Guardian Music — 'I worked with Salvador Dalí for four days. He did a sculpture of my brain with a chocolate eclair running down the back'What got you started?I was at that perfect age: I was 15 when the Beatles came out in the US; then the Rolling Stones, the Kinks... more info

ContactMusic — Cult singer/songwriter Larry 'Wild Man' Fischer has died of heart failure in Los Angeles. The 1960s stalwart, who battled schizophrenia and other mental illnesses, was a street busker on Sunset Boulevard when he came to the attention of Frank Zappa..... more info

Guardian Music — Jake Shears and Babydaddy will oversee music for delayed film of Jim Henson's much-loved 80s TV showScissor Sisters have been commissioned to dance their cares away, composing the soundtrack to the forthcoming Fraggle Rock movie. Frontman Jake Shears... more info

Guardian Music — From Young Dirty Bastard to Wolfgang Van Halen, musical offspring are following in their rock star folks' footstepsIt's the tragic dilemma that some bands are faced with: how to carry on when one of your members has died. When Wu Tang Clan lost their... more info

Guardian Music — June 1969: Number 4 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of indie musicFor his third album, Captain Beefheart signed to Frank Zappa's Straight label, having been promised complete artistic freedom. The result was Trout Mask Replica, four... more info

Guardian Music — Recording engineer who collaborated with Steely Dan for 30 yearsThe albums of Steely Dan were renowned for their sophisticated musical content and for their benchmark-setting audio quality. An indispensable contributor to the latter was their recordi... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Superb BBC documentary from 1997, narrated by none less than John Peel, featuring Beefheart himself, Frank Zappa, Ry Cooder and many more! Don Van Vliet (born Don Glen Vliet; January 15, 1941 – December 17, 2010) was an American musician, singer-... more info

Altsounds — The four Findlay sisters have stepped out of their rehearsal shed in the Victorian hills with a sound that quite simply rocks! Zappa and Zeppelin inspired, 70s soulful rock 'n roll and stellar song writing are the reasons these four very talented ... more info

Popdose — His credentials are as deep as his records are extraordinary: Adrian Belew, after all, has had stints with Frank Zappa, David Bowie, the Talking Heads, King Crimson and Nine Inch Nails. But, try as he might with pop outfits like the Bears, Belew — ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — (Chilly) Gonzales, born Jason Charles Beck, is a Grammy-nominated Canadian musician currently residing in Paris, France. Though best known for his first MC and electro albums, he is also a pianist, producer, and songwriter. If you ever wondered wh... more info