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Celebrity Birthdays - May 15, 2010

5418 days ago

Starpulse — Happy Birthday to: "The Sopranos" actress Jamie-Lynn Sigler (1981) Musician Ahmet Zappa (1974) French actor David Charvet (1972) Rap/hip hop pioneer Grandmaster Melle Mel (1962) English co... more info

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'Greasy Love Songs': Zappa Family Trust digs into vaults to release 'Ruben & the Jets' rarities

5429 days ago

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — To get a sense of what a strange non sequitur Frank Zappa's "Cruising with Ruben & the Jets" probably was when it was released in 1968, take a look at what was on the charts that year. Competing with Zappa's... more info

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Music of Zappa, Hendrix taken to its complicated heights

5431 days ago

Buffalo News, New York — When you listen to a lot of complex, demanding music over a protracted period of time, it starts to change your expectations. We might be told, and often, that the best a song can hope for is to be catchy, sit at a nice brisk tempo, and appeal to a c... more info

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PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Mike Keneally Band and Bryan Beller Band Set to Launch Northeast Tour in Early May

5448 days ago

All About Jazz — Musician in Frank Zappa's last touring band and Dethklok hits the road NEW YORK, NY (March 17, 2010) - World-renowned virtuoso guitarist and multi-instrumentalist / composer Mike Keneally is set to launch his first full-band tour in nearly five years... more info

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Edgard VarÃ¨se: in wait for the future

5454 days ago

Guardian Music — His experiments anticipated electronic music and inspired artists from Morton Feldman to Chris Cunningham â€“ but technology had to catch up first. As the Southbank Centre begins a tribute to Edgard VarÃ¨se, Gillian Moore explains why he was 5... more info

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CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Frank Zappa: Greasy Love Songs out 5/1

5460 days ago

All About Jazz — ZAPPA RECORDS TO RELEASE GREASY LOVE SONGS CD MAY 1 CELEBRATING 1968's CRUISING WITH RUBEN and THE JETS Frank Zappa Another Anniversary Frank Zappa Audio Documentary project/object celebrating Zappa's Cruising With Ruben and The Jets. The Doo Wo... more info

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Herb Cohen obituary

5462 days ago

Guardian Music — Combative label boss and manager of Frank Zappa and Tom WaitsHerb Cohen, who has died aged 77 of complications from cancer, did not elicit much affection from the artists he managed, but he played a pivotal role in shaping the music of the California... more info

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Rocker Zappa to divorce

5464 days ago

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — American rocker Dweezil Zappa's wife has filed for divorce after five years of marriage to the star. more info

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Dweezil Zappa - Rocker Zappa To Divorce

5464 days ago

ContactMusic — American rocker DWEEZIL ZAPPA's wife has filed for divorce after five years of marriage to the star.Lauren Knudsen submitted divorce papers, citing... more info

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