After a detour through art and madness, Kelley and I return to music documentaries and revel in the double feature of Zappa (2020) and The Sparks Brothers (2021), two stories about bands and personalities that overlap in impact, work ethic, and a body of work that boggles the modern mind. There isn't a shortage of talking points with either Frank Zappa or Sparks. Throughout our conversation, Kelley and I talk about doing what you do for a long time, wanting people to like what we do even though we shouldn't care, the paradox of creative control, the business and political legacy of Zappa, the reality that art has never been easy, and the lack of ownership and the loss of discovery in our culture.
Kelley’s Links
Show Links
- The Sparks Brothers (2021)
- Edgar Wright
- Sparks
- Sparks discography
- Zappa (2020)
- Alex Winter
- Frank Zappa discography
- French New Wave
- The Dark Side of the Moon Redux by Roger Waters
- Roger Waters - Speak To Me / Breathe (Official Lyric Video, DSOTM REDUX)
- Sparks - What The Hell Is It This Time? (Official Video)
- Hipgnosis
- The Grateful Dead
- Lady Gaga Sold Frank Zappa’s Former Hollywood Hills Home to Lizzy Jagger for $6.45 Million
- Steve Vai
- Badfinger
- Taylor Swift
- David Lynch
- Kay Boyle
- The Damned
- ...And Justice For All (Remastered Deluxe Box Set) by Metallica
- The Beatles (White Album) 3CD Deluxe Edition
- Apocalypse Now (1979)
- Heaven's Gate (1980)
- Devin Townsend
- Steven Wilson
- Porcupine Tree
- The Overview by Steven Wilson
- Frank Zappa, Moon Zappa - Valley Girl
- Todd Rundgren
- Jack Antonoff
- Rush
- Pearl Jam
- Alice Cooper
- Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
- Casey Neill & The Norway Rats
- Jello Biafra
- U2
- Bono: Stories of Surrender (2025)
- You Broke My Heart So I Busted Your Jaw
- MC 900 Ft. Jesus
- Steven Spielberg
- Edgard Varèse
- Episode photo from Envato Elements: Colors no signal screen of television pattern background. Broken signal of tv screen background