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Bob Dobbs is a Marshall McLuhan scholar and Zappa researcher. Bob Dobbs explains McLuhan’s theories on media’s influence on society, notably his idea that “the medium is the message.” McLuhan is depicted as a revolutionary thinker, equating his impact to…
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The evolution of rock criticism
Bob Dobbs and music writer Scott Woods reunite to explore the intricate world of rock criticism and its evolution in the 2000s. They discuss the impacts of iconic figures like Frank Zappa, James Joyce, Marshall McLuhan, and Captain Beefheart on…
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Zappa’s early influences: R&B – Doo-wop Vol.4
Frank Zappa often complained by the Eighties that he found it difficult to find musicians who were familiar with the Doo-Wop and R&B records of the Fifties. So his love of that music could not be featured in his later…
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Frank Zappa Memorial Sculpture by Michael Keropian
Sculptor Michael Keropian has been creating a Frank Zappa Memorial Sculpture. Bronze busts of Frank Zappa are available on his website. Keropian also created the sculpture of Daniel Nimham, the last sachem of the Wappinger people and American Revolutionary War…
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Zappa’s early influences: R&B – Doo-wop Vol.3
Frank Zappa often complained by the Eighties that he found it difficult to find musicians who were familiar with the Doo-Wop and R&B records of the Fifties. So his love of that music could not be featured in his later…
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Zappa’s definition of music
FZ: If you get to the other definition of music that I use when I’m working on my stuff, it means the organization of any data. BM: Visual, acoustic, smells … FZ: Yeah, choreography, anything, any data. So long as…
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Zappa’s early influences: R&B – Doo-wop Vol.2
Frank Zappa often complained by the Eighties that he found it difficult to find musicians who were familiar with the Doo-Wop and R&B records of the Fifties. So his love of that music could not be featured in his later…
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Zappa’s early influences: R&B – Doo-wop Vol.1
Frank Zappa often complained by the Eighties that he found it difficult to find musicians who were familiar with the Doo-Wop and R&B records of the Fifties. So his love of that music could not be featured in his later…
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Tommy Mars on why Zappa was the greatest composer of the 20th century
Bob Dobbs and Tommy Mars discuss life as a member of Frank Zappa’s band, as well as the big picture of Zappa’s work. They delve into Zappa’s influence on 20th-century music, his use of humor and satire in music, and…
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Zappa Hour 13 – Musical Revolutionary
Bob Dobbs and guests explore the powerful influences that shaped Frank Zappa’s music, and how Zappa turned those influences into a force that changed the trajectory of music in the Twentieth Century. Bob Dobbs is a Zappa researcher and McLuhan…