Detroit Free Press — Top metro Detroit shows of Fourth of July weekend also include Zac Brown Band, Modest Mouse with Brand New, Stars & Stripes             more info

JamBase — After the Zappa Family Trust issued Dweezil Zappa a cease and desist letter about the name of his band, the guitarist is getting his revenge with new merch. more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The New York Observer and Vox recommended summer reading. Consequence of Sound shared a beginner's guide to Frank Zappa. Would you like to support Largehearted Boy? Here are a couple of ways you can help. eBooks on sale for $1.99... more info

Mercury News, California — The rock music Frank Zappa wrote and performed with the Mothers of Invention and as a soloist often featured biting social criticism and lyrics too blistering to play on the radio more info

Consequence of Sound — Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Zappa's debut album, Freak Out!. more info

Consequence of Sound — Everyone could use a little Zappa in their life. more info

Consequence of Sound — Zappa tells it his way in one of the most complacent rock docs in recent memory. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Inside a home recording studio known as the Utility Muffin Research Kitchen, where the late Frank Zappa composed and recorded some of his most adventurous works, his youngest son, Ahmet, reflects on his father’s legacy. It is a rich m... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Inside a home recording studio known as the Utility Muffin Research Kitchen, where the late Frank Zappa composed and recorded some of his most adventurous works, his youngest son, Ahmet, reflects on his father’s legacy. It is a rich m... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Not to put too fine a point on it, but Frank Zappa, the fiercely idiosyncratic musician and composer, hated being interviewed. "It's one of the most abnormal things you can do to anyone, two steps removed from the Inquisition," he once said with typi... more info