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Words about music (263): Frank Zappa

4630 days ago
Here Comes The Floodphoto: Heinrich Klaffs Most people wouldn't know music if it came up and bit them on the ass. Frank Zappa more info

From the archive, 19 April 1975: Can pop music really be the greatest art form?

4631 days ago
Guardian MusicStanley Reynolds tries to give modern music a fair hearingFor a whole decade now we have been putting up with the loud and aggressive artistic pretensions of pop music and mainly - and especially if we did not want to seem too outre - we have sat qui... more info

Write for us about: the best music autobiographies

4640 days ago
Guardian MusicWhich is the most compelling musical memoir? Let us know …"Writing about music is like dancing about architecture," said Frank Zappa (or Elvis Costello, Laurie Anderson or someone else entirely depending on who you listen to). But is that a fair as... more info

New band of the day – No 1,242: Mafia Lights

4647 days ago
Guardian MusicThese Guildford goodfellas make gently atmospheric electro-pop. It's an offer you can easily refuse …Hometown: Guildford.The lineup: Joel Amey (vocals), James Balmont (bass, guitars, keyboards), Cameron Knight (lead guitars, beats).The background: ... more info

Sgt Pepper 2012: why so few black faces?

4648 days ago
Guardian MusicPeter Blake's updated cover to the classic Beatles album has plenty of interesting faces - but a conspicuous lack of people of colourIt has been parodied by people as varied as The Simpsons, Eric Idle-fronted spoof band the Rutles, Frank Zappa and ra... more info

Nolan Porter :: If I Could Only Be Sure (Single Version)

4648 days ago
Aquarium DrunkardI originally caught wind of Nolan Porter’s “If I Could Only Be Sure” via the cover that kicks off Paul Weller’s 2004 album, Studio 150. This, the single version, was released as a 7″ on ABC Records in 1972. Cut in Los Angeles, the track b... more info

Dweezil Zappa Sued By Divorce Lawyer Over Unpaid Bill

4651 days ago
StarpulseRocker Dweezil Zappa has been sued by his divorce lawyer over an allegedly unpaid bill. The musician's wife, Lauren Knudsen, filed for divorce in 2010 citing irreconcilable differences after five... more info

Dweezil Zappa - Dweezil Zappa Sued By Divorce Lawyer

4651 days ago
ContactMusicRocker Dweezil Zappa has been sued by his divorce lawyer over an allegedly unpaid bill The musicians wife Lauren Knudsen filed for divorce in 2010 citing irreconcilable differences after five years of marriage and Zappa has been dealt a further blow ... more info

Clouds On Strings: Pomology

4668 days ago
Here Comes The Flood Chico, CA prog quintet Clouds On Strings have made a concept EP about fruit. That's right, about fruit. Pomology puts the spotlight on an Apple, a Banana, a Kiwi and a Grapefuit. These guys sound old school in a good way. All the fun aside these g... more info

Blue Touch Paper – review

4670 days ago
Guardian MusicKings Place, LondonColin Towns, the one-time rock pianist and TV and film composer, paints big musical canvases, full of colliding characters who sound like relatives of Stravinsky, Zappa, the Beatles, Miles Davis or Kurt Weill. He usually unleashes ... more info

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