{"id":4316,"date":"2021-03-14T08:00:15","date_gmt":"2021-03-14T14:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/?p=4316"},"modified":"2021-03-11T19:37:20","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T02:37:20","slug":"frank-zappa-his-life-and-music-chronicled-in-stunning-documentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/14\/frank-zappa-his-life-and-music-chronicled-in-stunning-documentary\/","title":{"rendered":"Frank Zappa, His Life And Music Chronicled In Stunning Documentary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><i><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4317\" src=\"https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/6-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Frank Zappa in Zappa\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/6-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/6-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/6-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/6.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>Zappa<\/i> chronicles the life and music of Frank Zappa, self-taught musical genius who not only achieved tremendous musical success, but also threw himself into the political turmoil of record censorship when most artists only stuck their heads in the sand. Working with the Zappa Family Trust, the footage used is nothing short of amazing\u2014home movies, practice sessions, concert footage and numerous interviews. Even for someone who professes to be a Zappa fan, there are enough surprises about his life in this movie that it becomes much more than a documentary, in fact an exciting story of a man who never failed to go the way he wanted. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">Director and writer <a href=\"http:\/\/alexwinter.com\/\">Alex Winter<\/a> (<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>Bill <\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>&amp;<\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><i> Ted Face The Music<\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">) has compiled some wonderful interviews from those who knew Zappa best. His widow Gail Zappa presents not only a view into the rock days but also a view into his family life. Probably the most poignant line in the entire movie; and a telling look at the privacy of Zappa\u2019s life is when he was interviewed and asked about his friends. The reply was simple, \u201cI have no friends, I have my wife and four children\u201d. Even though he was utterly consumed with his music, his family was right there in terms of importance. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">P<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">amela des Barres, Ian Underwood, Ruth Underwood, Steve Vai, Bunk Gardner and more band members and crew tell stories about life around the Mothers of Invention. Kudos is given though to everyone, they did not paint everything as rosy. Along with Frank Zappa\u2019s creative genius came an often aloof, taskmaster who was a perfectionist but not full of praise. Zappa was hard to get to know, but none of those who worked with him would deny that it was an awe-inspiring experience. <\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">Of course, <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">Zappa did very well artistically, but never achieved a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Qb21lsCQ3EM\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">Top 40<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"> hit<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">, until he went into the studio with teen daughter Moon Unit. In some revealing footage, they talk about how it came about, how Frank heard the news and how it changed their lives. Again, some of the archival footage that has been used makes this an intimate portrait, possibly one of the best true documentaries made from real footage instead of docu-drama acting. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">Frank Zappa released 62 albums during his lifetime, including classics such as <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>Freak Out!<\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>We\u2019re Only In It For The Money, Sheik Yerbouti<\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"> and <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>Just Another Band From LA<\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">; and the Zappa Family Trust has posthumously released another 54 albums. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4319\" src=\"https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/4_t.jpg\" alt=\"Frank Zappa smiling\" width=\"270\" height=\"204\" \/>Frank Zappa started out playing rock, but he developed a love of classical music early on. Zappa also chronicles the influence of French composer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.laphil.com\/musicdb\/artists\/5482\/edgard-varese\">Edgard Var<\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.laphil.com\/musicdb\/artists\/5482\/edgard-varese\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">\u00e8<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">se<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">, who was one of the pioneers of the new atonal music and the use of new and electronic instruments in classical music. Not only did this have a huge influence on Zappa\u2019s later rock compositions, but it also led to his later writing and ultimate acceptance as a classical composer and conductor of compositions with major orchestras. This too, is where <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>Zappa<\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"> shines; showing interviews and concert footage that even the diehard Zappaphile may not have been familiar with. