Here Comes The Flood — Watch Zappatika perform Peaches en Regalia @ Q-Bus, Leiden, The Netherlands - 2012/12/14. The band played a full set of Frank Zappa covers that night: Chunga's Revenge, I'm The Slime, Stinkfoot, Santana Variations, Cozmik Debris,We Are Not Alone, ... more info

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LargeHeartedBoy — The week's new music releases lean heavily toward nostalgia, with a 5-disc box set of Blur's Parklive album, a 35th anniversary edition of Eric Clapton's Slowhand, and several Frank Zappa reissues. What new releases are you picking up this... more info

Guardian Music — Son of Rogue's Gallery, a compilation of songs from the seafaring tradition, will feature a grizzled crew including Keith Richards, Michael Stipe, Nick Cave and Shane MacGowanIggy Pop, Patti Smith, Tom Waits and the Pogues' Shane MacGowan are among t... more info

Guardian Music — Yes, they pack their songs full of cliches. But these 'Spice Girls with instruments' are fun and charming – and there's a distinct whiff of Suzi Quatro about themReading on mobile? Listen hereHometown: London.The lineup: Aicha, Chloe, Carmen, Rosie... more info

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Guardian Music — In the music industry discreet revisionism is rife. But out-foxing your old label doesn't explain the need for a bassoonPerfectionism can be an unbecoming trait. One thinks of the prospective job candidate, smugly asserting his or her unstinting exce... more info

Impose Magazine — Absolutely Free might be a reference to Frank Zappa's second album, or it might be a reference to the feeling of starting anew. Comprised of four members of Impose alum DD/MM/YYY—essentially the whole crew minus guitarist/singer Tomas Del Balso... more info

Guardian Music — Help! us explore the many ways in which John, Paul, George and Ringo have influenced film, then and nowWith Magical Mystery Tour getting the bells-and-whistles reissue treatment this week, here's a look back at the multifaceted and often downright bi... more info

Here Comes The Flood — The world won't end in 2012. That'll have to wait because the release of Frank Zappa at The Roxy will happen first. Here's what his widow Gail Zappa has to say about this: Dear People of Earth, Here’s what’s thrilling: It is Moon’s Bi... more info