The song Frank Zappa wrote to kill off “country and western music” The death of a genre. Reuben Cross Apr 10, 2026
10 classic albums from 1976 that would never be made today They can’t be recreated. Dale Maplethorpe Apr 10, 2026
Three men walk into a senate hearing: The unholy alliance of Frank Zappa, Dee Snider, and John Denver A memorable if fruitless defense of rock ‘n’ roll impurity. Andrew Clayman Apr 8, 2026
“Doesn’t move me”: Maynard James Keenan’s big issue with Frank Zappa “That’s heady stuff.” Tom Phelan Apr 7, 2026
Laurel Canyon Ballet Company: The dance troupe that define 1960s Los Angeles Life of the party. Lucy Harbron Apr 1, 2026
“He was rather unkind”: The prog-rock legends that Frank Zappa resented and why they always regretted it Jealousy from rock’s most eccentric face. Tim Coffman Mar 26, 2026
“Really hard time”: the failed gigs Tom Waits said he needed to play Tough. Reuben Cross Mar 18, 2026
“Light-years ahead of his time”: When Frank Zappa lampooned an American icon “Never flush a tampon!” Tom Phelan Mar 16, 2026
‘Out To Get You’: the guitar solo Frank Zappa never wanted to play “I didn’t want to do it…” Ben Forrest Mar 16, 2026
“Incapable”: When a scathing attack put Frank Zappa’s songwriting under the microscope Damning. Reuben Cross Mar 13, 2026