Academy Zappa : proceedings of the first International Conference of Esemplastic Zappology / edited by Ben Watson and Esther Leslie.

Publication:

London : SAF, 2005.

Format/Description:

Book
255 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Subjects:

Zappa, Frank.
Rock musicians -- United States -- Biography.
Rock musicians -- United States -- Congresses.
Zappa, Frank
Rock musicians.
United States

Form/Genre:

Biography.
Conference papers and proceedings.

Contents:

Treatment of random pitches in Frank Zappa's "Approximate" / by Richard Hemmings
The secret meaning of "Arf": Canine continuity in the output macrostructure / by Dominique Jeunot
"The torture never stops": Frank Zappa & the Mental Hygiene Dilemma / by Simon Prentis
Houston ... Fort.. Marcuse: sin versus archetype in Zappa's oeuvre / by Ben Watson
"Watermelon in Easter hay": the function of the reverb unit & the poverty of the individual spirit / by T.H.F. Drenching
Bogus pomp and Bourdieu's paradox: Zappa and resentment / by Paul Sutton
Trout Mask Replica: a dagger in the head of Mojo Man / by Sean Bonney
What's the ugliest part of your market-researched anaclitic-affect repertoire? / by Keston Sutherland
Xenoarrangements, or insane grafts day-dreamed by a Zappa hard-core fanatic not inclined to come out of his monomaniacal world / by Francesco Gentile
The conservatism of Easy Rider: Zappa's critique of dumb concepts of freedom / by Jürgen Gispert
Compliment any burger you put on (Center hinge sliced); on "Kaiser Rolls" / by Esther Leslie
Zappa's "Cheepnis" & the poverty of philosophy / by Marco Maurizi
Poodles: a Zappological reading of Ulysses / by Gamma
Addendum: the negative dialectics of Arf-enlightenment / by Daniel DiPaolo
Appendix: proto-Zappology. The ultimate piece on FZ (1976) ; Puck (1978) ; Hand press with typical V raise tool (1978) ; Wax (1978) / by Ben Watson ; Merz notes (2002) / by Gamma.

Notes:

Includes discography (pages 248-249) and index.

Penn Provenance:

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Penn Chronology:

2005

Contributor:

Watson, Ben, 1956-
Leslie, Esther.
Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

ISBN:

0946719799
9780946719792

OCLC:

58455072

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