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Steve Vai: The Best of the TVD Interview

Thu, May 09 2013 11:44am - Source: The Vinyl District

It's not lost on us that some of the biggest and most talented artists and musicians of this or any generation have gone on the record—on records—here at TVD.

Steve Vai: The Best of the TVD Interview Archive

Tue, May 07 2013 4:08pm - Source: The Vinyl District

It's not lost on us that some of the biggest and most talented artists and musicians of this or any generation have gone on the record—on records—here at TVD.

Something Else! Interview: Yes’ Steve Howe on Jon Davison, performing classic LPs, a renewed solo focus

Wed, April 24 2013 3:34pm - Source: Something Else!

It seems quitting Asia, with whom Yes' Steve Howe has recorded and performed in tandem since 2008, has only given the guitarist more to do.

Like, Omigod! Digging Through the ’80s Pop Culture Box, Part 8

Wed, April 03 2013 1:21pm - Source: Pop Dose

Two "legit" songs, a TV show theme and two songs I consider novelties.

Frank Zappa/The Mothers Of Invention reissues

Fri, March 15 2013 10:10am - Source: Uncut.co.uk

As a category, 'Zappa' was a mélange of juxtapositions, or perhaps a collage of mosaics, that included wacky surf tunes, modern jazz, comedy skits and musique concrète – and that was just the first five minutes of Lumpy Gravy.

Album review: Frank Zappa, Understanding America (Zappa)

Sat, January 12 2013 12:35am - Source: The Independent - Music

The first disc is a brilliant summary of the early Mothers of Invention in their pomp, telescoping the Sixties albums Freak Out!, Absolutely Free and We're Only in It for the Money into a cogent suite before heading off to the more virtuosic and lubricious satires of the Seventies.

Ray Collins Dead: Mothers of Invention Singer and Frank Zappa Cohort Dies at 75

Thu, December 27 2012 7:38pm - Source: Spinner

Ray Collins, singer and co-founder of the Mothers of Invention , has died at the age of 74.

Become an authorized distributor of Frank Zappa’s new rarities album Roxy By Proxy

Wed, December 19 2012 3:49pm - Source: Consequence of Sound

The never-before-released recordings — which include "Inca Roads," "Penguin in Bondage", and "Chunga's Reveng" — are from Frank Zappa' s December 1973 Roxy performances in Los Angeles.

Dancing About Architecture: Frank Zappa Reissues 1972-1979

Mon, December 10 2012 5:03pm - Source: The Quietus

As any Frank Zappa fan with over 20 years devotion behind them will tell you, there's not much you can do to make someone like his music if they aren't at least curious about it.

Gail Zappa: Regarding Frank Zappa

Fri, November 02 2012 3:33am - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

This is gonna be about exercising your right to vote.

Voracious Stylistic Promiscuity: Frank Zappa Reissues 1966 - 1972

Mon, October 08 2012 5:17pm - Source: The Quietus

It's ten years since I sold the last of my Frank Zappa albums, three since I started to regret it.

Frank Zappa: release of the 1973 Roxy performances

Thu, October 04 2012 6:25am - Source: Here Comes The Flood

That'll have to wait because the release of Frank Zappa at The Roxy will happen first.

Frank Zappa/The Mothers Of Invention reissues

Fri, September 14 2012 9:39am - Source: Uncut.co.uk

As a category, 'Zappa' was a mélange of juxtapositions, or perhaps a collage of mosaics, that included wacky surf tunes, modern jazz, comedy skits and musique concrète – and that was just the first five minutes of Lumpy Gravy.

Steve Vai: The TVD Interview

Tue, September 11 2012 4:24pm - Source: The Vinyl District

It doesn't matter what you or I think about Steve Vai. There are no statues dedicated to critics, no lifetime achievement awards for music journalists.

Steve Vai on How Frank Zappa Changed His Life, Playing Jimi Hendrix's Woodstock Guitar (EXCLUSIVE)

Mon, September 10 2012 5:44pm - Source: Noisecreep

At age 12, he started taking guitar lessons from Joe Satriani.

The first time Melody Maker feels confident enough to send me abroad without fearing an international incident as a consequence, I'm dispatched to interview Frank Zappa in Paris, where The Mothers Of Invention are celebrating their 10th anniversary.

Thu, August 23 2012 11:52am - Source: Uncut.co.uk

The first time Melody Maker feels confident enough to send me abroad without fearing an international incident as a consequence, I'm dispatched to interview Frank Zappa in Paris, where The Mothers Of Invention are celebrating their 10th anniversary.

The Mighty Boosh to pay tribute to Frank Zappa

Wed, August 15 2012 11:15pm - Source: Uncut.co.uk

Comedy troupe The Mighty Boosh are set to take part in a tribute event for Frank Zappa this November.

Frank Zappa's guitarist and vocalist to release biography

Thu, August 09 2012 4:13am - Source: Music-News.com

The Ike Willis Book, an upcoming literary release from The Project Scrutinizer, will be published later this year.

Rock History 101: Frank Zappa vs. The PMRC

Sun, August 05 2012 5:53pm - Source: Consequence of Sound

Frank Zappa was a genius; there is simply no two ways around that fact.

