so i’ve just finished the third revision of my top 100 albums list — which to avoid confusion/arguments is a personal selection, not an attempt at a best of all time list — and to build some interest/excitement in the list beyond myself and the 1-2 other people that have traditionally cared about this i’ve [...]

so i’ve done two volumes of this “songs featuring felines” thing, but i’ve never actually had a feline of any sort. well… tomorrow that will change. we’re getting a kitten! i wasn’t too keen on the idea at first, but i guess i’m starting to come around. i don’t know what we’re gonna call it [...]

mp3: frank zappa and the mothers of invention – the eric dolphy memorial barbeque [link expired]
mp3: explosions in the sky – memorial [link expired]mp3: soltero – memorial drive [link expired]

mp3: frank zappa (w/captain beefheart) – the torture never stops [original version] [link expired]
this is the perfect song to follow that torturous meadow muffin, across the universe. i remember reading an interview zappa did where the interviewer asked him what this song was about. his answer – “it’s about torture… that [...]

mp3: captain beefheart and frank zappa- orange claw hammer (acoustic) [link expired]

the introduction to this song suggests that it is an impromptu performance. i don’t know if that is true or not, but it would be cool if it was. it’s certainly plausible.. the guitar is loose enough to believe that zappa was making [...]