Insights on the genius of Frank Zappa you won’t find anywhere else.
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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…
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Frank Zappa for President, May 1991 interview
At the time of this interview, Frank Zappa was exploring a run for President of the United States. KPFA host Charles Amirkhanian and Frank Zappa talk world politics and culture in May 1991. Zappa, tones down his presidential run idea…
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Frank Zappa for President, April 1991 interview
At the time of this interview, Frank Zappa was exploring a run for President of the United States. KPFA host Charles Amirkhanian chats with Zappa about what’s going on in world politics and culture in April 1991. Frank talks about…
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Nigey Lennon: Being Frank about Zappa
Nigey Lennon and Bob Dobbs share stories of Frank Zappa’s personal life, including his literary influences, his relationship with Captain Beefheart, and his scientist alter ego “Dr. Zircon”. Nigey Lennon (1954 – 2016) had a personal and professional relationship with…
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Nigey Lennon on Zappa’s Life & Work – Part 2
Nigey Lennon (1954 – 2016) had a personal and professional relationship with Frank Zappa. She contributed to a couple of concerts in 1971 and she also wrote a book on Zappa, called “Being Frank”. Nigey and Bob Dobbs explore the…
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Nigey Lennon on Zappa’s Life & Work
Nigey Lennon (1954 – 2016) had a personal and professional relationship with Frank Zappa. She contributed to a couple of concerts in 1971 and she also wrote a book on Zappa, called “Being Frank”. The discussion covers aspects of Frank…
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Cal Schenkel’s Artistic Journey with Frank Zappa – Part 3
Calvin Schenkel recounts his relationship with Frank Zappa, covering their independent project collaborations, Zappa’s ad agency (Nifty, Tough and Bitchin’) and the origin of the Burnt Weenie Sandwich. He describes the challenges in defining a professional relationship with Frank, and…
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Working with Zappa & Beefheart – artist Cal Schenkel – Part 2
Bob continues his talk with artist Cal Schenkel about his experiences with Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart. They discuss Cal’s artistic collaboration, the contributions of Schenkel and Beefheart, their influence on Zappa’s work, and the challenges of recognition in the…