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UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP BECOMES THE PERMANENT HOME OF FRANK ZAPPA ESTATE Company Acquires Recordings, Song Catalog, Film Archive and Complete Contents of The Vault of the Legendary American Artist, Genius Composer, Rock Guitar Virtuoso, Free Speech Activist and One-Time Cultural Ambassador to Czechoslovakia  SANTA MONICA, JUNE 30, 2022 — Universal Music Group (UMG), the world […]

NEW FRANK ZAPPA BOXED SET, ZAPPA/ERIE, COLLECTS TOGETHER AN EXCITING TRIO OF SHOWS FROM ERIE, PA AND SURROUNDING AREA BETWEEN 1974-76 SIX-DISC BOX/DIGITAL COLLECTION FEATURES MORE THAN SEVEN HOURS OF UNRELEASED LIVE PERFORMANCES FROM THREE DIFFERENT LINE-UPS, INCLUDING UNIQUE ARRANGEMENTS OF CLASSIC SONGS AVAILABLE NOW VIA ZAPPA RECORDS/UMe http://frankzappa.lnk.to/zappaerie The latest audio treasure to be […]

NEW FRANK ZAPPA BOXED SET, ZAPPA/ERIE, COLLECTS TOGETHER AN EXCITING TRIO OF SHOWS FROM ERIE, PA AND SURROUNDING AREA BETWEEN 1974-76 SIX-DISC BOX/DIGITAL COLLECTION FEATURES MORE THAN SEVEN HOURS OF UNRELEASED LIVE PERFORMANCES FROM THREE DIFFERENT LINE-UPS, INCLUDING UNIQUE ARRANGEMENTS OF CLASSIC SONGS AVAILABLE JUNE 17 VIA ZAPPA RECORDS/UMe Los Angeles – April 8, 2022 – The latest […]

No, Eddie, we are not kidding: Scott Parker and Phil Surkis welcome back Joe “Vaultmeister” Travers for an in-depth exploration of the soon to be released 8 CD box set, The Mothers 1971! The new set will include all four June 1971 shows from the Fillmore East, as well as the historic, and ultimately tragic […]

Scott Parker, Phil Surkis, and the world’s most polite drummer, Joe Travers, welcome critically acclaimed author and indisputable queen of the groupies, Pamela Des Barres. St. Valentine meets St. Alfonzo in this especially lovely edition of the ZappaCast! For all things Frank Zappa, including pre-ordering The Mothers 1971 box set, visit The Official Frank Zappa […]

FRANK ZAPPA’S LEGENDARY 1971 FILLMORE EAST RUN IN NYC AND SHOCKING FINAL RAINBOW THEATRE GIG IN LONDON WITH THE MOTHERS GETS PROPER 50TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION WITH DEFINITIVE EIGHT-DISC BOXED SET, THE MOTHERS 1971 ASTONISHING AMOUNT OF UNRELEASED LIVE MATERIAL UNEARTHED FROM THE VAULT CONTAINS EVERY NOTE PLAYED OVER FOUR SHOWS ACROSS TWO NIGHTS THAT CLOSED […]

Joe “Vaultmeister” Travers takes Scott Parker, Phil Surkis, and you, the listener, on a very special guided tour of the soon to be released 200 Motels 50th Anniversary box set. If you thought you knew 200 Motels, think again!  Plus, previews of upcoming ZappaCast shows featuring Pamela Des Barres and Jim Pons! For all things […]

Monstrous collection brings together newly remastered soundtrack with staggering amount of unreleased and rare material unearthed from the vault, including original demos, studio outtakes, work mixes, interviews and early audio edit of the film. Soundtrack will also be available on 2LP and 2CD, and everything will be available for streaming in standard and hi-res audio.

The ZappaCast team are joined by Frank Zappa’s longest tenured drummer, the legendary Chad Wackerman.