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Frank Zappa

Forget the Haight and Woodstock Forget the Haight and Woodstock
A new book makes a compelling case that Laurel Canyon, home to Joni, Zappa, Mama Cass and many more, was the true center of '60s rock.
By Stephen Amidon May 22, 2006
"Y Tu Mamá También (And Your Mother, Too)" "Y Tu Mamá También (And Your Mother, Too)"
Alfonso Cuarón's sexually explicit Mexican road movie burns with lustful jokes, liberating joy and the pleasure of life itself.
By Charles Taylor Mar 15, 2002
Karlheinz Stockhausen Karlheinz Stockhausen
The composer of "the first great piece of electronic music" influenced the Beatles, Miles Davis and numberless others. And he comes from Sirius.
By Paul McEnery Jan 16, 2001
Cynthia Plaster Caster: Art with staying power Cynthia Plaster Caster: Art with staying power
She made her name memorializing the most prized equipment of famed rockers like Hendrix. Three decades later the work's still hard, but satisfying.
By Wendy Mitchell Jul 12, 2000
President Clinton, "zappa male"
His guitar wants to kill your mama! The prez reveals a rocking campaign strategy to get Al Gore elected.
By Sean Elder Nov 9, 1999
Sharps & flats
New York combo Hasidic New Wave illustrates the difference between klezmer and Jewish jazz.
By Seth Mnookin Aug 11, 1999
Letters to the Editor
Microsoft's not the only Web host that wants your content; George W. is a puppet and a paper tiger.
Letters to the Editor Jul 9, 1999
Sharps & flats
Oh, Captain, my Captain.
By David Bowman Jun 23, 1999
Sharps & flats
Cheech and Chong meet Leiber and Stoller: On "Paintin' the Town Brown," the brothers Ween plug in for a two-CD live in-joke.
By Andy Battaglia Jun 22, 1999
Primus- The Brown Album
By Ezra Gale Jul 18, 1997
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