Life and legend of Frank Zappa is told in music doc ‘Zappa’
If anyone dares compose a far-ranging 130-minute profile of the life and times of Frank Zappa, it would be William S. Preston, Esq., better known to cult movie fans as Bill from “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure.” And that’s exactly what Bill’s alter-ego, Alex Winter, has done with “Zappa,” an often fascinating career retrospective chronicling th...
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'He was a musical warlock': reflecting on Frank Zappa's greatest album at 50
The first songs most people hear as children are nursery rhymes and lullabies. The first songs Ahmet Zappa heard as a child were the shock-treatment tracks on Hot Rats, a groundbreaking 1969 set by his father Frank. “This is the stuff I was drinking my milk bottles to,” Zappa said with a giggle. “It’s magical.” He isn’t the only one who thinks so....
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"In the mood in our own way", a documentary written, produced, directed and narrated by Luca Martera
IN THE MOOD IN OUR OWN WAY: a documentary written, produced, directed and narrated by LUCA MARTERA, edited by CARLA BRANDOLINI, linguistic consultant and additional voice narration FRANK PISATURO. A Sexual Radar Production, 2018 https://vimeo.com/296585302 From the ancient Italian tradition of the Great Opera Houses to the Neapolitan melodies of 20...
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Roccella Jazz Festival “Rumori Mediterranei” rende omaggio a Frank Zappa
Avrà come tema “Italians”, in omaggio al contributo dei musicisti italo-americano nella storia del jazz, la 38/a edizione del Roccella Jazz Festival “Rumori Mediterranei”. La rassegna prenderà il via con una sessione a luglio di tre serate (domenica 8, venerdì 13 e sabato 14) e proseguirà con altre dieci serate dal 12 al 22 agosto. “Quest’anno – ha...
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