With an already unwieldy catalogue by the late 1960s, Frank Zappa nonetheless highlighted five songs to date that brought him ...

When discussing the rollcall of musicians who had joined his ensemble over the years, Frank Zappa credited one artist with playing beyond even his abilities.

To appreciate how varied and experimental early prog rock truly was, you only have to look at the albums that came out in ...

Frank Zappa put a subversive face on tricky jazz-rock fusion, collaborated with the L.A. Philharmonic and London Symphony Orchestra, and worked with classical figures from Zubin Mehta to Pierre Boulez ...

If anyone dares compose a far-ranging 130-minute profile of the life and times of Frank Zappa, it would be William S. Preston, Esq., better known to cult movie fans as Bill from “Bill and Ted’s ...

On the Mothers of Invention’s 1969 Uncle Meat, you can hear Frank Zappa exhort keyboardist Don Preston to climb up to the Royal Albert Hall’s majestic pipe organ and belt out the riff to Louie Louie.

Describing Frank Zappa's music to someone who has never heard it is a bit like describing New Orleans to someone who has never been there. You can mention the obvious: It's colorful, raunchy, a bit ...

Alex Winter does not claim to be a fanatic when it comes to the music of Frank Zappa. So why did the Bill & Ted franchise star-turned-director decide to detail the life and career of the music icon in ...

Universal Music Group has agreed to a deal with Frank Zappa’s family to acquire the legendary rocker-composer’s entire estate, including his prolific catalog, film archive, publishing rights and his ...

In the 1960s, he and his fellow singer Howard Kaylan embodied the feel-good sound of a popular pop-rock band. The two later found new fame as Flo & Eddie. By Michael S. Rosenwald She missed a shot at ...