Totally Fuzzy — Amd said... SOUTH AFRICA VOL. 1 The first of four weekly post to coincide with the World Cup, discussing aspects of the event amnd featuring randomly-chosen songs from the host country: Nancy Jacobs & her Sisters – Meadowlands (1955) Mandoza – Nk... more info

Totally Fuzzy — waves said... POPTOPIA ! powerpop from the 70ies,80ties and 90ties, ripped to wave with full bookletscans http://thewavesblog.blogspot.com jeffen said... Y'all remember Billy Idol don't ya? Had a string of massive hits back in the eighties and, more... more info

Guardian Music — A droning, pulverising sound with shamanic origins, this is ancient soul music from the EastWhat is it? A catch-all term covering different disciplines of extreme vocal technique from around the world, often recognised as a low, pulverising, drone-gr... more info

Guardian Music — Southbank Centre, LondonNigel Kennedy may be the Michael Jackson of classical music: a prodigy whose boy-man persona is essential to his success. And if Jackson had Neverland, Kennedy has Poland. Thrilled by his adopted homeland's culture, he has tur... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Fermo said... Mezzoforte - Octopus (1980) Genre: Jazz fusion/funk http://electronicjazzproject.blogspot.com reservatory said... greg copeland - revenge will come - geffen (1982) peter kowald quintet - s/t - 'pmf' (1972) rock-a-mambo - african retro ... more info

Altsounds — *Dweezil Zappa *continues to keep the amazing music of his father alive with the *June 22nd *release of *_Return Of The Son Of..._*, a sprawling two-disc live collection of 14 Frank Zappa classics performed lovingly by the... more info

Pop Candy — Morning, friends! I'm just sitting here at my desk, staring a photo of Frank Zappa and wishing Lost weren't so close to the end. Here's the ... more info

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

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

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