The original nine tracks expanded to 58 – and while there’s some repetition and flawed live production, the energy is ...

Frank Zappa might have admired some of his contemporaries such as Jimi Hendrix and The Rolling Stones, but his true musical ...

Well-known for trading barbs over the years, Frank Zappa still confessed to admiring one cut from The Velvet Underground with sincerity. Read more here.

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 ...

The performance took place on June 6, 1971, some of the last days of the Fillmore East’s existence. That in and of itself made the performance a milestone in the Fillmore’s career, but what also made ...

Steve Vai is one of rock’s greatest and most influential guitar players, but even he had to start somewhere. And, as he told ...

“I don’t think the urge to be timeless permeates the pop tune marketplace,” said Zappa. “The urge to be rich permeates the pop tune marketplace. The first major interview I ever did was with Frank ...

Dweezil Zappa stressed again and again how thoroughly his band had done their homework. At several points during Monday’s two and a half hour show, he explained how the seven-member ensemble had ...

Universal Music Group on Thursday announced an agreement to acquire rock guitarist and composer Frank Zappa’s catalog of music, recordings and film archive for an undisclosed fee. The label said its ...

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 ...