One of Frank Zappa’s most fascinating and divisive bands will be celebrated in a new box set, The Mothers 1971, out March 18. Zappa’s lineup at the Fillmore featured Zappa (vocals, guitar) with Ian ...

Frank Zappa fans can now pre-order a special four-disc set, 'Carnegie Hall,' featuring two full-length shows performed on one 1971 night at New York's famous venue by Zappa and the Mothers of ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Some have called the 1971 European tour of Frank Zappa and his band, ...

Controversial Rock Icon Once Accused a Beatle of Stealing His Song originally appeared on Parade. Those who gathered at New York City's Fillmore East on June 6, 1971, were treated to a ...

The American composer and rock & roll provocateur, Frank Zappa, died at age 52 almost two decades ago, on December 4th, 1993. At the time of his passing, his official discography totaled 62 albums ...

On the topic of the feminist movement, Zappa describes it as just another fleeting trend, like Grand Funk Railroad. “It keeps ’em off the street,” he allows. A woman’s place is not necessarily the ...

Frank Zappa’s 200 Motels is getting a massive 50th-anniversary reissue for the 1971 film soundtrack. Long out-of-print, the new definitive six-CD box set arrives November 19th packed with the original ...

At Wednesday’s 10th birthday party for Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Los Angeles Philharmonic will perform the world premiere of Frank Zappa’s “200 Motels.” It’s made up of 13 orchestral suites by the ...