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">It\u2019s not all about the music in <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>Zappa<\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">, however. Time is spent showing how <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">Frank <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">Zappa went to Washington, one of the few major rock musicians to speak out (and very eloquently) at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/35-years-pmrc-rock-lyrics-senate-tipper-gore-frank-zappa-2020-9\">1985 PMRC Senate Hearings on Rock Lyrics.<\/a> He presented a solid case against cen<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">sorship in media and this section of the movie shows a very different side of Zappa\u2019s character. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>Zappa<\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"> does conclude with his fight against cancer, again well-chronicled with the footage and interviews of the time. Ultimately, the movie looks at him as he was; a genius, but ultimately human. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">As a paean to Frank Zappa, <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>Zappa<\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"> walks the fine line successfully. It is not a tell-all story, but it also does not avoid the personalities, the groupies, the sex and the pressures of the rock star lifestyle. Alex Winter and the Zappa Family Trust have done quite a job in presenting Frank Zappa as he was; creative genius, misunderstood rock icon, family man, rock rebel and much more. He was a <a href=\"https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/index.php\/2017\/07\/15\/lisa-mann-talks-about-the-blues-the-bass-and-the-boise-blues-festival\/\">major influence<\/a> on many a musician throughout many different genres. This movie is not just recommended for rock fans of Frank Zappa, but for anyone who wants to see the story of one of the men who changed music in an immense way. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">Zappa has just been released on Digital HD, Blu-Ray and DVD. It is a Magnolia Pictures Production of an <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">A<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">lex Winter Film. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thezappamovie.com\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">Zappa Movie Website<\/span><\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-4320\" src=\"https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/8-691x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/8-691x1024.jpg 691w, https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/8-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/8-768x1138.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/8-1037x1536.jpg 1037w, https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/8.jpg 1350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zappa chronicles the life and music of Frank Zappa, self-taught musical genius who not only achieved tremendous musical success, but also threw himself into the political turmoil of record censorship when most artists only stuck their heads in the sand. Working with the Zappa Family Trust, the footage used is nothing short of amazing\u2014home movies, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[25,3,1,26],"tags":[1241,1238,1239,377,1240],"class_list":["post-4316","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-movies","category-music","category-uncategorized","category-video","tag-alex-winter","tag-frank-zappa","tag-magnolia-pictures","tag-rock","tag-zappa"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Frank Zappa, His Life And Music Chronicled In Stunning Documentary - The Boise Beat<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/14\/frank-zappa-his-life-and-music-chronicled-in-stunning-documentary\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Frank Zappa, His Life And Music Chronicled In Stunning Documentary - The Boise Beat\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Zappa chronicles the life and music of Frank Zappa, self-taught musical genius who not only achieved tremendous musical success, but also threw himself into the political turmoil of record censorship when most artists only stuck their heads in the sand. Working with the Zappa Family Trust, the footage used is nothing short of amazing\u2014home movies, [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/14\/frank-zappa-his-life-and-music-chronicled-in-stunning-documentary\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Boise Beat\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheBoiseBeat\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-03-14T14:00:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/6-1024x768.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Ed Simon\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@BoiseBeat\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@BoiseBeat\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Ed Simon\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theboisebeat.com\\\/index.php\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/14\\\/frank-zappa-his-life-and-music-chronicled-in-stunning-documentary\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theboisebeat.com\\\/index.php\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/14\\\/frank-zappa-his-life-and-music-chronicled-in-stunning-documentary\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Ed Simon\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theboisebeat.