Magazine Aether: blog Co & Frank by Peter de Ruiter (Dutch)
In de aprileditie van het tijdschrift Aether, over de geschiedenis van de omroep en de fotografie, schreef Peter de Ruiter een column over de vriendschap tussen Frank Zappa en Co de Kloet.
Co’s choice for Gitarist Magazine
Co has been invited by leading guitar magazine GITARIST to choose his favorite FZ guitar track, along with the likes of Steve Vai, Mike Keneally and Guthrie Govan. Click for the Gitarist playlist. Here is Co’s comment. Enjoy! TITLE: BLACK NAPKINS From: ZOOT ALLURES Of course, the question of choosing 1 favorite Zappa track should [...]
Podcast Track Record: Valley Girl – Moon & Frank Zappa (Dutch)
Voor deze podcast spreekt Peter de Ruiter radioman en producer Co de Kloet, die een boek over zijn vriendschap met Frank Zappa schreef, en logopedist en stemcoach Alex Boon, die een nuchtere kijk heeft op 'Valley Speak'. De stem van Moon Zappa wordt vertolkt door Natalie Rarick. Frank Zappa (1940 - 1993) deed weinig anders [...]
Co at Dooners World, april 2, 2021
Dooner's World - Co de Kloet april 2, 2021 Co shares some of his experiences with the Captain Making of “I Have a Cat” Stories of Herb Cohen, George Duke, and flavored cheese Gary and Co and the Metropol Orchestra Co’s book, Frank and Co, available on e-book Watch the show here: https://youtu.be/CjRkOGNCmi0
At the press conference, feb 26, 1979
This photo documents the Press Conference as described in Frank & Co, which led to FZ inviting me to the Amstel later that night. The guy in the white pants and the NAGRA left of FZ is me. Feb 26, 1979 Co de Kloet
Steve Vai posts about Frank & Co on facebook and instagram
March 3th 2021, Steve Vai posts about Frank & Co on Facebook and Instagram :) Link to Facebook
Ernest Potters favorite photo: Frank Zappa
In an interview on youtube (check out 15.30 min) photographer Ernest Potter talks about his favorite photo. This is the photo of Frank Zappa you can find in the galleria in Frank & Co. This is the link to the interview, which is in Dutch, with English subtitles.
Co de Kloet in Dooner’s World!
Co de Kloet in Dooner's World! 26th feburary 2021 Co and Mike 'Dooner' Muldoon speak about the following topics: Growing up in Holland Trini Lopez – If I had a hammer Cool story about an indoor Festival with Ry Cooder, The Eagles, Chi Coltrane, The Who, Rod Stewart, and... Gary Glitter? - Early Zappa experiences [...]
‘Frank Zappa tolerated originality’- Article in Nederlands Dagblad (in Dutch)
february 20, 2021. The Nederlands Dagblad wrote a full-page article about Frank Zappa's religious beliefs. 'Zappa has been called the most convinced atheist in rock music, but that needs a context'. For this excellent article, journalist Herman Veenhof interviewed Co de Kloet. Link to the article (in Dutch)
Book exchange with musician Robert Jan Stips
Book exchange between Co and the famous Dutch Music Celebrity Robert Jan Stips (Supersister/Transister/The Nits ao)! His being inspired by FZ was never a secret.