FRANK ZAPPA’S FORMER BANDMATES LAUNCH FIRST HEADLINE TOUR AS THE ZAPPA BAND
Following up on last year's run of shows opening for King Crimson, The Zappa Band, which features musicians who recorded and toured with the late Zappa, has embarked on its first headlining tour. T...
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HOW A 24-HOUR FRANK ZAPPA PARTY BECAME PROJECT/OBJECT
When Frank Zappa, the brilliant, outrageous and outspoken musician, composer and filmmaker, died 25 years ago, he did not take his influential body of work with him. His activism against censorship, h...
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DR. DOG’S ERIC SLICK TALKS SOLO MUSIC, REFLECTS ON SCHOOL OF ROCK & ADRIAN BELEW YEARS
Anyone who has seen Philadelphia-based Dr. Dog perform knows the band boasts an uber-talented drummer in Eric Slick, who makes complicated patterns look (and sound) simple as he steers the multifacete...
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FRANK ZAPPA FOOD-THEMED COMPILATION COMING SEPT. 23
"ZAPPAtite: Frank Zappa's Tastiest Tracks," an 18-song career-spanning release, will be available Sept. 23 on Zappa Reords/UMe. The upcoming retrospective "collects some of Zappa's best known and b...
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