A German court has ruled that the Zappanale, a festival celebrating the music of Frank Zappa, does not violate the trademark held by Zappa’s widow Gail. The Frank Zappa festival in Bad Doberan, Germany, known as the Zappanale, can continue. That’s the verdict reached by a court in Düsseldorf on Wednesday according to an article in Spiegel. Furthermore, the festival may continue to use its logo depicting the American rock star’s unique facial hair, his mustache-soul patch combo. Gail may still appeal the decision.
Let’s take one last look at what’s the haps around the ‘nets…
- Bruce Springsteen’s manager talks to Billboard about WalMart
- The Beastie Boys love the way the Paul’s Boutique reissue sounds
- JamsBio ranks The Beatles’ songs from first all the way to #185
- HeadCount’s Andy Bernstein writes for Relix Magazine about his experiences down in Washington D.C. for Inauguration Week
- Mr. Miner’s Tour Stop column looks at George, WA’s The Gorge
- Boston Music Spotlight profiles the prog-jam sounds of U-Melt
Finally, we’re excited for Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone’s new Lonely Island album, Incredibad,
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Yay, Zappanale!
I’m happy that the court decided to do the right thing. The more I hear about Gail, the less I want to hear….Zappa Plays Zappa still hasn’t delivered on their promise to make the shows from the last tour available to the people who paid $120/ticket to see the show. Gail and Dweezil, if you’re reading this, put the damn shows out!!!!!