Latest about Frank Zappa
Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor on the "life-changing" record which blew his teenage mind
Trent Reznor testifies to the mind-expanding wonders of his teenage record collection
“All things come to an end”: Chester Thompson’s career in and out of Genesis
American drummer recalls his life and times with Frank Zappa, Weather Report, Phil Collins, Unitopia and even the Bee Gees
Career-spanning Frank Zappa collection to be released on vinyl for the very first time
ZAPPAtite – Frank Zappa’s Tastiest Tracks will be available on coloured and black vinyl for the very first time and released in July
“I saw Frank Zappa sit in with Pink Floyd. He was terrible”: Swans’ Michael Gira
The lifelong experimental rocker believes only the first three Mothers Of Invention albums are worth listening to, because after that Zappa succumbed to “unfortunate prog tendencies”
Frank Zappa, Captain Beefheart and The Mothers' Bongo Fury, revisited and expanded
A six-disc, 57-track edition of the legendary 1975 collaboration, featuring live recordings and outtakes
“Somebody threw a toilet roll at Peter Gabriel. He threw it back and it landed just below me. I had that bog roll on my windowsill for years!” Marc Riley’s prog world
Turned on by Genesis, Beefheart, Zappa and Can, the former member of The Fall and The Creepers continues to smuggle prog into his radio shows
The 20 best prog reissues of 2025
Long-awaited cuts from Pink Floyd, Genesis, Rush, Mike Oldfield and many more got the deluxe treatment over the past 12 months. Is your favourite on our list?
The Dutch quartet inspired by just five minutes of Soft Machine music to make an iconic debut album
Their 1970 debut album, deliberately featuring no guitars at all, was inspired by the Canterbury band’s approach and Frank Zappa’s public persona – and it attained iconic status
“It was my first studio job. I wiped a Robert Fripp guitar section”: World-class producer’s shaky start
After the baptism of fire that was King Crimson’s Lizard, he worked on Tangerine Dream’s Rubycon, Frank Zappa’s Joe’s Garage and dozens of Van Morrison records
“When he gave the family car back, his dad sold it as ‘formerly driven by Frank Zappa’”
He developed his own form of expression at 9 years old, taught himself to compose music at 11, and hated the Summer Of Love, drugs and lack of effort. Here’s why there’s no such thing as an ex-Zappa fan
