Guitarist Frank Zappa was best known for his intricate brand of rock music, coupled with a sardonic social commentary. Not as well known is the classical side of his composing. This month, the ...

As a result, Zappa’s latest mad-scientist invention took the increasingly put-upon, ever-recycling Mothers across broader musical terrain than most artists cover in entire careers. They visited ...

Gateway Acts is an ongoing series on Backbeat in which we examine the music that served as an entry point for our burgeoning musical obsessions, a gateway drug that tuned us in and turned us on. Today ...

When I first heard this song, it reminded me of Frank Zappa. (SOUNDBITE OF DWEEZIL ZAPPA SONG, "FUNKY 15") MCEVERS: That kind of weird, unpredictable prog rock the late musician is known for. The song ...

Frank Zappa was a man who you could describe as aggressively anti-commercial and someone who courted divisiveness. He made all sorts of different kinds of music. He made jazz that only the most ardent ...

Make SFGATE a preferred source so your search results prioritize writing by actual people, not AI. Add Preferred Source Frank Zappa was -- and remains -- an unsettling piece of work, a brilliant ...

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with musician Dweezil Zappa, son of Frank Zappa, about his new album, Via Zammata, and his father's influence on his music. When I first heard this song, it reminded me of ...