Frank Zappa’s Astounding Mid-’70s Run of Rust Belt Gigs Collected for New ‘Erie’ Box Set
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Six-CD set features three full concerts from 1974 to 1976 and seven hours of unreleased music
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Frank Zappa and the Mothers’ Epic 1971 Fillmore East Shows Get 50th-Anniversary Reissue
Posted in: Music News8-CD set also includes band's encore with John Lennon and Yoko Ono and a recording of infamous London's Rainbow Bridge gig that left Zappa nearly paralyzed
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Check Back Into Frank Zappa’s ‘200 Motels’ With Giant 50th-Anniversary Reissue
Posted in: Music NewsSix-CD deluxe box set for 1971 soundtrack features unreleased demos, studio outtakes, alternate takes, radio ads, interviews, and "Dialog Protection Reels"
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The Specials Preview Covers Album With ‘Freedom Highway’
Posted in: Music NewsRelease will feature new takes on 12 protest songs
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Captain Beefheart’s Oddball Masterpiece ‘Trout Mask Replica’ Finally Comes to Streaming
Posted in: Music FeaturesAhmet Zappa explains why one of the weirdest albums of all time has taken so long to hit streaming, and expounds on the record's shambolic legacy
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The Sudden, Lucrative Gold Rush for Old Music
Posted in: Music Biz FeaturesAs the giants of classic rock contemplate retirement, music execs are dreaming up increasingly bold new ways to eke value out of their brands, images, and back catalogs
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20 Worst ‘Saturday Night Live’ Hosts
Posted in: TV & Movies ListsAs we brace for Elon Musk hosting the long-running sketch show, here's a look back at the 'SNL' Host Hall of Shame
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Frank Zappa’s Final U.S. Concert in 1988 Set for First-Ever Release
Posted in: Music NewsZappa ’88: The Last U.S. Show, recorded March 25th, 1988 at New York’s Nassau Coliseum, arrives June 18th
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Chester Thompson on His Years With Genesis, Frank Zappa, and Weather Report
Posted in: Music FeaturesHe spent 30 years in Genesis as a touring drummer, but he had a falling out with Phil Collins in 2010 and they haven't spoken since
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‘Zappa’ Review: A Modernist Mozart Who Happened to Be a Rock Star
Posted in: TV & Movies ReviewsAn exhaustive new documentary on Frank Zappa offers up a portrait of an artist as a walking contradiction
