Frank Zappa bootlegs will become much harder to come by in 2008 thanks to Gail Zappa and the Zappa Family Trust. The ZFT spent the holiday season sending out cease and desist letters to a slew of non-profit fansites, non-profit tribute bands and even a non-profit festival celebrating Frank’s life.
We understand that the Zappa family wants to protect Frank’s copyrights, but there’s just no need for using such heavy-handed tactics towards a bunch of organizations that have a done a fine job celebrating the Maestro’s life and times. If Gail wants to make some more money, we’d suggest releasing more shit. We’re still waiting for another batch of Beat The Boots to come out.
- Damien Rice celebrates his birthday by getting sloshed during a performance in Ireland
- NYCTaper offers a lossless download of a recent Neil Young concert
- Smuggled Sounds shares a rare Mark Lanegan Band bootleg
- Hear one of Winehouse’s last lucid performances at London’s iTunes Festival
- Nargo kicks down a The Jam FM recording from 1982
- If you prefer Van Hagar to Van Halen, go check out The Roadhouse
- Soundaboard offers guitar master Roy Buchanan tearing things up in 1978
- Score some classic reggae: Yellowman Live at Reggae Sunsplash 1983
- Blog Stoned shares a fabulous recording of this year’s Bonnaroo Superjam featuring Ben Harper and John Paul Jones
And finally, we’ve stumbled across a Led Zeppelin reunion recording that puts all the other sources that have surfaced so far to shame. Check it out.