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heavyweight By RICHARD SKELLY Home News staff writer On the Road As temperatures that at times exceed 90 degrees force local music fans to slow down a little, now is a good time to suggest some light summer reading. "The Real Frank Zappa Book," just off the Simon Schuster presses, is an excellent chronicle of -J Music Resource Center over references to sex and violence in rock lyrics. Zappa devotes the latter chapters of the book to his views on a variety of issues, among them, "Marriage (as a Dada Concept)," "Church and State" and "Practical Conservatism." Even if you're not a fan of Zappa's compositions and guitar playing, he makes a number of critical observations on the current state of free speech and freedom of expression in the United States that will be of interest to musicians and non-musicians alike. -Will They Might Be Giants John Flansburgh, left, and John Linnell be at the Green Parrot in Neptune tonight. Here's what is happening: Tonight- Bob White The White Boys are at the Lilly Green-sleeves in Plainfield tonight and tomorrow.

Solar Circus is having its video shoot party at Easy Street on Route 31 in Hopewell Township. (For directions call (609) 466-1996.) Frozen Concentrate is at the Comer Tavern in New Brunswick. Lord John and Shades Apart are at The Court Tavern. John McLaughlin is at Club Bene. The Who are at Giants Stadium in the Meadowlands tonight, Sunday and Monday.

Dan Kidney The Pulsations are at the New Cove in Roselle. Cats On A Smooth Surface are at the Playpen in Sayre-ville. Fabulous Flemtones are at Tiernes in Montclair. The Fair-lanes are at the Mojo Lounge in New York City. Razorbacks are at Bryer's Rathskeller in Bound Brook.

Whirling Dervishes and They Might Be Giants are at the Green Parrot in Neptune. Zeke Mofftt and Joe Zook The Blues DeLuxe are at City Gardens in Trenton. Paul Plumerl Blues Band is at Jason's in South Belmar. Mongo Santamarla and Art Stock's i the life and tunes of the ever-changing guitarist The book is authored by Zappa himself, with help from his friend Peter Occhiogrosso. In his preface, Zappa says he wants to correct a number of falsehoods and inaccuracies that have been printed about him in the past But aside from dispelling myths and rumors about himself and the numerous musicians in his employ over the last 20 years including his first band, the Mothers of Invention Zappa also pontificates on a variety of issues that he has been involved with.

These include, most recently, his battle with the Parents RT.35Sayrevi!le 72 1-O1O0 1 Open 7 Nights Til 3 A.M. Propf Atty At All Turtej Putting Fun Back tit 11 YwrSffetfe 4' 6. (-rank Zappa, author. Yomo Tore are at the Bottom Line tonight and tomorrow on West Fourth Street in Manhattan. Hawkwlnd, Masters of Reality and Dreamspeak are at the new Ritz.

Shabboo All-Stars are at the Lone Star Roadhouse in Man-. hattan. Tomorrow: Mad Daddies are at The Court Tavern. Glen Burt-nick and Gemini are at Club Bene. Frozen Concentrate is at the Comer Tavern in New Brunswick.

The Hounds are at Tier-neys in Montclair. Mai Waldron is at the Knitting Factory on Houston Street in New York City. The Uptown Horns are at The Lone Star Roadhouse. Stevie B. is at the new Ritz.

Mose Allison is at Fat Tuesday's tonight and tomorrow night Guitar Slim Jr. is at the new Tramps, between 5th and 6th Avenues at 21st Street in New York City. Skid Row is at L'Amour's in Brooklyn. The Hounds are at The China Club, Broadway at 74th Street in New York City. Frank Sinatra is at the Garden State Arts Center in Holmdel.

Monday: Sonny Rhodes is at BIRCH HILLl NITE CLUB OPEN FRL A SAT. TV. 3 AM. Teen Night White Boys '1 felt Thursday: Frank Sinatra is at Rally's Grand Amphitheatre in Atlantic City. Upcoming: Iron Butterfly will be at the Count Basie Theatre July 8.

Albert Collins and EMn Bishop will be at the Lone Star Roadhouse on Jury 13. Johnny Winter will be at Club Bene on July 14. The Grateful Dead will be at Giants Stadium July 9 and 10. Pat Metheny will be at McCarter Theatre in Princeton July 10. Jury 14-16 is the 2nd Annual RiverBlues Festival at Perm's Landing in Philadelphia; for more information on the festival, call 1-800-321-WKND.

bumps Marx No.l. The most interesting battle continues to be between two songs that have been skyrocketing up the charts together and soon will be fighting for No. 1: Simply Red's "If You Don't Know Me By Now" (up from No. 11 to No. 5); and Madonna's "Express Yourself" (up from No.

13 to No. 6). But when the issue is settled, possibly in two weeks, look for chart queen Madonna to have another No. 1 title. Other songs to watch: Stevie Nicks' "Rooms on Fire" (up from No.

22 to No. 16) and Love and Rockets "So Alive" (up from No. 26 to No. 19). Here are predictions for next week's singles' chart: 1.

"Good Thing," 2. "Baby Don't Forget My Number," 3. "Express 4. "If You Dont Know Me By Now," 5. "Satisfied," 6.

"This Time I Know It's for Real," 7. "I Drove All Night," 8. "Miss You Like Cray," 9. "Toy Soldiers," 10. "Buffalo Stance." This week, there are two pick hits: Paula Abdul's "Cold Hearted," and Don Henley's "The End of Club 375 in New Brunswick.

Ruth Brown Friends are at The Lone Star Roadhouse on 52nd Street in Manhattan. John Eddie is at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park. Les Paul Trio is at Fat Tuesday's in New York City. Tuesday: Open mike night at Magoo's Matawan. Allman Brothers are at Waterloo Village in Stanhope.

Aretha Franklin is at Radio City Music Hall in New York through Friday. Wednesday: The Allman Brothers are at the Garden State Arts Center. Lou Rawls is at the Blue Note on West Fourth Street in Manhattan. Charts: Vanilli By JAN DeKNOCK Chicago Tribune Last week, when Richard Marx's "Satisfied" vaulted into the No. 1 position, it looked like just the kind of durable record that could hang on to the top spot for several weeks and end the recent string of one-week champs.

So much for that This week, "Satisfied" slipped all the way to No. 3, making way for yet another new leaden Milli Vanilli's "Baby Don't Forget My Number," which moved all the way up from No. 4 to give the dance duo their second straight hit and first No. 1. (They just missed in April, when "Girl You Know It's True" peaked atNo.2.) But Milli Vanilli and "Baby" probably won't be able to stay at the top next week, because another su-perhot song is already poised to take over.

That's "Good Thing" (up from No. 5 to No. 2) by Fine Young Cannibals, who also are dominating the LP list with "The Raw the Cooked," now in its fifth week at When was the last time you had a little fun in the woods? FRIDAY I SATURDAY I THURSDAY JUNE 30 JULY 1 JULY 6 hard rock night -r World Famous CPC ILI Male Revue ECSARCAYCE Formerly Men of a ess mwm BYSTAiDER Every Sunday Coming Fri. 77 Edgar Cayce Coming Sat. 78 Cats, Just Kidding UTVsSmittee..