Insights on the genius of Frank Zappa you won’t find anywhere else.
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Zappa’s early influences: R&B – Doo-wop Vol.19
Frank Zappa often complained by the Eighties that he found it difficult to find musicians who were familiar with the Doo-Wop and R&B records of the Fifties. So his love of that music could not be featured in his later…
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Zappa Hour 4 – Frank’s avant-garde philosophy
Frank Zappa’s influence, avant-garde music, and sonic experimentation – insights on Giorgio Gomelsky, Ornette Coleman, and the evolution of artistic soundscapes. Bob Dobbs is a Zappa researcher and McLuhan scholar. He is joined by regular contributors Roxana Flores Larrainzar and…
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Zappa was more than a musician. –Tommy Mars, keyboardist
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Zappa on trying new things. (From Peefeeyatko)
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Zappa’s early influences: R&B – Doo-wop Vol.18
Frank Zappa often complained by the Eighties that he found it difficult to find musicians who were familiar with the Doo-Wop and R&B records of the Fifties. So his love of that music could not be featured in his later…
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Tommy Mars on Zappa’s use of instruments.
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Decoding Rock: Meltzer, McLuhan, Revolution
Bob and Scott delve into Richard Meltzer’s The Aesthetics of Rock, emphasizing his unique style that blends art, politics, and culture. His rhythmic, tactile prose is compared to James Joyce’s Finnegans Wake, with a focus on Meltzer’s enduring ability to…
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Zappa on US non-culture. #interview
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Zappa’s early influences: R&B – Doo-wop Vol.17
Frank Zappa often complained by the Eighties that he found it difficult to find musicians who were familiar with the Doo-Wop and R&B records of the Fifties. So his love of that music could not be featured in his later…