The people behind "Zappanale Festival,":http://www.en.zappanale.de/index_en.html the German-based Frank Zappa dedicated music festival, are being sued by Frank Zappa's widow. Gail Zappa believes that using her late husband's name has a price tag, a £200,000 price tag. She also has some other demands. "Ms. Zappa wants to pick the acts performing and wants a new logo that doesn't carry Zappa's t..
Crap. I can't find my favorite Frank Zappa clip on YouTube. It's his musical performance of "I'm the Slime" from the '76 season of Saturday Night Live. It's a classic. Back when there was no CGI or special effects, Zappa managed to have slime ooze out over a TV on the set. But, it doesn't exactly ooze, it more like streamed down the TV set. Whatever speed the slime fell at the track is my favor...
NBC Exec Voices More Beef With iTunes Pricing"*By Terrence Russell/October 30, 2007WIRED*":http://blog.wired.com/business/2007/10/nbc-exec-voices.htmlWe thought it was video who killed the radio star, but NBC Universal president Jeff Zucker claims that Apple killed both. While being interviewed by The New Yorker's Ken Auletta at a benefit for Syracuse University, the executive claimed that Appl...