Ringo Starr — dressed as Frank Zappa, mustache and all, yet playing someone named “Larry the Dwarf” – descends on wires from the ceiling of a TV studio while holding a prop genie lamp. Our Master of ...

A super-deluxe edition of Frank Zappa’s 200 Motels soundtrack will mark the album's 50th anniversary. Released in October 1971, the original LP contained music related to his surreal movie of the same ...

Frank Zappa’s 200 Motels is getting a massive 50th-anniversary reissue for the 1971 film soundtrack. Long out-of-print, the new definitive six-CD box set arrives November 19th packed with the original ...

Frank Zappa’s 200 Motels is an education in musical composition, soundtrack recordings, and rock history. In celebration of its 50th anniversary, Zappa Records, UMe, and MGM assembled a definitive ...

1 Reba McEntire Drops Previously Unreleased ANNIE GET YOUR GUN Songs "This marks the 101 st Frank Zappa album release and the last record Gail creatively worked on, as well," says Ahmet Zappa. "It was ...

With Peter Jackson’s re-cut of The Beatles: Get Back coming at the end of November, we are reminded the Beatles were cinematic stars as well as musical artists. Beyond the group’s films, John Lennon ...

The cinema world was distinctly underwhelmed by Frank Zappa's 1971 movie, 200 Motels. Ostensibly a surrealist documentary about life on the road with his art-rock band, the Mothers of Invention, its ...

Streaming platforms for The Making of 200 Motels haven’t been announced yet. Check back soon for updates on where you can watch it online.

A recording of one of the most unorthodox performances in the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s history — a 2013 rendition of the orchestral suites from Frank Zappa’s “200 Motels” — will be released Nov. 20.