The Central Scrrrrewwwwwwwwwwtinizer

For my money, or the lack thereof, no Zappa character says Zappa to me like “The Central Scrutinizer,” the narrator on Joe’s Garage (November, 1979). It’s Zappa in snarky hyperbolic perfection, introducing himself as the enforcer of laws that haven’t been passed yet, and the messenger of the dangers of that horrible force called MUSIC. . .

BP and Big Brother (Update)

Big Brother embodied by Captain qua Admiral Kangaroo Allen Ever since an ancient, giant methane bubble traveling at the speed of sound sunk the Deepwater Horizon, an aircraft carrier sized oil drilling platform leased by BP, the transnational corporation has mounted a persistent campaign of coverup and denial. From deliberately underestimating the volume oil and gas unleashed by the explosion …