“He probably wouldn’t have been such an audio pack rat if he didn’t expect something should or would be done with it one day, ...

"The guy that sticks out at the moment is Steve Vai. He’s really shit-hot," former Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore ...

How did working with Zappa prepare you for what was to come with ... and bird calls How did Steve Vai become involved? “We ...

As for Vai? Shortly after turning 18, he started working as a paid transcriptionist for Zappa and soon joined his band, ...

Frank Vincent Zappa was born on 21 December 1940, in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. His parents were second-generation Sicilian Greeks, the family had arabian and french origins too. His father played ...

played in Frank Zappa's band and calls rock legends like Led Zeppelin and Queen major influences. When the Big 100.3 in Washington D.C. asked Vai who he'd like to collaborate with, the guitarist ...

Grammy Award-winning guitarist Dweezil Zappa is bringing The Rox(postroph)y Tour to The Paramount Theater in Charlottesville ...

Videos from KQED Live Watch recordings of recent KQED Live events. Moon Unit Zappa got the question a lot, particularly during the “Valley Girl” years: “What was it like growing up with Frank Zappa ...

Dweezil Zappa brings The Rox(Postroph)y Tour to The Newton Theatre on Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 8:00pm. The son of iconic ...

Universal Music Group has finally released the 50th anniversary edition of what’s arguably Frank Zappa’s most commercial and popular album, Apostrophe (’). I’ve been waiting 47 years for ...

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Of course it’s not King Crimson; we’re not calling it that. But we’re not going to step all over this material. We’re going ...