Latest about Frank Zappa
Adrian Belew on how he went from playing with Frank Zappa to joining David Bowie's band
Belew would serve as Bowie’s lead guitarist between 1978 and 1979, before returning as his musical director in 1990
“Rock ’n’ roll is full of borderline despots”: Why does Bob Dylan get through so many guitarists?
Fret Buzz The rock icon has had no shortage of brilliant players lining up to follow him in the jingle jangle morning, but lately they’re dropping like flies
The notorious final tour of the Zappa band, and his bassist’s role in its demise
Though many regard the 1988 lineup as one of Zappa’s most musically formidable bands, the tour ended in disaster, with Zappa returning home, never to tour again
Ike Willis, long-term guitarist and vocalist with Frank Zappa, dies aged 70
Willis was part of Zappa’s bands and projects for a decade, and aside from his role as a guitarist, he voiced the protagonist in Zappa opus Joe’s Garage
Loved by Frank Zappa, Bootsy Collins, Steve Vai and more, how the Mu-Tron III became a vintage pedalboard icon
Mike Beigel's groundbreaking envelope filter made the world a funkier place
How Mike Keneally landed the Frank Zappa gig – after cold-calling his guitar hero
Keneally said he had a “Zappa jukebox” in his brain. The man himself wanted to test it out
Frank Zappa’s ‘Baby Snakes’ SG is heading to auction for the first time – and expected to sell for half a million dollars
The heavily modified SG copy was bought for $500 and became one of his most well-known guitars
Adrian Belew on his carpal tunnel fears and recovery, working with Vai and Frank Zappa, and his next musical adventure
As he recovers from surgery, the progressive guitar icon draws a line from Frank Zappa through Talking Heads, King Crimson and Beat, explains his synergy with Steve Vai, and hints at the pedals that will drive his future creations
