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2026 March 16-22

No. 1709

The sound and the fury
By Deb Grant, p 41


Frank Zappa superfan, comedian John Robins, once described listening to Zappa’s music as “like walking into a theme park”. As Zappa’s vast archive continues to be posthumously combed through and released, the theme park is expanding into ever more thrilling and stomach-turning territory. This month, a reissue of the live Bongo Fury album returns our attention to one of rock’s strangest and most combustible partnerships; a friendship, rivalry and a shared artistic language that still feels like a musical hall of mirrors. (read more)