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d9eed17e2511b11546c489b703b0a406\"},\"headline\":\"Frank Zappa, His Life And Music Chronicled In Stunning Documentary\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-03-14T14:00:15+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theboisebeat.com\\\/index.php\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/14\\\/frank-zappa-his-life-and-music-chronicled-in-stunning-documentary\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":769,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theboisebeat.com\\\/index.php\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/14\\\/frank-zappa-his-life-and-music-chronicled-in-stunning-documentary\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theboisebeat.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/6-1024x768.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Alex Winter\",\"Frank Zappa\",\"Magnolia Pictures\",\"rock\",\"Zappa\"],\"articleSection\":{\"0\":\"Movies\",\"1\":\"Music\",\"3\":\"Video\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/theboisebeat.com\\\/index.php\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/14\\\/frank-zappa-his-life-and-music-chronicled-in-stunning-documentary\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theboisebeat.com\\\/index.php\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/14\\\/frank-zappa-his-life-and-music-chronicled-in-stunning-documentary\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theboisebeat.com\\\/index.php\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/14\\\/frank-zappa-his-life-and-music-chronicled-in-stunning-documentary\\\/\",\"name\":\"Frank Zappa, His Life And Music Chronicled In Stunning Documentary - The Boise Beat\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theboisebeat.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theboisebeat.com\\\/index.php\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/14\\\/frank-zappa-his-life-and-music-chronicled-in-stunning-documentary\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theboisebeat.com\\\/index.php\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/14\\\/frank-zappa-his-life-and-music-chronicled-in-stunning-documentary\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theboisebeat.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/6-1024x768.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-03-14T14:00:15+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theboisebeat.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d9eed17e2511b11546c489b703b0a406\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theboisebeat.com\\\/index.php\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/14\\\/frank-zappa-his-life-and-music-chronicled-in-stunning-documentary\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/theboisebeat.com\\\/index.php\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/14\\\/frank-zappa-his-life-and-music-chronicled-in-stunning-documentary\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theboisebeat.com\\\/index.php\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/14\\\/frank-zappa-his-life-and-music-chronicled-in-stunning-documentary\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theboisebeat.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/6.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theboisebeat.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/6.jpg\",\"width\":2000,\"height\":1500,\"caption\":\"Frank Zappa in Zappa\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theboisebeat.com\\\/index.php\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/14\\\/frank-zappa-his-life-and-music-chronicled-in-stunning-documentary\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theboisebeat.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Frank Zappa, His Life And Music Chronicled In Stunning Documentary\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theboisebeat.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theboisebeat.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Boise Beat\",\"description\":\"Boise-based Entertainment, Music, Dining, Arts &amp; Culture\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theboisebeat.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theboisebeat.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d9eed17e2511b11546c489b703b0a406\",\"name\":\"Ed Simon\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/66b9bd9b1214c4b9dc76d2029707c6287a5144df26f5b1e667b164ba5e4a4c1a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/66b9bd9b1214c4b9dc76d2029707c6287a5144df26f5b1e667b164ba5e4a4c1a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/66b9bd9b1214c4b9dc76d2029707c6287a5144df26f5b1e667b164ba5e4a4c1a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Ed Simon\"},\"description\":\"Ed loves food and food cultures. Whether he's looking for the best ceviche in Colombia, the best poke in Hawaii, the best tequila in Jalisco or the best Taiwanese Beef Roll in Los Angeles and Banh Mi in Ho Chi Minh City; it's all good food! He also loves a good drink. He's had Mai Tais in Hawaii, Bourbon in Kentucky, Tequila in Mexico and Rum in Jamaica. His wine escapades have taken him to Napa, Sonoma, the Willamette Valley and Idaho's Sunnyslope wine Trail. And he's had beer all over the world! Music is another of Ed's passions, writing and interviewing many classic rock, rock and blues musicians. Getting the great stories of road experiences from them is a particular delight. Traveling also fits in with Ed's writing, exploring all over to find the most interesting places to visit, even in out of the way areas. Ed lives in Boise and is searching for the best finger steaks in town.