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Bob Dobbs and guests explore topics related to Frank Zappa and the work of John Amos Comenius, a notable figure in education. The discussion touches upon various themes, including educational methods in music, collaborative composition, avant-garde music techniques, the societal…
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Zappa Hour 10 – How Rock Changed Culture
Bob Dobbs and guests explore the changes that rock music caused across culture and society through the perspectives of Frank Zappa and media scientist Marshall McLuhan. Bob Dobbs is a Zappa researcher and McLuhan scholar. He is joined by regular…
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Zappa Hour 9 – The Kofsky interview
Bob Dobbs and guests break down the 1967 Zappa / Kofsky interview that appeared in Jazz & Pop. Plus, Bob and iON (the non-physical) analyze the lyrics to “Stairway to Heaven”, line-by-line. Bob Dobbs is a Zappa researcher and McLuhan…
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This book shaped Zappa’s view of art
Zappa researcher Bob Dobbs reports from Zappa and Beefheart’s teenage hometown of Lancaster, CA after meeting with Captain Beefheart’s mother Sue Vliet. He describes the significance of the book The Hidden Persuaders by Vance Packard, Paul C. Buff, and Pal…
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Zappa Hour 8 – Art as Survival
Bob Dobbs and guests explore modern music and technology through the lens of Frank Zappa, with a focus on Marshall McLuhan’s essay “Art as Survival in the Electric Age”. Bob Dobbs is a Zappa researcher and McLuhan scholar. He is…
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Frank Zappa & the Astral Plane
Did Frank Zappa consult mediums? What does a medium say about Zappa’s music, life and the Big Note. Is it possible to speak to Zappa beyond the grave? Bob Dobbs, Ben Watson and special guest iON “the Non-Physical” debate the…
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Zappa Hour 7 – Thing-Fish & Them Or Us
Bob Dobbs and guests explore Frank Zappa’s scripts, including Thing-Fish and Them Or Us. They also explore the forces that shaped Zappa’s work, and how his work shaped art and society. Bob Dobbs is a Zappa researcher and McLuhan scholar.…
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Zappa Hour 6 – Hunchentoot & other scripts
Bob Dobbs and guests explore some of Frank Zappa’s scripts, including “Captain Beefheart vs The Grunt People”, Thing-Fish, “Hunchentoot”, and the book Them Or Us. They also probe the broader context of Zappa’s work and how he redefined the role…
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Zappa on telling the future
If we can just hop out of the bullshit for a minute and imagine ourselves located someplace else observing the event, the mystic procedure of telling the future, and the rest of that stuff, looks a little bit easier just…
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Nigey Lennon: Zappa’s early influences
Nigey Lennon and Bob Dobbs explore the influneces that shaped Frank Zappa’s music, from his parents, to his early love of R&B music, to Zen and conspiracy theories. Nigey Lennon (1954 – 2016) had a personal and professional relationship with…