Frank Zappa Archives - Rock and Roll Globe

Tiny Tim: The Eternal Troubadour

July 23, 2021April 3, 2022 Carey Budnick 3 Comments Bjork, Boy George, David Bowie, Elton John, Frank Zappa, Jackie Gleason, Lady Gaga, Michael Jackson, Peter Paul & Mary, Peter Yarrow, Prince, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, Sullivan, The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, Tiny Tim, Tiny Tim: King For a Day

As a wonderful new documentary brings the 60s pop culture icon back into the spotlight, we take a deeper look at the man born Herbert Khaury

Music Journalism Rock

Miss Mercy Fontenot: The Most Outrageous Girl

June 16, 2021June 17, 2021 Lily Moayeri 4 Comments Frank Zappa, Girls Together Outrageously, GTOs, Lyndsey Parker, Memoirs, Mercy Fontenot, Miss Mercy, Pamela Des Barres, Permanent Damage

Catching up with author Lyndsey Parker about the memoir of a most unforgettable rock superstar

adblock Records Rock

Why I Like Frank Zappa

March 15, 2021March 15, 2021 Lily Moayeri 1 Comment #MeToo, Alex Winter, Cancel Culture, First Amendment, Frank Zappa, Freedom of Speech, Gail Zappa, Moon Zappa, Politics, Sheik Yerbouti, Zappa

Getting into the iconic American composer in the age of “cancel culture”

Rock

How Many More Years: Little Feat at 50

February 2, 2021February 5, 2021 Justin Joffe 5 Comments 191, Bill Payne, Frank Zappa, Linda Ronstadt, Little Feat, Lowell George, Richie Hayward, Ted Templeman, The Band, The Mothers of Invention, Willin'

A half century in, the freaky Heartland perseverance of the band’s eponymous debut still has us Willin’ to keep movin’

Music Journalism Remembrance Video

WATCH: 10 Great Larry King Music Interviews

January 24, 2021January 24, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments Duran Duran, Frank Sinatra, Frank Zappa, Larry King, Prince, RIP, The Beatles

From Frank Zappa to Tyler, The Creator, the broadcast legend chatted with the best of ’em

adblock Zappa

LISTEN: Zappa at 80

December 21, 2020December 22, 2020 Ron Hart 1 Comment 80th birthday, Alex Winter, Frank Zappa, Hot Rats, Zappa

Celebrating Frank through his greatest instrumentals

Zappa

Alex Winter’s Most Excellent Frank Zappa Film

November 18, 2020November 19, 2020 Jordan Blum 0 Comments 2020, Alex Winter, Frank Zappa, Gail Zappa, Magnolia Pictures, Mike Keneally, Moon Zappa, Ruth Underwood, Steve Vai, Zappa Family Trust, Zappa film

An in-depth, touching and quite entertaining examination of the late musical genius’ life and impact

jazz Rock Zappa

Frank Zappa’s Halloween Happenstance

October 31, 2020October 31, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1981, Chad Wackerman, Ed Mann, Frank Zappa, Halloween, Halloween 81, New York City, Palladium, Ray White, Robert Martin, Scott Thunes, Steve Vai, Tommy Mars, Universal Music Enterprises, Zappa Family Trust

New six CD set from 1981 guarantees a ghoulish good time

Alternative Rock

Tubthumping Through The Apocalypse: Chumbawamba’s ‘WYSIWYG’ at 20

May 4, 2020May 4, 2020 Gillian G. Gaar 1 Comment 2000, Alice Nutter, Chumbawamba, Danbert Nobacon, Dunstan Bruce, Frank Zappa, Lou Watts, The Mothers of Invention, Tubthumper, Tubthumping, WYSIWYG

Looking back at the UK anarchist rockers’ unsung follow-up to their biggest hit

Latin Pop Rock

REISSUES: Revisiting The Land of 1000 Dances

January 22, 2020January 22, 2020 James Porter 0 Comments Buffalo Springfield, Cannibal & the Headhunters, Chris Jenner, Don Waller, Fats Domino, Frank Zappa, Frankie “Cannibal” Garcia, Goldmine Magazine, Johnny Rivers, Los Angeles, Minky Records, Rampart Records, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Doors, The Mamas & The Papas

An essential box set chronicles the history of iconic Los Angeles Latino rock label Rampart Records

Fusion jazz

ALBUMS: Jazz’s Brassiest Power Couple Brings The Family On Sacred Bond

December 10, 2019December 10, 2019 Michael Toland 0 Comments Ada Rovatti, Blood Sweat & Tears, Brecker Plays Rovatti: Sacred Bond, Dreams, Frank Zappa, Michael Brecker, Piloo, Randy Brecker

Legendary trumpet player Randy Brecker and wife Ada Rovatti shine on vibrant new collection of faves from the Rovatti catalog

Experimental jazz Rock

Deliciousness: Frank Zappa’s Hot Rats at 50

November 22, 2019November 22, 2019 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1969, Captain Beefheart, Frank Zappa, Hot Rats, It Must Be A Camel, Peaches en Regalia, The Gumbo Variations, The Hot Rats Sessions, Willie The Pimp

With a box set of its legendary studio sessions due in December, the RNR Globe looks back on the most inoffensive LP in the FZ canon

Remembrance Rock

The Last Days of Lowell George

June 29, 2019November 5, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 5 Comments 1979, Frank Zappa, Little Feat, Lowell George, RIP, Van Halen

The Little Feat frontman died too young on June 29, 1979; listen to his final shows

Alternative Rock Experimental jazz Rock

Celebrating 50 Years of Uncle Meat

April 23, 2019April 23, 2019 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 2 Comments 1969, 50th anniversary, Frank Zappa, The Mothers of Invention

A half-century later, Frank Zappa’s tales of The Voice of Cheese, King Kong and Electric Aunt Jemima haven’t lost an ounce of inspiration and oddity

Pop Progressive Rock

Still Your Reigning King of the Twang Bar

April 5, 2019April 12, 2019 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1989, 30th Anniversary, Adrian Belew, Frank Zappa, King Crimson, Talking Heads

Adrian Belew’s Mr. Music Head at 30

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