LOS ANGELES – MARCH 1979: Rock and roll guitar player Frank Zappa poses for a portrait wearing an Uncle Sam stars & stripes top hat in March 1979 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Ochs ...
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 for ...
Frank Zappa's 1978 Halloween show at New York City's Palladium will be released as a box set on Oct. 24. The Super Deluxe Edition of the set will feature 62 tracks on five CDs and will be packaged in ...
In the days before the internet, there was no getting around the power of the media to shape the world's understanding of public figures. Artists had a direct link to audiences through their work, but ...
5LP Vinyl Box Set and 2LP Vinyl Highlights Collection Coming July 12 th LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention’s legendary three-hour performance at the famed Whisky a ...
A previously unheard album of Frank Zappa material called Funky Nothingness will be released on June 30. Recorded in 1970, the songs are believed to have been earmarked for a follow-up to Zappa’s 1969 ...
Like their dad’s oddball rock songs, their family defied description. His music, and their pain, has endured. In her final years, Gail Zappa showed signs of becoming a hoarder, clinging to every scrap ...
Universal Music Group has announced an agreement with Frank Zappa’s family to acquire the legendary musician’s recordings, publishing catalog, film archive, name and likeness, and the contents of “The ...