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Tunited – New Music Website
Just been sent a new web site by its MD – Matt Stanley. It is aimed at independent artists and co owned by ex Ultravox frontman – Midge Ure. Check out the link below. Tunited > Home.
Zappa influence on my own music
Having become so obsessed with Zappa’s music over the last few years, I thought it would be interesting to compare some of my own work to his. Although the tracks I have posted below have no stylistic influence – I … Continue reading
Example Frank Zappa Master Study
I found a couple of examples of post graduate studies on Zappa that may inspire anyone who may be interested in studying something along similar lines (see my earlier post). They are entitled A Study in the Instrumental Music of … Continue reading
YouTube – Zappa, Resolver ED 2/2
YouTube – Zappa, Resolver ED 2/2. Came accross this amazing Synclav music by Zappa on You Tube. It is the 2nd half of two sides – all of which have pretty dark subject matters. Just wondering if anywone knows … Continue reading
Gail Zappa: The Future of Music
Really interesting post by Gail Zappa at Gail Zappa: The Future of Music. There is a particulary interesting section on copyright that is facinating considering the ZFT stance on copyright. It reads as follows “And now, just when you thought … Continue reading
Masters and PhD Study on the music of Frank Zappa
For those that may be interested, I have decided to dedicate time to develop some post-graduate provision in the study of Frank Zappa’s music. This potentially offers an opportunity to conduct some research into an aspect of Zappa that has … Continue reading
The Big Note – The Ultimate Gesture: The incorporation of time and space in Frank Zappa’s music
I am presenting a Zappa paper in a few weeks at the ATRiuM in Cardiff. Here is the abstract of what I will be talking about. Will post the full paper after the event. The Big Note – The Ultimate … Continue reading
Frank Zappa, Sex and Popular Music
Here’s some more details on my forthcoming book chapter on Zappa. It is being released in the next couple of weeks in Germany, so I have copied the abstract below. Also – here are some additional details – but they … Continue reading
Zappa’s Relationship With Sex
As some of you may already know, I am off to Germany again in three weeks to present a paper on Zappa’s relationship with sex. Details of the conference can be found here, but really this is just to inform … Continue reading
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Grand Rights: How Do They Impact A ‘Tribute’ Performance
When discussing my research outlined in earlier blogs about the Zappa Family Trust’s slant on copyright, a colleague of mine recently highlighted that they have began to claim that a ‘tribute performance’ falls into the category of a ‘musical dramatic … Continue reading
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