Frank Zappa

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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Rock 

A Turtle Turns 75

June 22, 2022June 22, 2022 Jim Sullivan 3 Comments 75th birthday, Elenore, Flo and Eddie, Frank Zappa, Happy Together, Howard Kaylan, Mark Volman, The Turtles

Celebrating the madcap genius of Howard Kaylan

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Rock Southern Rock 

A Apolitical Blues: Sailin’ Shoes Turns 50

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022 Kara Tucker 1 Comment 1972, 50th anniversary, Bill Payne, Frank Zappa, Linda Ronstadt, Little Feat, Lowell George, Paul Barrere, Randy Newman, Richie Hayward, Sail Away, Sailin' Shoes, Willin'

Why the second Little Feat LP still matters

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Comedy Pop 

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

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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

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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”

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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’

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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