![]() ![]() ![]() We watched “Brainiac” and laughed at the dessert spoons being used to eat brains.” “He used to screen them on a projector in the basement when we were kids. “My dad loved cheesy monster movies,” Dweezil Zappa tells International Business Times during an extensive interview (see extensive interview Q&A below). Of course, during Zappa Plays Zappa’s upcoming performances, fans can expect to experience a rendition of “Cheapnis,” Zappa’s tribute to old horror movies, which, as any Zappa fanatic will tell you, features the appearance of the giant poodle dog Frunobulax. “Roxy & Elsewhere” will be also reissued on vinyl on Dec.10, along with “Uncle Meat,” another revered FZ album. On this current Zappa Plays Zappa tour, the group is celebrating the 40 th anniversary of Frank Zappa and the Mothers’ “Roxy & Elsewhere,” one of the quintessential live albums released by the late Zappa (1940-1993), who often unveiled new material, and plenty of “madness” along with it, on many of his live albums. On Thursday, Zappa Plays Zappa - the tribute band led by Frank’s son Dweezil - will carry on the Zappa Halloween tradition when it performs at the Beacon Theatre in New York City. ![]() The maestro’s outrageous, superbly performed concerts at the Palladium in New York City in the late ’70s and early ’80s are legendary (for sonic proof, check out the “Live in New York” CD and the DVD audio “Halloween”). This is a highly anticipated release for Zappa fans who have waited many years for the concert footage to finally be released.Halloween was always an important holiday for Frank Zappa. It captures Frank and the Mothers at the height of their powers and includes material that is unique to these performances. Now fully restored by the Zappa Family Trust this live concert film is being made available for the first time. The performances were also filmed in 16mm and this footage has been sitting in the Zappa vault ever since. Frank and the Mothers played three nights on December 8th, 9th & 10th and these shows formed the basis of the 'Roxy & Elsewhere' album that was released in 1974. To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice.įrank Zappa's concerts at the Roxy Theatre in Holywood in December 1973 are legendary. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. Click ‘Customise Cookies’ to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices, or learn more. Third parties use cookies for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalised ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. This includes using first- and third-party cookies, which store or access standard device information such as a unique identifier. If you agree, we’ll also use cookies to complement your shopping experience across the Amazon stores as described in our Cookie Notice. We also use these cookies to understand how customers use our services (for example, by measuring site visits) so we can make improvements. We use cookies and similar tools that are necessary to enable you to make purchases, to enhance your shopping experiences and to provide our services, as detailed in our Cookie Notice. ![]()
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