/11/09 - Zagreb, Croatia - Culture Factory
2012/11/10 - Padova, Italy - Gran Teatro Geox
2012/11/11 - Rome, Italy - Atlantico
2012/11/12 - Milan, Italy - Alcatraz
2012/11/13 - Ljubljana, Slovenia - Cvetlicarna Mediapark
2012/11/14 - Vienna, Austria - Museumquartier
2012/11/16 - Tilburg, Netherlands - 013
2012/11/17 - Luxembourg - den Atelier
2012/11/18 - Zurich, Switzerland - Volkhaus
2012/11/19 - Paris, France - Olympia
2012/11/21 - Stuttgart, Germany - Filharmonie Filderstadt
2012/11/22 - Berlin, Germany - Huxlyes
2012/11/27 - Oslo, Norway - Rockefeller Music Hall
2012/11/28 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Amager Bio
2012/11/29 - Cologne, Germany - Essigfabrik


December 2012

2012/12/01 - Portsmouth, UK - Portsmouth Guildhall
2012/12/02 - London, UK - Hammersmith Apollo
2012/12/03 - Wolverhampton, UK - Wolverhampton Civic Hall
2012/12/05 - Newcastle, UK - Newcastle City Hall
2012/12/06 - Ipswich, UK - Ipswich Regent Theatre
2012/12/07 - Manchester, UK - O2 Apollo Manchester

UPCOMING STEVE VAI RADIO BROADCAST

Selections from the new Steve Vai Album " The Story Of Light" will be heard on the (online) radio for the first time, in the Dutch radio show Co Live!, hosted by Co de Kloet. The show is produced by Dutch Public Broadcasting company NTR, leading in arts and culture, for Radio 6 Soul & Jazz. Working together since 1981, Steve & Co see this world premiere as a logical step in their cooperation and friendship.

The 5 hours live-extravaganza CoLive! that evening will be devoted completely to The Guitar.

Airdate: August 12, 20.00-01.00 Dutch Time (which is GMT+1)
Info/audio: www.colive.radio6.nl

POJAMA PEOPLE ON TOUR WTH IKE WILLIS

a little reminder:

Pojama People featuring Ike Willis performing the music of Frank Zappa

• 2012/08/30 - 'Star Theater', Portland, OR; usa
• 2012/08/31 – 'WOW Hall', Eugene, OR, usa
• 2012/09/01 - 'The Mix', Seattle, WA, usa
• 2012/09/02 - 'Sparks', Bellingham