A long-in-the-vaults Frank Zappa television special, recorded in June 1974 but never aired, will finally be released next month as a concert film and live album. “Ladies and gentlemen, we’d like to ...
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 ...
Oakland’s Mills College has for decades been sacred ground for contemporary music, says Charles Amirkhanian, the artistic and executive director of San Francisco’s New Music organization Other Minds.
On this day, December 4, 1971, the Montreux Casino burnt down during a Frank Zappa concert and inspired this classic rock ...
The first hit album of Frank Zappa‘s career, Apostrophe (‘), will be expanded into a comprehensive box set for its 50th anniversary. Available in a variety of formats on Sept. 13, the reissue in its ...