The only band Frank Zappa seemed to genuinely admire: “I’d give it a 98”

A look at the love-in between Frank Zappa and Steely Dan and how the two alternative voices lampooned counterculture like the ...
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I saw Frank Zappa sit in with Pink Floyd. He was terrible: Swans’ Michael Gira

Swans’ Michael Gira regrets that Frank Zappa succumbed to “unfortunate prog tendencies” after his early creativity ...

Acid Tests, UFOs and The 13th Floor Elevators: The story of the world’s first psychedelic band

Before psychedelics ran rampant across San Francisco and beyond in the late 1960s, Texas' 13th Floor Elevators were using LSD ...
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“I saw Frank Zappa sit in with Pink Floyd. He was terrible”

Swans’ Michael Gira regrets that Frank Zappa succumbed to “unfortunate prog tendencies” after his early creativity ...
Music Connection

Zappa ’66: Vol. 1 – Live at TTG Studios Arriving May 15 From Zappa Records/UMe.

Frank Zappa’s vaunted Vaulternative Records imprint returns in 2026 after nearly a decade, reigniting the revered archival series in the Zappa catalog. Originally launched in 2002 by Gail Zappa and ...