Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention to release ‘Whisky A Go Go, 1968’ live album
The wild five-hour show recorded at the legendary LA venue has been unearthed The hand-scrawled ad...
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Stage-played Kurt Cobain, Eric Clapton guitars head to auction
More than one thousand rock and roll items will be available In celebration of its 20th...
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Frank Zappa’s ‘Over-Nite Sensation’ fully chronicled with 50th anniversary edition
New expanded album features 57 unreleased studio & live tracksPhoto credit: Sam Emerson In...
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The Roxy celebrates 50 years on the Sunset Strip with Grammy Museum exhibit
Exhibit includes memorabilia from Lou Adler’s archives To celebrate the 50th anniversary of...
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Incredibly rare Frank Zappa recordings compiled into ‘Funky Nothingness’
Songs have been unearthed from vault and compiled into new collection In 1969, after The Mothers...
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Frank Zappa Estate shares previously unreleased performance of ‘City of Tiny Lites’
Performance appears on upcoming Zappa ’80: Mudd Club/Munich album A thrilling live...
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Frank Zappa’s short-lived 1980 lineup featured on new dual concert release
Zappa ’80: Mudd Club/Munich features two concerts at intimate NYC venue & Munich Frank...
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Frank Zappa ‘Your Mouth’ unreleased outtake released
Outtake appears on forthcoming box set On April 10, 1972, after a couple weeks of rehearsals to...
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Frank Zappa famed ‘Electric Orchestra’ celebrated with box set
Five disc multi-format collection features jazz-influenced music In 1972, following the aftermath...
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Frank Zappa’s ‘Valley Girl’ celebrates 40th anniversary
Top 40 hit receives animated video, dance remix & merch This year marks the 40th anniversary...
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Zappa Records details ‘Zappa ’75: Zagreb/Ljubljana’
Rare concert features short-lived line of The Mothers In the fall of 1975, towards the tail end of...
Read MoreUniversal Music Group becomes permanent home of Frank Zappa Estate
Company acquires recordings, song catalog film archive and complete vault contents Universal Music Group (UMG) has acquired the entire Frank Zappa catalog, including songs, film archive and complete vault contents. The company...
Read MoreFunky version of Frank Zappa’s ‘Montana’ from ‘Zappa/Erie’ drops
Zappa Erie is available June 17th The Zappa Trust has released the latest live track from the forthcoming Zappa Erie box set via Zappa Records/UMe. An extended and especially funky version of fan favorite “Montana,” recorded at...
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The Zappa Band launches first-ever headlining tour
Zappa alumni group hits the road One of the most ground-breaking, original, and fearless figures...
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New Frank Zappa ‘Zappa/Erie’ box detailed
Set collects an exciting trio of shows from Erie, PA and surrounding area The latest audio...
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Frank Zappa ‘The Mothers 1971’ box set detailed
1971 Fillmore East run in NYC and final Rainbow Theatre Gig in London compiled into set for 50th...
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Alternative version of Frank Zappa’s ‘Magic Fingers’ released
Track appears on the forthcoming 200 Motels reissue Ahead of the December 17th release of Frank...
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Frank Zappa ‘200 Motels’ gets definitive edition
Documentary and soundtrack compiled into six disc box set In celebration of the golden anniversary...
Read MoreEpisode 95 – Ahmet Zappa
Zappa talks about his new AXS TV memorabilia show AXS TV puts the spotlight on an eclectic array...
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Frank Zappa’s final US show gets first-ever release
Zappa ’88: The Last U.S. Show gets June 18th release Nobody knew, not even Frank Zappa, as...
Read MoreTaylor Swift, Metallica, Willie Nelson top your Notable Releases for Dec 12, 2020
These are your Notable Releases for December 12, 2020 Taylor Swift has done it again! She’s surprised dropped her second album of the year on Friday (Dec 11th). Evermore is the country-turned-pop-star’s ninth studio...
Read MoreZappa documentary soundtrack detailed
Soundtrack available digitally now and physically in 2021 A perfect complement to Alex Winter’s highly acclaimed documentary, Zappa, about the about the prolific genius composer, free speech activist, cultural ambassador...
Read More‘Zappa’ takes fans inside Frank Zappa vault
Documentary available Nov 27th Zappa, a documentary that explores the life of Frank Zappa, takes fans inside of the avant garde rocker’s vaults… literally. The film opens with the footage of Zappa performing for the...
Read MoreA FUN Halloween — Weekend Notes for October 31, 2020
Ticketmaster returns to live events, Taylor Swift achieves new records, and Crowded House to tour in 2021 Weekend Notes is back and jam-packed with spook-tacular music headlines for this Halloween 2020. Our top story this week,...
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