Frank Zappa didn’t like being interviewed, but he sure enjoyed having a chat.
Frank-Zappa
Book Review: “Freak Out! My Life with the Mothers of Invention” — Intimate Observations
Fans of Frank Zappa who want to know about Frank the man as well as Zappa the musical and political icon would be wise to seek out Freak Out!
Film Review: Remembrance of Things Zappa
Filmmaker Salvo Cuccia packs a lot into this tightly framed 2014 documentary on Frank Zappa.
Fuse Concert Review: NEC Winds Play Mingus, Schuller, Babbitt (and More)
The five compositions and one de facto suite played at the NEC Winds and Winds Ensemble performance spoke with six different voices and carried six different messages.
Music Preview: Navigating the Headwaters of the Third Stream
NEC is closed tonight but much of the repertoire on this program is also scheduled for a concert on March 6.
Book Review: Frank Zappa — A Jerk of Genius
Veteran British journalist Barry Miles pens the definitive biography of irreverent rocker Frank Zappa. Zappa by Barry Miles. Grove Press By Milo Miles Veteran British journalist and biographer Barry Miles, who has specialized in the Beatles and the Beats, treats Frank Zappa with the same corrosive irreverence the artist applied to every subject he discussed […]