External Links

Frank Zappa, elsewhere on the net...

Official Sites

• Zappa dot com
• Dweezil Zappa
• Ahmet Zappa
• Moon Zappa
• Diva Zappa
• Frank Zappa Forum

General Fansites

• theBIGnote.com - a FZ fansite with a distinct Frank aroma!
• Kill Ugly Radio - articles, interviews, discog, quizzes, gig list, ...
• zappa.hu - home of the Hungarian FZ Society
• Arf Society - home of the German FZ Society
• Fredunzel - French FZ fansite
• Planet Zappa - articles, interviews, gallery, ...
• Marcelo's FZ Site - exclusive photos, midis, rare audio, interviews, discography, ...
• ZappaLinks.co.uk - links, links and more links to FZ sites
• CCFZ Webring - first ever FZ webring
• Friendly Little Fingers - one of the early FZ sites, lots of stuff there
• Harry Pipco's Home - discog, lyrics, interviews, trivia, ...
• St. Alphonzo's Pancake Homepage - FAQs, discography, interviews, edited threads from alt.fan.frank.zappa (outdated)
• Debra Kadabra - Italian FZ Appreciation Consortium
• Zappa In France - French FZ fansite
• Louie Louie.net - Louie Louie and Zappa
• PackardGoose.com - Lots of pictures
• Giuristi per Naso - An Italian tribute to Frank Zappa and Monty Python way to humour
• Frank Zappa Tribute - A sculptural memorial and busts of the composer.
• www.frankzappa.at - Austrian FZ fansite
• The Frank Zappa Linkpage - the absolutely best FZ links
• Frank Zappa: Utility Muffin Art Kitchen - Artist's portrait tributes
• Little Umbrellas - Dutch FZ fansite

Latest News

• zappa.hu - Zappa news from the Hungarian Frank Zappa Society
• United Mutations News, musicians biographies/timeline and more
• Idiot Bastard - news and reviews from UK-based Andrew Greenaway
• KUR's Hot Poop - weblog focused on Zappa news, articles and rumours

Lyrics

• IINK (Information Is Not Knowledge) - Your one stop for lyrics and discography

Tour/Trading Related

• The Planet Of My Dreams - Charles Ulrich's Gig list, touring band lineups, and information about tours of the early 1970s
• FZ Shows - John Naurin's list of all the unofficial live recordings of Frank Zappa
• Only In It For The Touring - more extensive tour information
• Zappa Patio - vinyl vs CD, invaluable bootleg information
• Gilboot - bootleg artwork resource
• Frank Zappa Database - Lossless Frank Zappa In Circulation
• Stuff Up The Cracks - Discography including vinyl labels rare scans
• Wolf's Kompakt Kiste - Discography including many FZ labels & covers rare scans
• Touring Can Make You Crazy - Zappa's tours & Zappa's bands
• Rino's Frank Zappa Page - Zappa's tours & releases

Zappology

• Militant Esthetix
• Chris Federico's Zappaology - A personal view of FZ music and lyrics
• arf.ru - Home Of Frank Zappa Heritage Studies
• Zappa Analysis - A study of the music of Frank Zappa by Kasper Sloots.
• Zappa Books
• The Zappa Files - Personal views of FZ music
• Z comme ... Zappa - An essay in French

Online Audio

The following sites provide FZ audio in a strictly non-commercial way:

• Bald-Headed John's Vault - quarterly selection of rare live material (mp3)
• The Friday Boot - at KUR: a fresh show to download each week (mp3)
• Zappateers - Zappa live shows via bittorrent (lossless shn/flac)
• Internet Jam Sessions - alternative collaborative versions of existing FZ tunes
• UMRK Lossless Trading Hub - Zappa ROIO'S & VOIO'S (lossless shn/flac/ape/...)
• UMRK Hub Forum - Forum for the UMRK Lossless Trading Hub (trade list and links for audio & video or direct connect freeware & shareware)
• Hipidetripi - Site shut down, lots of bootlegs were available (mp3)
• The Chrome Dinette - Site shut down, an entire album was offered each month (Real Audio)

Online Stores

• Barfko-Swill - based in the US, hosted by Musictoday
• G & S MUSIC - based in the UK

Newsgroups

• alt.fan.frank-zappa - the first FZ newsgroup
• The Zappa List - one of the biggest Yahoo-groups dedicated to FZ

Tribute Bands

• Project/Object
• The Grandmothers
• Ed Palermo Big Band
• Nasal Retentive Orchestra - French band
• Bogus Pomp - Tampa, Fla.
• Voice of Cheez - USA band with girl singers
• Ugly Radio Rebellion - Detroit
• Le Bocal - French band
• Ensemble Ambrosius - Finnish band
• FIDO - Swiss band
• The Muffinmen

Related

Musicians

• Captain Beefheart
• Jimmy Carl Black
• Don Preston
• Ruth Underwood
• George Duke
• Napoleon Murphy Brock
• Jean-Luc Ponty
• Vinnie Colaiuta
• Warren Cuccurullo
• Terry Bozzio
• Adrian Belew
• Ike Willis
• Arthur Barrow
• Ed Mann
• Mike Keneally
• Scott Thunes
• Chad Wackerman
• Eddie Jobson
• Steve Vai
• The Persuasions
• Ensemble Modern
• Allan Zavod
• Bruce, Tom & Walt Fowler
• Aynsley Dunbar
• Patrick O'Hearn
• Flo & Eddie
• Randy Brecker
• Michael Brecker

Animators

• Bruce Bickford
• Cal Schenkel

Writers

• David Walley
• Nigey Lennon
• Scott Parker

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