Miss Mercy, Frank Zappa Muse and GTO Co-Founder, Dead at 71
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Band was famously featured in Rolling Stone's “Special Super-Duper Neat Issue” in 1969
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Hear Rare Mix of Frank Zappa’s ‘Sharleena,’ by Roy Thomas Baker
Posted in: Music NewsTrack will appear on upcoming The Mothers 1970 box set
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Frank Zappa’s 1970 Mothers Lineup Celebrated With New Box Set
Posted in: Music NewsHear "Portuguese Fenders," one of 70 unreleased live and studio recordings from beloved and short-lived lineup
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The Doors’ Robby Krieger Preps First Solo Album in 10 Years
Posted in: Music NewsGuitarist previews Zappa-tinged jazz LP The Ritual Begins at Sundown with "The Drift"
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Alex Winter’s Frank Zappa Doc ‘Zappa’ Premieres at South by Southwest
Posted in: Movie News"This film is by far the most intimate and expansive look into the innovative life of Frank Zappa," his son, Ahmet, tells Rolling Stone
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Frank Zappa’s ‘The Hot Rats Sessions’ Shows the Mother of Invention Hard at Work
Posted in: Album ReviewsWith alternate takes and quirky touches, Zappa's solo masterpiece gets a reissue worthy of its genius
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The Never-ending Afterlife of Classic Rock
Posted in: Music FeaturesDeath and retirement claimed some of our most cherished musical icons in the 2010s. But just as many sprang back to life through biopics, holograms, and the countless other manifestations of what one insider calls "legacy mode"
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Frank Zappa Marks 50th Anniversary of ‘Hot Rats’ With Massive Reissue
Posted in: Music NewsSix-disc The Hot Rats Sessions collects July 1969 recording sessions, rare remixes, unreleased songs and more
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Live After Death: Inside Music’s Booming New Hologram Touring Industry
Posted in: Music FeaturesWith specters of Frank Zappa and Roy Orbison attracting respectable audiences, are holograms truly music's final frontier?
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‘Bizarre World of Frank Zappa’ Hologram Tour Not So Bizarre After All
Posted in: Live ReviewsNew revue won over a Long Island crowd with psychedelic visuals and wacky humor that captured Zappa's essence
