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2010 in review

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Paul Carr

The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Fresher than ever. Crunchy numbers A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold … Continue reading →

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‘Fair Use, Grand Rights and the Zappa Family Trust: A legal and ethical examination of the enforcement of restrictive rights by a copyright holder’

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Paul Carr

Well, I am off to Helsinki next week to wait for it – talk about Frank Zappa. I seems a while since I have done this, but as I get ready to hopefully work on the book ‘Zappa and the … Continue reading →

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I Am Back!!

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Paul Carr

It has been over two months since my last post, so I thought I had better get started again. Over the last couple of months I have regained my love for the guitar again (I actually want to do some … Continue reading →

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Around the World… Waka Waka Hey Hey! – WFMU’s Beware of the Blog

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Paul Carr

Here is an excellent blog entry on Shakira’s World Cup piece Waka Waka. It concerns the seemingly free use of African copyright material in the West and is an excellent read. Around the World… Waka Waka Hey Hey! – WFMU’s … Continue reading →

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Another Zappa Legacy

Posted on June 5, 2010 by Paul Carr

Although there is no direct link, it is interesting to find new bands that somehow embrace Zappa’s sense of encapsulating his ‘Anything, Anytime, for No Reason At All’ philosophy.  Here is a young band from Sheffield called ‘Rolo Tomassi’ who … Continue reading →

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New Music Listened To Recently

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Paul Carr

I have been too busy to write any blog posts for the last few weeks, but thought I would share some of the music i have been listening to lately. I am discovering most of this via Spotify, and am … Continue reading →

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Charlie Gillett obituary | Television & radio | The Guardian

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Paul Carr

Few people can have opened so many ears to such a variety of music over the last four decades as Charlie Gillett, the author and radio disc jockey, who has died aged 68 after a long illness. Charlie wrote the … Continue reading →

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State of the Welsh Music Industry – The Land Of Song

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Paul Carr

I am currently writing a book chapter for Ashgate on the advantages and disadvantages of the Welsh music industry. Interestingly, there was a ‘Welsh Music Day’ on BBC Radio Wales on March 1st (St Davids’s Day), and selected links can … Continue reading →

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The Big Note – The Ultimate Gesture: The incorporation of time, space and place in performing, composing, arranging and producing Frank Zappa’s music

Posted on December 20, 2009 by Paul Carr

As promised – here is the full 3000 words of a paper I presented in Cardiff a month ago. This is unedited – so probably has a few typos etc. I will be aiming to develop this early next year … Continue reading →

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Synclavier Version of The Black Page

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Paul Carr

My last post regarding the ‘Black Page’ on piano (minus thumbs!!) made me think about ‘keyboard’ versions of the piece. Here is a synclavier version of the piece on you tube. I can’t find any official history of this recording … Continue reading →

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