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When Frank Zappa accused John Lennon of stealing

    When Frank Zappa accused John Lennon of stealing

Theft and plagiarism in music are far from being recent. It seemed as though Ed Sheeran blatantly stole from Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’ for his song ‘Thinking Out

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The first thing John Lennon said to Frank Zappa is hilarious

    The first thing John Lennon said to Frank Zappa is hilarious

In terms of legendary status, you don’t get much more revered than John Lennon. The frontman of The Beatles, he was the tip of the spear of the ‘British Invasion’,

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Frank Zappa’s 1971 Fillmore East Shows Get 50th Anniversary – Rolling Stone Reissue – Rolling Stone

    Frank Zappa’s 1971 Fillmore East Shows Get 50th Anniversary – Rolling Stone Reissue – Rolling Stone

The entirety of Frank Zappa and the Mothers’ epic two-night, four-show stand at New York’s Fillmore East in June 1971 will be released for the first time this March to mark the

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That Time Ringo Starr Played Frank Zappa in 200 Motels – Den of Geek

    That Time Ringo Starr Played Frank Zappa in 200 Motels – Den of Geek

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

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Frank Zappa’s ‘200 Motels’ Movie Box Set to Be Released

    Frank Zappa’s ‘200 Motels’ Movie Box Set to Be Released

Frank Zappa’s 1971 movie 200 Motels will be re-released as a box set, and it’s available for pre-order via a

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Pamela Des Barres, World-Famous Groupie, Reinvented Herself – Rolling Stone

    Pamela Des Barres, World-Famous Groupie, Reinvented Herself – Rolling Stone

Pamela Des Barres and I have met before. It was 1987 and I was two. My mother, through her job with an apartment rental company, had become acquainted with Pamela’s

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