KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Ode To Gravity: Interview with Frank Zappa on his 52nd Birthday
Analog Audio
Event Type
Interview and MusicOrigin
KPFAIdentifier
OTG.1992.12.21Program Series
Ode To GravityProgram Length
62 minDates
1992-12-21 | broadcast| 1992-12-21 | created
Description
Charles Amirkhanian interviews Frank Zappa by phone upon his 52nd birthday. They discuss recent performances of Zappa's works for orchestra, his new albums including "Playground Psychotics", and his battle with cancer. Audio quality is poor at times.Genres
Popular musicMusical Selections
Naval Aviation In Art? / Frank Zappa -- Well / Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention with John Lennon and Yoko Ono -- The Living Garbage Truck / Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention -- The Motel Lobby / Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention -- The Mudshark Interview / Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention -- Darlene / ShankarPerformers
Ensemble InterContemporain, (Naval Aviation In Art?)Pierre Boulez, conductor (Naval Aviation In Art?)
Subjects
Rock musicMusic trade
Sound recording industry
Synclavier
Related places
Berkeley (Calif.) (was recorded at)Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)
Related Entities
Ensemble InterContemporainBarking Pumpkin Digital Gratification Consort
Mothers of Invention
Amirkhanian, Charles
Zappa, Frank
Boulez, Pierre, 1925-2016
Shankar, Lakshminaravana, 1950-
Lennon, John, 1940-1980
Ono, Yōko, 1943-