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Channelling punk, jazz and classical influences, Scott Thunes is an enigma of modern bass-playing history and blazed a unique ...
Frank Zappa's debut single was dubbed "the worst record ever made." How do you come back from that? Well, for Zappa is what just a case of pushing through it.
Frank Zappa's huge back catalogue can be daunting. We're here to help you in your journey into his incredible discography.
Cheaper Than Cheep’ was initially filmed in 1974 at the band’s rehearsal space, but technical difficulties kept it unseen for ...
Frank Zappa knew the importance of image in rock 'n' roll very well. However, he felt that one classic British Invasion band were too commercial.
So it’s safe to say that being in his band was challenging. Now his eldest son, Dweezil Zappa, has given a bit of an insight ...
Moon Unit Zappa on her childhood with dad Frank, groupies and guns: ‘I was primed for subservience’ - INTERVIEW: Long before ...
I don't think there's ever been much doubt that Frank Zappa was something of a maverick, and this made-for-TV concert, recorded in 1974, in the private ...
Their zine was a parody of a home decor magazine, constructed with all the prankster creativity and aggro wit you’d expect from the spawn of Frank Zappa, the hard-to-categorize rock innovator ...
In June of 1974, Frank Zappa and his rapturous band, the Mothers of Invention, invited a small audience to the their rehearsal hall on Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood, Calif. Together, they performed ...
Moon Unit Zappa remembers the moment she became the voice of a generation. It was a school night in 1982 when musician Frank Zappa jostled his 13-year-old daughter awake. Frank needed her in the ...