Frank Zappa

Fusion jazz Rock Zappa 

A Very Zappa Halloween 2025

October 30, 2025October 30, 2025 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1978, Ahmet Zappa, Frank Zappa, George Duke, Halloween, Joe Travers, New York City, One Size Fits All, Palladium, Ruth Underwood, Tom Fowler

Two new box sets ring in Frank’s favorite holiday

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Beatle Rock 

John and Yoko’s New York City Era

October 9, 2025October 10, 2025 Lee Zimmerman 2 Comments Abbie Hoffman, Delaney and Bonnie, Elephant’s Memory, Eric Clapton, Frank Zappa, George Harrison, Jerry Rubin, John Lennon, Keith Moon, One to One Concert, Phil Ochs, Plastic Ono Band, Power to the People, Sean Lennon, Sometime in New York City, Yoko Ono

A new box set chronicles the counterculture power couple’s adventures in the Big Apple

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Pop Remembrance Rock 

Turtles Co-Founder Mark Volman Gone at 78

September 7, 2025September 8, 2025 Ron Hart 0 Comments Bruce Springsteen, Frank Zappa, Howard Kaylan, Jim Peterik, Mark Volman, Pepe Castro, Richie Furay, RIP, Steve Wynn, Survivor, The Blues Magoos, The Mothers of Invention, The Turtles

Famous friends remember the beloved singer, producer and ‘prankster’

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Instrumental 

WATCH: Divine Hand Ensemble Shares “Phantom of the Opera” 

October 21, 2024October 21, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments Andrew Lloyd Webber, Aria 51, David Bowie, Divine Hand Ensemble, Frank Zappa, Label 51 Recordings, Phantom of the Opera, The Specials, Theremin

New album, Aria 51, celebrates a century of the theremin

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Rock 

All Back to Sam’s Place with Little Feat

May 24, 2024May 24, 2024 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2024, Bill Payne, Bonnie Raitt, Frank Zappa, Fred Tackett, Hot Tomato Productions, Kenny Gradney, Little Feat, Lowell George, Sam Clayton, Sam's Place, Scott Sharrard, Tony Leone

Longtime keyboardist Bill Payne sizes up the band’s legacy

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Experimental Pop Rock Zappa 

Zappa Records Unearths 1968 Mothers Gig at the Whisky A Go Go 

May 22, 2024May 23, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2024, Ahmet Zappa, Frank Zappa, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, Joe Travers, The Mothers of Invention, The Whisky A Go-Go, Zappa Records

The previously unreleased concert will be available in multiple formats on June 21st

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Rock Zappa 

How Frank Zappa Embraced the Mainstream with Apostrophe (‘)

March 29, 2024March 29, 2024 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments 1974, 50th anniversary, Apostrophe ('), Deep Purple, Discreet Records, Don't Eat the Yellow Snow, Frank Zappa, George Duke, Led Zeppelin, Ruth Underwood, The Mothers of Invention, Tony Duran

Looking back on the American composer’s most commercially successful LP

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Music Journalism 

Dave Marsh Kicks Out The Jams

September 13, 2023September 13, 2023 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments 2023, Alexandro Escovedo, Bruce Springsteen, Dave Marsh, Elvis Presley, Frank Zappa, Jimmy LaFave, Kick Out The Jams: Jibes Barbs Tributes & Rallying Cries from 35 Years of Music Writing, Kurt Cobain, Madonna, Patty Griffin, Simon & Schuster

The legendary scribe’s latest book is a love letter to long-form music criticism

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Fusion jazz Rock Zappa 

Funky Nothingness is Prime Frank Zappa

July 9, 2023July 9, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments Aynsley Dunbar, Chunga’s Revenge, Don “Sugarcane” Harris, Frank Zappa, Funky Nothingness, Hot Rats, Ian Underwood, Max Bennett, The Wrecking Crew, Universal Music Enterprises, Zappa Records

Especially if you’re a fan of that Hot Rats/Chunga’s Revenge era

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Remembrance Rock 

Jim Gordon’s Dire Demise 

March 17, 2023March 17, 2023 Lee Zimmerman 1 Comment Alice Cooper, All Things Must Pass, Art Garfunkel, Beach Boys, Bobby Darin, Delaney and Bonnie, Derek and the Dominoes, Eric Clapton, Eric Crapton, Frank Zappa, George Harrison, Jim Gordon, Johnny Rivers, Layla, Leon Russell, Pet Sounds, RIP, the Righteous Brothers

The troubled drummer who jammed with everyone dead at 77

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal Rock 

No More Mr. Nice Guy: Alice Cooper Turns 75

February 4, 2023February 4, 2023 Kara Tucker 1 Comment 75th birthday, Alice Cooper, Bob Ezrin, Dennis Dunaway, Frank Zappa, Glen Buxton, Michael Bruce, Neal Smith, No More Mr. Nice Guy, Poison, School's Out, Shep Gordon, Trash, Vincent Furnier

Celebrating the wild career of horror rock’s mighty ringmaster

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Music Journalism Rock 

25 Great Songs About Rock & Roll Life

January 31, 2023February 1, 2023 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments AC/DC, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Bad Company, Beastie Boys, Bonnie Raitt, Creedence Clearwater Revival, David Bowie, Deep Purple, Frank Zappa, Grand Funk Railroad, Horse Girl, Jeff Beck, Joni Mitchell, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Motörhead, Mott the Hoople, Patti Smith, The Guess Who, The Kinks, The Minutemen, The Old 97's, The Ramones, The Tubes, The Who, Willie Nelson

Ranking some of our favorite tunes that brought you behind the curtain

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Funk Rock Southern Rock 

Roll Um Easy: Little Feat’s Dixie Chicken at 50

January 25, 2023January 25, 2023 Craig Peters 0 Comments 1973, 50th anniversary, Alice Cooper, Bill Payne, Captain Beefheart, Dixie Chicken, Frank Zappa, Fred Tackett, Gordon Lightfoot, Jimmy Webb, Little Feat, Lowell George, Paul Barrere, Randy Newman, Ry Cooder

Looking back on the band’s greatest studio album

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Art Pop Progressive Rock Rock 

Adrian Belew: Long Live The Rhino King

August 5, 2022August 5, 2022 Blake Maddux 0 Comments 2022, Adrian Belew, Adrian Belew Publishing, Elevator, Frank Zappa, King Crimson, Talking Heads, The Lone Rhino, Tom Tom Club

Catching up on the road with the stunt guitar icon

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Music Journalism Records Remembrance 

Record Man: Mo Ostin (1927-2022)

August 3, 2022August 2, 2022 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments Alice Cooper, Devo, Family, Fanny, Fleetwood Mac, Frank Sinatra, Frank Zappa, Gang of Four, Jethro Tull, Jimi Hendrix, Jonathan Richman, Joni Mitchell, Mo Ostin, Neil Young, Reprise Records, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood, Sex Pistols, T.Rex, The Everly Brothers, The Grateful Dead, The Kinks, The Modern Lovers, The Pentangle, The Small Faces, Van Dyke Parks, Van Morrison, Warner Bros. Records

Remembering a music industry giant responsible for Jimi Hendrix, Fleetwood Mac, Joni Mitchell and countless others

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