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theboisebeat.com\\\/index.php\\\/author\\\/edsails\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Frank Zappa, His Life And Music Chronicled In Stunning Documentary - The Boise Beat","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/14\/frank-zappa-his-life-and-music-chronicled-in-stunning-documentary\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Frank Zappa, His Life And Music Chronicled In Stunning Documentary - The Boise Beat","og_description":"Zappa chronicles the life and music of Frank Zappa, self-taught musical genius who not only achieved tremendous musical success, but also threw himself into the political turmoil of record censorship when most artists only stuck their heads in the sand. Working with the Zappa Family Trust, the footage used is nothing short of amazing\u2014home movies, [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/14\/frank-zappa-his-life-and-music-chronicled-in-stunning-documentary\/","og_site_name":"The Boise Beat","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheBoiseBeat\/","article_published_time":"2021-03-14T14:00:15+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/6-1024x768.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Ed Simon","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@BoiseBeat","twitter_site":"@BoiseBeat","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Ed Simon","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/14\/frank-zappa-his-life-and-music-chronicled-in-stunning-documentary\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/14\/frank-zappa-his-life-and-music-chronicled-in-stunning-documentary\/"},"author":{"name":"Ed Simon","@id":"https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/#\/schema\/person\/d9eed17e2511b11546c489b703b0a406"},"headline":"Frank Zappa, His Life And Music Chronicled In Stunning Documentary","datePublished":"2021-03-14T14:00:15+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/14\/frank-zappa-his-life-and-music-chronicled-in-stunning-documentary\/"},"wordCount":769,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/14\/frank-zappa-his-life-and-music-chronicled-in-stunning-documentary\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/6-1024x768.jpg","keywords":["Alex Winter","Frank Zappa","Magnolia Pictures","rock","Zappa"],"articleSection":{"0":"Movies","1":"Music","3":"Video"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/14\/frank-zappa-his-life-and-music-chronicled-in-stunning-documentary\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/14\/frank-zappa-his-life-and-music-chronicled-in-stunning-documentary\/","url":"https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/14\/frank-zappa-his-life-and-music-chronicled-in-stunning-documentary\/","name":"Frank Zappa, His Life And Music Chronicled In Stunning Documentary - The Boise Beat","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/14\/frank-zappa-his-life-and-music-chronicled-in-stunning-documentary\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/14\/frank-zappa-his-life-and-music-chronicled-in-stunning-documentary\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/6-1024x768.jpg","datePublished":"2021-03-14T14:00:15+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/#\/schema\/person\/d9eed17e2511b11546c489b703b0a406"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/14\/frank-zappa-his-life-and-music-chronicled-in-stunning-documentary\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/14\/frank-zappa-his-life-and-music-chronicled-in-stunning-documentary\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/14\/frank-zappa-his-life-and-music-chronicled-in-stunning-documentary\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/6.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/6.jpg","width":2000,"height":1500,"caption":"Frank Zappa in Zappa"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/14\/frank-zappa-his-life-and-music-chronicled-in-stunning-documentary\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Frank Zappa, His Life And Music Chronicled In Stunning Documentary"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/","name":"The Boise Beat","description":"Boise-based Entertainment, Music, Dining, Arts &amp; Culture","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/#\/schema\/person\/d9eed17e2511b11546c489b703b0a406","name":"Ed Simon","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/66b9bd9b1214c4b9dc76d2029707c6287a5144df26f5b1e667b164ba5e4a4c1a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/66b9bd9b1214c4b9dc76d2029707c6287a5144df26f5b1e667b164ba5e4a4c1a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/66b9bd9b1214c4b9dc76d2029707c6287a5144df26f5b1e667b164ba5e4a4c1a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Ed Simon"},"description":"Ed loves food and food cultures. Whether he's looking for the best ceviche in Colombia, the best poke in Hawaii, the best tequila in Jalisco or the best Taiwanese Beef Roll in Los Angeles and Banh Mi in Ho Chi Minh City; it's all good food! He also loves a good drink. He's had Mai Tais in Hawaii, Bourbon in Kentucky, Tequila in Mexico and Rum in Jamaica. His wine escapades have taken him to Napa, Sonoma, the Willamette Valley and Idaho's Sunnyslope wine Trail. And he's had beer all over the world! Music is another of Ed's passions, writing and interviewing many classic rock, rock and blues musicians. Getting the great stories of road experiences from them is a particular delight. Traveling also fits in with Ed's writing, exploring all over to find the most interesting places to visit, even in out of the way areas. Ed lives in Boise and is searching for the best finger steaks in town.","url":"https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/index.php\/author\/edsails\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4316","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4316"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4316\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4322,"href":"https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4316\/revisions\/4322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4316"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4316"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}