Jukebox Friday: Zappa Week Edition.

It certainly wouldn't be Zappa Week without some of the man's music....

Shoddy video quality, but the music rocks. A live version of "Montana" (originally on 1973's "Apostrophe'"):


"Titties and Beer," live from the "Baby Snakes" tour (originally from 1978's "Zappa in New York"):


Some guitar shreddin' with Steve Vai on "Stevie's Spanking" (originally on 1984's "Them or Us"):


A fan-made animated video for "Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance" (from 1968's"We're Only In It For the Money"):


This, of course, is just a random selection from the tip of the iceberg. Explore for yourself, starting at Zappa.com!

Zappa Week: Day 4.

In his continuous quest to infiltrate and subvert the mainstream, Frank Zappa turns up on another stupid game show. This time it's "Make Me Laugh" from 1978:



(Few of you may believe that the '70s were ever that intensely '70s. But yes... yes they were.)

Zappa Week: Day 3.

Zappa Week forges ahead with this nugget -- FZ's quasi-legendary appearance on "Dance Fever." (You'll have to forgive the video quality, of course. And if you can't forgive it, don't complain to me because I didn't upload it.0:



Oh how I wish he could've lived to be a judge on "American Idol." That would be the only thing that would get me to watch it. (Although, maybe I'd be persuaded to watch if they got John Lydon on there. I'm currently enjoying his turn on Bodog Battle of the Bands on Fuse. He somehow manages to be both an antiauthoritarian fuck-you punk and a doddering curmudgeon at the same time.)

Zappa Week: Day 2.

Zappa Week continues, with this appearance on "Crossfire" from 1986. Enjoy him arguing circles around Novak and company in this discussion on rock lyrics during the height of PMRC mania. We certainly need someone like him now.

(Just a work of warning -- this is the whole episode, so it runs over 21 minutes. But it's worth it.)

Zappa Week Begins!

For absolutely no good reason, I've decided to declare this week to be Zappa Week here at the 'Tube. Everyday, we'll be sharing a little bit of the genius of Frank Zappa, from the sublime to the ridiculous. And this definitely qualifies as the ridiculous. It's FZ doing a guest spot as a drug dealer on "Miami Vice." The episode is "Payback," from 1986: