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Frank Zappa family sells estate to Universal
Universal Music has signed an agreement with the children of Frank Zappa – Moon, Dweezil, Ahmet and Diva, collectively The Zappa…
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Hologram Frank Zappa coming to the UK
A Frank Zappa hologram show, launched in the US last year, will tour the UK in May, promoted by his son Ahmet, though Dweezil Zappa has denounced it.…
Setlist: Best Buy, Apple, Spice Girls
CMU's podcast reviews Best Buy's plan to stop selling CDs, Apple Music's expected US lead over Spotify, and the possible Spice Girls reunion.…
Line-up for Frank Zappa hologram tour announced
The touring line-up for the Frank Zappa hologram show has been announced, with Ahmet Zappa saying the show will push holographic staging further and Dweezil Zappa not involved.…
Zappa siblings continue to spar over trademark claims
Ahmet Zappa has responded to Dweezil Zappa's claims that the Zappa Family Trust is blocking him from using his name professionally, calling the claims misleading.…
Setlist: Enemies of music, Stats, Zappa
The first episode of the relaunched CMU podcast Setlist discusses Dweezil Zappa's legal battle, Frank Zappa's hologram plans and key music industry statistics.…
Dweezil Zappa steps up legal battle with siblings over use of his own name
Dweezil Zappa plans to ask the US Trademark Office to arbitrate his dispute with the Frank Zappa Trust over his use of his own name in live performances.…
Frank Zappa 'hologram' to tour next year
The Frank Zappa Family Trust is working with Eyellusion to tour a hologram of Zappa in 2018, with former collaborators possibly joining the virtual shows.…
Zappa widow loses case against Zappa-fest
A Dusseldorf court has ruled that the organisers of the German Zappanale festival can keep using Frank Zappa's name and image, rejecting his widow Gail Zappa's claim.…
Jimmy Carl Black dies
Jimmy Carl Black, former drummer with Frank Zappa's The Mothers Of Invention, has died aged seventy from lung cancer in Germany.…
Berlin names street after Frank Zappa
Berlin has honoured Frank Zappa by naming a street after him in Marzahn, on the city's eastern outskirts.…
Gatemouth Brown dies
Grammy-winning guitarist Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown has died in Texas aged 81, after lung cancer and heart disease, reportedly devastated by Hurricane Katrina's destruction of his home.…