Zappa Hour Plus
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 scholar. He is joined by regular contributors Roxana Flores Larrainzar and Bert Hill.
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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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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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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…