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Since his death a few decades ago, the closest you can get to experiencing the genius of Frank Zappa in person is by watching his son Dweezil perform his touring act, Zappa Plays Zappa. But nothing ...

“Frank Zappa was passionate about making his music sound as good as possible,” Ume President & CEO Bruce Resnikoff said in advance of news that is sure to please the late guitarist’s legions of fans.

One of Frank Zappa’s many musical talents, aside from his humor and lyrical savvy, was crafting punishingly technical tunes. Songs like “The Black Page #1” skip keys like rope and have the rhythmic ...

Frank Vincent Zappa was born on 21 December 1940, in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. His parents were second-generation Sicilian Greeks, the family had arabian and french origins too. His father played ...

America in 1969 was nearly as weird as it is today. A seemingly endless war in Southeast Asia, the horrific assassinations of political progressives and creepy Richard Nixon’s presidency cast shadows ...

Frank Zappa's music isn't for all tastes. He knew this: He made it that way. While his peers and contemporaries were incorporating R&B and blues into their psych-out rock 'n' roll, Zappa played around ...