frank zappa

Zappa Trailer Previews Eclectic Musician’s Upcoming Documentary

ZAPPA, the forthcoming documentary about eclectic musical legend Frank Zappa, released its first trailer today (Oct. 28), ahead of the film's video-on-demand release date of…
Katherine Turman / October 28, 2020

Peter Gabriel: Our 1986 Interview

This article originally appeared in the September 1986 issue of SPIN. She shaved her head as penance. A darkly handsome young woman with…
Timothy White / August 4, 2019

The Modern Lovers: Our 1986 Feature, Funny How Love Is

This article originally appeared in the June 1986 issue of SPIN. "We don't want some girl to fool around with / We don't…
Scott Cohen / July 20, 2019

Talking Heads: Our 1985 Cover Story

This article originally appeared in the June 1985 issue of SPIN. The Talking Heads invented the modern rock band. They found that if you're…

Frank Zappa’s Hologram Is Going on Tour

It happened to Michael Jackson, Tupac, and Elvis— and now, it seems experimental-rock icon Frank Zappa, who died in 1993, will join the ranks of "dead musicians who were…
Liz Cantrell / September 21, 2017

Dweezil Zappa Plays (His Own) Zappa for a Change After a Decade of Tributes

It might be the case that the only person who can truly play Frank Zappa's genre-bending work is another Zappa. The legendary oddball's eldest son, Dweezil Zappa,…
James Grebey / November 25, 2015

Frank Zappa-Your-Zits: Pimple Bacteria Named After Rock Iconoclast

Microbiologist Andrea Campisano keeps a Frank Zappa quote on his lab computer. The screensaver text reads: "If you end up with a boring, miserable life…
Marc Hogan / February 19, 2014

Dukey Sticks & Doo-Doo Jokes: George Duke’s Silly, But Very Serious Career

Pop-jazz purveyor, canny fusionist, and playful funkster George Duke, who died on Monday from leukemia at the age of 67, began his twisting, turning career…
Brandon Soderberg / August 9, 2013

NRA Targets Beyonce, Boyz II Men, and Barry Manilow on Alarming ‘Enemies List’

The National Rifle Association has, ahem, set its sights on a very diverse group of opponents via a so-called "enemies list" that's since been scrubbed…
Chris Martins / February 13, 2013

Best Reissues of August 2012: Flatlanders, Frank Zappa, Blur, Dead C, and more

Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention We’re Only In It for the Money (10) Zappa Records With nearly 100 albums under his belt (including…
Mike Powell / September 10, 2012

Playlist: The 30 Greatest Instrumental Songs Ever

In the April 2011 issue of SPIN, we caught up with Explosions in the Sky, the Texas-based band who've taken wordless music to unexpected heights. But…
SPIN Staff / May 6, 2011