Frank Zappa was well known for his critical outlook on life, and unsurprisingly, he hated some of the biggest bands of the ...

Few artists were more prolific than the late Frank Zappa. He released a whopping 62 records in his lifetime, with the Zappa ...

Arriving to Hollywood's TGT studios full of creative ideas, one piece proved too much for Frank Zappa's label in the mid ...

When he resurfaced not long afterward with Hot Rats, his second solo album, he sounded little like the bizarre innovator who had skewered the mainstream and counterculture alike with the Mothers. Yet ...

Frank Zappa, one of the most confounding musicians ever to grace the rock 'n' roll, had a penchant for taking what essentially amounted to full-blown avant-garde compositions and arranging them for ...

The musician’s acclaimed sixth solo album, which was originally released in 1974, will see a 75-track, six-disc re-release, due for September 13. Along with the original nine tracks, which includes ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Dweezil Zappa and his late father, Frank Zappa. Photos: Getty Images) The late outsider virtuoso musician Frank Zappa released ...

Is there a more intimidating discography for a neophyte to ponder than that of Frank Zappa? With about 110 albums to Zappa’s name, there are an ungodly number of entry points into his music. And no ...

Legendary musician Frank Zappa kept an archive for years and years. This archive, known as The Vault, contains troves of music, interviews, concert recordings, and even 8mm and 35mm film footage. Few ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Thirty-five years ago, Newsweek rejected Frank Zappa. It's true. Zappa, the iconoclastic musician and bandleader whose ...

Our first look at the Frank Zappa hologram has arrived and it’s speaking out against censorship. In a new video released by Zappa’s team and Eyellusion, a dispute with Ticketmaster is addressed, ...

Frank Zappa’s Vaulternative Records returns after a decade with Zappa ’66 Vol 1 Live At TTG Studios, featuring 17 unreleased Mothers Of Invention recordings from 1966.