Category Archives: Frank Zappa

Frank Zappa, Sex and Popular Music

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Paul Carr

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 →

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Zappa’s Relationship With Sex

Posted on September 4, 2009 by Paul Carr

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

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Paul Carr

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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Zappanale:The Ultimate Music Festival

Posted on August 22, 2009 by Paul Carr

After a long journey from Brecon to Bad Doberan, the first delight was the exposition on Jimmy Carl Black near the ‘Arf Society’ office. Featuring a huge collage of album covers, a video installation and several of his sculptures, the … Continue reading →

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An Autocratic Approach to Music Copyright?: The potential negative impacts of restrictive rights on a composers legacy – The case of the Zappa Family Trust.

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Paul Carr

Here is the abstract of a paper I am preparing for a conference (somewhere). Let me know if you require any details about it. Since the death of Frank Zappa in 1993, there has been an ongoing legal battle between … Continue reading →

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Update Of Zappa research

Posted on June 21, 2009 by Paul Carr

I thought I would update everyone regarding the research I am currently doing in relation to Frank Zappa. Believe it or not, I am currently preparing for two conferences and an academic journal. Regarding the later, ‘Contempory Theatre Review’ have … Continue reading →

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Zappa composing music for other medias

Posted on May 17, 2009 by Paul Carr

I discoverd the following interesting examples of Zappa composing music for TV and advertising his music via visual media. I would be interested in any other examples anyone has to hand. Cough Drops Advert Uncle Meat Advert Apostrophe Advert A … Continue reading →

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Conference Presentation on Zappa in Portugal

Posted on May 9, 2009 by Paul Carr

As stated in an earlier blog, I have been working on another Zappa paper for a conference in Portugal. Well, the paper is now finished and although it represents only one third of the research, it is an interesting start. … Continue reading →

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An Autocratic Approach to Music Copyright?:A Frank Zappa case study

Posted on November 22, 2008 by Paul Carr

I have been aware for a number of years that there has been a legal battle between Gail Zappa, head of the ‘Zappa Family Trust’, and the so called ‘tribute’ bands that are determined to continue performing his music live. … Continue reading →

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The Great Frank Zappa

Posted on November 18, 2008 by Paul Carr

I recently read an excellent article about the stage premier of Frank Zappa‘s 1979 album – Joe’s Garage. It is great news that his wife Gail has eventually conceded to putting on a stage production of the show, although this … Continue reading →

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