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...changes have signaled a mid-life crisis. By the end of next month, all five of the channel's original veejays (MTV's equivalent of radio disk jockeys) will have left or been let go. Their replacements are a younger corps that includes Britisher Julie Brown, 27, and Dweezil Zappa, 17, son of Veteran Rocker Frank Zappa. A few years ago MTV tried to broaden its appeal by adding the mellower sounds of Lionel Richie, Billy Joel and others; now it has returned to its original emphasis on hard rock and heavy-metal bands, with softer ballads largely relegated...
...Zappa--6, 7:55, 9:50 p.m. (Thurs. only...
...Zappa--6, 7:55, 9:50, plus...
...leader of the Ballets Russes, brought together Composer Igor Stravinsky and Choreographer Michel Fokine to create The Firebird; and Composer John Cage and Modern Choreographer Merce Cunningham have worked together frequently. Nor is it unheard-of for a rock musician to hang out with the classical avant-garde: Frank Zappa, formerly of the Mothers of Invention, has had his serious chamber works conducted by no less than Pierre Boulez. What distinguishes the SoHo artists is the familiar ease with which their works play off one another...
...think Frank Zappa won in that he gained popularity for his new album," said Theodore J.F. Lubke '89. The album, which will be coming out later this month, is entitled, "Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention." The forthcoming record will feature live testimony from the PMRC in a 12 minute song called "Porn Wars...