All Things To All People
Lumpy Gravy, Zappa’s third or fourth album, depending on how you count, was originally for Capitol’s classical music label, but it’s still definitely Zappa.
Sometimes with documentaries, length can be a hinderance. There’s such a thing as too much depth, and they can tip from fascinating to boring. Other documentaries, like From Straight To Bizarre about the other acts on Frank Zappa’s labels in the late…
Cover of Wild Man Fischer Sad news to report. Artie Barnes confirmed that Larry “Wild Man” Fischer died Wednesday from heart trouble. He’s been a favorite of mine — and his albums with Barnes & Barnes are very much worth tracking down….
Image via Wikipedia I’ve been waiting 6 years for Derailroaded to come out on DVD, and I’m very happy to report that it finally has. The only way it could be better is if it came out with the Frank Zappa-produced An…
Image via Wikipedia Who don’t love Christmas? Most of us, but as Wonderlick said, it’s nice to pretend. Here’s another hypothetical mix CD, and it’s all Christmas Songs, since it’s getting to be that time of year again (unless you’re reading this…
[Purchase Book] Wild Man Fischer is one of the most enigmatic names of pop music. Fisher was discovered by Frank Zappa, named by Solomon Burke, and the first artist to release a single (and later, the first LP) on Rhino Records. He’s…