Film and TV Interviews Music “Frank loved tongue sandwiches”: a conversation with Ahmet Zappa by Emily Elvish Innovator, composer, visionary. Throughout his 30 year career, Frank Zappa recalibrated the face of music, and his legacy stands to prove it.
Enmore Audio Features Gibson SG: 11 guitarists who made this iconic axe their own by Jeremy Span After 60 years, the Gibson SG remains the Les Paul’s rebellious cousin. If rock ‘n’ roll’s the Devil’s music, then the SG was made in…
News A new box set of Frank Zappa’s The Mothers of Invention is coming soon by James Peppercorn To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Frank Zappa‘s most famed band, The Mothers of Invention, we are getting a brand new box set. Even though…
Lists Check out these 8 music documentaries on YouTube, ready and waiting for your next big binge by Riley Fitzgerald When it comes to music documentaries on Youtube, it can be a bit of a mixed bag. So to help you mine the gold from…
Features Quantity over quality and the dangers of being labelled ‘prolific’ by Luke Saunders In modern music, it seems studio perfection is increasingly favoured over genuine alchemy. It is now common for artists to be spending anywhere between three…
News Watch rare footage of Frank Zappa jamming through Interstellar Overdrive with Pink Floyd in 1969 by Happy In 2012, whispers began emerging about some mythical footage of Frank Zappa jamming with Pink Floyd in 1969. There is photo proof of the performance…
Enmore Audio Features How Danelectro cast a unique shadow over the history of guitar by Josh Davies Danelectro might not be the first name you think of in guitars, but the company most famous for affordable instruments and unique designs was home…
Enmore Audio Features The electronic genius of Karlheinz Stockhausen by Jonathan Mendolicchio If you were to name 5 composers who changed the path of music or realised music’s potential, Karlheinz Stockhausen would be one of them. He…
Features The 10 most groundbreaking avant-garde albums of all time by Luke Saunders Let’s be honest, avant-garde is not for everyone. The listening experience is oft-times complex, strange, and explicitly challenging… but an experience it is! The most…
News Dweezil Zappa is bringing the ‘Hot Rats Live Tour’ to Australia in 2020 by Luke Saunders Dweezil Zappa has just announced that his ‘Hot Rats Live Tour’ is coming to Australia in April 2020, adding to next year’s irresistible array of…
Enmore Audio News Zappa’s Gear details the gear collection of the multifaceted icon by Josh Clarke Zappa’s Gear is the book from author Mick Ekers that illustrates the gear collection of musical mastermind, Frank Zappa. As a master of rock, pop,…
News Vinyl Frank Zappa’s estate announces 50th Anniversary reissue of Hot Rats by Sarah Gillard Yesterday marked 50 years since the release of Frank Zappa‘s innovative sophomore album Hot Rats. In commemoration of its anniversary, it will be getting a six-disc…
News Lost in a Whirlpool: the earliest Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart track by Happy Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart (aka Don Van Vliet) enjoyed a musical relationship that stretched back into their Californian high school days. Lost in a Whirlpool is…