Luxury design brand LUNO has teamed up with the Frank Zappa Estate on the creation of the SSKL Soundwave, FZ Limited Edition. This uniquely designed record console—only 10 of which will be available for purchase–is highlighted by a solid brass soundwave from Frank Zappa’s “Sofa No. 1” musical composition that is meticulously inlaid by hand […]
180-Gram audiophile grade vinyl pressing available July 20 via Zappa Records/UMe. Coming on the heels of last month’s vinyl release of his enigmatic Burnt Weeny Sandwich, Frank Zappa’s stylistically diverse and subversive 1970 album Chunga’s Revenge will be the next classic Zappa album to be reissued on vinyl as part of the Zappa Family Trust […]
Kick back with a cold whatever, kids…it’s time for an all-new ZAPPACAST! Frank Zappa was DEEPLY inspired by the blues, and drew from it as inspiration throughout the entirety of his career. In this episode, Scott chats with ED KOMARA (author of ZaFTIG — the Zappa Family Trust Issues Guide) about Frank’s history with the […]
Dweezil Zappa’s “Choice Cuts” Tour hits North America in the Fall! 10/24/18: Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room10/25/18: Melbourne, FL – Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts10/26/18: Ft. Meyers, FL – Southwest Florida Events Center10/27/18: Ponte Vedra Beach, FL – Ponte Vedra Concert Hall10/28/18: Charlotte, NC – McGlohon Theater10/29/18: Raleigh, NC – Fletcher […]
180 Gram audiophile grade vinyl pressing available June 22 via Zappa Records/UMe. Los Angeles – May 10, 2018 – Over the last several years, the Zappa Family Trust and UMe have lovingly been restoring Frank Zappa’s iconic catalog together by reissuing his classic albums on CD, pressing long-out-of-print records back on vinyl and digitizing the […]
Well well, looks like it’s time for another ZAPPACAST! And this time around we have the long-awaited PART TWO of our conversation with Ahmet Zappa! Will the Läther album be reissued on vinyl? What is Ahmet’s #metoo story? And why is Scott such an asshole? All this and more right here, right now…on the ZAPPACAST! […]
Easter Morning, 1969… Frank Zappa calls up Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band and tells them the album he is producing for them is done. The Captain instructs the band to dress in their Sunday best clothes before they all go to the studio and listen to the complete finished work for the first time. […]
Coming on 4/21/18 for Record Store Day! Lumpy Gravy: Primordial contains Frank Zappa’s first orchestral-only edit of the music sessions recorded at Capitol Studios during 1967. This self-described “ballet” was never officially issued until 2008 on the posthumous collection Lumpy Money. On Record Store Day 2018 it makes it’s debut on limited edition 12” 45rpm […]
Look who’s talking again! It’s none other than the Vaultmeister, Joe Travers! Joe took some time off from his job pounding them pagan skins for Joe Satriani to chat about the fantastic new box set, The Roxy Performances! The box features all of the shows Frank Zappa and his Mothers performed for film cameras and some […]
It’s been a long time coming but we’ve done it! Ahmet Zappa, head of the Zappa Family Trust joins us for a chat about the State Of The Zappa Union, the legacy of his mother Gail and much more! Plus listener questions answered! Come on down and get on down with the ZappaCast! The musical […]
