And now, ladies and gentlemen, for your listening pleasure, we here at ZappaCast Mobile Labs present part deux of our Deep Dish into the pleasure center that is Funky Nothingness! Scott and Bill grill Sir Joseph on the finer points (and moments) of this epic set. Worth the eartime, as we are sure you’ll agree!
Well looky here! In this episode, we introduce the newest member of the ZappaCast team — Zappa fanatic, musician and all-around good guy Bill Camarata! Bill joins Joe and Scott for a deep-dish (Chicago, what up?) dive into the extraordinary world of FUNKY NOTHINGNESS. All the geeky nitty-gritty you could ask for and more! For […]
Did you think we were done talking about Frank Zappa’s greatest unreleased masterpiece, The History and Collected Improvisations of The Mothers Of Invention? Yes, we know that we just finished our three episode run on this subject (check them out here). The credits rolled. But then we thought, “If our favorite Marvel movie can have […]
Congratulations! You made it to the final installment in this series of three very special Zappacast episodes where Scott Parker tries to solve the mystery of Frank Zappa’s greatest unreleased masterpiece: The History and Collected Improvisations of The Mothers Of Invention. Scott is joined once again by producer Phil Surkis, and Joe “Vaultmeister” Travers. Together, […]
Welcome to the second in a series of three special Zappacast episodes where Scott Parker takes you along on his quest to uncover the holy grail of Frank Zappa projects: The History and Collected Improvisations of The Mothers Of Invention. Joining Scott is producer Phil Surkis, and Joe “Vaultmeister” Travers, as they investigate this infamous […]
This is it. This is the big one. Join host Scott Parker on his quest to uncover the holy grail of Frank Zappa projects: The History and Collected Improvisations of The Mothers Of Invention. Scott is joined by producer Phil Surkis, and Joe “Vaultmeister” Travers, as they investigate this infamous unreleased Frank Zappa box set. […]
Scott Parker, Joe Travers & Phil Surkis ain’t messin’ around, as they chat with the best Zappa drummer you never heard in your life. Yes, David Logeman, from the short lived spring/summer 1980 lineup, is on hand to celebrate the new release Zappa ’80: Mudd Club/Munich. You’ll hear a first hand account from Mr. Logeman […]
Zappacast celebrates the 50th anniversary of FZ’s “big band” period with a deep dive into the just released Waka Wazoo box set! You’ll hear from the Vaultmeister himself, Joe Travers, who assembled this comprehensive collection of recordings that show what went into the making of the classic albums, Waka Jawaka and The Grand Wazoo. Eat Those […]
The Zappacast crew celebrates the new release, Zappa ’75: Zagrab/Ljubljana! Joe “Vaultmeister” returns to take Scott Parker and Phil Surkis on a guided tour of this rare band playing in a rare location! Why did FZ fly the band to Yugoslavia in the midst of his fall tour? Why is this the only multitrack recording […]
He was the voice of Billy the Mountain. He was the voice of Jeff Simmons’ bad conscience. Heck, he was even the voice of god! It’s safe to say that Frank Zappa trusted Jim Pons voice. Scott Parker and Phil Surkis were honored and thmorilled to chat with The Leaves/Turtles/Mothers legend, Jim Pons. Jim did […]
