“Incapable”: When a scathing attack put Frank Zappa’s songwriting under the microscope

While Frank Zappa was vocal about his dislike for The Velvet Underground, Sterling Morrison perhaps had the last laugh in a damning indictment of his work.
Westword

How a Frank Zappa fixation fostered an appreciation for classical compositions

Gateway Acts is an ongoing series on Backbeat in which we examine the music that served as an entry point for our burgeoning musical obsessions, a gateway drug that tuned us in and turned us on. Today ...
NPR

Dweezil Zappa On Dad's Music: We Treat It 'Like It's Classical Music'

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with musician Dweezil Zappa, son of Frank Zappa, about his new album, Via Zammata, and his father's influence on his music. When I first heard this song, it reminded me of ...
The Arts Desk

Frank Zappa's 200 Motels, Royal Festival Hall

A vast amount of percussion formed a bric-a-brac horseshoe around the Festival Hall’s wide stage, and was called upon to make a great deal of noise at times. A rock band and multiple synths and ...
WKAR

Dweezil Zappa On Dad's Music: We Treat It 'Like It's Classical Music'

When I first heard this song, it reminded me of Frank Zappa. (SOUNDBITE OF DWEEZIL ZAPPA SONG, "FUNKY 15") MCEVERS: That kind of weird, unpredictable prog rock the late musician is known for. The song ...