Interviews with Zappa People
Bob Dobbs interviews people who knew Frank Zappa.
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Lack of creativity in the USA
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Rock’s identity crisis
From Meltzer to McLuhan: Music Criticism, Rock’s Identity Crisis, and Media’s Impact. Scott Woods and Bob Dobbs discuss Richard Meltzer’s unique music criticism approach, the evolution of the rock industry, and the shifting roles of critics. They explore the contrast…
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Frank Zappa on the shift from family to squadron.
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Zappa’s AAAFNRAA principle. (From Peefeeyatko by Henning Lohner)
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Media has made the father image into a fool. From: FRANK ZAPPA; “Turgid Flux”- by Geoff Steven
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Frank Zappa’s selective perfectionism.
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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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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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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…