A Beginner’s Guide to Frank Zappa

Fri, August 03 2012 5:19am - Source: Consequence of Sound

You're a Serious Music Fan. You like artists who have a "Genius With a Capital G" tag affixed to them.

Frank Zappa's back catalogue reissued

Tue, July 31 2012 4:47pm - Source: The Music Mix

Back home, where it belongs, the music of Frank Zappa is now back in the hands of the Zappa Family Trust.

Desert Island Discs: Live Album Edition

Tue, July 31 2012 11:25am - Source: Something Else!

Only perhaps on this site could we query folks for Desert Island Live Discs, and find a six-way tie among the responses between the Who, Bill Evans, Little Feat, Kiss, Warren Zevon and the Talking Heads.

Frank Zappa catalogue out on digital for the first time

Tue, July 31 2012 12:24am - Source: Music-News.com

Back home, where it belongs, the music of Frank Zappa is now back in the hands of the Zappa Family Trust.

‘It was great fun’: Mike Keneally on XTC, Frank Zappa and the enduring magic of Tarkus

Wed, July 25 2012 11:42am - Source: Something Else!

By turns angular, poetic, experimental and gorgeously intelligent, Mike Keneally's new collaboration with Andy Partridge more fully explores the lesser-known impact of XTC in his sound.

Frank Zappa's Music Back in Hands of Zappa Family Trust

Wed, June 13 2012 6:49pm - Source: ArtistDirect

The music of the late legend Frank Zappa is now back in the hands of the Zappa Family Trust, where it belongs.

Frank Zappa estate signs with UMe; complete catalog coming

Tue, June 12 2012 3:40pm - Source: Music-News.com

The Zappa Family Trust, the "corporation" that handles all things having to do with Frank Zappa, have announced that they have signed a new contract with Universal Music Enterprises which will see 60 of Frank's albums get rereleased.

‘Somebody starts, and you just go’: Chad Wackerman on Frank Zappa, and his new jazz-rock project

Wed, May 23 2012 1:12pm - Source: Something Else!

May 2012 marks the 30th anniversary of the release of drummer Chad Wackerman's studio debut with Frank Zappa on Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch.

Upcoming 5-CD, 156-track set explores rare Frank Zappa recordings from pre-Mothers era

Mon, May 14 2012 7:50pm - Source: Something Else!

A new 5-CD set will focus on Frank Zappa's pre-Mothers of Invention era, with many tracks making their debut on compact disc.

Frank Zappa: The Roxy shows might see the light of that day

Sun, May 13 2012 8:22am - Source: Here Comes The Flood

Mention The Roxy shows in Hollywood, CA, and al Zapp fans will go ape.

Frank Zappa: From Straight To Bizarre DVD

Thu, May 10 2012 8:27am - Source: The Ripple Effect

No, this is not the motto of Ripple Music, but the slogan that Frank Zappa used in 1968 to launch his record company Bizarre Records.

Old music: Frank Zappa – Charva

Mon, April 23 2012 8:15am - Source: The Guardian Music Blog

Looking through my CD collection one afternoon in the mid-90s, it occurred to me that my music tastes were in need of a shake-up.

Words about music (263): Frank Zappa

Fri, April 20 2012 6:38am - Source: Here Comes The Flood

Value cannot be null.

Ex-Frank Zappa bassist Roy Estrada is jailed for 25 years for child abuse

Mon, February 27 2012 12:44pm - Source: Uncut.co.uk

Former Frank Zappa bassist Roy Estrada has been jailed for 25 years for child abuse.

Little Feat and Frank Zappa bassist jailed for 25 years

Sun, February 26 2012 8:51am - Source: Music-News.com

Roy Estrada, an original member of both Little Feat and Frank Zappa's Mothers Of Invention, has been jailed for 25 years for child molestation.

Frank Zappa speaks...

Mon, February 20 2012 2:43am - Source: MOG

Reviewed!

Frank Zappa Documentary

Fri, February 03 2012 3:42pm - Source: Quarter Life Party

Posted songs are for evaluation purposes only.

The Friday Morning Listen: Frank Zappa – We’re Only In It For The Money (1968)

Fri, January 27 2012 11:56am - Source: Something Else!

The drama surrounding the whole SOPA and PIPA bills was kind of fun to see play out.

HCTF's Full Show Friday: Frank Zappa live @ Palacio de Deportes, Barcelona, Spain 1988/05/17

Fri, January 13 2012 10:41am - Source: Here Comes The Flood

Musicians: Frank Zappa, Ike Willis, Mike Keneally, Scott Thunes, Chad Wackerman, Ed Mann, Bobby Martin, Bruce Fowler, Walt Fowler, Paul Carman, Albert Wing, Kurt McGettrick.

My First Album - Frank Zappa/Captain Beefheart - Bongo Fury

Thu, January 05 2012 9:07am - Source: The Ripple Effect

Who the hell gives a 7 year old a Frank Zappa record for Christmas?

Jim Sherwood Dead: Woodwind Player for Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention Dies at 65

Wed, December 28 2011 9:17pm - Source: Spinner

Jim 'Motorhead' Sherwood, the original woodwind player for Frank Zappa 's Mothers of Invention , passed away on December 25 at the age of 69, the Guardian reports.

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